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Issue Details

Issue #43
Published April [February 28] 2007
Cover Price 2.50 USD; 2.99 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Michael Siglain; Harvey Richards (Assistant); Jeanine Schaefer (Associate)
Notes Second date is the cover date.

Cover Details

Characters Animal Man [Buddy Baker]; Cliff Baker; Ellen Baker; Maxine Baker
Genre Superhero
Pencils J G Jones
Inks J G Jones
Colors Alex Sinclair
Notes Second date is the cover date.

20 page 52 story "Family Matters"

Characters Animal MAn [Buddy Baker]; Black Adam; Isis; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Captain Marvel, Jr. [Freddy Freeman]; Mary Marvel [Mary Batson]; Osiris; Lady Styx; Sobek
Synopsis Week forty-three witnesses an un-easy meeting of the full "Marvel Family" and Osiris making a fateful, and fatal, decision. In space, a revived Animal Man makes a desperate grasp for survival.
Genre Superhero
Script Geoff Johns; Grant Morrison; Greg Rucka; Mark Waid
Pencils Keith Giffen (Breakdowns); Dan Jurgens (Layouts); Norm Rapmund (Finishes)
Inks Norm Rapmund (Finishes)
Colors ? [as Hi-Fi]
Letters Ken Lopez
Notes Includes the apparent death of Osiris at the hands of Sobek and the resurrection of Lady Styx.

2 page The Origin of... story "The Origin of Plastic Man"

Characters Plastic Man; Offspring; Woozy Winks
Genre Superhero
Script Mark Waid
Pencils Ethan van Sciver
Inks Ethan van Sciver
Colors Alex Sinclair
Letters Ken Lopez

1 page DC Nation promo (ad from the publisher) "DC Nation 50"

Script Dan Didio
Pencils Andy Kubert (signed); ?
Inks Tim Townsend (signed); ?
Letters Typeset
Notes Dan Didio discusses the Countdown series. Hot list - Blue Beetle #12, Green Lantern #17 and Firestorm #33. House ad for 52 #44.

12 page advertisement "Various"

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