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Issue Details

Issue #2
Published Late July 2010
Frequency [none]
Cover Price 2.99 USD
Pages 36
Editing Eddie Berganza; Adam Schlagman (associate); Rex Ogle (assistant)
Notes U.S. on sale date: 2010-05-19. Copyright © 2010 DC Comics.

Cover Details - "Dead Sea King; [Cover A]"

Characters Aquaman [Arthur Curry]
Genre Superhero
Pencils David Finch (signed)
Inks Scott Williams
Colors Peter Steigerwald (signed)

Cover Details - "Cover B - Variant Cover"

Characters Firestorm [Ronnie Raymond; Jason Rusch]; Atom [Ray Palmer]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Ivan Reis (signed)
Inks Ivan Reis (signed)
Colors Nei Ruffino

23 page Brightest Day story "Nuclear Options"

Characters Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Atom [Ray Palmer]; Deadman [Boston Brand]; Firestorm [Ronnie Raymond; Jason Rusch]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Hawkgirl [Shiera Hall]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Mera; Professor Martin Stein; Professor Erdel (flashback); Melissa Erdel; Olivia (death); Steven (death); Tommy (death); Anti-Monitor (cameo, villain)
Synopsis Ray Palmer tries to help Martin Stein separate Raymond and Jason from the Firestorm matrix, with poor results. J'onn learns that Professor Erdel had a daughter, and that Erdel accidently brought another Martian to Earth before he brought J'onn.
Genre Superhero
Script Geoff Johns; Peter J. Tomasi
Pencils Ivan Reis; Patrick Gleason; Ardian Syaf; Scott Clark; Joe Prado
Inks Vicente Cifuentes; Tom Nguyen; Rebecca Buchman; David Beaty; Patrick Gleason
Colors Aspen MLT's Peter Steigerwald; Aspen MLT's John Starr; Aspen MLT's Beth Sotelo
Letters Rob Clark, Jr.

1 page DC Nation promo (ad from the publisher) "DC Nation [217]: Greetings, DC Nation!"

Characters Justice Society of America [Black Canary [Dinah Drake]; Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Spectre [Jim Corrigan]]
Script Ian Sattler
Pencils Andy Kubert (signed)
Inks Joe Kubert (signed)
Colors Brad Anderson (signed)
Letters typeset
Notes Ian Sattler hypes the DCU: Legacies mini-series.