(January 2011)
- Price:
- 2.99 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- On-sale date:
- 2010-11-17
- Indicia Publisher:
- DC Comics
- Brand:
- DC
- Barcode:
- ?
- Editing:
- Matt Idelson; Wil Moss (assistant editor)
- Format:
- Color; Standard Modern US; saddle-stitched; glossy paper; monthly; ongoing series
Issue Notes
This issue has variants.
This went on sale one week after the solicited date and with different content. "Printed by Quad/Graphics, Montreal, QC, Canada. 11/10/10."
Two covers were done for this issue; this one featuring a kid in a Superman shirt with a black eye, and an alternate one featuring Superman reaching out his hand (10 issues for 1 issue mixture).
This issue contains content that was originally solicited for the previous issue. The content that was originally solicited ended up in issue 707. The change was announced in a press release dated 2010-09-17.
Grounded Part Four: Visitation Rights
Superman / comic story / 22 pages
Credits
- Script:
- J. Michael Straczynski
- Pencils:
- Wellington Dias; Eddy Barrows
- Inks:
- J. P. Mayer; Eber Ferreira ("with")
- Colors:
- Rod Reis
- Letters:
- John J. Hill
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Superman; William; William's mother; Lois Lane; Vincent (William's father); Mt. Prospect, Illinois; Chicago, Illinois
- Synopsis:
- Superman continues walking across the country, visiting Chicago and Mt. Prospect, IL. People have been avoiding him, but one person is looking forward to his arrival, a child who has been regularly beaten by his father. He wants to signal Superman to get his help. He tries to stop his father from beating his mother again, but gets thrown in the basement. Superman hears his cries for help, and intervenes. But Superman has also been having nightmares of a battle with a creature, and when he awakens, he is bruised.
Indexer Notes
Story continued from the previous issue, and continues in the next issue. This story harkens back to the Golden Age Superman, who fought a wife-beater in Action #1.
As I Write This, There is a Batman Costume Sitting in a Box Beside My Desk. [November 17, 2010]
DC Nation / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Scott Synder
- Pencils:
- Mark Simpson [as Jock]
- Inks:
- Mark Simpson [as Jock]
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Scott Snyder talks about his upcoming writing assignment in Detective Comics. Appears on page 34 in this issue.
[House Advertisements]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 4 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Indexer Notes
House ads for: Batman Incorporated, Batman, Detective Comics, and Batwoman #0. Appear in various places in this issue.
[Ads]
advertisement / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Indexer Notes
Total of 6 one-page and 1 two-page ads for: Dragon Quest: Sentinels of the Starry Skies (video game, Nintendo), Hero Factory: Big Problems Call for Big Solutions (blocks, Lego), Fire Breather (TV movie, Cartoon Network), Part Hero Part Villain (superhero sneakers, Converse), Mario vs. Donkey Kong (video game, Nintendo, 2 pages), Prism 5 (gum, Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company), and Transformers Prime (TV, Hubworld, done in the style of a fold-in). Appear in various places in this issue.
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