Superman #707 [Direct Sales]

(March 2011)

Grounded Part Five (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

J. Michael Straczynski (plot); Chris Roberson (script)

Pencils

Allan Goldman

Inks

Eber Ferreira

Colors

Marcelo Maiolo

Letters

John J. Hill

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Lois Lane; Manuel; Lisa Jennings; The Superman Squad [C. K.; Ra-Bak; Ming; Superwoman] (cameo)

Synopsis

Superman continues walking across the country, visiting Des Moines, Iowa, and then Kansas, where Lois is investigating charges that a chemical plant is poisoning the local ecosystem, when the plant explodes. Superman stops the fire and stabilizes the plant. He confirms the problem, but the workers convince him that the plant would have to be shut down because of the compliance cost, and they need the jobs. They even convince him to stop Lois from running the story. Lois can't believe it and leaves.

Reprints

• in Superman: Grounded (DC, 2011 series) #2 (2011 [February 2012])
• in Superman: Grounded (DC, 2012 series) #2 (2011 [February 2013])

Indexer Notes

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

Straczynski had to drop writing this book due to the success of the Superman: Earth One graphic novel and the need for a sequel to that. Roberson was selected to continue the storyline, working from Straczynski's plots. In an interview with True Believer Reviews dated 2011-03-18, Roberson said this: "I haven’t had any contact with JMS, actually. All of my dealings have been directly with the editors Matt Idelson and Wil Moss. When I signed onto the book they gave me a rough outline that JMS had turned in for the remaining issues of the Grounded arc, which amounted to a sentence or two for each of the issues, spelling out in general terms where the issue would take place geographically, specific guest stars, things like that." He said similar things in other interviews.

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Hey DC Nation! (Table of Contents: 3)

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Script

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Pencils

Tom Derenick (signed)

Inks

Tom Derenick (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Batgirl [Stephanie Brown]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Cyborg [Victor Stone]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Power Girl [Karen Starr]; Robin [Damian Wayne]; Superboy [Conner Kent; Kon-El]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Wonder Woman [Diana]

Indexer Notes

Announcement of the return of letters pages. Appears on pages 32 and 33 in this issue.

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