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Issue Details

Issue	#5
Published	January 2010
Frequency	Monthly
Cover Price	3.99 USD
Pages	44
Editing	Eddie Berganza; Adam Schlagman (associate)
Notes	U.S. on sale date: 2009-11-25. Copyright © 2010 DC Comics.

Cover Details - "Nekron Rises!; [Cover A]"

Characters	Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Ice [Tora Olafsdotter]; Kid Flash [Bart Allen]; Superboy [Conner Kent; Kon-El]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Nekron
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Ivan Reis (signed)
Inks	Oclair Albert (signed)
Colors	Alex Sinclair [as Sinc] (signed)

Cover Details - "Black Lantern Batman; [Cover B - Variant Cover]"

Characters	Black Lantern [Batman; Bruce Wayne]; Black Lantern [Black Hand; William Hand]
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Rodolfo Migliari (signed)
Inks	Rodolfo Migliari (signed)
Colors	Rodolfo Migliari (signed)

Cover Details - "Cover C - Sketch Variant Cover"

Characters	Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Ice [Tora Olafsdotter]; Kid Flash [Bart Allen]; Superboy [Conner Kent; Kon-El]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Nekron
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Ivan Reis (signed)

26 page story "What is Nekron?"

Characters	Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Sinestro; Red Lantern [Atrocitus]; Agent Orange [Larfleeze]; Blue Lantern [Saint Walker; Bro'Dee Walker]; Indigo-1; Star Sapphire [Carol Ferris]; Guardians of the Universe [Ganthet; Sayd]; Animal Man [Buddy Baker; also as Black Lantern]; Atom [Ray Palmer]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Dove [Dawn Granger]; Fire [Beatriz Da Costa]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Flash [Wally West]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen; also as Black Lantern]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Ice [Tora Olafsdotter; also as Black Lantern]; Kid Flash [Bart Allen; also as Black Lantern]; Mera; Superboy [Conner Kent; Kon-El; also as Black Lantern]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El; also as Black Lantern]; Titans [Beast Boy [Gar Logan]; Cyborg [Victor Stone]; Donna Troy [also as Black Lantern]; Starfire [Koriand'r]]; Wonder Girl [Cassie Sandsmark]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince; also as Black Lantern]; Black Lantern Corps [Black Lantern [Batman; Bruce Wayne] (villain); Black Lantern [Black Hand; William Hand] (villain); Black Lantern [Damage; Grant Emerson] (villain); Black Lantern [Jean Loring] (villain)]; Nekron (villain); Scar (villain)
Genre	Superhero
Script	Geoff Johns
Pencils	Ivan Reis
Inks	Oclair Albert; Joe Prado
Colors	Alex Sinclair
Letters	Nick J. Napolitano
Notes	Title per last page of Blackest Night #4.

2 page The Book of the Black text story "The Burned in Thoughts of William Hand: Chapter 1, Verse 4"

Characters	William Hand
Genre	Superhero
Script	Geoff Johns
Letters	Steve Wands
Notes	Steve Wands is the designer.

1 page DC Nation promo (ad from the publisher) "DC Nation [193]: To Dan Didio"

Characters	Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Batman [Bruce Wayne] (corpse); Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]
Script	Ian Sattler
Pencils	Nicola Scott
Letters	typeset
Notes	Ian Sattler previews art from Blackest Night: Wonder Woman (DC, 2010 series) #1.