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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published December 2009
Frequency Monthly
Cover Price 2.99 USD
Pages 36
Editing Mike Marts; Janelle Siegel (assistant)
Notes U.S. on sale date: 2009-10-21. Copyright © 2009 DC Comics. Doc Savage © 2009 Advance Magazine Publishers Inc. d/b/a Conde Nast Publications.

Cover Details - "Cover A"

Characters Azrael [Michael Lane]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Mark Simpson [as Jock] (signed)
Inks Mark Simpson [as Jock] (signed)
Colors Mark Simpson [as Jock] (signed)

Cover Details - "Cover B - Variant Cover"

Characters Azrael [Michael Lane]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Frazer Irving
Inks Frazer Irving
Colors Frazer Irving

22 page Azrael story "Angel in the Dark"

Characters Azrael [Michael Lane]; Order of Purity [Adrian Paratino; Father Garrett Day; Felicidad Gomez]; Batman [Dick Grayson]; Pete Farelli; Harvey Bullock; Josie MacDonald; Jennifer Lane [as Jenny Lane]; Jimmy (flashback); Sister Elizabeth; Father Douglas Calnahan (flashback); Father Walter Jankowski (flashback, villain)
Synopsis Michael Lane fights crime in the Suit of Sorrows as Azrael. The story ends with a flashforward to six months in the future with Michael dead on a cross.
Genre Superhero
Script Fabian Nicieza
Pencils Ramon Bachs
Inks John Stanisci
Colors Jonathan D. Smith [as JD Smith]
Letters Sal Cipriano

5 page Batman; Doc Savage promo (ad from the publisher) "A First Look at the Batman / Doc Savage Special #1"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Doc Savage
Genre Superhero; Adventure
Script Brian Azzarello
Pencils Phil Noto
Inks Phil Noto
Colors Phil Noto
Letters Clem Robins
Editing Joey Cavalieri; Chris Conroy (assistant)
Notes 5 page preview of Batman / Doc Savage Special (DC, 2010 series) #1.

1 page DC Nation promo (ad from the publisher) "DC Nation [188]: I Come to You With News From the Future!"

Characters Booster Gold [Michael Jon Carter]; Skeets; Rip Hunter
Genre Superhero
Script Ian Sattler
Letters typeset
Notes Ian Sattler announces some upcoming creative changes to Outsiders and The Web.

7 page advertisement "Miscellaneous Advertisements"

Notes Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident graphic novel; Kia Soul automobile; Naruto Shippuden DVD; Batman #692; The Authority the Lost Year 12-issue series; Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days video game; Batman Arkham Asylum vido game.