Justice League Task Force #23
In "Chok II," The Ray, Triumph, and L-Ron confront a terrifying impostor posing as J'onn, only to discover the truth lies buried beneath deception and illusion. Written by Priest and Adam Blaustein, with art by Sal Velluto and inks by Mark Stegbauer, McKenna, and Gray, this 1995 issue unfolds with a pulse-pounding mystery that blurs reality and mind games. The cover by Sal Velluto and Jeff Albrecht captures the tension of a battle that may never have been real.
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The Ray is trapped by von Maulder but manages to break free and join Triumph and L-Ron. Realizing von Maulder is not J'onn they dig up von Maulder's grave and von Maulder engages them in brutal combat. L-Ron manages to finally defeat him and tells the others that von Maulder is a powerful mutant empath, and that their whole battle was an hallucination. J'onn arrives to tell them he had von Maulder under surveillance for a reason, but that due to their meddling, they may have lost Gypsy.
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