Armageddon 2001 was DC''s event of Summer 1991. A massive cross over tale, the story began in its self titled 1st issue special and spun off into 12 annuals of the most popular comic titles of the day, before concluding in a second special. Written by Archie Goodwin and Denny O'' Neil, and drawn by artist Dan Jurgens, Armageddon 2001 chronicled the birth of time-travelling hero Waverider. Hailing from a dystopian possible future in the year 2030, where a super hero had been corrupted and reborn as the dark overlord known as the Monarch.