Invasion #2

Dates

Cover date

[Holiday] 1988

On sale

November 10, 1988

Pages

84

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #2 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

• Direct edition

  Direct

  No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

  Source ↗
• Newsstand edition

  Newsstand

  A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

  Barcode 07098930568702

  This edition’s page

Story arc: Invasion

This is part 12 of 16. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

1. Flash (1987) #21
2. Wonder Woman (1987) #25
3. Firestorm the Nuclear Man (1987) #80
4. Invasion (1988) #1
5. Doom Patrol (1987) #17
6. Justice League International (1987) #22
7. Power of the Atom (1988) #7
8. Starman (1988) #5
9. Checkmate (1988) #11
10. Captain Atom (1987) #24
11. Detective Comics (1937) #595
12. Invasion (1988) #2
13. Swamp Thing (1985) #81
14. The New Guardians (1988) #6
15. Adventures of Superman (1987) #449
16. Invasion (1988) #3

Creators

Stories

• Battleground Earth, Chapter 1 · 19 pages

  After Superman negotiates a ceasefire with the alien invaders, the heroes gather to discuss their next steps. Captain Atom will lead the superhero forces and Amanda Waller favors adding supervillains to their side. Meanwhile, the aliens' alliance is tenuous at best, with their opposing motives remaining hidden.

• Battleground Earth, Chapter 2 · 21 pages

  The ceasefire is over. Superman's team fight Khunds in Australia while Aquaman and his team defend Atlantis against the Gil'Dishpan. The Daxamites, having gained super-powers under Earth's yellow sun, abandon their neutrality and attack Superman. The Thanagarians capture Flash and turn him over to the Dominators for scientific experimentation. The Suicide Squad joins the fight in Australia.

• Battleground Earth, Chapter 3 · 20 pages

  A Dominator scientist has discovered the metagene that powers Earth's heroes. In Havana, Manhunter Rudy West sacrifices himself to take out the Durlan base. Another battle rages on the moon as one Daxamite dies sending a message to his homeworld. The interplanetary prisoners held by the Citadel forces stage a revolt planned by Vril Dox.

• Battleground Earth, Chapter 4 · 20 pages

  The Daxamites switch sides, joining Earth's heroes against the aliens, which turns the tide against the invading forces. Their surrender is helped along by some last-minute intervention by Deadman.

Characters

Reprinted in

Invasion! (2008), Invasion! (2016), The Doom Patrol: The Bronze Age Omnibus (2019)