Magog
Magog is a comic book character that first appeared in Kingdom Come #1
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The epitome of the violent antihero in Kingdom Come. Magog has appeared in mainstream DCU continuity as David Reid, a metahuman Marine who has become a regular member of the Justice Society of America.
Publication History
Years later, Magog was introduced into mainstream DC continuity by Geoff Johns, Dale Eaglesham and Alex Ross in their run on Justice Society of America. Readers were shown Magog's origins for the first time as the character of Lance Corporal David Reid.
History
David Reid woke up to find he had the brand of an eye on his arm instead of a wound and that he coughed up plasma energy every half hour or so. Military scientists determined he would need some kind of conduit to control the energy he was producing and designed a lance-like weapon to fit his hand. He chose to re-up and rejoin his old unit rather than accept Captain Atom's offer of becoming part of a special metahuman military unit. He wanted to be with his fellow soldiers. It turned out his old unit had been reassigned to black ops and would only be known as Epsilon. He served with them for the remainder of his time in the military. Because of his rank and his metahuman ability, fellow soldiers began calling him Lance.
Rise, Magog
Lance joined the Justice Society just as the team was investigating a serial killer called Gog, who was targeting metahumans who used the names of gods. Lance refused to allow himself be sidelined and joined the battle against Gog, getting transported to the Congo. There, he and the others witnessed the rise of the true Gog, a god of the Third World. This Gog appeared to be no threat to them and seemed intent on creating miracles. This was enough to Lance to want to give him a chance and not hold automatically expected the god of wrongdoing. Even when Gog did questionable things to the barbaric soldiers of the Congo, Lance was inclined to let it slide because those soldiers deserved what they got in his eyes. He even leapt into battle with them, using lethal force to stop their savagery. He was struck by a rocket propelled grenade and badly injured. Dr. Mid-nite attempted to save him, but the doctor's blindness had been cured by Gog. This meant Dr. Mid-nite was unable to perceive Lance's injuries as well as he normally would. Lance Corporal David Reid died.
When Gog was revealed to be more parasite than god, Magog was the hardest to convince to act against the being. His faith was too strong, and he questioned if the positive results of Gog's presence did not outweigh the negative consequences. Superman forced him to face the reality of what was happening, and Magog chose his side. He betrayed Gog, getting struck down but rising against to sheer off the god's head with a slot from his staff.
In the aftermath of the battle, David did not understand why he was still allowed to be Magog. Gog surely could have stripped him of the power and left him for dead again, but that did not happen. He returned to his family farm for a short time to recover in mind and body, but he soon returned to serve as part of the Justice Society.
Kingdom Come
Superman and the reformed Justice League later found Magog, who was not the man he had previously been. He was obviously traumatized by what he had allowed to happen and repentant for it. He was brought to Themyscira. where he spent his days caring for the injured.
