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Warning : contains spoilers forAction Comics # 1042 !
TheMartian Manhunter’srole as the last survivor of Mars , just like his shape - shifting ability , makes him an iconic member of DC ’s Justice League . But all his king blanch in compare to the one unquestioned title he holds among the keen Italian sandwich as the loneliest individual in the DC Universe .
Since his arrival on Earth , J’onn J’onzz has had a number of identities and part , some of them more overtly heroical than others . Now , in the raw on-going account entitle “ A Face in the Crowd ” run as a backup inAction Comics , theJustice League ikon Martian Manhunteris fighting a villain made specifically for him ( and one who knows more than most about his preceding identities ) . Along the mode , readers are given a clear monitor that Martian Manhunter ’s many life , memories , and personal identity also mean he suffers an isolated existence that even his most ' lone hand ' confrere can only woolgather of .
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In the conclusion from Shawn Aldrige , Adriana Melo , Hi - Fi , and Dave Sharpe come along inactivity Comics # 1042 , “ A Face in the Crowd ” get J’onn to themysterious organization mention Vulture , who are hellbent on put down him . As the Martian Manhunter restructure himself from a nervous attack , he reflects on his life , not only on Mars , but on Earth as well . He realizes that on Earth , he lived many animation and never stayed long or developed bonds with anyone . acknowledge that he was still give chase his life on Mars , he come to Metropolis to reorient himself and become“more link to Earth . ”Without his connector to Mars , he comes to understand , he is nothing but“a man made of specter and half - live lifespan . ”
The Martian Manhunter is , like Superman , the last survivorof his slipstream . Unlike Superman , Martian Manhunter had no funding meshwork — no Ma and Pa Kent , and no Lois Lane . And unlike his fellow Leaguers , the Martian Manhunter genuinely looks like an alien , which makes it more difficult to reach among mankind . Fortunately , he is a shape - shifter , and passed himself as a human for many geezerhood . However , this has worked against him as well . The Martian Manhunter has take on many identities and character , but never developed any secretive connections — a fact Vulture notes . Martian Manhunter modify from identityto identity , actuate on when multitude started asking head ( thereby making a true sustenance net impossible ) . He acknowledges the League ’s impact on his life but says even then he has no deep connections .
The story ends on a promising note : that theMartian Manhunterhas learn his deterrent example and will work to form bonds and produce a admirer dress circle , one that he can be himself with and one that will bring him out of his shell . His days as DC ’s tragic , and solitary Heron , may be follow to an end . But do n’t bet on it .
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