TITLE:
Batman
WRITER(s):
Brian Azzarello
PENCILER(s):
Eduardo Risso
INKER(s):
Eduardo Risso
COLORS:
Trish Mulvihill
LETTERS:
Clem Robins
CHARACTERS:
Batman (Bruce Wayne)
PLOT:
Bruce Wayne is one of the many well-to-do Gothamites that attend the funeral service for Franklin Glass. Spotting an
assassin amongst the tombstones, Bruce dives into action saving
the widow Glass from a bullet with her name on it. The woman, several years younger (and far more attractive) than the deceased,
thanks Bruce for his heroics by reaching up and giving his a kiss on the lips!
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TITLE:
Kamandi, The Last Boy On Earth!
WRITER(s):
Dave Gibbons
PENCILER(s):
Ryan Sook
INKER(s):
Ryan Sook
COLORS:
Ryan Sook
LETTERS:
Ryan Sook
CHARACTERS:
Kamandi; Prince Tuftan
PLOT:
Kamandi lets down his guard when he comes to realize that his visitor is none other than Prince Tuftan, the son of Great
Caesar, the leader of the Mutant Tiger Nation. Tuftan's father has
been kidnapped by the Apes and taken to the city of Shintun for execution!
Consulting the ancient computer database his grandfather taught him to use,
Kamandi looks up information on Shintun while Tuftan stands guard. Suddenly they find themselves on
siege from a horde of gun-toting
mutant rats! Securing the computer station, Kamandi and Tuftan flee only to find that Tuftan's steed has been killed by rats. As the rat mob closes in, Tuftan and Kamandi realize that the only way they can get
to Shintun is by walking there on their own two feet!
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TITLE:
Superman
WRITER(s):
John Arcudi
PENCILER(s):
Lee Bermejo
INKER(s):
Lee Bermejo
COLORS:
Barbara Ciardo
LETTERS:
Ken Lopez
CHARACTERS:
Superman (Clark Kent); Batman (Bruce Wayne)
PLOT:
Superman makes his way to Gotham to talk about his conflicting feelings regarding the alien he just defeated and turned over to S.T.A.R. Labs. For whatever reason, he empathizes with the alien outsider and wonders if he
did the right thing. As it turns out, Batman isn't the best at emotional counseling and so Clark departs Gotham in search for a resolution.
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TITLE:
The Dearly Departed Detective Part 2
WRITER(s):
Dave Bullock; Vinton Heuck
PENCILER(s):
Dave Bullock
INKER(s):
Dave Bullock
COLORS:
Dave Stewart
LETTERS:
Jared K. Fletcher
CHARACTERS:
Deadman (Boston Brand); Rama Kushna
PLOT:
Boston closes in on the killer only to be stopped by Rama Kushna who warns him to stay out of it. Deciding not to heed the Rama Kushna's advice, Deadman enters the killer's body. But once inside he realizes that something
isn't right!
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TITLE:
Green Lantern
WRITER(s):
Kurt Busiek
PENCILER(s):
Joe Quiñones
INKER(s):
Joe Quiñones
COLORS:
Joe Quiñones
LETTERS:
Pat Brosseau
CHARACTERS:
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan); Joe Dillon
PLOT:
Hal Jordan manages to stop the Volga Jetmen from stealing American Atomic secrets while Joe Dillon continues his television interview. After discussing a strange electrical
occurrence his ship
encounters in deep space something goes horribly wrong! Live on television, Dillon's skin begins to bubble and he lets out a blood curdling scream!
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TITLE:
Metamorpho, The Element Man
WRITER(s):
Neil Gaiman
PENCILER(s):
Michael Allred
INKER(s):
Michael Allred
COLORS:
Laura Allred
LETTERS:
Nate Piekos
CHARACTERS:
Metamorpho (Rex Mason); Sapphire Stagg; Simon Stagg; Java
PLOT:
Rex and the others land in the Antarctic hidden valley, home to the temple and other wonders and dangers no doubt. The
Antarctic cold is offset by the nearby volcanic warmth producing a weirdly tropic climate in the midst
of what is otherwise nothing but a snowy wasteland.
NOTE:
At the bottom of the page there is a "letter column" which discusses how Rex Mason received his Elemental powers from the Eye of Ra and the other Element Men and Women who had received similar powers.
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TITLE:
Teen Titans
WRITER(s):
Eddie Berganza
PENCILER(s):
Sean Galloway
INKER(s):
Sean Galloway
COLORS:
Sean Galloway
LETTERS:
Nick J Napolitano
CHARACTERS:
Robin (Tim Drake); Miss Martian (M'gann M'orzz); Nightwing (Dick Grayson); Cyborg (Vic Stone); Starfire (Koriand'r); Trident
PLOT:
The Titans have survived their battle with Trident, but it's really Tim Drake's ego that's suffering over losing to someone named after a toothpaste. Things only get worse when
his team has to be saved by the "older" Titans - Nightwing, Cyborg and Starfire. Trident attacks the newcomers only to be tackled off the bridge's ledge by Cyborg, sending both into the cold blue
waters below!
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TITLE:
Strange Adventures
WRITER(s):
Paul Pope
PENCILER(s):
Paul Pope
INKER(s):
Paul Pope
COLORS:
Jose Villarrubia
LETTERS:
Paul Pope
CHARACTERS:
Adam Strange; Alanna Strange; Lord Korgo; Sardath
PLOT:
Adam Strange yields to the Ragathann warriors when he glances down and sees that they've taken his beloved wife hostage. The leader of the Ragathann army is none other than one Lord Korgo,
the disowned cousin of Ragathann's rightful leader Prince Zotar - a fact that Sardath is well aware of and as such unwilling to negotiate. But when Adam realizes that Korgo wants acess to the Zeta Beam technology he
concocts a plan and cleverly agrees to show them everything they need to know.
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TITLE:
Supergirl
WRITER(s):
Jimmy Palmiotti
PENCILER(s):
Amanda Conner
INKER(s):
Amanda Conner
COLORS:
Paul Mounts
LETTERS:
John J. Hill
CHARACTERS:
Supergirl (Linda Lang); Krypto; Streaky
PLOT:
Krypto and Streaky continue their rampage through Metropolis with Supergirl tailing behind. With absolutely no clue why the animals embarked on their destructive ways (which are rumored to have already cost
the city of Metropolis thousands of dollars), she finally catches up with Krypto at the Metropolis post office. Sitting on top of stacks and stacks of mail bags, Krypto and chewing and pawing at letters, scaring postal workers and creating
an even bigger mess!
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TITLE:
Chapter Two: It's All Elementary
WRITER(s):
Dan DiDio
PENCILER(s):
José Luis García-López
INKER(s):
Kevin Nowlan
COLORS:
Trish Mulvihill
LETTERS:
Ken Lopez
CHARACTERS:
Dr Will Magnus; Gold; Iron; Lead; Mercury; Platinum; Tin
PLOT:
The Metal Men rush to the rescue thwarting the bank robbery - much to the chagrin of Dr. Will Magnus who was hoping for a more quiet resolution. When bank security arrives on the scene he doesn't know
who to point his service gun at! The robbers or the strange beings standing around the very irked Dr. Magnus?!
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TITLE:
Wonder Woman
WRITER(s):
Ben Caldwell
PENCILER(s):
Ben Caldwell
INKER(s):
Ben Caldwell
COLORS:
Ben Caldwell
LETTERS:
Ben Caldwell
CHARACTERS:
Wonder Woman (Diana Prince)
PLOT:
Once again Diana finds herself on her dream quest back in the realm of the mortals in search for the Seven Stars. This time though, someone else is hunting for her treasure. The Black Dragon gang is already pilfering their way through the
sacred shrine in search for whatever they can find. Diana jumps into action but their lead warrior tackles her and drags her down into the underwater depths below. Luckily for her it's just another dream and she wakes up safely
in her bed - but if this continues, she'll have to consult the Oracles!
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TITLE:
Sgt. Rock and Easy Co.
WRITER(s):
Adam Kubert
PENCILER(s):
Joe Kubert
INKER(s):
Joe Kubert
COLORS:
Joe Kubert
LETTERS:
Joe Kubert
CHARACTERS:
Sgt. Frank Rock
PLOT:
Sarge and his crew had been marching through an underground mine tunnel outside an occupied town in search for trapped partisans when they came under attack. Two of Frank's men were killed and he has been taken
hostage. But if he knows his crew - the rest of his men will come blasting in any second - and it's his captors that had better be saying their prayers!
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TITLE:
Flash Comics
WRITER(s):
Karl Kerschl & Brenden Fletcher
PENCILER(s):
Karl Kerschl
INKER(s):
Karl Kerschl
COLORS:
Dave McCaig
LETTERS:
Rob Leigh
CHARACTERS:
Flash (Barry Allen); Iris West; Gorilla Grodd
PLOT:
Barry Allen re-materializes and finds that he's gone back in time to the moments before Iris had finished writing the letter and before he (as the Flash) would return home from
his battle with Gorilla Grodd to find the letter.
With Iris packing her things to head to her mothers, Barry rushes downstairs and finds himself in a battle with ... himself (!) to try and stop a time loop from
occurring! But just then, Iris comes down the stairs to find
what appears to be Barry fighting with the Flash for her letter!
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TITLE:
The Demon and Cat Woman
WRITER(s):
Walter Simonson
PENCILER(s):
Brian Stelfreeze
INKER(s):
Brian Stelfreeze
COLORS:
Brian Stelfreeze
LETTERS:
Steve Wands
CHARACTERS:
Demon Etrigan (Jason Blood); Catwoman (Selina Kyle)
PLOT:
Jason Blood may not believe in burglar alarms but that's because he deals in a much more powerful method of protection - magic! This is something that Selina Kyle finds out all too clearly when she attempts to leave
Blood Manor to find that the outside world has been transformed into a purple hued wasteland that she is shoved out into by some unseen force.
Meanwhile, Jason, transformed into his alter ego the Demon Etrigan, finds the empty box from which Catwoman
robbed him and blames it on one of his old foes vowing revenge!
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TITLE:
Hawkman
WRITER(s):
Kyle Baker
PENCILER(s):
Kyle Baker
INKER(s):
Kyle Baker
COLORS:
Kyle Baker
LETTERS:
Kyle Baker
CHARACTERS:
Hawkman (Carter Hall)
PLOT:
Swooping in from the vast ocean of air 30,000 miles above ground, Hawkman makes his entrance onto the aircraft. Realizing that all he
passengers were strapped in, he rips the door from the pressurized cabin creating a massive
vacuum that sucks out
most of the terrorists. Those that remain he promises will meet their fate soon enough!
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