ROBIN #146

COVER TAGLINE: The Tears of a Clone TITLE: The Virtual Cell Part One: The Hard Nine STORY ARC: Infinite Crisis RELEASE DATE: January, 2006 COVER DATE: March, 2006 WRITER: Bill Willingham, Bill Williams PENCILER(s): Scott McDaniel INKER(s): Andy Owens COLORS: Guy Major LETTERS: Phil Balsman EDITOR(s): Michael Wright COVER: Scott McDaniel, Andy Owens, Guy Major PRICE: $2.25 U.S./$3.00 Canada CHARACTERS: Robin (Tim Drake); Beast Boy; Raven VI; Speedy II; Superboy; Wonder Girl II; The Veteran; Batman COVER ART: PLOT: Guest-starring the Teen Titans! Summoned back to Titans Tower, Robin discovers one of the Titans is in trouble. Now, with the help of Beast Boy, Speedy and others, Robin must lead the team into the depths of top secret facility where a secret to salvation lies.

ISSUE SUMMARY: After Superboy's fight with the 'impostor' Superboy Prime, his body had gone into meltdown and his fellow Titans are desperate to save him. Despite the destruction of Blüdhaven, which means his family's whereabouts is unknown, Robin leads the team to one of Lex Luthor's abandoned labs for a cure he is sure must exist. Raven stays behind to look after Superboy, and the others make their way past numerous security barriers to reach the lab. Meanwhile, Batman contacts the Veteran, who he knows reasonably well, and asks him to leave Robin alone. Back in the lab, the Titans enconter a shambling Brainiac monster.