Armageddon: The Alien Agenda

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Please note: All of the events described here occur immediately after issue 2 of Armageddon 2001 (cover date October 1991).

After being thrown backward in time to the era of the dinosaurs (sometime between 230 and 65 million years ago), Monarch and Captain Atom encountered hostile aliens (similar in appearance to the Dominators from the "Invasion!" storyline) who attempted to enlist both time travelers (without either's knowledge) to assist them in creating a wormhole. The wormhole's creation would destroy the universe in which the primitive Earth existed, but would allow the aliens to travel freely.

The creation of the wormhole hinged on a sophisticated, bowling ball shaped "trigger". Captain Atom next causes an explosion on the primitive Earth which propels both he and the trigger forward in time to Emperor Nero (54-68 A.D.) era Rome. Monarch strikes a bargain to retrieve the trigger if the aliens agree to place him back in his own time. Monarch allows the aliens to place him in stasis with an alien companion and a device that will awaken them when it senses Captain Atom.

Once awake, Monarch follows Atom through Nero's Rome, the "Old West" (approx. late 1890s), and finally into World War II (estimated near 1945 - as they are testing atomic power). In the World War II era, they stumble onto an atomic test (which Atom is aware of, but Monarch is not), and Atom is blasted into the present while Monarch's fate is left unknown.

[All of these events occur during the four issues of Armageddon: The Alien Agenda (cover dates November 1991 to February 1992).]

For further reference, please also see the Monarch, Hank Hall and Armageddon 2001 entries.