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Issue Details

Issue #5
Published April 2010
Frequency Monthly
Cover Price 2.99 USD
Pages 36
Editing Mike Marts; Dan Didio; Janelle Siegel (assistant)
Notes U.S. on sale date: 2010-03-10. Copyright © 2010 DC Comics. First Wave #1 published by DC Comics. Copyright © 2010 DC Comics, Advance Magazine Publishers Inc./Conde Nast Publications, and Will Eisner Studios, Inc.

Cover Details - "Cover A"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Silver St. Cloud; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Mr. Freeze [Victor Fries]; Joker
Genre Superhero
Pencils Bill Sienkiewicz (signed)
Inks Bill Sienkiewicz (signed)
Colors Bill Sienkiewicz (signed)

Cover Details - "Cover B - Variant Cover"

Genre Superhero
Pencils Gene Ha
Inks Gene Ha
Colors Gene Ha
Notes 1:25 variant cover.

22 page Batman story "The Widening Gyre, Part Five: Mere Anarchy"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Silver St. Cloud; Baphomet; Catwoman [Selina Kyle]; Robin [Tim Drake]; Commissioner James Gordon; Dirty Dan Yellpoon; Mr. Freeze [Victor Fries] (villain); Joker (villain); Stiff [Barry Saunders] (death; villain); The Spade of Clubs (death; villain)
Genre Superhero
Script Kevin Smith
Pencils Walter Flanagan
Inks Art Thibert
Colors Art Lyon
Letters Jared K. Fletcher

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Blackest Night Checklist Part 3"

Characters Indigo Tribe [Atom [Ray Palmer]]; Blue Lantern [Flash; Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Agent Orange [Lex Luthor]; Red Lantern [Mera]; Sinestro Corps [Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane]]; Star Sapphire [Wonder Woman; Diana Prince]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Ivan Reis
Inks Oclair Albert
Colors Alex Sinclair
Notes Checklist for Blackest Night titles shipping January 2010 to March 2010.

5 page First Wave promo (ad from the publisher) "First Wave Special Sneak Preview"

Characters Doc Savage [Clark Savage, Jr.]; Monk; Ham; Renny; Spirit [Denny Colt]; Commissioner Eustace Dolan
Genre Superhero; Adventure
Script Brian Azzarello
Pencils J. G. Jones; Rags Morales
Inks J. G. Jones; Rags Morales
Colors J. G. Jones
Letters Clem Robins
Editing Joey Cavalieri; Chris Conroy (assistant)
Notes Cover and 4 page black and white preview of First Wave (DC, 2010 series) #1.

1 page DC Nation promo (ad from the publisher) "DC Nation [207]: Geoff Johns! David Finch! Brightest Day!"

Characters Aquaman
Script Ian Sattler
Pencils David Finch
Inks David Finch
Letters typeset
Notes Ian Sattler talks a little bit about Brighest Day, and previews the cover to Brightest Day #2.