(August 2008)

DC, 2008 Series
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Price
2.99 USD; 2.99 CAD
Pages
36
On-sale Date
2008-06-18
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
Tangent Comics; DC [swirl]
Barcode
761941266138 00411
Editing
Nachie Castro (editor)

Issue Notes

Diamond order code: APR080175

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Tangent / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Matt Haley (signed)
Inks
Tom Simmons (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Joker [Mary Marvel] (Earth-9); Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Tangent: Superman's Reign (DC, 2008 series) #4
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Superman's Reign, Chapter Four (Table of Contents: 1)

Tangent / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Jurgens
Pencils
Jamal Igle
Inks
Robin Riggs
Colors
Dominic Regan
Letters
Steve Wands
Genre
superhero
Characters
Justice League of America [JLA; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Black Lightning [Jefferson Pierce]; Flash [Wally West]; Green Lantern [John Stewart]]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Doc Magnus [Will Magnus]; Green Lantern (Earth-9); Secret Six [Atom [Arthur Thomson] (Earth-9); Flash [Lia Nelson] (Earth-9); Joker [Mary Marvel] (Earth-9); Manhunter (Earth-9); Spectre [Taylor Pike] (Earth-9)]; Pooch (Earth-9); Lori Lemaris [Joker] (Earth-9); Hex [Vincent Lord] (Earth-9); Nightshade (Earth-9); Powergirl [also disguised as The Atom] (Earth-9); Superman [Harvey Dent] (Earth-9)
Synopsis
The Justice League tries to find Flash and Green Lantern. The Tangent Superman's sleeper agent reveals herself to the Secret Six.
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History Lesson: Chapter Four (Table of Contents: 2)

Tangent / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Ron Marz
Pencils
Fernando Pasarin
Inks
Matt Banning
Colors
Dominic Regan
Letters
Steve Wands
Genre
superhero
Characters
Guy Gardner (Earth-9); Jennifer Hayden (Earth-9); Superman [Harvey Dent] (Earth-9; origin); Lola (Earth-9; death); Ultra-Humanite (Earth-9; villain)
Synopsis
The origin of Superman.
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DC Nation 118 (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Mark Chiarello
Pencils
Adam Hughes; ?
Inks
Adam Hughes; ?
Colors
Adam Hughes; ?
Letters
typeset
Characters
Selina Kyle [Catwoman]; Barbara Gordon [Oracle]; Zatanna Zatara; Dinah Lance [Black Canary]; Kara [Powergirl]; Diana Prince [Wonder Woman]; Kara [Supergirl]; Kate Kane [Batwoman]; Mari McCabe [Vixen]; Pamela Isley [Poison Ivy]; Harleen Quinzel [Harley Quinn]

Indexer Notes

Mike Chiarello explains how Selina Kyle ended up on the 2008 Women of the DCU poster by Adam Hughes. Hot list - THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #14, JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #22 and TRINITY #3. House ad for TANGENT: SUPERMAN'S REIGN #5.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Tangent
  2. 1. Superman's Reign, Chapter Four
    Tangent
  3. 2. History Lesson: Chapter Four
    Tangent
  4. 3. DC Nation 118
    DC Nation
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