Action Comics #895 [Newsstand]

(January 2011)

The Black Ring Part Six (Table of Contents: 1)

Lex Luthor / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Cornell

Pencils

Pete Woods

Inks

Pete Woods

Colors

Brad Anderson

Letters

Rob Leigh

Genre

superhero

Characters

Lex Luthor; Vandal Savage; Robot Lois Lane [RoboLois]; Mr. Spalding; Sebastien Mallory; Monique; Flash [Wally West] (cameo flashback); Kobra (cameo flashback); Catwoman [Selina Kyle] (cameo flashback); Heat Wave (cameo flashback); Mirror Master (cameo flashback); Captain Cold (cameo flashback); Warp (cameo flashback); Phobia (cameo flashback); Cheetah [Barbara Ann Minerva] (cameo flashback); Katy (cameo); Michael Finch (cameo);Secret Six [Scandal Savage; Bane; Deadshot [Floyd Lawton]; Catman [Thomas Blake]; Ragdoll [Peter Merkel]; The Last Victim [Jeannette; Silver Banshee]] (cameo)

Synopsis

In 1358, Vandal Savage has protected the black spheres that he's discovered, creating a trap as he knows Luthor will eventually find them (though he doesn't know who he is). He checks on the building again over the centuries, but in the late 20th century, he recognizes Luthor in a newspaper. Within a few years, they meet, but Luthor has no interest in befriending Savage. In the present, Luthor figures out that he needs to change all the spheres, and does so. Savage notices his have changed. He then confronts Luthor in his boardroom after sabotaging the building, but Luthor still has an ace.

Reprints

• in Superman: The Black Ring (DC, 2011 series) #1 ([May] 2011)
• in Superman: The Black Ring (DC, 2012 series) #1 (2011 [April 2012])

Indexer Notes

Story continued from the previous issue and continues in the next issue. There are flashbacks to earlier meetings of Vandal Savage and Luthor during Flash #124 (1997) and Salvation Run (2008).

Jimmy Olsen's Big Week Day Three (Table of Contents: 2)

Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Nick Spencer

Pencils

R. B. Silva

Inks

Denis Freitas

Colors

Dave McCaig

Letters

Rob Leigh

Genre

superhero

Characters

Jimmy Olsen; Durvella Cwion; Durvella's brother; Perry White; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Martha Kent (video screen); Chloe Sullivan; Lois Lane; Superboy [Conner Kent] (billboard/statue); Steel [John Henry Irons] (billboard); Dalwythians

Synopsis

Jimmy starts his (and Chloe's) plan to make Metropolis look boring, so that the Dalwythian celebration will not destroy Earth. Perry reads from his novel, Supergirl shops at Yarn Barn, Martha Kent describes Smallville, and the bars and clubs are all closed. It works; the aliens leave.

Reprints

• in Jimmy Olsen (DC, 2011 series) #1 (May 2011)

Indexer Notes

Story continued from the previous issue and continues in the next issue.

Happy Thanksgiving, DC Nation! [November 24, 2010] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

DC Nation / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

[House Advertisements] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 3 pages (report information)

[Ads] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

advertisement / 9 pages (report information)