Written by Warren Ellis Art by Butch GuiceCover by Michael Stribling Part 2 of the 6-part "New Maps of Hell," written by Warren Ellis (TRANSMETROPOLITAN, OCEAN) with art by Butch Guice (Ruse, OLYMPUS)! While Lois Lane investigates a string of suicides at LexCorp, the JLA must contend with several sudden emergencies ? all of which begin with an unexplained explosion and end with a mysterious glowing object.
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1st printing. Collects Batman: Gates of Gotham (2011 DC) #1-5 and stories from BATMAN ANNUAL #28 and DETECTIVE COMICS ANNUAL #12.Written by Scott Snyder, Kyle Higgins and Ryan Parrott. Art by Trevor McCarthy, Graham Nolan, Dustin Nguyen and Derec Donovan. Cover by Dustin Nguyen. Introduction by Kyle Higgins.Now collected in a Deluxe Edition hardcover! When a mystery as old as Gotham City itself emerges, Batman assembles a team of detectives - including Red Robin, Owlman, I-Ching and others - to investigate. As clues are discovered and the mystery deepens, the team explores different eras and touches on families including the Waynes, Kanes and Elliotts.Hardcover, 152 pages, full color.Cover price $29.99.
Elseworlds. Book III. The villain pulling the strings stands revealed! And a hero will rise to try to stop him (or her)! Doctor Fate, Phantom Stranger, Etrigan, Deadman, Spectre, Wonder Woman, Metal Men, Lex Luthor, Hawkwoman, Batman, Batwoman, Alfred, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Flash, Atom, Aquaman. Script & pencils by Alan Davis, inks by Mark Farmer. Cover by Davis & Farmer.
Written by Greg Rucka Art by Jesus Saiz Cover by Jose Ladrónn Spinning from the events of DC COUNTDOWN and IDENTITY CRISIS, a crackerjack thriller by Greg Rucka (ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN, WONDER WOMAN) comes to life in the brooding, gorgeous art of Jesus Saiz (MANHUNTER) in a 6-issue miniseries featuring covers by Jose Ladrónn that can't be missed!
Written by Joe Harris, Billy Tucci, Jake Black, Adam Schlagman, Mandy McMurray, Duncan Rouleau, Michael Siglain, Art Baltazar, Franco Aureliani, Derek Fridolfs, Ariel Thomas, Amy Wolfram & Joshua Williamson. Art by Tucci, Rouleau, Fridolfs, Ibraim Roberson, Mark Bagley, Ray McCarthy, Kelley Jones, Sergio Carrera, Dustin Nguyen, Matt Triano, Pow Rodrix, Marlo Alquiza, Andrei Bressan, Jonboy Meyers, Scott Clark, David Beaty & Peter Nguyen. Cover by Gene Ha. Darkness falls across the land as the DC Universe faces its greatest horror in this Halloween special filled with all-new stories! Watch as Guy Gardner continues his quest to share Halloween with the cosmos and his fellow alien Green Lantern Corps members. In another tale, Red Robin finds the true, deadly meaning of the sinister holiday while overseas on his quest to find Bruce Wayne. Meanwhile, Bizarro receives neither trick nor treat in his own backwards celebration of the spookiest night of the year on his home world. Plus, 10 other ghoulish tales to fill you with fright this Halloween! 80 pages, full color.
WRITTEN BY ASHLEY-JAYNE NICOLAUS AND MATTHEW P. SCHUSTER; ART AND PAINTED COVER BY ARIEL OLIVETTI The World's Greatest Super-Heroes rejoin Earth's newest champions as the dread Anathema launches her assault on Haven! Now that the heroes of the Alliance have come to think of Earth as their home, they'll stop at nothing to defeat the woman responsible for their years of suffering. But will they pay the ultimate price in the battle that is to come?
"The Fury of the Super Foes." Aquaman, Batman, Robin, Superman and Wonder Woman attempt to prevent Penguin, Poison Ivy, Cheetah, and others from stealing the components of a super robot. The Super Friends, which are essentially a watered down version of the Justice League, appeared in the Saturday morning animated series of the same name.
Script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Ric Estrada and Joe Orlando, inks by Vince Colletta. Cover by Ernie Chua.
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Interview with Steve Englehart on Millennium; article by Mark Waid on The Wanderers; interview with Del Close on Wasteland; 1-page profiles of Kevin Maguire, Andy Helfer, George Perez, Pat Broderick, John Ostrander. Millennium cover by Joe Staton & Bruce Patterson.
"Crisis on Earth-3 (Reprise)." Power Ring turns people into monsters, and Captain Comet takes on the Crime Syndicate. Script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Mike Vosburg, inks by Bob Smith. Cover by Buckler and Jack Abel.
Cover art by Nick Cardy. Massacre by Remote Control, script by Cary Bates, art by Mike Grell; After the Legionnaires run a practice drill on protecting their headquarters, Invisible Kid collapses; He reveals that when he turns invisible he can see an invisible world and one of its inhabitants, Myla; Later, Dream Girl dreams that Validus is coming to attack the Legion; Saturn Girl confirms that the components of Tharok's brain being held by the Legion are summoning Validus; Validus attacks Legion headquarters and kills Invisible Kid just as he destroys the components of Tharok's brain controlling Validus.
First issue of Legion of Super-Heroes, formerly Superboy and The Legion of Super-Heroes. Cover art by Dick Giordano. Psycho War, script by Gerry Conway, pencils by Joe Staton, inks by Dave Hunt; the Legion battles the Psycho Warrior; Superboy goes into his past and stays there (thanks to Saturn Girl). Ad for Hostess Twinkies starring Superman, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Vince Colletta.
"A Twist in Time" - Beginning the 4-part epic Superboy crossover that answers the paradoxes created by events of the Crisis on Infinite Earths! The Legionnaires journey ahead through the time stream to battle the Time Trapper at the end of time...but wind up as guests of Superboy in Smallville, U.S.A. instead!
Written by Paul Levitz, with art by Greg LaRocque, Mike DeCarlo and Arne Starr. Cover by Steve Lightle.
"It's All in the Mine." Mister Miracle returns after a three-year absence, but so do the villains of Apokolips. This is the first issue after Jack Kirby left the series. Script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Marshall Rogers, inks by Ilya Hunch (which is a pseudonym for Rogers, Alan Weiss, Mike Nasser, Neal Adams and others). Cover by Rogers.
"Eclipse." Mister Miracle battles a mind-controlled Big Barda in this action-packed issue. Script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Marshall Rogers, inks by Vince Colletta. Cover by Rogers.
"Command Performance." Mister Miracle performs a special magic show, with the fate of Big Barda hanging in the balance. Features appearance by Darkseid. The Penguin stars in a one-page Hostess ad, "The Cuckoo Cuckoos." Script by Steve Englehart, pencils by Marshall Rogers, inks by Vince Colletta. Cover by Rogers.
"Midnight of the Gods." In Steve Englehart's final issue on the series, Mister Miracle has an epic battle with Darkseid. Batman and Robin star in a one-page Hostess ad, "Sable Lady." Script by John Harkness (the pseudonym of Steve Englehart), pencils by Marshall Rogers, inks by Rick Bryant and John Fuller. Cover by Rogers.
Cover by Joe Kubert. "The Mound of Skulls!", script by Robert Kanigher, art by Murphy Anderson; Koraks lover, given to him by villagers, tells him that the Chief has recently captured a white skinned girl for himself, and Korak wonders if she could be his beloved Meriem
Last 50c cover-priced issue. Cover by Jim Starlin. Stories by Jim Starlin & Roy Thomas and Mike Tiefenbacher. Art by Jim Starlin, Alex Saviuk, Romeo Tanghal and Vince Colletta. While on an archeological dig, Hawkgirl sees a chamber with Kryptonese inscriptions and contacts Superman for help in "The Stars, Like Moths...!"
'Twas the Fright Before Christmas! - Written by Len Wein (co-plot and script) and E. Nelson Bridwell (co-plot). Art by Curt Swan and Murphy Anderson. Cover by José Luis García-López. A secret weapon from Toyman disables Superman as he leaves the Fortress of Solitude and who should find and help him in the North Pole? Santa Claus! Characters in this issue: Krypto; Santa Claus; Superman [Clark Kent]; Toyman [Winslow Schott]; Timmy Dickens; Krypton (flashback); Baby Kal-El (flashback); Santa's Elves; Santa's Reindeer.
Crisis on Infinite Earths cross-over. After Jack Ryder inadvertently helps give voice to a deadly demon, it's up to Superman and the Creeper to try to save the day in "Prophecy of the Demon-Plague!" Script by Steve Englehart, art by Keith Giffen & Karl Kesel. Cover by Giffen & Dick Giordano.
Metropolis Wasn't Built in a Day...or Was It? - Written by Bob Rozakis and Todd Klein. Art by Alex Saviuk and Ricardo Villagrán. Cover by Denys Cowan and Bob Smith. The Omega Men make camp for the night and then wake up in Metropolis. What happened and how did they get there? That's what the Omega Men and Superman want to know. Characters in this issue: The Omega Men [Harpis; Tigorr]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Oho-Besh; Ili.
Written by Mark Evanier. Art by Steve Rude and Bill Reinhold. Cover by Steve Rude. The American Evolution; Jimmy Olsen discovers a scheme by a number of Darkseid's lackeys to devolve the population of Metropolis, and eventually the Earth, in order to make it ripe for conquest; He rescues the Guardian from their clutches and sets about destroying their weird machine hidden inside the newly rebuilt Daily Planet globe, with reluctant help from apparently spineless Planet doorman Bernie Sobel. 68 pgs., full color.
