Superman #663

(July 2007)

The Big Picture (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Kurt Busiek

Pencils:

Carlos Pacheco; Jesus Merino

Inks:

Jesus Merino

Colors:

Alex Sinclair

Letters:

Comicraft

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Superman; Arion [Bill Knightly]; Arion [of Atlantis]; Manitou Raven (cameo); Dawn (cameo); Witchfire (cameo); Tracey 13 (cameo); Bork (cameo); Young Gods [including Esak; Zamma Girl; Azar; Otak; Fastbak; Varak]; Lightray; Mordru (flashback, cameo); Dove [Dawn Granger] (flashback, cameo); Power Girl (flashback, cameo); Baby Chemos (intro, cameo); Lana Lang; Lois Lane; Esperanza Luisa Sanchez (cameo); Oblivion Bar

Synopsis:

Arion [of Atlantis] tracks down Bill Knightly, who has been pretending to be Arion in recent years, and kidnaps him. Superman finds Metropolis overrun by young New Gods, and their playtime is causing damage. He rounds them up, as Lightray arrives, letting Superman know they deviated from a field trip of the inner planets. Arion learns from Knightly how he had died in the present age. Lightray senses turmoil in Superman, and urges him to take the night off. After spending time talking with Lana and then Lois, he sits on the moon to think, but on returning to Metropolis, he can't help but rescue a little girl who fell off of a building ledge. Lightray and the Young Gods leave, but two of them are hiding in Metropolis. Arion and Superman meet, Superman tells him that he won't quit. Arion then attacks him.

Reprints:

• in Superman: Camelot Falls (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([February] 2008) [minus the credits, the editor's note about this occurring prior to Countdown #48, and the next issue blurb]
• in Grandes Autores de Superman: Superman - La Caída de Camelot (ECC Ediciones, 2012 series) #[nn] (Mayo 2012)

Indexer Notes

Story continued from the previous issue and continues in the next issue. In promotional materials, this is called chapter two of the second half of "Camelot Falls". On the DC Message Boards on 2007-10-02 and the next day, Kurt talks about the art, saying that Merino is sharing the pencils with Pacheco, and "doing quite a bit more than layouts, but not full pencils."

DC Nation 59 [b] [May 9, 2007] (Table of Contents)

DC Nation / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dan Didio

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Dan gives an introduction to the new weekly series Countdown. Ads for Superman #664, Countdown #51, Green Lantern Corps #12, and Nightwing #132. Appears on page 34 in this issue.

[House Advertisements] (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 7.67 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

House ads for: Green Arrow: Year One, Justice League of America hardcover (2/3 page), Black Canary, Batman: Ego and Other Tails hardcover [yes, "Tails" is correct], Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps Special, Flash: The Fastest Man Alive/Countdown, Batman and Son hardcover, and World of Warcraft Action Figures. Appear in various places in the issue.

[Ads] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 4.33 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Total of 3 one-page and 1 one-and-one-third-page ads for: Transformers (movie, Dreamworks), The Demonata (books, Little Brown), Hunger Gets What Hunger Wants (sweepstakes, BallPark franks, 1 and 1/3 page), and Chaotic (card game, Chaotic USA). Appear in various places in the issue.