''Twilight'' is a three-issue
prestige format
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Continuity
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miniseries by
Howard Chaykin
Howard Victor Chaykin (; born October 7, 1950) is an American comic book artist and writer. Chaykin's influences include his one-time employer and mentor, Gil Kane, and the mid-20th century illustrators Robert Fawcett and Al Parker.
Early life ...
and
José Luis García-López published in 1990 by
DC Comics
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DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
.
Plot
''Twilight'' attempted to bring in all of DC's future science/space characters, many originally from the 1950s and 1960s, into one series (despite the fact that many occurred in different time periods). It was another radical revamp of DC characters, including
Tommy Tomorrow
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, the
Star Rovers
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,
Star Hawkins
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,
Manhunter 2070 and
Space Cabbie
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Publication history
Space Cabbie first appeared in '' Mystery in Space'' #21 (August 1954) in a story scripted by Otto Binder and drawn by Howard Sherman. The ch ...
. Tommy Tomorrow is presented as an unbalanced individual who ran the Planeteers very autocratically, using them against his enemies, such as their rivals, the
Knights of the Galaxy.
See also
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Twilight of the Superheroes
''Twilight of the Superheroes'' is the title of a proposed comic book crossover that writer Alan Moore submitted to DC Comics in 1987 before his split with the company. Although various elements suggested by Moore later occurred in various com ...
'', a proposal by Alan Moore which is sometimes referred to as ''Twilight''. Like Chaykin's series, it crosses over many DC characters (though not specifically science/space characters) and presents many of them as unbalanced or debased.
References
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1990 comics debuts
Comics by Howard Chaykin