Adventure Comics Special Featuring the Guardian #1 [Victor Ibañez Cover]

(January 2009)

New Krypton Part Three The Worst Night of His Life (Table of Contents: 1)

The Guardian / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

James Robinson

Pencils

Pere Pérez

Inks

Pere Pérez

Colors

David Baron

Letters

John J. Hill

Genre

superhero

Characters

Jimmy Olsen; The Guardian [Jim Harper clone]; Tellus (flashback); Guardian [Jim Harper] (flashback, dies); Gwendoline Harper; Eddy (flashback, cameo); Ron (flashback, cameo); Codename: Assassin (voice, flashback); Jim Harper clones (flashback); Paul Kirk clones (flashback); Cadmus

Synopsis

Jimmy Olsen has tracked down his old friend Jim Harper. Harper tells Jimmy how he found an alien (Tellus) being held by Cadmus, how he saw the original Jim Harper being killed, and how he found another cloning facility. The last one held clones of Paul Kirk and himself, and Harper was so disgusted that he destroyed them all. As a clone, he wonders if he even qualifies as a man; but Jimmy assures him that he is a good man. After Jimmy leaves, Harper remembers that he didn't kill all the clones; he rescued one small female clone (Gwendoline). He decides to go back to Metropolis.

Reprints

• in Superman: New Krypton (DC, 2009 series) #1 ([July] 2009)
• in Superman: New Krypton (DC, 2010 series) #1 (2009 [July 2010])

Indexer Notes

Story continued from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen Special (DC, 2008 series) #1 (between pages 53 and 54 in that issue), and continues in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #871. Tellus is a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes.

#138 [November 5, 2008] (Table of Contents: 2)

DC Nation / in-house column / 0.5 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Shown: a picture of Green Lantern and Green Arrow, and a construction hat with a Superman S symbol with a sign that says "UNDER CONSTRUCTION". Ad for Action Comics #871. Appears on page 33 in this issue.

[House Advertisement] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Indexer Notes

House ad for: Faces of Evil. Appears on the tops of pages 24 and 25 in this issue.

[Ads] (Table of Contents: 4)

advertisement / 11.5 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Total of 5 one-page, 1 two-page, 1 four-page, and 1 half-page ads for: Wall-E (DVD, Disney/Pixar), abovetheinfluence (Partnership for a Drug-Free America, 2 pages), Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe Official Game Guide (book, Prima), Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe (video game, Midway, 4 pages), Dragonball Z Season Seven/Cooler's Revenge/The Return of Cooler (DVD, Funimation Entertainment), Spanking Shakespeare (book, RHCB, 1/2 page), TNA Impact (video game, Midway), and Twilight (movie, Summit Entertainment). Appear in various places in this issue.