Earth 2
#2 - The Tower of Fate
([June] 2014)
DC,
2013 Series
- Volume
- 2
- Price
- 16.99 USD; 19.99 CAD
- Pages
- 180
- On-sale Date
- 2014-04-09
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics
- Brand
-
DC [peel]
- ISBN
-
978-1-4012-4614-3
- Barcode
- 9781401246143 51699
- Editing
- Mike Cotton (credited) (editor - original series); Pat McCallum (credited) (editor - original series); Joey Cavalieri (credited) (editor - original series); Wil Moss (credited) (associate editor - original series); Anthony Marques (credited) (assistant editor - original series); Sean Mackiewicz (credited) (assistant editor - original series); Kate Stewart (credited) (assistant editor - original series); Robin Wildman (credited) (editor)
Issue Notes
Second printing available June 8, 2016 (per comiclist.com).
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
-
from Earth 2 (DC, 2012 series) #0 (November 2012) - from DC Universe Presents (DC, 2011 series) #0 (November 2012)
- from Earth 2 (DC, 2012 series) #7 (February 2013), #8 (March 2013), #8 (March 2013), #9 (April 2013), #10 (May 2013), #11 (June 2013), #11 (June 2013), #12 (July 2013)
-
The Tower of Fate
Earth 2 / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Nicola Scott (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Trevor Scott (credited, signed)
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair (credited, signed)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Jay Garrick]; Hawkgirl [Kendra Saunders]; Khalid Ben-Hassin
- Reprints
- from Earth 2 (DC, 2012 series) #10 (May 2013)
-
A Hero's Tale
Earth 2 / comic story / 20 pages
- Script
- James Robinson
- Pencils
- Tomás Giorello
- Inks
- Tomás Giorello
- Colors
- Nathan Eyring
- Letters
- Dezi Sienty
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mr. 8 [Terry Sloan]; Superman; Wonder Woman; Batman; Robin [Helena Wayne]; Supergirl [Kara]
- Synopsis
- During a great battle between the heroes of Earth 2 and the parademons of Apokolips, Terry Sloan forces a terrible sacrifice on the world to prove that the planet will never surrender.
- Reprints
- from Earth 2 (DC, 2012 series) #0 (November 2012)
-
Heaven Sent
Earth 2 / comic story / 20 pages
- Script
- James Robinson
- Pencils
- Yıldıray Çınar
- Inks
- Trevor Scott
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair; Dave McCaig; Allen Passalaqua; Lee Loughridge
- Letters
- Dezi Sienty
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Hawkgirl [Kendra Munoz-Saunders]; Commander Amar Khan; Terry Sloan; Wesley Dodds; Sandmen; Mr. Terrific [Michael Holt]; Red Tornado
- Synopsis
- Hawkgirl tries again to convince Green Lantern to join a team of heroes but he still refuses. Commander Khan does not want to be allied with Terry Sloan but he is given no choice, so he enlists the help of Wesley Dodds and the Sandmen to uncover Sloan's secrets. They find Mr. Terrific, who has been brainwshed by Sloan.
- Reprints
- from Earth 2 (DC, 2012 series) #7 (February 2013)
-
Lazy Sunday
Earth 2 / comic story / 20 pages
- Script
- James Robinson
- Pencils
- Yıldıray Çınar
- Inks
- Ryan Winn; Ruy José
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair
- Letters
- Dezi Sienty
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Steppenwolf; King Marov of Dherain; Fury
- Synopsis
- Steppenwolf of Apokolips and his ally Fury, the daughter of Wonder Woman, kill King Marov who had previously given Steppenwolf political asylum.
- Reprints
- from Earth 2 (DC, 2012 series) #8 (March 2013)
-
The Tower of Fate: Prologue - The Man Who Was Scared
Earth 2 / comic story / 20 pages
- Script
- James Robinson
- Pencils
- Nicola Scott
- Inks
- Trevor Scott
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair (pp. 1-11, 18-20); Pete Pantazis (pp. 12-17)
- Letters
- Carlos M. Mangual
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Hawkgirl [Kendra Saunders]; Khalid Ben-Hassin; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Atom [Captain Al Pratt]; Wesley Dodds; Major Sonia Sato; Wotan; Mrs. Garrick
- Synopsis
- Hawkgirl sends Khalid Ben-Hassin, a reluctant sorcerer, to help the Flash, who is about to be arrested by the World Army.
- Reprints
- from Earth 2 (DC, 2012 series) #9 (April 2013)
-
The Tower of Fate: Part 1
Earth 2 / comic story / 20 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Khalid ben-Hassin; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Hawkgirl [Kendra Saumders]; Karel Wotan; the Great Beast; Mrs. Garrick; Mr. Zhao
- Synopsis
- Flash and Khalid must enter the Tower of Fate on a mission for Wotan, who holds Flash's mother captive. Green Lantern seeks out Hawkgirl's help to find out who ordered the train explosion that killed his partner Sam.
- Reprints
- from Earth 2 (DC, 2012 series) #10 (May 2013)
-
The Tower of Fate Part 2: The Man Who Was Brave
Earth 2 / comic story / 20 pages
- Script
- James Robinson
- Pencils
- Nicola Scott
- Inks
- Trevor Scott
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair; Pete Pantazis
- Letters
- Dezi Sienty
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Doctor Fate [Khalid Ben-Hassin]; Karel Wotan; the Great Beast; Steppenwolf; Fury; Mr. Miracle; Big Barda; Mrs. Garrick; Nabu (flashback)
- Synopsis
- Within the Tower of Fate, the Flash battles the Great Beast to give Khalid time to find the Helmet of Nabu and become Doctor Fate. Meanwhile, Steppenwolf sends Fury to find the son of Highfather, who is hiding somewhere on Earth 2.
- Reprints
- from Earth 2 (DC, 2012 series) #11 (June 2013)
-
The Tower of Fate Part 3: The Man Who Was Fate
Earth 2 / comic story / 20 pages
- Script
- James Robinson
- Pencils
- Nicola Scott
- Inks
- Trevor Scott
- Colors
- Barbara Ciardo; Pete Pantazis
- Letters
- Dezi Sienty
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Doctor Fate [Khalid Ben-Hassin]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Hawkgirl [Kendra Sounders]; Karel Wotan; Mrs. Garrick; Lee Travis
- Synopsis
- Doctor Fate and the Flash engage Wotan in battle. In China, Green Lantern learns of the fight and leaves Hawkgirl behind to join Fate and the Flash. After they defeat Wotan, Green Lantern has changed his mind about forming a team of heroes, but as they begin to discuss the idea, the next menace appears.
- Reprints
- from Earth 2 (DC, 2012 series) #12 (July 2013)
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Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Tower of Fate
Earth 2 -
1.
A Hero's Tale
Earth 2 -
2.
Heaven Sent
Earth 2 -
3.
Lazy Sunday
Earth 2 -
4.
The Tower of Fate: Prologue - The Man Who Was Scared
Earth 2 -
5.
The Tower of Fate: Part 1
Earth 2 -
6.
The Tower of Fate Part 2: The Man Who Was Brave
Earth 2 -
7.
The Tower of Fate Part 3: The Man Who Was Fate
Earth 2
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