Superman: The Black Ring #1

([May] 2011)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Lex Luthor / cover / 1 page (report information)

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Genre

superhero

Indexer Notes

Embossed with the full volume title as presented on dust jacket.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

blank page(s) / 3 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover and front endpage.

Superman: The Black Ring, Volume One (Table of Contents: 3)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Half-title page.

Superman: The Black Ring, Volume One (Table of Contents: 4)

credits, title page / 2 pages (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Title page.

[Publishing Data] (Table of Contents: 5)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Lex Luthor / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

David Finch (credited, signed)

Inks

Joe Weems (credited, signed)

Colors

Peter Steigerwald (credited, signed)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Lex Luthor

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #890 [Direct Sales] (August 2010)

The Black Ring, Part One (Table of Contents: 7)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Lex Luthor / comic story / 30 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Cornell (credited)

Pencils

Pete Woods (credited)

Inks

Pete Woods (credited)

Colors

Brad Anderson (credited)

Letters

Rob Leigh (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Lex Luthor; Spalding; Robot Lois Lane [RoboLois] (introduction); Sasky; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (flashback, cameo); Wonder Woman [Diana] (flashback, cameo); Atom [Ray Palmer] (flashback, cameo); Mera (flashback, cameo); Flash [Barry Allen] (flashback, cameo); Scarecrow (flashback, cameo); Sinestro (flashback, cameo); Superman (simulation); Larfleeze (simulation); Guardian (simulation); Brainiac (simulation); Congorilla (simulation); Joker (simulation); Black Canary (simulation); Martian Manhunter (simulation); Darkseid (simulation); Supergirl [Kara Zor-El] (cameo); John Henry Irons [Steel] (cameo); Superboy [Kon-El] (cameo); Krypto (cameo); Mister Mind (cameo)

Synopsis

Luthor has been kidnapped and hung upside-down off the top of a building. He flashes back to how he got into the situation, starting with his quest to get back the power of a Black Lantern Ring. He and his robot assistant Lois had tracked down the locations of residual black ring energy, but were stopped by the kidnapping. Luthor discovers the brain behind his capture was Mister Mind.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #890 (August 2010)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Lex Luthor / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

David Finch (credited, signed)

Inks

Matt Banning (credited as Batt) (signed)

Colors

Peter Steigerwald (credited, signed)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Lex Luthor; Super-Frankenstein's Monster

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #891 [Direct Sales] (September 2010)

The Black Ring, Part Two (Table of Contents: 10)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Lex Luthor / comic story / 30 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Cornell (credited)

Pencils

Pete Woods (credited); Cafu (credited)

Inks

Pete Woods (credited); BIT (credited)

Colors

Brad Anderson (credited)

Letters

Rob Leigh (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Lex Luthor; Og (dream); Mister Mind; Robot Lois Lane [RoboLois]; Big Blue (dream); Deathstroke (cameo)

Synopsis

Lex is forced to dream various scenarios by Mister Mind: A caveman bringing fire to his people, Dr. Frankenstein, a western sheriff, and Super-Lex. But Lex is able to fashion the dreams himself, and eventually is able to take control and kick Mister Mind off of the building's roof. Despite not knowing who is behind Mister Mind, Luthor continues his quest for the Black Lantern ring energy, and hires a guide to the first location.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #891 (September 2010)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Lex Luthor / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

David Finch (credited)

Inks

Joe Weems (credited)

Colors

Peter Steigerwald (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Lex Luthor; Deathstroke

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #892 [Direct Sales] (October 2010)

The Black Ring, Part Three (Table of Contents: 13)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script

Paul Cornell (credited)

Pencils

Pete Woods (credited); Pere Pérez (credited)

Inks

Pete Woods (credited); Pere Pérez (credited)

Colors

Brad Anderson (credited)

Letters

Rob Leigh (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Lex Luthor; Robot Lois Lane [RoboLois]; Deathstroke; Ms. Jessup; Mr. Finch; Mr. Spalding; Gorilla Grodd (cameo)

Synopsis

Deathstroke leads Luthor and his team to the Ross Ice Shelf to find a dark ring energy sphere. Locating it, they discover it's been there for billions of years. Suddenly, Deathstroke goes crazy and attacks, and slowly everyone else starts going mad, and fighting each other. But as Spalding completes his analysis, the sphere suddenly changes energy, and the madness stops. Meanwhile, Gorilla Grodd checks on another sphere.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #892 (October 2010)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Lex Luthor / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

David Finch (credited, signed)

Inks

Richard Friend (credited, signed)

Colors

Peter Steigerwald (credited, signed)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Lex Luthor; Gorilla Grodd

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #893 [Direct Sales] (November 2010)

The Black Ring, Part Four (Table of Contents: 16)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script

Paul Cornell (credited)

Pencils

Sean Chen (credited)

Inks

Wayne Faucher (credited)

Colors

Brad Anderson (credited)

Letters

Rob Leigh (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Lex Luthor; Robot Lois Lane [RoboLois]; Gorilla Grodd; Ms. Jessup [as Ms. Jessop]; Mr. Finch; Mr. Spalding; Mr. Cardington (flashback); Death of the Endless (cameo)

Synopsis

Luthor and his team continue their quest for the Black Ring energy, this time to Uganda, where they are being monitored by Gorilla Grodd. Grodd sends his apes to kidnap RoboLois, discovering she's a robot. He then attacks the team directly, beheading Luthor with his combat spoon and eating his head; but he finds it's another robot. Instead, Luthor has infiltrated Grodd's headquarters, where a black sphere is. After getting what they want, they escape in a chopper, but Grodd returns in time to shoot Luthor with a raygun rifle, and Luthor falls to a likely death.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #893 (November 2010)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Lex Luthor / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

David Finch (credited, signed)

Inks

Matt Banning (credited, signed)

Colors

Peter Steigerwald (credited, signed)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Lex Luthor; Death of the Endless

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #894 [Direct Sales] (December 2010)

The Black Ring, Part Five (Table of Contents: 19)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

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

Script

Paul Cornell (credited); Neil Gaiman (credited) ("very special thanks to")

Pencils

Pete Woods (credited)

Inks

Pete Woods (credited)

Colors

Brad Anderson (credited)

Letters

Rob Leigh (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Lex Luthor; Death of the Endless; Superman (flashback, cameo); Joker (flashback, cameo); Dr. Light [Arthur Light] (flashback, cameo); Superboy [Conner Kent] (flashback, cameo); Lena Luthor (flashback, cameo); Lori Luthor (flashback, cameo); Robot Lois Lane [RoboLois] (cameo); Mr. Spalding (cameo); Spearhavoc (flashback, cameo); Vandal Savage (flashback, cameo)

Synopsis

Lex finds himself with Death, gazing on his own body (after it was shot in the last issue). She gives him a life review. Lex tries arguing for his life, tries to bribe her, tries to gain her sympathy; but she's heard it all before. She gets his views on the afterlife, and Lex refuses to accept his fate. But he doesn't have to; Death reveals to him that he's not dead, and indeed, he awakens back in his jet, quite alive.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #894 (December 2010)

Indexer Notes

In interviews with Paul Cornell, Paul says that Neil wrote "quite a lot of Death's dialog", and hoped DC would credit Neil as co-writer.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

Lex Luthor / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

David Finch (credited, signed)

Inks

Matt Banning (credited as Batt) (signed)

Colors

Peter Steigerwald (credited, signed)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Lex Luthor; Vandal Savage

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #895 [Direct Sales] (January 2011)

The Black Ring, Part Six (Table of Contents: 22)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

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

Script

Paul Cornell (credited)

Pencils

Pete Woods (credited)

Inks

Pete Woods (credited)

Colors

Brad Anderson (credited)

Letters

Rob Leigh (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Lex Luthor; Vandal Savage; Robot Lois Lane [RoboLois]; Mr. Spalding; Sebastien Mallory; Monique; Flash [Wally West] (flashback, cameo); Kobra (flashback, cameo); Catwoman [Selina Kyle] (flashback, cameo); Heat Wave (flashback, cameo); Mirror Master (flashback, cameo); Captain Cold (flashback, cameo); Warp (flashback, cameo); Phobia (flashback, cameo); Cheetah [Barbara Ann Minerva] (flashback, cameo); 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

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #895 (January 2011)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

Lex Luthor / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

David Finch (credited, signed)

Inks

David Finch (credited, signed)

Colors

Peter Steigerwald (credited, signed)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Lex Luthor

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #890 [David Finch Lex Luthor Business Suit Cover] (August 2010)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

Lex Luthor / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

David Finch (credited, signed)

Inks

Joe Weems (credited, signed)

Colors

Peter Steigerwald (credited, signed)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Lex Luthor

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #890 [Second Printing] (August 2010)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Ivan Reis (credited, signed)

Inks

Oclair Albert (credited, signed)

Colors

Alex Sinclair (credited, signed)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Flash [Barry Allen]; Robin [Damian Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Atom [Ray Palmer]; Batman [Dick Grayson]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Wonder Woman [Princess Diana]

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #892 [DC 75th Anniversary Cover] (October 2010)

Indexer Notes

This is an homage to the cover of Superman (DC, 1939 series) #199 by Carmine Infantino and Murphy Anderson, and is credited as "after" them.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 27)

Lex Luthor / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

P. Craig Russell (credited, signed)

Inks

P. Craig Russell (credited, signed)

Colors

P. Craig Russell (credited, signed)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Lex Luthor; Death of the Endless

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #894 [P. Craig Russell Cover] (December 2010)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

blank page(s) / 4 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Rear endpage, inside back cover, and back cover.

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Lex Luthor / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0 pages (report information)