- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction
Embossed with the Planetary logo.
- Script
- Warren Ellis
- Pencils
- John Cassaday
- Inks
- John Cassaday
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We, the extraordinary, were conspiring to make the world better. - Sherlock Holmes
- Genre
- science fiction
- Pencils
- John Cassaday (signed)
- Inks
- John Cassaday (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Frankenstein’s monster; Sherlock Holmes; Elijah Snow; Dr. Jeckyll (possibly)
- Reprints
The cover resembles a British magazine from the early part of the century.
- Script
- Warren Ellis (credited)
- Pencils
- John Cassaday (credited)
- Inks
- John Cassaday (credited)
- Colors
- Laura Martin (credited)
- Letters
- Bill O'Neil (credited)
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Elijah Snow; Sherlock Holmes; Dracula
- Synopsis
- In the early part of the 20th century, a young Elijah Snow tracks down the last of a hidden conspiracy. It’s members include John Griffin [Invisible Man], H.G. Wells, Baron Frankenstein and his Monster, Robor, Carnacki, Sherlock Holmes, and Dracula, among others. All have been accounted for except two: the detective and the vampire.
- Reprints
This ‘secret society’ is similar to Brass’ secret society due to the same thinking -- taking the best minds of the world and trying to solve the world’s problems. Elijah is taken under Sherlock’s tutelage following this tale.
- Script
- Warren Ellis
- Pencils
- John Cassaday
- Inks
- John Cassaday
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Call it a quantum thread. Some permutation of superstring theory that I can barely grasp. - The Professor
- Genre
- science fiction
- Pencils
- John Cassaday
- Inks
- John Cassaday
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Planetary [Elijah Snow; Jakita Wagner; Ambrose Chase; the Drummer]
- Reprints
- Script
- Warren Ellis (credited)
- Pencils
- John Cassaday (credited)
- Inks
- John Cassaday (credited)
- Colors
- Laura Martin (credited)
- Letters
- Bill O'Neil (credited)
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Planetary [Elijah Snow; Jakita Wagner; Ambrose Chase; the Drummer]; the Professor; the Four [Kim Suskind; William Leather; Randall Dowling]
- Synopsis
- The discovery of a stick that turns into a hammer leads Elijah to discover a world that the Four has destroyed to use as a place to store their weapons. This leads to a showdown with the Four, where a captured Elijah is forced to endure memory blocks by Randall Dowling in order to save his team.
- Reprints
The hammer in this tale is similar to Thor’s hammer from Marvel Comics. The Professor in this tales seems to be a mix of Professor Xavier (of Marvel’s X-Men) and Niles Caulder (the Chief from DC’s The Doom Patrol).
- Script
- Warren Ellis
- Pencils
- John Cassaday
- Inks
- John Cassaday
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'll be honest: I was bothered that you never contacted me after his death. - Larissa Chase
- Genre
- science fiction
- Pencils
- John Cassaday (signed)
- Inks
- John Cassaday (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Carlton Marvell; an Ancient
- Reprints
- Script
- Warren Ellis (credited)
- Pencils
- John Cassaday (credited)
- Inks
- John Cassaday (credited)
- Colors
- Laura Martin (credited)
- Letters
- Bill O'Neil (credited)
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Planetary [Elijah Snow; Jakita Wagner; the Drummer]; Larissa Chase (Ambrose’s wife); Angela Chase (Ambrose’s daughter); Dr. Axel Brass; Carlton Marvell (flashback)
- Synopsis
- Elijah and Jakita visit Larissa Chase, to “right some wrongs” as Elijah puts it. Then, the team is off to Australia, to stop the Four from activating Dreamtime as a way to get into the Multiverse.
- Reprints
- Script
- Warren Ellis
- Pencils
- John Cassaday
- Inks
- John Cassaday
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I have managed to give the world things, despite the Four. - Anna Hark
- Genre
- science fiction
- Pencils
- John Cassaday
- Inks
- John Cassaday
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- martial arts; science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Anna Hark
- Reprints
- Script
- Warren Ellis (credited)
- Pencils
- John Cassaday (credited)
- Inks
- John Cassaday (credited)
- Colors
- Laura Martin (credited)
- Letters
- Richard Starkings (credited)
- Genre
- martial arts; science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Elijah Snow; Anna Hark; Jim Wilder
- Synopsis
- Elijah confronts Anna Hark and convinces her to betray the 4, in exchange for learning the fate of Jim Wilder.
- Reprints
- Script
- Warren Ellis
- Pencils
- John Cassaday
- Inks
- John Cassaday
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- But you are here. And he is dangerous. - Anaykah
- Genre
- science fiction
- Pencils
- John Cassaday (signed)
- Inks
- John Cassaday (signed)
- Colors
- Laura Martin (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Elijah Snow
- Reprints
- Script
- Warren Ellis (credited)
- Pencils
- John Cassaday (credited)
- Inks
- John Cassaday (credited)
- Colors
- Laura Martin (credited)
- Letters
- Richard Starkings (credited)
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Elijah Snow; Jakita Wagner; Lord Blackstock
- Synopsis
- Elijah Snow discovers Lord Blackstock and the lost city of Opak-Re. Jakita Wagner is born.
- Reprints
- Script
- Warren Ellis
- Pencils
- John Cassaday
- Inks
- John Cassaday
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There's a whole planet on your side. - John Stone
- Genre
- science fiction
- Pencils
- John Cassaday (signed)
- Inks
- John Cassaday (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Reprints
- Script
- Warren Ellis (credited)
- Pencils
- John Cassaday (credited)
- Inks
- John Cassaday (credited)
- Colors
- Laura Martin (credited)
- Letters
- Richard Starkings (credited)
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Elijah Snow; Jakita Wagner; The Drummer; John Stone; William Leather
- Synopsis
- Planetary captures William Leather while investigating the first voyage from the Earth to the Moon.
- Reprints
- Script
- Warren Ellis
- Pencils
- John Cassaday
- Inks
- John Cassaday
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A ship this size, this old, with its own ecosystem... they could have evolved there. - Dr. Kwelo
- Genre
- science fiction
- Pencils
- John Cassaday
- Inks
- John Cassaday
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Reprints
- Script
- Warren Ellis (credited)
- Pencils
- John Cassaday (credited)
- Inks
- John Cassaday (credited)
- Colors
- Laura Martin (credited)
- Letters
- Richard Starkings (credited)
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Elijah Snow; Jakita Wagner; the Drummer
- Synopsis
- Planetary investigates a mysterious object approaching the Earth, while waiting for Jacob Greene from the 4 to intervene.
- Reprints
- Script
- Warren Ellis
- Pencils
- John Cassaday
- Inks
- John Cassaday
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What the hell you looking at - Jacob Greene
- Genre
- science fiction
- Pencils
- John Cassaday (signed)
- Inks
- John Cassaday (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Jacob Greene
- Reprints
- Script
- Warren Ellis (credited)
- Pencils
- John Cassaday (credited)
- Inks
- John Cassaday (credited)
- Colors
- Laura Martin (credited)
- Letters
- Richard Starkings (credited)
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Elijah Snow; Jakita Wagner; the Drummer; Jacob Greene
- Synopsis
- Elijah strands Jacob Greene in space.
- Reprints
- Script
- Warren Ellis
- Pencils
- John Cassaday
- Inks
- John Cassaday
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We contain universes. There are vastnesses in every grain of sand. - Melanctha
- Genre
- science fiction
- Pencils
- John Cassaday (signed)
- Inks
- John Cassaday (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Melanctha
- Reprints
- Script
- Warren Ellis (credited)
- Pencils
- John Cassaday (credited)
- Inks
- John Cassaday (credited)
- Colors
- Laura Martin (credited)
- Letters
- Richard Starkings (credited)
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Elijah Snow; Melanctha
- Synopsis
- Elijah consults a scientist/magician in order to learn about microcosms.
- Reprints
- Script
- Warren Ellis
- Pencils
- John Cassaday
- Inks
- John Cassaday
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I was supposed to be great. I'm a Leather. We're not born to be some bastard's lackey. - William Leather
- Genre
- science fiction
- Pencils
- John Cassaday
- Inks
- John Cassaday
- Colors
- Laura Martin
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Dead Ranger
- Reprints
- Script
- Warren Ellis (credited)
- Pencils
- John Cassaday (credited)
- Inks
- John Cassaday (credited)
- Colors
- Laura Martin (credited)
- Letters
- Richard Starkings (credited)
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Elijah Snow; William Leather; Dead Ranger; Randall Dowling; Masked Millionaire; Doc Brass
- Synopsis
- Elijah tortures William Leather and learns of his family's history.
- Reprints
- Script
- Warren Ellis
- Pencils
- John Cassaday
- Inks
- John Cassaday
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- If I'm leaving, can I break their stuff - Little Drummer Boy
- Genre
- science fiction
- Pencils
- John Cassaday (signed)
- Inks
- John Cassaday (signed)
- Colors
- Laura Martin (signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Elijah Snow; Jakita Wagner; Ambrose Chase
- Reprints
Cover is an homage to a Star Trek movie poster.
- Script
- Warren Ellis (credited)
- Pencils
- John Cassaday (credited)
- Inks
- John Cassaday (credited)
- Colors
- Laura Martin (credited)
- Letters
- Richard Starkings (credited)
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- the Drummer; Jakita Wagner; Elijah Snow; Ambrose Chase; John Stone
- Reprints
- Script
- Warren Ellis
- Pencils
- John Cassaday
- Inks
- John Cassaday
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- ...Why are you telling me this? Why are you telling me this NOW? - Jakita Wagner
- Genre
- science fiction
- Pencils
- John Cassaday (signed)
- Inks
- John Cassaday (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Reprints
The cover shows the front cover of a Planetary Guide.
- Script
- Warren Ellis (credited)
- Pencils
- John Cassaday (credited)
- Inks
- John Cassaday (credited)
- Colors
- Laura Martin (credited)
- Letters
- Richard Starkings (credited)
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Planetary [Elijah Snow, Jakita Wagner, the Drummer]; Lord Blackstock (flashback); Anaykah (flashback); Kim Suskind; Randall Dowling; Jim Wilder; Doc Brass; Ambrose Chase; John Leather; The Spider [Bret Leather]; William Leather
- Synopsis
- Elijah takes Jakita and the Drummer into a secured vault beneath a Planetary building in Brazil that houses a complete collection of Planetary Guidebooks. He then brings them up to speed about his plans and the Four's history. An orbital particle beam sent by the Four destroys the building the three are in, in order to kill them. But the Four miss their targets, and Planetary's 3 field agents prepare to retaliate.
- Reprints
- Script
- Warren Ellis
- Pencils
- John Cassaday
- Inks
- John Cassaday
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What will we become? When we go through? - Kim Süskind
- Genre
- science fiction
- Pencils
- John Cassaday
- Inks
- John Cassaday
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- The Four
- Reprints
- Script
- Warren Ellis (credited)
- Pencils
- John Cassaday (credited)
- Inks
- John Cassaday (credited)
- Colors
- Laura Martin (credited)
- Letters
- Richard Starkings (credited)
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Planetary [Elijah Snow; Jakita Wagner; the Drummer]; John Stone; in flashback:The Four [Randall Dowling; Kim Suskind; William Leather; Jacob Greene]
- Synopsis
- Elijah realizes that John Stone is working for the Four, and takes him down. Free from his inhuman masters, John reveals what really happened to the Four when they crossed into the Bleed.
- Reprints
- Script
- Warren Ellis
- Pencils
- John Cassaday
- Inks
- John Cassaday
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You think this world matters so much, don't you? - Randall Dowling
- Genre
- science fiction
- Pencils
- John Cassaday (signed)
- Inks
- John Cassaday (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Elijah Snow
- Reprints
- Script
- Warren Ellis
- Pencils
- John Cassaday
- Inks
- John Cassaday
- Colors
- Laura Martin
- Letters
- Richard Starkings
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Elijah Snow; Jakita Wagner; the Drummer; Randall Dowling (dies in this issue); Kim Suskind (dies in this issue); Jim Wilder; Anna Hark (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Elijah agrees to meet Randall and Kim alone for the last time. But Elijah has a new outlook that gives him the advantage over the meeting as well as the last two remaining members of the Four.
- Reprints
There is no story title or credits on this story.
- Script
- Warren Ellis
- Pencils
- John Cassaday
- Inks
- John Cassaday
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I think he's still there. - Elijah Snow
- Genre
- science fiction
- Pencils
- John Cassaday (signed)
- Inks
- John Cassaday (signed)
- Colors
- Laura Martin
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Elijah Snow; Jakita Wagner; the Drummer
- Reprints
Original three-page cover displayed sideways to fit on one page.
- Script
- Warren Ellis (credited)
- Pencils
- John Cassaday (credited)
- Inks
- John Cassaday (credited)
- Colors
- Laura Martin (credited)
- Letters
- Comicraft (credited)
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Elijah Snow; Jakita Wagner; the Drummer; Ambrose Chase
- Reprints
- Pencils
- John Cassaday (signed)
- Inks
- John Cassaday (signed)
- Colors
- Laura Martin
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Jakita Wagner; Elijah Snow; Drummer
- Reprints
Wraparound cover turned sideways to fit on one page.
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- science fiction
A key to the characters on the cover to Planetary #27.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- John Cassaday (credited) (turnaround art); ? (photographs)
- Inks
- John Cassaday (credited) (turnaround art); ? (photographs)
- Colors
- John Cassaday (credited) (turnaround art); ? (photographs)
- Letters
- typeset
- Pencils
- John Cassaday (signed)
- Inks
- John Cassaday (signed)
- Colors
- Laura Martin (credited)
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Jakita Wagner; Elijah Snow; Drummer
- Reprints
Wraparound cover turned sideways to fit on one page.
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction
Back cover, embossed with the Planetary logo.
The back cover portion of the dust jacket.
- Pencils
- John Cassaday (credited, signed)
- Inks
- John Cassaday (credited, signed)
- Colors
- Laura Martin (credited, signed)
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Elijah Snow; Jakita Wagner; The Drummer; Dracula; Sherlock Holmes; Randall Dowling; The Dead Ranger
- Reprints
Slipcase.