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Comics - MiniSeries - Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds - Issue #5

FINAL CRISIS: LEGION OF THREE WORLDS #5
COVER TAGLINE: None
TITLE: Book Five

RELEASE DATE: July 22, 2009
WRITER(s): Geoff Johns
PENCILER(s): George Pérez
INKER(s): Scott Koblish
COLORS: Hi-Fi Colour
LETTERS: Nick J Napolitano
EDITOR(s): Eddie Berganza; Adam Schlagman
COVERS: George Pérez & Nei Ruffino

PRICE: $3.99

CHARACTERS: Superman (Clark Kent); Super-Boy Prime; Time Trapper (Super-Boy Prime); Superboy (Conner Kent); Cosmic Boy (Rokk Krinn); Saturn Girl (Imra Ardeen-Ranzz); Lightning Lad (Garth Ranzz); Braniac 5; Lightning Lord (Mekt Ranzz); Saturn Queen (Eve Aries); Cosmic King (Laevar Bolto); Mordru; Phantom Girl (Tinya Wzzo); Lightning Lass (Ayla Ranzz); Shadow Lass (Tasmia Mallor); Sun Boy (Dirk Morsna); Polar Boy (Brek Bannin); Mon-El; White Witch (Mysa Hal); Wildfire (Drake Burroughs); Blok; Dawnstar; Green Lantern (Sodam Yat); Lazon (Chy-ny); Emerald Empress (Sarya); Storm Boy (Myke Chypruz)

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From his station at the end of time, Time Trapper stands poised to watch the destruction of Superboy and the Legion for a second time bringing him one step closer to finally erasing Superman from all of history. From there he plans to the begin his attack on not only the Legion of this Earth's history - but every Legion across the Multiverse that has ever or will ever exist!

But as the battle continues back in the 31st Century, one question remains - with so many people angry at Superboy-Prime (Conner Kent, Bart Allen, Sodam Yat) does the ultimate fanboy really stand a chance at winning? As Time Trapper he may have claimed to already have witnessed the outcome to this battle, but Braniac-5 has long theorized that Time Trapper himself has seen so many alternate timelines he himself can no longer distinguish one from another. As a matter of fact, Time Trapper may be nothing more than a malevolent sentient alternate timeline bent on the Legion's destruction. His true identity shifting with every change in history.

One thing is for sure however. Regardless of who Time Trapper is or has been, for the time being, this current incarnation is definitely Superboy Prime - as evidenced when a battle scar slashed across his makeshift S-symbol occurring in the 31st Century suddenly appears on Time Trapper at Vanishing Point. As it would turn out, history is not set in stone. The day can be won! And it suddenly dawns on the Legionnaires - if Time Trapper had planned on using Vanishing Point to access the Multiverse and the various time-streams, then so could they! Combining their powers, they send out a massive distress signal across all of time and space, summoning nearly every Legionnaire ever to join them at the end of Time and attack Time Trapper. Amongst those reporting for duty: Bouncing Boy and Duplicate Damsel (formerly Duo Damsel) who had been vacationing in the backbeaches of Ventura on their third honeymoon.

Filing out of the woodwork of time and space like clowns from a clown car, tons and tons of Legionaires begin their joint-effort to bring down Time Trapper. L.E.G.I.O.N., Supergirl, Colossal Boys, all of them! And with one final blast they succeed in knocking out Time Trapper and take him via portal back to the 31st Century for the final part of their plan. But before leaving Vanishing Point, the three main Legionnaires take one final glance behind them and notice three very familiar faces - their own! Staring into the eyes of their younger selves they part with the sage advice of Mr. Brande's "Don't quit. Don't ever quit."

Time Trapper finally awakens back in the 31st Century and comes face to face with his younger self. As it would turn out, Superboy-Prime truly is his own worst enemy and within moments the two are nearly at each other's throats. But when the two time anomalies finally come into contact with one another they are both swept up in a massive wave of blue energy that explodes between them leaving nothing but tattered shards of Time Trappers cloak left behind. Prime has finally self-destructed. He's vanished and Time Trapper as they knew him is certainly no more. Braniac-5 theorizes that wherever Clark Kent of Earth-Prime ended up, he's certainly powerless for now. But his exact location is unknown.

Meanwhile, in Metropolis.... Having devoured the soul of Kinetix, Mordru is now nearly un-stoppable. His power levels soar through the roof and he threatens to drain the life out of ever Legion member present in Metropolis. At that moment, Mysa realizes she must act. Just as Mordru had enveloped Kineteix, Mysa casts a powerful spell that folds Mordru and all of his dark magic power into herself. Suddenly more powerful than ever before, she alone takes down nearly all of the Legion of Super-Villains.

The day is won and the Legion re-convenes to celebrate their victory and remember those that have fallen. Before using the cosmic treadmill to return to their separate worlds, together the Legion of 3 Worlds help in rebuilding the Prison Planet Takron Galtos and Smallville. Though the world at large still seems wrought with xenophobic tension, the Legion continues to seek out new and former members - searching across the very Multiverse for those survivors from long dead parallel Earths such as the angsty youthful Legion of Earth-Prime. And finally Sodam Yat becomes convinced that the Green Lantern Corps must live once again. Returning to the dead planet of Oa he awakens several long-quieted rings and sends them to the far reaches of multiple sectors in search of those worthy of wearing them.

And Superman of course returns alongside Bart Allen and Conner Kent to the 21st Century where the Titans are more than happy to see their old friends back. Also still in the 21st Century is Starman who now has a new task - fulfilling the Last Will and Testament of R.J. Brande.

But the war is not without it's costs. Mysa no longer goes by the name of White Witch. Having taken on all of Mordru's dark energies she has re-christened herself Black Witch and sits on her throne within the Sorcerer's World surrounded by what appears to be the souls of other great magic-based heroes such as Alan Scott and Raven. She may have saved Metropolis, but everyone around her is left asking - at what price?

Finally, back on newly-rediscovered Earth-Prime, the 21st Century, Clark Kent wakes up to discover that after all these years he is finally home. The 'S' is still carved into his chest but he himself remains powerless after the battle with Time Trapper. He eagerly races inside to find his parents and his girlfriend Lori only to discover that they've been keeping abreast of his actions since he's been gone. Copies of DC Comics publications such as "The Sinestro Corps War" and "Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds" lay on their coffee table. They're horrified by his presence. But it's no matter. Clark uses this terror to his advantage, moving into his parent's basement and making them wait on him hand and foot. He may no longer have his heat vision and powers of flight, but he does have one final tool at his disposal. He now spends his time logging into the DC Comics message boards and posting his hateful rants for all to see. They'll never be rid of him now.

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