Planetary #1

(April 1999)

All Over The World (Table of Contents)

Planetary / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Warren Ellis

Pencils:

John Cassaday

Inks:

John Cassaday

Colors:

Laura Depuy

Letters:

Bill O'Neil

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction; superhero

Characters:

Planetary [Elijah Snow; Jakita Wagner; the Drummer]; Dr. "Doc" Axel Brass; Brass's Secret Society [Hark; the Aviator; Edison; the Jungle Lord; Jimmy, the Secret Operator; The Spider] (all in flashback); 7 costumed invaders (cameos in flashback)

Synopsis:

Elijah Snow is hired by Jakita Wagner to join Planetary, a four-man team (3 field agents and one mysterious backer known as "the Fourth Man")looking to uncover the hidden history of the world as “mystery archeologists." Their first mission: to explore a man-made cavern in the Adirondacks, the last known destination of Doc Brass, an adventurer from the 1930s and 1940s.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Wildstorm (Magic Press, 2000 series) #1 (Marzo 2000)
• in Planetary (DC, 2001 series) #1 ([February] 2001)
• in Planetary: All Over the World and Other Stories (DC, 2000 series) #nn
• in Absolute Planetary (DC, 2004 series) #[nn]

Indexer Notes

First introduction of the Snowflake. The seven costumed invaders are reminiscent of the original Justice League or America. The Secret Society are analogues of the following characters: Axel Brass (Doc Savage); The Aviator (G-8); Hark (Fu Manchu); The Spider (The Shadow/the Spider); The Jungle Lord (Tarzan); Edison (Tom Swift) ; Jimmy the Secret Operator (Operator #5).