The Legion

"Foundations, Part 5"

Cover Date March 2004
Issue #29
Pages 32
Type Cameo
Cover Price $2.50

Synopsis

The issue features a massive 30th-century cosmic conflict against Darkseid. During the reality-altering scale of this battle, the narrative flashes through aspects of DC's historical timeline. Because of these temporal anomalies, Enemy Ace (Hans von Hammer) makes a brief background cameo on Page 13. He is depicted in his iconic World War I pilot attire alongside several other DC heroes from across various eras, including Jonah Hex, Sgt. Rock, Jay Garrick (the Golden Age Flash), and a young Bruce Wayne.

Collector Notes

Written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, who also wrote the Resurrection Man series featuring a prior Enemy Ace cameo, this appearance reflects their consistent editorial instinct to use von Hammer as a temporal anchor figure when DC's timeline itself is under threat. His grouping here with Jonah Hex and Jay Garrick places him firmly in the company of DC's first-tier historical icons.

Creative Team

Writer Dan Abnett
Penciler Chris Batista
Inker Chip Wallace
Letterer Comicraft