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JLA/JSA: VIRTUE
& VICE
HARDCOVER
A
time-honored tradition is updated — and upgraded — for a new generation of
heroes!
The World’s Greatest Heroes (the JLA) and the Original Super-Team (the JSA)
have teamed up to save the world again and again in times of crisis. This
year, the two groups engage in a world-shaking adventure that results in
an all-out slugfest — so colossal that only a 96-page hardcover can
contain it!
JLA/JSA: VIRTUE & VICE, advance-solicited this month for arrival in
December, is an epic that fans have been clamoring for! The talents of
acclaimed writers David S. Goyer (JSA) & Geoff Johns (THE FLASH,
Avengers) combine with the powerhouse art team of Carlos Pacheco &
Jesús Meriño (Avengers Forever, Fantastic Four) for a tale
with real, dramatic impact on the lives of the two popular super-hero
teams. Villains from the rich histories of both groups hatch an insidious
scheme that lays waste the heroes and the world they defend. But of
course, these are no ordinary heroes...
What
starts as a friendly get-together between the JLA and JSA degenerates into
a destructive mêlée…and from the ashes rises a villainous uber-team
made up of select members from each team. What’s made these heroes of
virtue turn into agents of vice? And who can possibly stop them once they
get really mad? It’s up to the remaining members of both teams to
save the day. But they’ll have to defeat their friends to do it!
Before our heroes clash in VIRTUE & VICE, be sure to catch the exciting
prelude in JLA/JSA SECRET FILES #1 this November! Fan-favorite
artist Steve Sadowski returns to the exploits of the JSA, joining Goyer &
Johns for a tale that reveals surprising connections between the two
teams. Plus: AQUAMAN writer Rick Veitch offers a peek at the new series in
a short story illustrated by Dietrich Smith; and a brief preview of JLA/AVENGERS
with art by George Pérez! All this and profiles of some of the two teams’
newest members, allies, and more!
This
project is supported with a full-color poster, a preview in Wizard: The
Comics Magazine, house and trade ads, and a minisite at
www.dccomics.com.
JLA/JSA:
VIRTUE & VICE is a 96-page hardcover edited by Dan Raspler. It is
advance-solicited to arrive in comic-book stores December 4 with a cover
price of $24.95 U.S. Note: A softcover version will be available no
earlier than June, 2003. JLA/JSA SECRET FILES #1 is a 64-page one-shot
edited by Ivan Cohen arriving in comic-book stores November 6 with a cover
price of $4.95 U.S. [New Release Date (Secret
Files): November 20]
Additional Artwork:
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10
years after the comics event of the era
SUPERMAN: DAY OF DOOM
A
decade ago, the unthinkable happened: Superman, one of the most widely
recognized icons on the planet, was killed at the hands of the unstoppable
force known as Doomsday. Superman’s death was not only a major shock to
the populace of the DC Universe, but to the rest of the world as well.
Now the man behind that infamous story — Dan Jurgens — returns to the Man
of Steel for a reflective look into the event that had a major impact in
the comics world as well as the media. SUPERMAN: DAY OF DOOM is a
4-issue weekly miniseries written and pencilled by Jurgens (Thor),
with inks by Bill Sienkiewicz (Elektra: Assasin), taking place in
the present day while flashing back to that tragic event.
The
story begins in DAY OF DOOM #1, where we meet Ty Duffy — a new
reporter for the Daily Planet assigned to do a story on the
anniversary of Superman’s death. Duffy starts by interviewing those who
suffered through Doomsday’s rampage, beginning with former JLA members
Booster Gold and Blue Beetle. Meanwhile, the Man of Steel himself is
investigating some random accidents that may not be so random after all —
and they seem to be happening along the same path that led Doomsday to
Metropolis…
Then,
in DAY OF DOOM #2, the Planet’s new reporter continues his
interviews, this time widening his subjects to the ordinary civilians who
were there that day and the horrors they saw. It wasn’t just Superman who
died that day. Duffy also interviews the Prankster and other lower-tier
villains who tried to take credit for that day’s tragedy. Meanwhile,
Superman continues to investigate more mysterious accidents, as the clues
to an emerging threat become clearer.
In DAY OF DOOM #3, Duffy interviews a priest and gets the
perspective of those who must go on. How lucky do the living feel after
massive tragedies? When’s the next time this will happen — and will it be
worse, especially after yet another massive accident occurs? Finally, in
DAY OF DOOM #4 (advance-solicited for arrival December 4), Duffy
explores the ways we can restore hope and how we can make the best of
troubled times. But that proves difficult when all hell breaks loose — the
mystery of who is causing the accidents along Doomsday’s path is revealed,
and a deadly new threat emerges from the ashes of destruction! Will
tragedy once again befall Metropolis’s most famous icon on the anniversary
of his death?
This
project is supported with house and trade ads, and a minisite at
www.dccomics.com.
SUPERMAN: DAY OF DOOM is a 4-issue weekly miniseries edited by Eddie
Berganza. Issues #1, 2 and 3 are 32 pages and arrive in comic-book stores
November 13, 20, and 27, respectively. The 32-page issue #4 is
advance-solicited and arrives in comic-book stores December 4. All issues
have a cover price of $2.95 U.S. [Issue #4 New
Release Date: December 11]
JLA:
SECRET ORIGINS
OVERSIZED SOFTCOVER
They are the multiple award-winning creators behind SUPERMAN: PEACE ON
EARTH, BATMAN: WAR ON CRIME, SHAZAM!: POWER OF HOPE, and WONDER WOMAN:
SPIRIT OF TRUTH. Next year, writer Paul Dini and painter Alex Ross will
unite once again for JLA: LIBERTY AND JUSTICE. But first, they present a
special prelude: JLA: SECRET ORIGINS — a 48-page oversized (10” x
13 1/2”) one-shot featuring all your favorite heroes together!
SECRET ORIGINS features an all-star lineup of DC’s greatest icons:
Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, the Flash, Aquaman, Martian
Manhunter, Green Arrow, the Atom, Hawkman & Hawkgirl, Plastic Man, and
Captain Marvel! It contains a rare, behind-the-scenes look at the members
of the Justice League and how they became the heroes they are today, as
interpreted by Ross and Dini. This graphic volume reprints the double-page
origins of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and Captain Marvel (a popular
feature from their previous collaborations), and includes eight all-new
origin spreads, plus an original 5-page framing sequence focusing on the
team’s commitment to helping humankind through all forms of adversity.
Plus: exclusive interviews with the creators, reprintings of classic Alex
Ross artwork, as well as preview art and sketches for the upcoming JLA:
LIBERTY AND JUSTICE — all in an oversized format that’s a feast for the
eyes!
Also
solicited this month, for arrival in February, is the JLA: SECRET
ORIGINS BY ALEX ROSS POSTER, featuring Ross’s amazing cover art on a
24” x 36” poster!
This
project is supported with a postcard, house and trade ads, and a minisite
at www.dccomics.com.
JLA:
SECRET ORIGINS is a 48-page oversized softcover (10” x 13 1/2”) coedited
by Charles Kochman & Joey Cavalieri. It arrives in comic-book stores
November 13 with a cover price of $7.95 U.S. JLA: SECRET ORIGINS BY ALEX
ROSS POSTER is advance-solicited and arrives in comic-book stores February
26 with a price of $7.95 U.S.
Additional Artwork:
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BATMAN:
FAMILY
In
the wake of “Bruce Wayne: Fugitive,” Batman is busily attempting to
reconstruct his life. But between a spiking crime spree that could leave
countless innocents dead, and a newly arrived vigilante whose violent
methods border on the extreme, the Dark Knight must rely on his extended
“family” more than ever before.
BATMAN: FAMILY is an 8-issue weekly miniseries beginning in late
October, written by John Francis Moore (DETECTIVE COMICS, X-Force),
with art and covers by Stefano Gaudiano & Rick Hoberg. The saga begins in
the extra-sized BATMAN: FAMILY #1: THE TRACKER, where we discover
that in Bruce Wayne’s long absence, Wayne Enterprises has been slowly
slipping from his grasp. Now, as Batman squares off against an enemy who
will stop at nothing to wrest his legacy from him, he must also contend
with the deadly new vigilante who’s recently arrived on the scene
(featured in the backups of DETECTIVE COMICS #773-775). But this potential
rival will be needed as an ally, as a wave of new villains begins
terrorizing Gotham!
The
following week, in BATMAN: FAMILY #2: ATHENA, readers will meet the
mysterious leader of the new wave of criminals who vows vengeance on
Batman for very personal reasons. Athena begins her assault by targeting
the Spoiler, who recently lost her gig as a member of BIRDS OF PREY. Will
Spoiler prove to be the weak link in Batman’s family of allies? Then, in
BATMAN: FAMILY #3: BUGG & DR. EXCESS, get ready for two new
terrors! Bugg has eyes everywhere in Gotham, watching, recording, learning
— with the heroes of Batman’s circle in his sights. And what Bugg learns,
Dr. Excess uses with terrible results. But what is their involvement in a
spate of bizarre incidents in which normal people are transformed into
raging psychotics? Black Canary aims to find out, and she’s not alone as
the vigilante Orpheus returns to help safeguard the city.
In BATMAN: FAMILY #4: SUCIDE KING, prepare for the ultimate terror
— a killer so fearless he won’t hesitate to sacrifice his own life
to kill and maim. Now, the Suicide King is after the heads of organized
crime in Gotham City — but not for heroic reasons. This deadly minion
faces pursuit on two fronts, as the Huntress and D.E.O. agent Cameron
Chase are on to him. Too bad for them! When this issue is over, Huntress
will no longer be a help to Batman or a threat to Gotham’s newest menace!
Then in BATMAN: FAMILY #5: FREEWAY, meet the right-hand man to
Gotham’s newest crime lord. Freeway pulls strings, manipulates people, and
gets things done, regardless of who gets hurt. Now he’s targeted Robin,
and Freeway isn’t a man known to fail. When Robin falls into his trap, the
identities of all the Bat-heroes are in danger, and this time acrobatics
won’t be enough!
The
weekly action concludes in December, as more of Batman’s family
faces a growing “family” of menacing villains.
This
project is supported with house and trade ads, and a minisite at
www.dccomics.com.
BATMAN: FAMILY is an 8-issue weekly miniseries edited by Matt Idelson. The
48-page issue #1 is retrosolicited, arriving in comic-book stores October
30 with a cover price of $2.95 U.S. Issues #2, 3, 4, and 5 are 32 pages
and arrive in comic-book stores November 6, 13, 20, and 27, respectively,
with a cover price of $2.25 U.S. each.
BATMAN:
ABSOLUTION
HARDCOVER
“No
miracles, no mercy. Above all…no redemption.”
Ten
years ago, an attack on Wayne Enterprises by the Children of Maya — a
group of urban terrorists — left behind blood and bodies and a furious
Bruce Wayne…determined to bring those responsible to justice! He is, after
all, Batman. How long could these killers possibly elude him?
BATMAN: ABSOLUTION is a 96-page original hardcover written by J.M.
DeMatteis (THE SPECTRE) and lushly painted by newcomer Brian Ashmore that
finds the Dark Knight — after a decade of frustration — in India. Having
stalked his prey across the United States and Europe, Batman’s sources
tell him the architect behind the Wayne bombing, Jennifer Blake, is now in
hiding there.
In
the course of a harrowing journey that takes him from the Taj Mahal to the
hidden temple of a great Indian saint, Batman finds all his precious
concepts of crime and punishment, justice and retribution, God and man,
turned inside out. His health will be shattered, and he will be near
death…finding himself at the center of a literal firestorm during which he
must question whether any human being can truly change — and whether a
mass murderer could possibly be worthy…of absolution.
This
project is supported with a bookmark, house and trade ads, and a minisite
at www.dccomics.com.
BATMAN: ABSOLUTION is a 96-page hardcover coedited by Matt Idelson &
Dennis O’Neil, arriving in comic-book stores November 27 with a cover
price of $24.95 U.S.
JSA: THE RETURN
OF HAWKMAN
TRADE PAPERBACK
He
was one of the greatest heroes who ever lived — until his disappearance
left a gaping void in the DC Universe. Now Hawkman’s triumphant return is
the only thing that may change the tide of an epic war between the
JSA and the omnipotent soul-eater of the planet Thanagar — Onimar Synn.
The Winged Warrior’s return to DC continuity is collected in JSA: THE
RETURN OF HAWKMAN — a massive 256-page trade paperback reprinting JSA
#16-25 that includes the epic “Injustice Be Done” saga that rocked the
members of the DCU’s Original Super-Team and led into the “Return of
Hawkman” storyline. Written by David S. Goyer & Geoff Johns, with art by
Stephen Sadowski, Steve Yeowell, Rags Morales, Michael Bair, and others,
THE RETURN OF HAWKMAN finds the JSA attacked by Johnny Sorrow and the
newly formed Injustice Unlimited!
The
JSA is pushed to the limit as the assault from Injustice Unlimited comes
hard and fast from many places at once. Before the members of the Justice
Society can get their bearings, Hawkgirl discovers her shocking true
connection to the Hawkman lineage and her role in the search for the
missing hero.
It’s
non-stop action, JSA-style!
This
project is supported with house ads.
JSA:
THE RETURN OF HAWKMAN is a 256-page trade paperback arriving in comic-book
stores November 27 with a cover price of $19.95 U.S.
HARLEY QUINN
#26
From breaking free of her former puddin’, to starting her own group of
henchmen, to visiting the shining city of Metropolis and the dark pits of
Hell — everyone’s favorite Cupid of Crime has had her share of zany
adventures! Now the unpredictable Harley Quinn faces even greater
challenges, while getting an all-new creative team to boot!
MTV
and movie writer Andy Lieberman (Crazy Cool, The Jon Stewart
Show) hops aboard with HARLEY QUINN #26, bringing along the
amazing artistic talents of Mike Huddleston (The Coffin, Cable)
& Troy Nixey (BATMAN: THE DOOM THAT CAME TO GOTHAM)!
The
action explodes as Harley finds herself moments from a very watery death.
Meanwhile, she’s wanted for the murder of a GCPD officer and the late
cop’s partner, Bishop, is going to bring her in, no matter who gets in the
way. Somehow, Harley’s gotten herself into a fix again, and she barely has
any time to get herself out of it!
All
the action, all the intrigue, and 100% more rubber ducks. It’s a new take
on Harley Quinn, and it starts now!
HARLEY QUINN is an ongoing series edited by Matt Idelson. The 32-page
issue #26 arrives in comic-book stores November 13 with a cover price of
$2.50 U.S.
Time lies when you’re having fun!
FOREVER MAELSTROM
It’s the question you’ve been asking since reading the headline at the top
of this article:
“Who
is Forever Maelstrom?”
He’s an erudite 21st-century professor at Princeton who packs lecture
halls with his unique perspective on history. He’s an overmuscled lothario
whose exploits take him around the world and through the timestream. He’s
also the title character in FOREVER MAELSTROM, a time-spanning,
outlandish 6-issue comic-book adventure from writers Howard Chaykin &
David Tischman (AMERICAN CENTURY, GREEN LANTERN: EVIL’S MIGHT) with
stylish art by John Lucas (SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL) and Eduardo Barreto
(SUPERMAN: SPEEDING BULLETS) and dazzling covers by Lucas, inked by John
Cassaday (PLANETARY, Captain America)!
In
FOREVER MAELSTROM #1, we meet “the Paul Bunyan of time” as he inspires Ben
Franklin, drinks with Hemingway, gives dating tips to the Marquis de Sade,
and breaks…uh, bread with Queen Victoria. But just as we begin to get a
handle on his time-tripping exploits, a mysterious villain known as
Praetor launches an attack on time itself. With the fabric of past,
present and future unraveling and reknitting simultaneously, and alternate
timelines collapsing onto each other with unbelievable results, only
Forever has any hope of mending the damage. But he’ll need the help of an
assortment of colorful characters, including his faithful talking
timberwolf (don’t ask) and a group of teenaged mutant heroes!
Forever must gather five mystical gems scattered among different timelines
to bring back the 21st century he remembers. But that’s not going to be
easy. Forever must beat his foe to the jewels while winning motorized
chariot races in a wholly modern Roman Empire, dodging velociraptors in
the days of knights, surviving a world where all gods are created equal,
escaping a robot-ruled New York, and, most unlikely, keeping his raging
libido under wraps!
We’d
say time is running out, but, honestly, we don’t have the time!
This
project is supported with house and trade ads.
FOREVER MAELSTROM is a 6-issue miniseries edited by Mike Carlin. The
32-page issue #1 arrives in comic-book stores November 20 with a cover
price of $2.95 U.S.
BATMAN:
BRUCE WAYNE — FUGITIVE Volume One
TRADE PAPERBACK
Bruce
Wayne is missing.
Indicted for the killing of Vesper Fairchild (shown in the BATMAN: BRUCE
WAYNE — MURDERER TP), Bruce is sent to Blackgate Prison…only to escape,
launching a citywide manhunt. Now one of the most electrifying storylines
of the year continues in BATMAN: BRUCE WAYNE — FUGITIVE Volume One,
a 160-page trade paperback collecting all the relevant elements from the
first half of the groundbreaking “Fugitive” event.
Featuring the writing talents of Chuck Dixon, Ed Brubaker, Devin Grayson,
and Kelley Puckett, Volume One’s impressive lineup of artists includes
Scott McDaniel (who provides a new cover), Roger Robinson, Rick Leonardi,
Damion Scott, Trevor McCarthy, Phil Noto, William Rosado, Dave Ross, Sean
Philips, and more! Reprinted in their entirety are the following issues:
BATMAN #601 & 603, BATMAN: GOTHAM KNIGHTS #27-28, BATGIRL #27 & 29, BIRDS
OF PREY #41 & 43, and NIGHTWING #68- 69.
Batman now has gone to ground — renouncing his true identity and operating
deeper in the shadows than ever before. It falls to his extended family —
Nightwing, Robin, Oracle, Batgirl, Spoiler, and Alfred — to figure out who
really did commit the murder. While the clues point to a possible setup,
no one can deny that those same clues might point to Batman’s actual
guilt.
This
project is supported with house ads.
BATMAN: BRUCE WAYNE — FUGITIVE Volume One is a 160-page trade paperback
arriving in comic-book stores November 20 with a cover price of $12.95
U.S.
BATMAN: YEAR
TWO — FEAR THE REAPER — NEW EDITION
TRADE PAPERBACK
Why
doesn’t Batman use a gun in his war on crime? And what happens when he
meets Joe Chill — the man who murdered his parents? The Dark Knight’s
second year on Gotham’s streets found him still fresh as a crimefighter,
forging relationships with Commissioner Gordon and others while facing
some of the most difficult decisions of his life.
Due to popular demand, the long out-of-print and controversial storyline,
“Batman: Year Two,” is collected again — and now includes the follow-up
one-shot sequel! BATMAN: YEAR TWO — FEAR THE REAPER is a 176-page
trade paperback collecting DETECTIVE COMICS #575-578 written by Mike. W.
Barr (who provides a new introduction), and featuring the artwork of Alan
Davis & Paul Neary and Todd McFarlane & Alfredo Alcala. This new edition
also collects BATMAN: FULL CIRCLE, by Barr, Davis and inker Mark Farmer.
In
“Year Two,” Batman ends up in violent conflict with Gotham City’s first
vigilante, the scythe-wielding Reaper — now a brutal killer. Batman has no
choice but to make a desperate alliance with Joe Chill to bring the Reaper
down! Then in FULL CIRCLE, the Reaper is back — spreading his menace and
madness throughout Gotham! Batman must confront the secrets of his
parents’ murders once again — at the risk of his own sanity…
This
project is supported with house ads.
BATMAN: YEAR TWO — FEAR THE REAPER — NEW EDITION is a 176-page trade
paperback, arriving in comic-book stores November 13 with a cover price of
$17.95 U.S.
Hometown boy makes good
SUPERMAN FOR ALL SEASONS
TRADE PAPERBACK
The writer/artist team of Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale — best known for their
award-winning work on BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN and BATMAN: DARK VICTORY
— took a groundbreaking look at the Man of Steel in SUPERMAN FOR ALL
SEASONS, which told the story of Clark Kent's physical and emotional
journey from the plains of Smallville to the concrete canyons of
Metropolis. Now the popular, Eisner Award-nominated miniseries is
collected in one striking volume, the SUPERMAN FOR ALL SEASONS
trade paperback.
Combining Loeb's and Sale's masterly storytelling with sumptuous blue-line
color by Bjarne Hansen (all of whom were nominated for Eisner Awards),
SUPERMAN FOR ALL SEASONS follows Clark's tenuous first steps toward the
realization that even his great power has limits...and that, ultimately,
the most powerful man alive is only a man. Leaving Smallville behind, he
meets the woman he will one day marry, earns the hatred of his deadliest
foe, and learns the lessons that will transform a simple farmboy into the
greatest champion of justice the world has ever known.
This
project is supported with house ads.
SUPERMAN FOR ALL SEASONS is a 208-page trade paperback. It is
retro-solicited, arriving in comic-book stores October 30 with a cover
price of $14.95 U.S.
SUPERMAN
ACTION FIGURES
Due to popular demand, DC Direct presents its latest line of action
figures based on current interpretations of the Man of Steel and his
friends & foes — advance-solicited this month for arrival in March.
Look,
up in the sky...and over on the toy rack! It’s Superman, and he’s the
first in a new series of figures that also includes Bizarro and Brainiac
13, solicited this month. Supergirl, the Cyborg Superman and Doomsday will
be offered in the months to come. Rocketed to Earth from the doomed planet
Krypton, the infant Kal-El was reared by Smallville farmers Jonathan and
Martha Kent to become the mighty Man of Steel, Superman! Now the World’s
Greatest Hero comes to life in the SUPERMAN ACTION FIGURE, standing
approximately 6 1/2" tall and featuring an incredible 21 points of
articulation!
The
line of figures continues with Bizarro, an imperfect copy of Superman with
a twisted sense of logic. Created from a biological scan of Superman, but
without benefit of the Man of Steel’s unique Kryptonian DNA, Bizarro is a
twisted parody of the world’s most famous super-hero. The SUPERMAN:
BIZARRO ACTION FIGURE stands approximately 6 5/8" tall and also
features an incredible 21 points of articulation.
From out of the future, Brainiac 13 is the living computer bent on
claiming our Earth as his own...starting with the city of Metropolis,
whose computers and systems it has upgraded and placed under its own
control! This menacing nemesis of Superman is now available as the highly
detailed SUPERMAN: BRAINIAC 13 ACTION FIGURE, standing
approximately 7 1/4" tall and featuring 11 points of articulation.
All
three figures come packaged with an "S" Shield display base in 4-color
resealable packaging.
The
SUPERMAN ACTION FIGURE, SUPERMAN: BIZARRO ACTION FIGURE and SUPERMAN:
BRAINIAC 13 ACTION FIGURE are all advance-solicited, sold separately and
arrive in comic-book stores March 19, 2003. Please consult your retailer
for pricing information.
THE SPIRIT
ARCHIVES Volume Nine
HARDCOVER
The comprehensive, multiple award-winning collection of Will Eisner’s
indelible creation, The Spirit, continues with THE SPIRIT ARCHIVES
Volume Nine — a 204-page hardcover reprinting the newspaper Spirit
sections from July 2 to December 31, 1944.
At
this point in time, Eisner had been spirited away by the United States
Army for the duration of World War II. But while he was gone, the Spirit
strips were executed by the more-than-capable members of Eisner’s staff:
writers Manly Wade Wellman and William Woolfolk, and legendary artists Lou
Fine and Jack Cole!
Together they produced the further adventures of The Spirit, Ebony,
Commissioner Dolan and Ellen: a mysterious murder at the circus (with a
Bengal tiger tossed in for good measure); a Leading Lady facing death in
the footlights; the secret of a sinister shipwreck; the return of the
super-spy Satin; the frightful Dread Dragon Society; the mysterious Metal
Monsters; the murder of society climber Miss Meda; and much more!
Plus,
this hardcover features a portfolio section of artwork produced by Eisner
for the Army during WW II!
THE
SPIRIT ARCHIVES Volume Nine is a 204-page hardcover arriving in comic-book
stores November 6 with a cover price of $49.95 U.S.
[New Release Date: November 20]
PLASTIC MAN
ARCHIVES Volume Four
HARDCOVER
The fun and adventure continues with a new volume of the award-winning
series featuring everyone’s favorite pliable hero! PLASTIC MAN ARCHIVES
Volume Four is a 216-page hardcover written and illustrated by the
legendary Jack Cole who really hits his stride in this era as Plas and
Woozy’s hijinks become even more outrageous!
The
silliness begins with a mysterious murder in Woozy’s boarding house and
moves on to Woozy being hired as a store detective to foil (with the help
of Plas) a tsunami of shoplifting. Then the diabolical Dr. Dratt
and his “illuminating gas” give the daffy duo a run for their money. Next,
Plas and Woozy assist a nutty professor in establishing a claim to a
radium mine in the Arctic. If that weren’t enough, our heroes also
investigate the murder at The Home for the Aged (though in Cole’s hands,
it’s more of an asylum), assist millionaire Cyrus Van Rooten in settling
an old score with a tribe of Indians, get mixed up in a mystery in a
maniacal medical school, and visit Futura, a city of the future that’s
still plagued by crime! And that’s not all!
Reprinting POLICE COMICS #40-49 and PLASTIC MAN #3 (1945-46), this volume
features a half-dozen more adventures, including the first Woozy Winks
solo story and an unusual Plastic Man prose story. Plus, an introduction
by renowned European comics historian Andreas Knigge!
PLASTIC MAN ARCHIVES Volume Four is a 216-page hardcover arriving in
comic-book stores November 20 with a cover price of $49.95 U.S.
[New Release Date: TBA]
Note: Feature Articles for WildStorm/ABC/Homage and
Vertigo/Paradox comics may be found on their respective pages.
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