Appearing in "Life & Death"
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- The Baptist
- Blackhearts
- Cor-Tek
- Dexter Cortex
- Jonathan
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Synopsis for "Life & Death"
Supreme brings Flanders to a Washington, D.C. hospital. When the staff stalls him with paperwork, he barges in on a cancer operation, excises the cancer himself, and convinces the doctors to treat Flanders. Supreme then flies to the Washington Monument to convince Kid Supreme to let Flanders absorb his powers again in order to heal, but Kid Supreme refuses. In New York, a Cor-Tek doctor downloads Cortex’s digitized consciousness into a new host body, but the body dies within seconds. The doctor tells Cortex he needs to find a superhuman host body. In D.C., Glory arrives at the hospital to visit Flanders. Mistaking Supreme for his predecessor, she rushes to hug him. Supreme explains that he is not the original just as Dr. Anthony Bryce enters to treat Flanders and tells them to leave. They step outside as Bryce dons his guise as the Baptist. He is poised to kill Flanders in the name of Darkthornn when Kid Supreme bursts in to stop him. Bryce’s assistants reveal themselves as Blackhearts and attack. Glory and Supreme intervene, and the battle soon spills into the street outside. Kid Supreme fails to subdue the Baptist, but his rapport with Flanders is reestablished. Kid Supreme enters Flanders’ mind and convinces him to help. Flanders absorbs some of Kid Supreme’s powers and drives the Baptist away while Glory and Supreme take out the Blackhearts. The heroes regroup in Flanders’ room, glad to see him restored to health.