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DC ’s Green Man reinvented aJustice Leaguepowerhouse as a member of the Bat - Family . The Bat - Family is one of the large such groups in comics , a well - oiled machine keep Gotham good – without any superpowers . When a majority of Earth ’s heroes lose their abilities in the three - issue miniseriesJLA : Act of God , one formerly powerful Justice Leaguer underwent a dramatic change as a extremity of the Bat - Family .
JLA : Act of God , first published in 2000 , was written by Doug Moench and drawn by Dave Ross . A mysterious strength has denudate most heroes of their powers , with only engineering - driven zep left stand . While their powers may be gone , the paladin still have a desire to protect the planet by any means necessary . smell out this , Batman , who was unaffected by the power loss , agree to cultivate some freshly depowered submarine , including the Martian Manhunter , who is stuck in his alien form .
heroic to match in with humanity , J’onn join Batman ’s “ Phoenix Group ” as “ the Green Man . ”
The Martian Manhunter’s Loss Was the Bat-Family’s Gain
Batman and Martian Manhunter Are a Good Match
This cameas a huge blow to the Martian Manhunter , as losing his powers deprived him of his ability to move undetected among humanity . physique - shifting is one of the many abilities the Martian Manhunter lost inJLA : Act of God . Routinely compared to Superman in termsof power and strength , the Martian Manhunter actually has other ability the Man of Steel does not , such as telepathy . With a few notable exceptions , the Martian Manhunter has been a pillar of the Justice League since its founding . The Martian Manhunter is a DC icon , with or without powers .
Since the Martian Manhunter fall back his strength and abilities , he had to rely on forcible art to fight criminal offence , a huge modification for him . luckily , he had Batman , one of the good hand - to - handwriting combatants in the DC Universe , as a teacher . Under the Dark Knight ’s influence , the Martian Manhunter finds himselfonce again , rediscover that which pull in him a hero , even if it was darker than before . J’onn set about using skull - shaped tool as a member of the Phoenix Group , another change for him , as he normally shuns weapons . So radical was his reinvention he took a new name .
No Matter the Name, the Martian Manhunter Is Still a Hero
Yet even though the Martian Manhunter espouse the new moniker of the “ Green Man , ” and a new approach to fighting crime , it did not damper his larger-than-life feeling in the least . Under Batman ’s tuition , J’onn ’s method did become moody : he mentioned using his Martian coming into court to show evildoers , a trick right out of Batman ’s playbook . JLA : Act of Godwas out of continuity , meaning the odds of the Martian Manhunter joining the Bat - Family are slim , but the serial proved thisJustice Leaguestalwart has the parkway and mindset to be a member .
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