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Issue Details

Issue	#2
Published	October 2009
Cover Price	3.99 USD
Pages	44
Editing	Eddie Berganza; Adam Schlagman (associate)
Notes	U.S. on sale date: 2009-08-12

Cover Details - "Cover A"

Characters	Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Black Lantern Corps [Black Lantern [Firestorm; Ronnie Raymond]; Black Lantern [Green Lantern; Ke'Haan]; Black Lantern [Black Hand; William Hand]; Black Lantern [Aquaman; Arthur Curry; Orin]; Black Lantern [Martian Manhunter; J'onn J'onzz]; Black Lantern [Superman; Clark Kent; Kal-L] (Earth-2)]
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Ivan Reis (signed)
Inks	Oclair Albert (signed)
Colors	Alex Sinclair [signed as Sinc]
Notes	U.S. on sale date: 2009-08-12

Cover Details - "Cover B - Variant Cover"

Characters	Black Lantern [Aquaman; Arthur Curry; Orin]
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Mauro Cascioli (painting)
Inks	Mauro Cascioli (painting)
Colors	Mauro Cascioli (painting)
Notes	U.S. on sale date: 2009-08-12

24 page story "Blackest Night [Part 2]"

Characters	Atom [Ray Palmer]; Blue Devil [Daniel Cassidy]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern Corps [Green Lantern [Brik]; Green Lantern [Guy Gardner]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Green Lantern [Kyle Rayner]]; Mera; Oracle [Barabara Gordon]; Phantom Stranger; Zatanna Zatara; Commissioner James Gordon; Black Lantern Corps [Black Lantern [Aquagirl; Tula]; Black Lantern [Aquaman; Arthur Curry; Orin]; Black Lantern [Black Hand; William Hand]; Black Lantern [Deadman; Boston Brand]; Black Lantern [Dolphin]; Black Lantern [Elongated Man; Ralph Dibny]; Black Lantern [Firestorm; Ronnie Raymond]; Black Lantern [Green Lantern; Katma Tui]; Black Lantern [Hawk; Hank Hall]; Black Lantern [Hawkgirl; Kendra Saunders]; Black Lantern [Hawkman; Carter Hall]; Black Lantern [Martian Manhunter; J'onn J'onzz]; Black Lantern [Pariah]; Black Lantern [Spectre; Crispus Allen]; Black Lantern [Sue Dibny]; Black Lantern [Tempest; Garth] (death)]
Synopsis	Hal and Barry continue to battle Black Lantern J'onn. Aquaman, Tula and Dolphin return from the dead and attack Mera and Garth. Garth is killed and turned into a Black Lantern.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Geoff Johns
Pencils	Ivan Reis
Inks	Oclair Albert; Julio Ferreira
Colors	Alex Sinclair
Letters	Nick J. Napolitano

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

Genre

Superhero

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

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 [178]: ["I love word balloons on the front of comics."]

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Poison Ivy [Pamela Isley]
Script	Ian Sattler
Pencils	Bill Sienkiewicz
Inks	Bill Sienkiewicz
Letters	typeset
Notes	Ian Sattler promotes Kevin Smith's new mini-series - Batman: Widening Gyre.

5 page Superman promo (ad from the publisher) "A Special Preview of Superman: Secret Origin #1"

Characters	Clark Kent [Kal-El]; Lana Lang; Lex Luthor
Genre	Superhero
Script	Geoff Johns
Pencils	Gary Frank
Inks	Jon Sibal
Colors	Brad Anderson
Letters	Steve Wands
Editing	Matt Idelson; Wil Moss (assistant)
Notes	A 5 page preview of Superman: Secret Origin (DC, 2009 series) #1.