JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA VOL. 3 #16

COVER TAGLINE: None TITLE: Part 1: He Came, and Salvation with Him STORY ARC: One World Under Gog RELEASE DATE: May, 2008 COVER DATE: July, 2008 WRITER: Geoff Johns; Alex Ross PENCILER(s): Fernando Pasarin INKER(s): Rebecca Buchman COLORS: Hi-Fi Design LETTERS: Rob Leigh EDITOR(s): Harvey Richards; Michael Siglain COVER: Alex Ross; Dale Eaglesham & Prentis Rollins (variant) PRICE: $3.99 U.S./$4.99 Canada CHARACTERS: Green Lantern (Alan Scott); Wildcat (Ted Grant); Superman (Earth-22); Gog; Power Girl (Karen Starr); Mr. Terrific (Michael Holt); Hawkman (Carter Hall); Liberty Belle (Jesse Chambers); Hourman (Rick Tyler); Stargirl (Courtney Whitmore); Damage (Grant Emerson); Cyclone (Maxine Hunkel); Wildcat (Tom Bronson); Jakeem Thunder; Judomaster (Sonia Sato); Lightning (Jennifer Pierce); Lance Corporal David Reid; Citizen Steele (Nathan Heywood); Sandman (Sandy Hawkins); Starman (Thom Kallor); Amazing Man (Markus Clay) Cover Art Variant Cover

Continued In Justice Society of America #17

PLOT: Staunch atheist, Mr. Terrific attempts to communicate with the exiled god of the Third-World but receives no response. Believing that Gog might not be responsive because of Terrific's dis-belief, Amazing Man attempts to ask Gog a question. Although Gog responds to Amazing Man, he realizes that there is work to be done and quickly parts company and heads towards a village nearby. The village's water supply had been poisoned by a recent volcanic eruption and Gog uses his powers to save the people. With that crisis averted, Gog pauses for a moment to explain how he came to Earth as the result of being exiled from the Third World for choosing not to take place in the war between the gods which destroyed it. Entombed in the cave for time out of mind, Gog was worshipped by the locals until William Matthews discovered him and was driven mad by the exposure. Gog assures the Society that Matthew's ways were not his own. Fearing that Gog is playing them, Damage refutes Gog's claims that he is here to save everyone. Sensing the pain and anger within Damage, Gog decides that Damage should enjoy his life and uses his powers to heal the wounds which for so long forced Damage to wear the mask that reminded him of his absent father. Elsewhere, Black Adam murders two intruders who break into his wife Isis's grave.

SUGGESTED ADDITIONAL READING: Thy Kingdom Come