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CGC records 3 graded copies for Maximum Security #1 (2000). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
Illegal Aliens
In a Texas) border town dive bar, U.S.Agent) engages Piledriver) in battle and arrests him. U.S.Agent has recently been appointed by Val Cooper) to be leader of the Superhuman Tactical Activities Response Squad), a government-sponsored squad charged with apprehending superhuman criminals on the run. After apprehending Piledriver, U.S.AGent realizes one of the barflies was actually a Blood Brother) in disguise.
Back in DC, his team shares reports of super-powered aliens suddenly appearing all over the world, including Geometer), Dynorr), Power Platoon), and others. Realizing it is no coincidence, U.S.Agent travels to a Virginia) prison to interview an already-captured alien. The alien criminal Reptyl) tells him the aliens are not invading Earth, but rather have been sentenced there. Val Cooper has already notified the Avengers), who watch monitors with more alien battles across the globe. Wonder Man), recovering in a rejuvenation tank, wants to help but Wanda) refuses until he is completely healed.
Then the Avengers receive a call form Dr Corbeau) at Starcore Station, who is tracking a massive energy surge at the boundary of the Solar System. U.S.Agent arrives at Avengers headquarters and says he is in charge of the whole operation, which causes tempers to flare. Henry Pym) interrupts with news — he has discovered a massive structure cloaked in the upper atmosphere which seems connected to the influx of aliens.
They race to a Quinjet to investigate; a resentful U.S.Agent insists on coming along. On approaching the alien vessel it fires at them, exploding the Quinjet and capturing the team in a tractor beam. Once aboard, they are confronted by Ronan the Accuser), who explains that humanity’s interference in galactic affairs has become such a problem that the Sol system has been quarantined by an Intergalactic Council), and Earth itself has been designated a prison world, in order to disrupt its ability to interfere further in the wider galaxy. Warbird) tries to reason with him but Ronan says he too is a prisoner, and his sentence is to oversee this operation. He teleports them all back to New York.
They reconvene and bicker more over who’s in charge; when a report of an alien baby recovered by an Oklahoma) farm couple becomes most pressing, as the baby became an expanding blob that it gradually taking over the countryside. The team quickly realizes it it Ego the Living Planet), and within a week he will have taken over the entire planet.
Creative credits
Writers: Jerry Ordway, Kurt Busiek
Interior art: Jerry Ordway
Color: Jason Wright
Source records & attribution
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GCD: 239957