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JLA ANNUAL #4
Cover Date: 2000
Cover Price: $3.50
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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Steve Scott
Inks: Hector Collazo
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Credits:
| Story | Brian K. Vaughan |
| Pencils | Steve Scott |
| Inks | Hector Collazo |
| Lettering | Kurt Hathaway |
| Colors | Glenn Whitmore |
| Color separations | Digital Chameleon |
| Editing | Dan Raspler |
Feature Character(s):
- JLA:
- Martian Manhunter
- Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner)
- Wonder Woman
- Batman
- Aquaman
Guest Star(s):
- Janissary (Selma Tolon; first appearance; last in second story in this issue; next in Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #174)
Supporting Character(s):
- Olhan (first appearance; a medical colleague of Selma Tolon; last in second story in this issue)
Villain(s):
- Etrigan
- Iblis (first appearance; a big devil)
- General Anka Kazim (first appearance; last in second story in this issue)
- The Jinn
Other Character(s):
- Periham Hanim (first appearance)
- Latif (first appearance; a Turkish police officer)
- Asmet (first appearance; a Turkish police officer)
Synopsis: - General Anka Kazim wishes to restore Turkey to its former glorious world power status, and enlists the help of the demon Iblis to do so. He had only intended to become Turkey's president, but the demon suggest that he should rule a new Ottoman empire instead. In return, the demon will inhabit the general's body for a time until he can gain possession of another body, that of Turkey's national hero - the Janissary.
- Suddenly, a large fiery Jinn appear in each major city in Turkey, bringing with then hordes of zombie Ottoman soldiers. Not only does the Janissary, armed with a sword and a book of spells, intervene, but so does the JLA - Aquaman, Batman, Green Lantern and Wonder Woman acting as field troops, with J'onn coordinating from the JLA Watchtower.
- Batman discovers General Kazim's location (Batman, a southeastern Turkish city), while the others prevent the destruction of the Ataturk dam. They then travel, along with the Janissary to Kazim's location, where Iblis is revealed to them, proving to be a match for even the gos-imbued power of Wonder Woman. In order to call of the demon's attacks on Turkey, their national heroine surrenders her body to the demon, who then becomes even more powerful with the addition of her own mystical might. However, the Janissary is able to retain some control, and at the urging of Batman, is able to expel the demon by bowing to Allah, an act of humility which is anathema to Iblis, who was cast out from heaven for refusing to do the same.
- The Janissary is invited by Aquaman to join the JLA, but declines in order to concentrate her attentions on her own country.
Credits:
| Story | Brian K. Vaughan |
| Pencils | Steve Scott |
| Inks | Hector Collazo |
| Lettering | Kurt Hathaway |
| Colors | Glenn Whitmore |
| Color separations | Digital Chameleon |
| Editing | Dan Raspler |
Feature Character(s):
- Janissary (first chronological appearance; next in first story in this issue)
Supporting Character(s):
- Olhan (first chronological appearance; next in first story in this issue)
Villain(s):
- Etrigan (also in flashback to 1566)
- General Anka Kazim (first chronological appearance; next in first story in this issue)
Other Character(s):
- Suleiman the Magnificent (in flashback to 1566)
- Merloch (a.k.a. Merlin; in flashback to 1566)
Synopsis: - The sun is setting on the Ottoman empire of Suleiman the Magnificent, and his adviser Merloch reveals himself as Merlin the magician, explaining the reason for the empire's decline. The demon named Etrigan has been campaigning constantly through history to bring empire after empire to ruins while Merlin fights to support them. This time he fears he will truly lose, even losing his book of spells to the demon. He encourages Suleiman to set up an Excalibur-type situation, burying his scimitar with Merlin's book deep into stone, only to be removed by a noble man.
- Four and a half centuries later, Red Cross doctor Selma Tolon is trapped underground in the process of bringing aid to the victims of a catastrophic earthquake. She discovers the scimitar and removes it, using the power imbued in both it and the book of spells to become the Janissary and guard her country, an early act being to save the life of the Turkish president. This brings her to the attention of both General Kazim and of Etrigan, who is determined to get his hands on the book of spells.