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| − | '''Retcon Hour''' was a [[Classic LNH]] [[crossover]] that started on June 28, 1994 and ended September 8, 1994. | + | '''Retcon Hour''' was a [[Classic LNH]] [[crossover]] that started on June 28, 1994 and ended September 8, 1994. Complicated, ridiculous and all over the place, it was one of the biggest LNH crossovers ever! |
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== Writers == | == Writers == | ||
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* [[Dave Van Domelen]] | * [[Dave Van Domelen]] | ||
| + | == The Plot == | ||
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| + | === Low-Spoilers Version === | ||
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| + | (Also, there's a crossover with the ''[[Omaha Project]]'' in there.) | ||
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| + | === Full Summary === | ||
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| + | Spoilers ahead for <spoiler text="the whole goshdarn thing...">In order to confuse the LNH, the [[Time Crapper I|Time Crapper]] was creating alternate timelines and allowing them to exist simultaneously. Amongst other things, this resulted in multiple versions of [[Myk-El]] and [[Squalor]]. It was revealed that [[Acton Lord]] had been responsible for Myk-El turning evil in the first place, and thus, some of the alternate Myk-Els were evil and some were good. | ||
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| + | In order to stop TC, [[Entity]] arranged a RACCelestial Madonna Pageant, which would choose the [[RACCelestial Madonna]] to gain the power to defeat the Time Crapper. Knowing that he'd be defeated by the RACCelestial Madonna, the post-[[Cry.Sig]] version of the [[Time Crapper II|Time Crapper]] tried to prevent the Pageant, but was defeated by [[Decibel Dude]] and [[Panta]]. | ||
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| + | The pre-Cry.Sig version of TC was oblivious to all this: he was busy trying to coerce [[Contraption Man]] into creating a machine capable of shaping time as he saw fit. However, Contraption Man was under the influence of [[wReamicus Maximus]], having been kidnapped between panels in ''[[Jungle Cheesecake]]'' and brainwashed into being an [[Acolytes of Dfandom|Acolyte of Dfandom]]. wReamicus Maximus reasoned that the LNH would try to recover the [[Ring of Retcon]] as a means of stabilizing time, and laid in wait for that eventuality; he told his Acolyte to play along with TC, but stall rather than build his machine. | ||
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| + | Sure enough, [[Continuity Champ Junior]], working with his fellow [[Generation Y]]-ers, managed to retrieve the Ring of Retcon. wReamicus Maximus sent the [[Legion of Unliving Legionnaires]] against Gen Y and stole the ring. When wReamicus put on the ring, he started making [[retcon]]s right and left. (The ''[[Omaha Project]]'' part happens somewhere in here, and so does ''[[Retcon Midnight]]'', I think.) This then got the attention of the [[RACCtre]], who gathered up heroes to defeat him. | ||
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| + | Meanwhile, [[VAMMO Woman]] was crowned RACCelestial Madonna and teamed up with one of the variant Myk-Els to defeat TC I and II. They then proceeded to join the other heroes in defeating wReamicus Maximus. With wReamicus defeated, VAMMO Woman used her power as RACCelestial Madonna to recover continuity... with the stipulation that the divergent, heroic Myk-El remain in this timeline and be her consort. | ||
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| + | ''Retcon Hour'' ended with the introduction of the [[Legion of Occult Heroes]] and [[Dvandom Force]], and the promise of many future adventures for them and for the Legion!</spoiler> | ||
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|[[Tick]] | |[[Tick]] | ||
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| + | == Legacy == | ||
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| + | ''Retcon Hour'' ended with the introduction of two new [[subgroup]]s, the [[Legion of Occult Heroes]] by [[Paul Hardy]] and [[Dvandom Force]] by [[Dave Van Domelen]], and the promise of many future adventures for them and for the Legion! | ||
== Where to Read == | == Where to Read == | ||
Revision as of 22:32, 18 May 2024
Retcon Hour was a Classic LNH crossover that started on June 28, 1994 and ended September 8, 1994. Complicated, ridiculous and all over the place, it was one of the biggest LNH crossovers ever!
Contents
Writers
- Russ Allbery aka Eagle
- David Anastasion
- Robert Armstrong aka Mystic Mongoose
- Hubert Bartels
- Mike Escutia
- Patrick Gearman
- Paul Hardy
- Scott Johnson aka Zagyg
- Jeff McCoskey
- Peter Milan aka Tick
- Martin Phipps
- Matt Rossi aka Badger
- Eric Sturgeon, aka The Stirge
- Dave Van Domelen
The Plot
Low-Spoilers Version
(Also, there's a crossover with the Omaha Project in there.)
Full Summary
Spoilers ahead for the whole goshdarn thing...
Timeline
Legacy
Retcon Hour ended with the introduction of two new subgroups, the Legion of Occult Heroes by Paul Hardy and Dvandom Force by Dave Van Domelen, and the promise of many future adventures for them and for the Legion!
Where to Read
The whole overcomplicated thing can be read on the Eyrie Archive over here.
It was also reposted by Arthur Spitzer as part of his Classic LNH Adventures series:
- Retcon Hour Alpha (LNH Triple Play #4, Swordmaster and the Load Island Renegades #11, Generation Y #7)
- Retcon Hour Beta (Constellation #30, Nicks of Time #1, System Corruptors #16)
- Retcon Hour Gamma (Generation Y #8, U-Force #8, Swordmaster and the Load Island Renegades #12)
- Retcon Hour Delta (Swordmaster and the Load Island Renegades #0, Nicks of Time #2, Generation Y Annual #1)
- Retcon Hour Epsilon (Errand Boy #6, U-Force #9. Retcon Happy Hour)
- Omaha Project - The Retcon Hours (Omaha Project #16-19 (only #16 is part of Retcon Hour))
