Action Comics #875

(May 2009)

The Sleepers Part I (Table of Contents)

Nightwing and Flamebird / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Greg Rucka

Pencils:

Eddy Barrows

Inks:

Ruy Jose; Julio Ferreira

Colors:

Rod Reis

Letters:

Rob Leigh

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Nightwing [Chris Kent]; Flamebird [Thara Ak-Var]; David Carter [Tor-An]; Lois Lane; General Sam Lane; Lieutenant Hollister; Ursa; General Zod; Jax-Ur (hologram); Nadira Va-Dim (hologram); Az-Rel (hologram); Quex-Ul (hologram); Car-Vex (hologram); Fortress of Solitude

Synopsis:

David Carter is on the phone in his office in Sydney Australia discussing the Kryptonian situation when suddenly Nightwing arrives and punches him through many floors of his building. Flamebird also arrives, but Carter comes back, attacking both of them. The fight goes outside over the harbor, where Nightwing reveals they know who he is, a Kryptonian named Tor-An. That distracts him enough for Flamebird to quickly immobilize him, and capture him. General Lane isn't thrilled to see yet another super-hero on Earth. Ursa reviews a conversation she had with Alura, with Alura warning her about Thora Ak-Var's stability. She talks with General Zod, and they remember the sleeper agents they have placed on Earth. Nightwing and Flamebird go to the Fortress of Solitude to secure Tor-An, and reveal themselves to be Thora Ak-Var and Chris Kent [Lor-Zod], somehow aged. After reviewing the names of the other criminals that Chris knows have been placed as sleeper agents, Chris has another aging attack, and tells Thora that he doesn't know what causes it. Suddenly Ursa appears, intending to execute them.

Indexer Notes

Story continues in next issue. A man is called Hollister by General Lane, but his uniform says Forrester. Future issues call him Hollister. Five of the six Kryptonian villains shown with holographic heads were introduced in the Silver and Bronze ages (pre-Crisis), but Car-Vex is new. There is much Kryptonese dialog in this issue, but it is all translated into English.

We interrupt this week's DC Nation page [March 11, 2009] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Dan Didio

Pencils:

Frank Quitely

Indexer Notes

Dan shows art from the new Batman and Robin series. Ad for Action Comics #876. Appears on page 34 in this issue.

[House Advertisements] (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 7 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

House ads for: Azrael: Death's Dark Knight #1/Batman: Battle for the Cowl #1, Watchmen DC Direct products, Green Lantern #39-42/Green Lantern Corps #33-37 (Blackest Night), Absolute Superman: For Tomorrow, The Flash: Rebirth (2 pages), and Solomon Grundy. Appear in various places in this issue.

[Ads] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 5 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Total of 3 one-page and 1 two-page ads for: The Mousehunter (book, Little, Brown), Coraline The Game (video game, D3Publisher, 2 pages), Get up and play. An hour a day (exercise, Ad council/Dept. of Health and Human Services), and Pokemon Platinum (card game, Nintendo). Appear in various places in this issue.