"Emergency Stop Part Two: Threads." Wally "Flash" West, down and out with a broken leg, can't stand sitting around doing nothing, so he formulates a plan to get up and go. To confuse The Suit, the bad guy behind Wally's world of hurt, Bart "Impulse" Allen dons the Flash uniform and speeds into action.
Script by Grant Morrison and Mark Millar, pencils by Paul Ryan, inks by John Nyberg. Cover art by Steve Lightle.
Cover price $1.75.
"Emergency Stop Part Three: Fashion Victims." Wally, wearing a special new costume formed of condensed Speedforce, speeds into action, despite a broken leg. Wally, Jay Garrick, Impulse, and Max Mercury battle The Suit.
Script by Grant Morrison and Mark Millar, pencils by Paul Ryan, inks by John Nyberg. Cover art by Steve Lightle.
Cover price $1.95.
"Emergency Stop: Part One." Max Mercury and Jay Garrick come across Wally West's dead body, which is 60 minutes in the future (thanks to The Suit), so there's still time to save him. Wally himself gets in on the action.
Script by Grant Morrison and Mark Millar, pencils by Paul Ryan, inks by John Nyberg. Cover art by Steve Lightle.
Cover price $1.75.
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Eclipso targets Lar Gand, the Creeper and Superman, while the Phantom Stranger delivers a warning in "All Men Make Faults". Continued in Superman: The Man Of Steel Annual #1. Co-plot and breakdowns by Keith Giffen, script and co-plot by Robert Loren Fleming, pencils by Bart Sears, inks by Randy Elliott and Mark Pennington. 56 pages of story. Sears/Pennington cover.
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"Pinocchio: Prince of Lies!" Guest-starring Superman. Written by Ivan Velez. Art by Roger Robinson and John Lowe. The Eradicator was built for one purpose. Can the Man of Steel direct the ancient Kryptonian weapon down a righteous path?
Elseworlds. A beautiful Prestige one-shot introduces the finest team of a world you never imagined!
In an Elseworld where Supergirl was raised by Wonder Woman and the Justice Society, and Batgirl is a vigilante who keeps Gotham City safe from villainy and super-beings, there could never be two more different super-heroines. But when the love of Supergirl's life--her benefactor, Lex Luthor--is kidnapped by the Joker--a bulked-up loser obsessed with Batgirl--the champions of Gotham and Metropolis form a reluctant partnership...and discover the horrifying secret of the Girl of Steel's origin.
Written by Barbara Kesel and Tom Simmons. Art and cover by Matt Haley and Tom Simmons.
FC, 64 pg. Prestige Format. Cover price $5.95.
Cover pencils by Kieron Dwyer, inks by Hilary Barta. Elseworlds Finest (book two), script by John Francis Moore, pencils by Kieron Dwyer, inks by Hilary Barta
Bruce Wayne and Clark Kent help Lana Lang find her father who has been kidnapped by Ra's Al Ghul.
52 pgs., $4.95. Cover price $4.95.
Hey, kids, it's the special Back To School Issue (some fun, huh?), with loads of scary stories, contest news, and the world's niftiest letters page! Crack this issue open and you'll find educational (maybe) stories by the likes of Robert Kanigher, Stan Timmons, Ernesto Patricio and Jose Matucenio.
Plus: A cover by Joe Orlando. Almost worth going back to school for, huh?
Cover price $1.25.
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This Ain't No Cryin' Game - Written by Adam Blaustein & Yves Fezzani. Art by J.H. Williams III & Jimmy Palmiotti. Cover by J.H. Williams III.
The first MILESTONE miniseries begins...a brutal tour de force in which police detective Marisa Rahm investigates the grisly murders of transvestite call girls slain by a sociopath who fancies himself an artist. But Rahm can't catch the killer without Deathwish, a psychotic vigilante who may be able to help...if she can control him.
32 pages, full color. Mature Readers. Cover price $2.50.
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King Faraday - secret agent, spy, adventurer - now stars in his own miniseries, DANGER TRAIL. When the Central Bureau of Intelligence receives word that the assistant of an abducted physicist is in possession of sensitive information, Faraday is sent to Russia to rescue her and retrieve the information. The danger involved is that the abductor is Kobra, one of the most insidious super-villains ever to stalk the planet. His plan is to turn what could be a great boon to mankind into a weapon for destruction and personal gain. It's up to King Faraday to get the girl to safety, render Kobra's threat harmless, rescue the captured scientist and destroy Kobra's organization. All in a day's work...!
Written by Len Wein, with art by Carmine Infantino and Frank McLaughlin. Cover by Paul Gulacy.
Cover price $1.50.
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WRITTEN BY GEOFF JOHNS; ART AND COVER BY MATT SMITH AND STEVE MITCHELL.
The Spectre menaces the DC Universe in an incredible crossover event! The Demon Etrigan helps the fallen angel Azmodel (last seen in JLA: PARADISE LOST) seize control of the supernatural power of The Spectre. Now the condemned dead are rising, Hell has literally frozen over, and Earth will burn to a cinder, unless DC's greatest heroes can win a staggering battle on three fronts: Earth, Heaven and Hell itself!
As Arthur prepares to mete out the punishment for betrayal, and Merlin is nowhere to be found, Morgan Le Fay's forces attack in "Judas Knight."
Script by Mike W. Barr, art by Brian Bolland & Terry Austin. Letters column includes a letter from Beau Smith. Cover by Bolland.
Cover price $1.00.
The whole world is witness to King Arthur's freeing of Excalibur from the stone, before he, Merlin and Tom Prentice search for the reincarnated Queen Guinevere and Sir Lancelot in "Many Are Called..."
Script by Mike W. Barr, art by Brian Bolland & Bruce D. Patterson. 2-page text piece by Barr on "Sir Thomas Malory: The Knight of Newbold Revel." Pin-up by Bolland. Cover by Bolland.
Cover price $1.00.
As Morgan Le Fay observes from afar, Percival, Kay, Galahad, Gawain and Tristan are recruited to join King Arthur's ranks in "Knight Quest!"
Script by Mike W. Barr, art by Brian Bolland & Bruce D. Patterson. 2-page text piece by Barr: "Was There a Real King Arthur?" Cover by Bolland.
Cover price $1.00.
Morgan Le Fay explains how she's connected to the alien invaders, Lancelot & Guinevere continue their romance and Tristan reflects on an offer that's hard to refuse in "The Tale of Morgan Le Fay!"
Script by Mike W. Barr, art by Brian Bolland & Bruce D. Patterson. Letters column includes letters from Michael Eury and Beau Smith. Cover by Bolland.
Cover price $1.00.
The wedding of Arthur & Guinevere does not go off without a hitch, as an assassin makes his play and Tristan encounters two faces from her/his past in "Royal Funeral."
Script by Mike W. Barr, art by Brian Bolland, Bruce D. Patterson & Dick Giordano. Cover by Bolland.
Cover price $1.00.
Arthur and his Knights of the Table Round try to turn the tide of war against their alien foes, Tristan can't escape her self-loathing and a knight squanders his second chance in "Betrayal!"
Script by Mike W. Barr, art by Brian Bolland & Terry Austin. Letters column includes a letter from Beau Smith. Cover by Bolland.
Cover price $1.00.
WRITTEN BY DAN ABNETT AND ANDY LANNING; ART AND COVER BY JOE PHILLIPS AND JASEN RODRIGUEZ.
The over-the-top miniseries starring the DCU's sexiest assassins continues with a guest-star packed issue! The Body Doubles make a deal with the alien dominatrix, Mystress to hunt down Earth's super-women starting with Argent from the Titans, Black Canary and Deep Blue. If they succeed they'll save their own skins, but doom the planet!
FC, 32 PG. (2 OF 4)" Cover price $2.50.
WRITTEN BY CHUCK DIXON; ART AND COVER BY BUTCH GUICE.
To save Blockbuster's life, Black Canary, Lady Vic and Grim continue their search for a heart donor in Gorilla City. At the same time, Canary is posing as Oracle ? but how long can she deceive her captors?
FC, 32 PG. Cover price $2.50.
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"Into the Silver Pyramid!" - Written by Dennis O'Neil. Art and Cover by Adam Kubert and Andy Kubert. Doc Savage, the first "super-hero" superstar of the century, is back! His exploits filled the imaginations of pulp magazine readers throughout the 1930's to 1950's...but the Doc Savage of this mini-series is definitely a hero for the 1980's -- and beyond! Whatever happened to Clark Savage, Jr., the original Doc Savage, on what was possibly his last mission into the jungles of Central America? (It was 1945 and on the week before his wedding,
Doc Savage had set out to stop an escaped Nazi war criminal.) And whatever became of his wife and only son, left in the care of his most trusted companions, Ham, Monk, Long Tom, and the rest? The answers are here, in a saga spanning nearly four decades and three generations of the incredible Savage legacy. Explore the legend of Doc Savage and witness how the legend affected the lives of those around him...and those expected to follow in his giant footprints! This mini-series is written by Dennis O'Neil and features the pencils of Adam Kubert and inks of Andy Kubert. It's a creative team to match the awesome power of the incredible Man of Bronze!
32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.75.
"Face to Face!" Story by Ty Templeton. Art by Ty Templeton and Rick Burchett.
In order to save two universes, the young hero known as Access was forced to use the power of Amalgam (see Marvel versus DC (1996) #3). In this issue, the Dark Claw (Wolverine/Batman) must battle Lady Talia (Talia/ Lady Deathstrike) who seeks revenge for the death of her father, Ra's A-Pocalypse (Apocalypse/Ra's Al Ghul).
Cover price $1.95.
A collection of Christmas stories by various artists. "The Present" (Green Lantern/Green Arrow), story by Devin Grayson, art by Will Rosado; "The House of Peace" (Batman) by Chuck Dixon and Dave Taylor; "Present Tense" (Darkseid) by Ty Templeton; "Twas the Night Before Kwanzaa" (Black Lightning) by Tony Isabella and Eddie Newell; "The Gift" (Superman) by Dan Jurgens and Brett Breeding; "I Left My Heart At The Justice Society Canteen" (JSA) by Howard Chaykin and Rick Burchett; "A Christmas Carol" (Sgt. Rock) by Chuck Dixon and Russ Heath; and "The Old Lane", an early story featuring Nightwing and Oracle together (predates "Birds of Prey" #8 by a year), by Brian Stelfreeze and Devin Grayson. Cover price $3.95.
Content: Superman story "The Benefaction of Peace" by Barry Jameson, Graham Nolan, Josef Rubenstein, Jason Wright & Albert DeGuzman; Catwoman story "Bearing Gifts We Traverse Afar" by Dennis O'Neil, Jesse Delperdang, Mike Sellers, Lee Loughridge & John Costanza; Green Lantern story "The Vessel" by Michael Jan Friedman, Roger Robinson, Phyllis Novin, John Kalisz & John Costanza; Flash story "Present Tense" by Brian Augustyn, Mark Waid, Paul Ryan, Dick Giordano, Tom McCraw & John Costanza; Orion & Highfather story "A High Father Christmas" by Walter Simonson, Sal Buscema, Lee Loughridge & John Costanza; Demon story "Satan's Little Helper" by Ty Templeton; Batman story "Just Another Night" by Jim Aparo, Kevin Nowlan & John Costanza.
Cover price $3.95.
WRITTEN BY GEOFF JOHNS; ART BY RICK BURCHETT AND PRENTIS ROLLINS; COVER BY KEVIN NOWLAN
It's a DC FIRST! Presenting the first race ever between Superman and the Golden Age Flash, Jay Garrick! One of the deadliest Flash foes ever, Kadabra, has forced our heroes to race against the clock to save the life of the latest Flash, Wally West! For more information, see the feature article.
FC, 48 PG. $3.50 Cover price $3.50.
