Action Comics #872 [Direct Sales]

(February 2009)

New Krypton, Part Seven: Brainiac Lives (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Geoff Johns

Pencils

Pete Woods

Inks

Pete Woods

Colors

Brad Anderson

Letters

Steve Wands

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Zor-El (mortally wounded); Alura; Commander Gor; Lieutenant Mur (dies); Lex Luthor; General Sam Lane; Brainiac; Metallo [John Corben]; Reactron [Benjamin Krull]; Creature Commandos [Lieutenant Matthew Shrieve; G.I. Robot [J.A.K.E. 2]; Velcro; Dr. Medusa; Patchwork; Wolfpack]; Ultra [Ace Arn]; Doomsday (corpse); Kryptonians; Agent Liberty (cameo); Tellus (cameo); The Guardian [Jim Harper clone] (cameo); Steve Lombard (cameo); Ron Troupe (cameo); Superboy [Kon-El] (statue); Nightwing [Chris Kent] (cameo); Flamebird [Thara Ak-Var] (cameo); Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (cameo); Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (cameo); Green Lantern [John Stewart] (cameo); Mister Terrific [Michael Holt] (cameo); Wonder Woman (cameo); Power Girl (cameo); Black Lightning (cameo); Flash [Jay Garrick] (cameo); Steel (cameo); Starfire (cameo); Hawkgirl [Kendra Sanders] (cameo); Hawkman [Carter Hall] (cameo); Brainiac Probes

Synopsis

Superman confronts Zor-El and Alura after teams of Kandorians have captured several of Superman's enemies and banished them to the Phantom Zone. She leads them into Brainiac's headship, where the Kandorians are trying to figure out how to free the cities and other beings that were captured. Some of Zod's men are still patrolling the Earth run across Metallo and Reactron, who surprisingly surrender to the Kryptonians. Luthor is experimenting on Brainiac, and proves that he can control at least part of Brainiac.

Reprints

• in Superman: New Krypton (DC, 2009 series) #2 ([November] 2009)
• in Superman: New Krypton (DC, 2010 series) #2 (2009 [November 2010])

Keywords

gold kryptonite

Indexer Notes

Story continued from Superman (DC, 2006 series) #682, and continues in Supergirl (DC, 2005 series) #36.

Well, last week we were all about Batman [December 10, 2008] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Dan DiDio

Indexer Notes

Dan discusses what is coming up for the Superman line in 2009. Ad for Supergirl #36. Appears on page 34 in this issue.

[House Advertisements] (Table of Contents: 3)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 11 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

House ads for: Black Lightning: Year One, Batman: The Brave and the Bold, Vigilante, The Spirit, Camelot 3000 the Deluxe Edition, Trinity, Billy Batson and the Magic of Shazam, Justice League of America #27, The Spirit Deluxe Collector Figure, Green Lantern: Secret Origin hardcover, and JLA/Avengers softcover. Appear in various places in this issue.

[Ads] (Table of Contents: 4)

advertisement / 3 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Total of 3 one-page ads for: Bolt: The Video Game (video game, Disney Interactive Studios), DragonBall Origins (video game, Funimation Entertainment), and National Geographic Panda (video game, Bandai Namco). Appear in various places in this issue.