| Issue | #697 |
| Published | April 2010 |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Cover Price | 2.99 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Matt Idelson; Wil Moss (assistant editor) |
| Notes | This issue is Red Shield Continuity #29, and went on sale 2010-02-24 (on time). "Printed by World Color Press, Inc, Montreal, QC, Canada. 02/17/10." This issue features "World Against [S-shield]" promotion on the cover. |
| Characters | Mon-El; Superboy [Kon-El]; Krypto |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Carlos Alberto Fernandez Urbano [as Cafu] (signed) |
| Inks | Carlos Alberto Fernandez Urbano [as Cafu] (signed) |
| Colors | Santiago Arcas |
| Letters | typeset |
| Characters | Mon-El; The Guardian [Jim Harper clone]; Legion of Super-Heroes Espionage Squad [Chameleon Boy; Quislet; Sensor Girl [Princess Projectra; Wilcox]; Starman [Thom Kallor]; Matter-Eater Lad [Mitch]; Tellus; Element Lad (cameo)]; General Sam Lane; Superman (illusion); Steel [John Henry Irons]; Billi Harper; Superboy [Kon-El]; Krypto (flashback); Composite Superman (cameo) |
| Synopsis | Several members of the Legion of Super-Heroes Espionage Squad are revealed as watching over recent events, as Mon-El tries to deal with life and understand what is going on. Superboy invites him to a meeting in Smallville. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | James Robinson |
| Pencils | Bernard Chang (pages 1-11); Javier Pina (pages 12-22) |
| Inks | Bernard Chang (pages 1-11); Javier Pina (pages 12-22) |
| Colors | Blond |
| Letters | John J. Hill |
| Notes | Story continued from the previous issue, and continues in Adventure Comics (DC, 2009 series) #8. |
| 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 (page 1); Rags Morales (pages 2-5) |
| Inks | J. G. Jones (page 1); Rags Morales (pages 2-5) |
| Colors | J. G. Jones (page 1), ? |
| Notes | Previews the upcoming series on sale in March. |
| Script | ?; Rickey Purdin |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Blackest Night is profiled, with Representative of Marketing Publications Rickey Purdin detailing what is on the InBlackestNight.com website. Appears on page 34 in this issue. |
| Notes | House ads for: Jonah Hex, Green Lantern Legacies multi-part statue, and Human Target limited series. Appear in various places in this issue. |
| Notes | Total of 4 one-page ads for: got milk? with Chauncy Billups (milk, America's Milk Processors); Everquest II Sentinel's Fate (online game, Sony Online Entertainment), Supreme Commander 2 (video game, Square Enix), and Glory of Heracles (video game, Nintendo). Appear in various places in this issue. |