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After the first 18 issues ( and various crossovers and annuals ), Kupperberg was replaced by Grant Morrison, starting with issue # 19.

Kupperberg agreed to help Morrison by writing out characters Morrison did not want to use: Celsius and Scott Fischer died before issue # 18 — Celsius was killed in an explosion in DC Comics ' " Invasion!

" event, and Scott Fischer ( already suffering from a recurrence of childhood leukemia ) was the only known active superhero casualty of the Dominators ' gene-bomb ( also in " Invasion!

"); Karma had left the team as he was still on the run from the law ( he would eventually become a member of the Suicide Squad and die on his first mission with them in the " War of the Gods " crossover event ); the Negative Spirit left Negative Woman's body ; and Lodestone plunged into a coma, where she would remain for the first half of Morrison's run on the book.

Tempest gave up fieldwork to become the team's physician.

Conversely, Morrison picked up a throw-away character from DP # 14, who was slipped into the art on the last page of # 18 to set up Morrison's use: Dorothy Spinner was an ape-faced girl with powerful " imaginary friends.

" The new writer introduced some new characters to the team, including the multiple personality-afflicted Crazy Jane ; and sentient roadway Danny the Street.