Mars Attacks Image #4
Cover Date: April 1997
Cover Price: $2.50(US)
Format: 36Pages / Color
Cover: Andy Smith (Pencils), Bill Sienkiewicz (Inks), I.H.O.C. (Colors)
LEAD STORY
Pages: 22
Credits
Story: Keith Giffen
Script: Gary Carlson
Pencils: Andy Smith
Inks: Bill Sienkiewicz
Colors: I.H.O.C. (Reuben Rude, Abel Mouton, Bill Zindel, Lea Rude, John Zaia, and José Arenas
Letters: Chris Eliopoulos
Editor: Erik Larsen
Assistant Editor: Garrett Chin
Heroes
Dragon
Freak Force
– SuperPatriot
– Mighty Man II
– Rapture
– Barbaric
– Ricochet
Liberty
Justice
The Deadly Duo
– Kill-Cat
– Kid Avenger
Star II
Guest Heroes
Hot Led Ink:
WildStar
Shadowline:
U.S. Male (Death Issue)
WildStorm:
The Wildcats
– Emp
– Spartan
– Voodoo
– Maul
Gen¹³
– Grunge
Wetworks
– Dane
– Pilgrim
Backlash
Top Cow:
Cyber Force
TMP:
Spawn
Supporting Characters
Guest Supporting Characters
Guest Villains
Topps:
Martians
Summary
The explosion in Detroit only managed to take out the shield generator that supplies all of the flying saucers with force-fields. Further damage was halted by channeling the blast into the surrounding city, wiping out any surviving civilians. Liberty is taken away and repeatedly raped by Martians in an attempt to create a hybrid. Justice breaks free and ruthlessly slaughters all of the rapists and rescues his sister. The heroes within the stronghold then escape from the facility as it breaks up into its component parts to supply reinforcements to the losing invading forces.
SuperPatriot gives a final rallying cry to his allies as superheroes across the globe initiate a final strike against their enemies. U.S. Male is found dead by Backlash, killed while protecting the Bill of Rights. Eventually the Martians are forced to call to Mars for help but only Dragon has survived to answer their call and he warns them that they will all soon be dead.
The entire alien fleet arrives back on Mars, with little life support and fuel in their vessels, only to discover that their entire society has been wiped out by an asteroid storm and they have no resources to survive with and not enough fuel to return to Earth. Jake Farrell relieves his old friend of command over the globe’s forces and heads off to start up the clean up project. A number of heroes have been killed, including Youngblood and the Pact. The legions of dead are mourned but the human survivors celebrate their victory and thank their heroes for keeping them all alive.
Story Notes
Collected Edition
Issue Extras
External Links
Entry on the Image Comics Database
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