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''Invasion!'' was a three-part [[Crisis Crossover]] miniseries published by [[DC Comics]] in 1988. (It should not be confused with the [[Invasion|TV series of the same name]], or any other invasion-themed series.)
An alien race called The Dominators discovers that Earth's superhumans get their powers from a 'meta-gene' and decide to capture them all to be used as living weapons with which to conquer the universe. Realizing that they cannot beat the heroes by themselves, they convince several other races from around [[The DC Universe]] to aid them under the pretense that the "metahumans" were too dangerous to be allowed to exist (and taking advantage of the fact that the [[Green Lantern Corps]] had, at the time, been reduced to only a handful.)
The combined might of the alien armada seemed invincible but thanks to a [[Heel Face Turn]] by one of its own member races, it was routed. But a second threat happened when a Dominator scientist detonated a "meta-gene bomb" whose radiation rendered most of Earth's metahumans helpless. Another switching of sides -by, ironically, that same scientist- helped save them.
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* [[Meta Origin]]: The meta-gene, present in some but not all humans. It grants superpowers when exposed to dangerous forces. Note that not all superheroes got their powers from it, just the majority.
** The "Blasters" team were the survivors of a group of 100 random humans [[Alien Abduction|kidnapped]] to demonstrate the theory. The Dominator running the experiment expected that if they were all attacked by a firing-squad barrage, one of them would spontaneously develop powers that would allow him to survive. Instead, seven people did, including (unknown to them) former [[Justice League]] sidekick Snapper Carr.
** The Daxamite gain powers on Earth similar to Superman's, apparently being distant cousins of Kryptonians. However they were also vulnerable to lead-based pollution, and only survived because Earth's heroes saved them.
** Some people actually ''gained'' powers (or had them altered) as a result of the meta-bomb, most notably Justice League manager Maxwell Lord. Several of the new members of [[Doom Patrol]] introduced during the [[Grant Morrison]] run were also said to have got their powers from the meta-bomb.
* [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast]]: The Dominators. [[What an Idiot!|Not that most of their allies realized it]].
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* [[Space Police]]: The [[Green Lantern Corps]], the L.E.G.I.O.N.
* [[Weaksauce Weakness]]: Lead, for the Daxamites.
* [[You Have Failed Me...]]: The Dominator Leaders had not told their scientist what the real purpose of their mission was. So they rewarded his invention with torture, which led to his [[Heel Face Turn]].
* [[Your Princess Is in Another Castle]]: The invading alliance seems to be defeated by the second issue... oh, wait, gene bomb.
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