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5 UNLIKELY SUPER HEROES...4 OBJECTIVES...
3 TIMES THE TROUBLE...2 WARRING WORLDS...
1 CHANCE TO SAVE THE

Cosmic legend has it that when the primordial gods of antiquity perished in some bygone cataclysm, the universe gave birth to a new breed of gods who reigned from two eternally warring worlds, the heavenly New Genesis and the hellish Apokolips. Now a vast conspiracy of evil is determined to eradicate the New Gods and steal their souls to obtain universal power that can destroy all of reality.

Jimmy Olsen, Superman's pal and Daily Planet photographer, exhibits powers of his own and, with them, has the opportunity to become a hero. Mary Marvel awakens from a coma to discover that she's been abandoned by her family and friends—and her magical ability to wield the thunderbolt. And the heroes once known as Wonder Girl, Robin, and Catwoman return to prevent a crisis beyond all imagination, as the fate of the Earth lies in the hands of these five unlikely super heroes....