The villains of Warren Ellis' and John Cassaday's Planetary are evil versions of the Fantastic Four. In issue #25, we learn that the Four gained their powers not simply due to an accidental encounter with cosmic rays, but through a deal (Reed Richards) made with (Darkseid) - - in return for a promise they would help him conquer Earth, Darkseid promised to allow the Four to utilize a mechanism orbiting around (Apokalips) that would give them all super powers. In these panels you can see the Four in their space capsule enter the mechanism, portrayed as a giant, grasping hand:
The mechanism has been found by the Chandra Observatory, which managed to take a photo of what's been designated a "young pulsar":
*Previously: NASA consultants draft a primer on how Earthmen should resist an alien invasion.
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Friday, April 17, 2009
Source of The Four's power discovered by the Chandra Observatory
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I always thought it was the Spectre's hand from Crisis on Infinite Earths...
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Yeah, that's a good one, too.
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