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| Publisher |
DC Vertigo |
| Writer |
Peter Milligan |
| Penciler |
Chris Bachalo |
| Inker |
Mark Pennington |
| Colorist |
Daniel Vozzo |
| Letterer |
Todd Klein |
| Cover Artist |
Brendan McCarthy |
| Published | September 1990 |
Shade answers the riddle of the Dealey Plaza Sphinx, but does he learn the identity of JFK's assassin after the President's infamous assassination is stopped?It's November 22, 1963 all over again...JFK is driven through Dealey Plaza, seconds away from being assassinated, only in this world, things turn out a little differently. Seconds before the killing shot is fired, Duane Trilby bursts onto the scene next to President Kennedy's car and pulls him out of harm's way stopping Jack from being slaughtered on that memorable day. In gratitude the President orders a plane to Washington, taking Trilby with him. That's when Duane breaks the news that he's from the future and he explains how things happened differently in his world, about the conspiracy. Then he talks about his daughter, Mary-Ann, taken from him at the age of seven...he is weary and goes to bed alone. JFK goes to his own bed to be with Jacqueline when suddenly his body begins to change and he begins to shout, then everything explodes, Duane's Mad World undone. JFK revealed to be Shade and Jacqueline becomes Kathy.From the destruction of that world reemerges the true world, if it can be called that, where the Kennedy Sphinx continues to terrorize the people. Kathy is horrified at what they just experienced but Shade does his best to assure her that they are back to being themselves since he's almost positive that they are themselves. Their conversation is cut short however when the Sphinx devours Kathy in a single bite. Shade runs to Duane whose insanity continues to escalate, when Shade realizes he won't be able to confront him, he decides to become a part of Duane's world and changes his own form, becoming Duane's daughter Mary-Ann. Duane tells her that the only way they can destroy the Sphinx is by solving its riddle, so she tells him that she will show him the answer.Inside the Sphinx, Kathy finds herself within some strange void-like world, she sees something in the distance but when she goes to investigate...
