Eclipso: The Darkness Within
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Eclipso: The Darkness Within was a 1992 comic book miniseries and crossover storyline published by DC Comics. It featured the heroes of the DC Universe fighting against Eclipso. Issue #1 debuted July 1992, and was created and co-plotted by Robert Loren Fleming and Keith Giffen. Keith Giffen also did pencil layouts for the series, and Bart Sears provided the finished artwork.
[edit] History
Within this series it was retconned that Eclipso was not simply Bruce Gordon's dark half, but a vengeance demon who had possessed Gordon.
[edit] Plot
After an unsuspecting Daxamite hero named Valor frees Eclipso from his palace on Earth's moon, he uses hate as a trigger to possess other beings. Whenever someone who has a black diamond in their possession gets angry, Eclipso can instantly take control of that particular person even while trapped in his lair on the moon. He then uses an eyeblast to take control of others. Furthermore, there are thousands of black diamonds scattered around the world, through which Eclipso can possess his victims by playing upon their darkest emotions and desires.
It is further established that Eclipso is an extremely cruel and vindictive being, who has only been pretending to be a B-list villain in order to avoid detection by heroes. In the mini-series, Eclipso has grown weary of his modus operandi and decides to launch an all-out offensive by using his black diamonds to possess heroes and villains directly or to manipulate them by possessing their loved ones. During this conflict, Eclipso possesses Batman, Captain Marvel, and even Superman on two separate occasions. The story climaxes with a massive confrontation at Eclipso's hideout on the moon, where despite the presence of many superpowered heroes and heroines Bruce Gordon, Eclipso's original host, plays a key role in his defeat.
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