Superman #686 [Direct Sales]

(May 2009)

Yesterday and Tomorrow (Table of Contents: 1)

Mon-El; The Guardian / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

James Robinson

Pencils

Renato Guedes

Inks

Jose W. Magalhaes

Colors

David Curiel

Letters

John J. Hill

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman (flashback); Mon-El; Bibbo Bibbowski; Atlas; Steel [John Henry Irons]; Jimmy Olsen; The Guardian [Jim Harper clone]; Control [Rachel; Chameleon Boy]; Science Police [Garrison (cameo); Billi Harper (intro)]; Rampage; General Sam Lane (cameo)

Synopsis

Mon-El, John Henry Irons, Jimmy Olsen, and the Guardian all remember the trust that Superman has placed in them before leaving for New Krypton. Mon-El gives Jimmy a new signal watch, attuned to his hearing. Superman had asked the Guardian to help Mon-El with his new secret identity, and thus Jonathan Kent joins the Science Police. Mon-El patrols Metropolis and confronts Rampage. He takes her up a mile into the air and drops her to the ground, knocking her out. The Guardian and Steel arrive on the scene, and warn him that she could have died, but Guardian tells Steel that he will keep an eye on Mon-El. Back at the Science Police as Kent, he meets Billi Harper, who just moved back from Gotham to get to know Jim Harper, her great uncle.

Reprints

• in Superman: Mon-El (DC, 2010 series) ([April] 2010)
• in Superman: Mon-El (DC, 2011 series) (2010 [April 2011])

Indexer Notes

Story continued from last issue, and continues in the next issue.

["We interrupt this week's DC Nation for a very special announcement."] [March 25, 2009] (Table of Contents: 2)

DC Nation / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script

Dan DiDio

Pencils

? (Photograph)

Inks

? (Photograph)

Colors

? (Photograph)

Letters

typeset

Characters

Dan Didio (photograph); George Perez (Photograph)

Indexer Notes

Dan tells about honoring George Perez at Megacon with "George Perez Day" in Orange County, Florida. Ad for Superman #687. Appears on page 34 in this issue.

[House Advertisements] (Table of Contents: 3)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 4 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

House ads for: After Watchmen...What's Next, The Flash: Rebirth (2 pages), and DC Direct Watchmen collectibles. Appear in various places in this issue.

[Ads] (Table of Contents: 4)

advertisement / 8 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Total of 4 one-page and 2 two-page ads for: Halo Wars (video game, Microsoft Game Studios), abovetheinfluence (Partnership for a Drug-Free America, 2 pages), Superman/Batman Heroes United (cell phone game, glu), Coraline The Game (video game, D3Publisher, 2 pages), Tom Clancy's H-A-W-X (video game, Ubisoft), and Wonder Woman (DVD, Warner Bros. Animation). Appear in various places in this issue.