([November] 2003)

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Volume
4
Price
14.95 USD; 22.95 CAD
Pages
224
On-sale Date
2003-09-04
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [bullet]; Marvel
ISBN
1-4012-0169-5 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
76194124121300111
Editing
Robert Greenberger (collected edition)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ed McGuinness (signed)
Inks
Jason Martin (signed)
Colors
Tanya Horie; Richard Horie
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Darkseid; Galactus; Green Lantern; Silver Surfer; Spider-Man; Superman; Batman; Fantastic Four

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Graham Nolan
Inks
Karl Kesel
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Batman; Spider-Man
Synopsis
Production and company credits.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

character profile / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Darryl Banks; John Byrne; Graham Nolan; Dan Jurgens (layouts); Art Thibert
Inks
Terry Austin; John Byrne; Karl Kesel; Art Thibert
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Cyborg [Hank Henshaw]; Fantastic Four; Galactus; Darkseid; Kingpin; New Gods; Parallax; Ra's Al Ghul; Silver Surfer; Spider-Man; Superman; Thanos
Synopsis
Brief backgrounds of the characters in these stories.

[Cover - Green Lantern / Silver Surfer: Unholy Alliances] (Table of Contents: 3)

Green Lantern; Silver Surfer / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Darryl Banks
Inks
Terry Austin
Colors
?
Editing
Kevin Dooley; Eddie Berganza (associate editor); Mark Gruenwald (consulting editor)

Genre
superhero; science fiction
Characters
Green Lantern; Silver Surfer
Reprints

Unholy Alliances (Table of Contents: 4)

Green Lantern; Silver Surfer / comic story / 48 pages (report information)

Script
Ron Marz
Pencils
Darryl Banks
Inks
Terry Austin
Colors
Digital Chameleon
Letters
Chris Eliopoulos
Editing
Kevin Dooley; Eddie Berganza (associate editor); Mark Gruenwald (consulting editor)

Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Cyborg [Hank Henshaw]; Silver Surfer; Green Lantern [Kyle Rayner]; Terrax; Parallax [Hal Jordan]; Thanos; Galactus (cameo flashback); Shalla Bal (cameo flashback)
Synopsis
Green Lantern and Silver Surfer are tricked into aligning themselves with Thanos and Parallax, respectively. Can they realize their errors soon enough to stop these two power-crazed cosmic beings?
Reprints

[Cover - Darkseid vs. Galactus: The Hunger] (Table of Contents: 5)

Darkseid; Galactus / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
John Byrne
Inks
John Byrne
Colors
Rick Taylor
Editing
Rob Simpson; Chris Eades (assistant editor); Mark Gruenwald (consulting editor)

Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Galactus; Darkseid; Orion; Silver Surfer
Reprints

The Hunger (Table of Contents: 6)

Darkseid; Galactus / comic story / 48 pages (report information)

Script
John Byrne
Pencils
John Byrne
Inks
John Byrne
Colors
Rick Taylor
Letters
John Byrne
Editing
Rob Simpson; Chris Eades (assistant editor); Mark Gruenwald (consulting editor)

Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Orion; Lightray; Highfather; DeSaad; Darkseid; Silver Surfer; Uatu The Watcher; Galactus; Parademons; Hunger Dogs; denizens of New Genesis; Black Racer
Synopsis
Galactus journeys to Apokolips to satisfy his insatiable hunger.
Reprints

[Cover - Batman / Spider-Man] (Table of Contents: 7)

Batman; Spider-Man / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Graham Nolan
Inks
Karl Kesel
Colors
?
Editing
Scott Peterson; Darren Vincenzo

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Spider-Man
Reprints

New Age Dawning (Table of Contents: 8)

Batman; Spider-Man / comic story / 48 pages (report information)

Script
J. M. DeMatteis
Pencils
Graham Nolan
Inks
Karl Kesel
Colors
Gloria Vasquez
Letters
John Costanza
Editing
Scott Peterson; Darren Vincenzo

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Spider-Man; Ra's Al Ghul; Talia Ghul; Vanessa Fisk; Kingpin [Wilson Fisk]; Mary Jane Watson-Parker
Synopsis
Ra's Al Ghul contacts the Kingpin to join him in bringing about a New World Order. Batman and Spider-Man find out and join forces to bring the two men down.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pages 135 and 136 are accidentally transposed in this story.

[Cover - Superman / Fantastic Four] (Table of Contents: 9)

Fantastic Four; Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Dan Jurgens (signed)
Inks
Alex Ross (painting)
Colors
Alex Ross (painting)
Editing
Mike Carlin; L. A. Williams (assistant editor); Mark Gruenwald (consulting editor); Bobbie Chase (consulting editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Fantastic Four; Galactus
Reprints

The Infinite Destruction (Table of Contents: 10)

Fantastic Four; Superman / comic story / 64 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Jurgens
Pencils
Art Thibert (finished art); Dan Jurgens (breakdowns)
Inks
Art Thibert
Colors
Gregory Wright
Letters
Bill Oakley
Editing
Mike Carlin; L. A. Williams (assistant editor); Mark Gruenwald (consulting editor); Bobbie Chase (consulting editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Galactus; Maggie Sawyer; Franklin Richards; Fantastic Four [Thing; Human Torch; Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl]; Cyborg [Hank Henshaw]
Synopsis
Convinced that Galactus was responsible for the destruction of Krypton, Superman journeys to the Fantastic Four's universe in search of the Planet-Eater. After comparing notes with the Four, Galactus tracks them, and forces Superman to become his next herald.
Reprints

[Biographies] (Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
biography

Indexer Notes

Bios on all the creators of these stories.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
  4. 3. [Cover - Green Lantern / Silver Surfer: Unholy Alliances]
    Green Lantern; Silver Surfer
  5. 4. Unholy Alliances
    Green Lantern; Silver Surfer
  6. 5. [Cover - Darkseid vs. Galactus: The Hunger]
    Darkseid; Galactus
  7. 6. The Hunger
    Darkseid; Galactus
  8. 7. [Cover - Batman / Spider-Man]
    Batman; Spider-Man
  9. 8. New Age Dawning
    Batman; Spider-Man
  10. 9. [Cover - Superman / Fantastic Four]
    Fantastic Four; Superman
  11. 10. The Infinite Destruction
    Fantastic Four; Superman
  12. 11. [Biographies]
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