Action Comics #872 [Gary Frank Cover]

(February 2009)

[Chris Sprouse Variant Cover] (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Chris Sprouse

Inks:

Karl Story

Colors:

Guy Major

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

Super-Hero

Characters:

Superman; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Metallo; Reactron

Indexer Notes

For every 10 copies of the standard edition, retailers were allowed to order one copy of the variant edition.

New Krypton Part Seven: Brainiac Lives (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Geoff Johns

Pencils:

Pete Woods

Inks:

Pete Woods

Colors:

Brad Anderson

Letters:

Steve Wands

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Superman; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Zor-El (mortally wounded); Alura; Commander Gor; Lieutenant Mur (dies); Lex Luthor; General Sam Lane; Brainiac; Metallo; Reactron; Creature Commandos [Lieutenant Matthew Shrieve; G.I. Robot [J.A.K.E. 2]; Velcro; Dr. Medusa; Patchwork; Wolfpack]; Ultra [Ace Arn]; Doomsday (corpse); Kryptonians; Agent Liberty (cameo); Tellus (cameo); The Guardian [Jim Harper clone] (cameo); Steve Lombard (cameo); Ron Troupe (cameo); Superboy [Kon-El] (statue); Nightwing [Chris Kent] (cameo); Flamebird [Thara Ak-Var] (cameo); Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (cameo); Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (cameo); Green Lantern [John Stewart] (cameo); Mister Terrific [Michael Holt] (cameo); Wonder Woman (cameo); Power Girl (cameo); Black Lightning (cameo); Flash [Jay Garrick] (cameo); Steel (cameo); Starfire (cameo); Hawkgirl [Kendra Sanders] (cameo); Hawkman [Carter Hall] (cameo); Brainiac Probes; Headship; gold kryptonite

Synopsis:

Superman confronts Zor-El and Alura after teams of Kandorians have captured several of Superman's enemies and banished them to the Phantom Zone, killing seven policemen in the process. He demands to know who did the killings, but Alura ignores him. She leads them into Brainiac's headship, where the Kandorians are trying to figure out how to free the cities and other beings that were captured, including Ultra and the Creature Commandos. In the meantime, some of Zod's men are still patrolling the Earth, and run across Metallo and Reactron, who surprisingly surrender to the Kryptonians. Luthor is experimenting on Brainiac, and proves that he can control at least part of Brainiac. Zod's men arrive in Kandor with Metallo and Reactron, but Metallo sends a signal to Luthor, who activates Brainiac's probes and releases the captured beings. Alura thinks her team has freed them, but as the probes attack, it distracts the city. Reactron reveals that he has gold kryptonite, which takes away Kryptonian's powers for 15 seconds, long enough to be killed. The fight is on, as Reactron makes his way toward Supergirl. Zor-El intercepts, but is rewarded by having a hole blown through his chest.

Indexer Notes

Story continued from Superman (DC, 2006 series) #682, and continues in Supergirl (DC, 2005 series) #36.

Well, last week we were all about Batman [December 10, 2008] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Dan Didio

Indexer Notes

Dan discusses what is coming up for the Superman line in 2009. Ad for Supergirl #36. Appears on page 34 in this issue.

[House Advertisements] (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 11 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

House ads for: Black Lightning: Year One, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Vigilante, The Spirit, Camelot 3000 the Deluxe Edition, Trinity, Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam, Justice League of America #27, The Spirit Deluxe Collector Figure, Green Lantern: Secret Origin hardcover, and JLA/Avengers softcover. Appear in various places in this issue.

[Ads] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 3 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Total of 3 one-page ads for: Bolt: The Video Game (video game, Disney Interactive Studios), DragonBall Origins (video game, Funimation Entertainment), and National Geographic Panda (video game, Bandai Namco). Appear in various places in this issue.