Top 10: Beyond the Farthest Precinct #4

(January 2006)

Grand Central Stasis (Table of Contents: 1)

Top 10 / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Di Filippo

Pencils

Jerry Ordway

Inks

Jerry Ordway

Colors

Jeromy Cox

Letters

Todd Klein

Genre

superhero; detective-mystery

Characters

Jack Phantom; Panthalassa; Toybox; Phillipe Jouet-Homme; Kemlo; Joe Pi; Irma Geddon; King Peacock; Shock-Headed Peter; Rexa; Hoodoo Priest; Smax; Subliminal Kid; Dust Devil; Curlew; Synaesthesia Jackson; Saltator; Jetman; Peregrine; Janus; Dr. Qubit; CAMEOS: Donald Trump; Spider-Man; the Angel (X-Men); Blackhawk; Batman; Iron Man; the Shadow; Human Torch; the Guardian (Newsboy Legion); Frankenstein's monster; Stilt-Man; Spike (of Spike and Tyke); Fearless Fosdick; Dr. Strange; Mighty Thor; Sargon the Sorcerer; Cheshire Cat; Jessica Rabbit; Miss Lace; Little Annie Fanny; P'Gell; "Alfalfa"; Pete the Pup; the Confessor (Astro City); Mercury [or Hermes]; Hercules (Marvel Comics version); Mr. Natural; Loki; Asterix; Obelix; Cerberus; the Seven Deadly Enemies of Man; Brotherhood of Evil Mutants [Magneto; Mastermind; Toad; Quicksilver; Scarlet Witch]; the Sinister Six [Sandman; the Vulture; Kraven; Mysterio; Electro; Dr. Octopus]; the Frightful Four [the Wizard; Medusa; Paste-Pot Pete [the Trapster]] (the Sandman is also a member); Granny Goodness; Dr. Sivana; the Hulk; the Spirit; Shining Knight; the Headless Baseball Team; Dr. Doom; the Joker; Captain Cold

Synopsis

Joe Pi discovers that the drug-like software comes from Project JOOTS, where scientists investigate superspace and its relationship to the multiverse. Dr. Qubit the commissioner tells the Top 10 delegation that the entire multiverse is in danger from the Hell Ditch Pilgrim, as the apparition is now called. Learning of a planned attack by the Derridadaists, Kemlo leads many of his remaining officers to a baseball game, where the crowd is attacked by giant bats, led by women flying personalized Batwing vehicles.

Reprints

• in Top 10: Beyond the Farthest Precinct (DC, 2006 series) ([September] 2006)

Keywords

Baseball; police; robot

Indexer Notes

Details in the story include many references to other comics or literature, often in art or in wordplay. These include: Wayne Boring; Soylent Green; Grin and Bear It; Joe Palooka; Battling Murdock; the Rocketeer; Lexcorp; Amazon Purple Ray; Jack Kirby; the Daily Planet; Wonder Man; The Muppet Movie; Harry Potter; Playboy; C. C. Beck; Francois Schuiten; Frederick Peeters; Dr. Susan Calvin (Asimov Robot series)