Janus Directive, the Glossary
"The Janus Directive" is an eleven-part comic book crossover first published by DC Comics between May and June of 1989.[1]
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47 relations: Amanda Waller, Bronze Tiger, Cabinet of the United States, Captain Atom, Captain Boomerang, Cary Bates, Checkmate (comics), Comic book, Count Vertigo, Crossover (fiction), DC Comics, DC Universe, Doppelgänger, Firestorm (character), General Wade Eiling, George H. W. Bush, Gil Kane, Greg Weisman, Harry Stein (character), Harvey Bullock (character), John Ostrander, Kali Yuga, Kim Yale, King Faraday, Kobra (DC Comics), Lashina, List of Checkmate members, List of DC Comics characters: F, List of government agencies in DC Comics, Lwa, Major Force, Major Victory, Manhunter (comics), Outsiders (comics), Pat Broderick, Paul Kupperberg, Peacemaker (character), Ravan (comics), Sarge Steel, Shade, the Changing Man, Suicide Squad, Tom Mandrake, United States Department of Defense, Valentina Vostok, Vixen (comics), West African Vodun, 1989 in comics.
- 1989 in comics
- Comics by John Ostrander
- Comics by Paul Kupperberg
Amanda Waller
Amanda Blake Waller (née White), also known as "the Wall", is a fictional character featured in some American comic books published by DC Comics.
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Bronze Tiger
Bronze Tiger is a character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
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Cabinet of the United States
The Cabinet of the United States is the principal official advisory body to the president of the United States.
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Captain Atom
Captain Atom is the name of several superheroes appearing in American comic books, initially owned by Charlton Comics before being acquired in the 1980s by DC Comics. Janus Directive and Captain Atom are superhero comics.
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Captain Boomerang
Captain Boomerang is the name of two supervillains appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, who respectively serve as enemies to both the Barry Allen and Wally West versions of the Flash.
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Cary Bates
Cary Bates (born 1948) is an American comic book, animation, television and film writer.
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Checkmate (comics)
Checkmate, a division of Task Force X, is a fictional covert operations agency appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Janus Directive and Checkmate (comics) are comics by Paul Kupperberg and spy comics.
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Comic book
A comic book, also called comicbook, comic magazine or simply comic, is a publication that consists of comics art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes.
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Count Vertigo
Count Vertigo is a supervillain created by Gerry Conway, Trevor Von Eeden and Vince Colletta as an enemy of Black Canary, Batman and later Green Arrow in the DC Comics Universe.
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Crossover (fiction)
A crossover is the placement of two or more otherwise discrete fictional characters, settings, or universes into the context of a single story.
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DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery.
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DC Universe
The DC Universe (DCU) is the shared universe in which most stories in American comic book titles published by DC Comics take place. Janus Directive and DC Universe are superhero comics.
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Doppelgänger
A doppelgänger, sometimes spelled doppelgaenger or doppelganger, is a biologically unrelated look-alike or double, of a living person.
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Firestorm (character)
Firestorm is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Janus Directive and Firestorm (character) are comics by John Ostrander and superhero comics.
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General Wade Eiling
General Wade Eiling, sometimes known as The General, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
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George H. W. Bush
George Herbert Walker BushAfter the 1990s, he became more commonly known as George H. W. Bush, "Bush Senior," "Bush 41," and even "Bush the Elder" to distinguish him from his eldest son, George W. Bush, who served as the 43rd U.S. president from 2001 to 2009; previously, he was usually referred to simply as George Bush.
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Gil Kane
Gil Kane (born Eli Katz,; April 6, 1926 – January 31, 2000) was a Latvian-born American comics artist whose career spanned the 1940s to the 1990s and virtually every major comics company and character.
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Greg Weisman
Greg Weisman (born September 28, 1963) is an American writer, producer and voice actor.
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Harry Stein (character)
Harry Stein is a fictional police officer and secret agent featured in DC Comics.
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Harvey Bullock (character)
Harvey Bullock is a fictional detective appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, commonly in association with the superhero Batman.
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John Ostrander
John Ostrander (born April 20, 1949) is an American writer of comic books, including Suicide Squad, Grimjack and Star Wars: Legacy.
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Kali Yuga
Kali Yuga, in Hinduism, is the fourth, shortest and worst of the four yugas (world ages) in a Yuga Cycle, preceded by Dvapara Yuga and followed by the next cycle's Krita (Satya) Yuga.
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Kim Yale
Kim Yale (November 22, 1953 – March 7, 1997) was an American writer and editor of comic books for several publishers including DC Comics, Eclipse Comics, First Comics, Marvel Comics, and WaRP Graphics.
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King Faraday
King Faraday is a fictional secret agent featured in DC Comics. Janus Directive and King Faraday are spy comics.
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Kobra (DC Comics)
Kobra is the name used by two supervillains published by DC Comics.
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Lashina
Lashina is a supervillainess and Goddess warrior appearing in comics published by DC Comics.
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List of Checkmate members
Checkmate is a fictional covert operations agency, as published by DC Comics.
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List of DC Comics characters: F
Fadeaway Man is the name of several characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
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List of government agencies in DC Comics
The following is a list of fictional government agencies, comic book organizations that have been published by DC Comics and their imprints.
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Lwa
italic, also called loa, are spirits in the African diasporic religion of Haitian Vodou and Dominican Vúdu.
Major Force
Major Force (Clifford Zmeck) is a supervillain appearing in comic books published by DC Comics.
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Major Victory
Major Victory, in comics, may refer to.
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Manhunter (comics)
Manhunter is the name given to several different fictional characters appearing in comic books published by DC Comics and Quality Comics.
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Outsiders (comics)
The Outsiders are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics.
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Pat Broderick
Pat Broderick (born November 26, 1953) is an American comics artist, known for his work on the Micronauts and Alpha Flight for Marvel Comics, and Legion of Super-Heroes, Captain Atom and Green Lantern for DC Comics.
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Paul Kupperberg
Paul Kupperberg (born June 14, 1955) is an American writer and comics editor.
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Peacemaker (character)
Peacemaker is the name of a series of fictional characters originally owned by Charlton Comics and later acquired by DC Comics. Janus Directive and Peacemaker (character) are comics by Paul Kupperberg.
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Ravan (comics)
Ravan is a fictional DC Comics villain.
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Sarge Steel
Sarge Steel is a detective/spy character published by Charlton Comics during the 1960s.
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Shade, the Changing Man
Shade, the Changing Man is a comic book character created by Steve Ditko for DC Comics in 1977.
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Suicide Squad
The Suicide Squad is an antihero/supervillain team appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The first version of the Suicide Squad debuted in The Brave and the Bold #25 (September 1959) and the second and modern version, created by John Ostrander, debuted in Legends #3 (January 1987). Janus Directive and Suicide Squad are comics by John Ostrander.
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Tom Mandrake
Tom Mandrake (born 1956) is an American comics artist, perhaps best known for his collaborations with writer John Ostrander on several series, including Grimjack (from First Comics) and Firestorm, The Spectre, and Martian Manhunter from DC Comics.
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United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense (DoD, USDOD, or DOD) is an executive branch department of the federal government of the United States charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the U.S. government directly related to national security and the United States Armed Forces.
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Valentina Vostok
Valentina Vostok is a fictional character by DC Comics.
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Vixen (comics)
Vixen (Mari Jiwe McCabe) is a superhero created by Gerry Conway and Bob Oksner.
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West African Vodun
Vodun (meaning spirit in the Fon, Gun and Ewe languages, with a nasal high-tone u; also spelled Vodon, Vodoun, Vodou, Vudu, Voudou, Voodoo, etc.) is a religion practiced by the Aja, Ewe, and Fon peoples of Benin, Togo, Ghana, and Nigeria.
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1989 in comics
Notable events of 1989 in comics.
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See also
1989 in comics
- 1989 in comics
- A Short History of America
- Acts of Vengeance
- Anarky in Gotham City
- Atlantis Attacks
- Batman: Year Three
- DC Comics Bonus Book
- His Majesty, McDuck
- Janus Directive
- Point the Finger
- Return to Plain Awful
- The Dead Man
- The Man Who Falls
- The Starstruck Duck
Comics by John Ostrander
- Apache Skies
- Batman Black and White
- Batman: Legends of the Dark Knight
- Blaze of Glory: The Last Ride of the Western Heroes
- Deathmate
- Dynamo Joe
- Eternal Warrior
- Firestorm (character)
- Hawkworld
- Heroes for Hire
- Janus Directive
- Jason Rusch
- Legends (comics)
- List of Amalgam Comics publications
- Martian Manhunter
- Martin Stein
- Punisher (1995 series)
- Ronnie Raymond (character)
- Secret Six (comics)
- Spectre (DC Comics character)
- Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi
- Star Wars: Legacy
- Star Wars: Republic
- Starslayer
- Suicide Squad
- Tangent Comics
- The Kents
- Warp!
- Wasteland (DC Comics)
Comics by Paul Kupperberg
- Action Comics
- Adventure Comics
- All-Star Squadron
- Atari Force
- Batman Black and White
- Checkmate (comics)
- Crazy Magazine
- DC Challenge
- DC Comics Presents
- DC Comics insert previews
- DC Graphic Novel
- DC Special Series
- DC Super Stars
- Detective Comics
- Doom Patrol
- Dragonlance (comics)
- Ghosts (comics)
- Green Lantern (comic book)
- Heroes Against Hunger
- House of Mystery
- Janus Directive
- Justice League Quarterly
- Men of War (comics)
- Peacemaker (character)
- Phantom Stranger
- Secret Origins
- Secrets of Haunted House
- Showcase (comics)
- Superboy (comic book)
- Supergirl (comic book)
- Superman (comic book)
- The Brave and the Bold
- The Flash (comic book)
- The Superman Family
- Time Warp (comics)
- Vigilante (character)
- Wonder Woman (comic book)
- World of Krypton
- World's Finest Comics
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Janus_Directive
Also known as The Janus Directive.