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Issue Details

Issue #672
Published March 2008
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 2.99 USD; 3.65 CAD
Pages 36
Editing Matt Idelson; Tom Palmer Jr. (associate)
Notes This issue went on sale 2008-01-09 (on time).

Cover Details - "The Insect Queen Part 2"

Characters Superman; Insect Queen
Genre Superhero
Pencils Peter Vale (signed)
Inks Peter Vale (signed)
Colors Pete M ? (signed)

22 page Superman story "Insect Queen Part Two: Gossamer Wings"

Characters Superman. Characters: Superman; Lois Lane; Chris Kent [Lor-Zod]; Bridey Nelson (introduction); Lana Lang; Insect Queen; Lex Luthor (flashback, cameo); Kryptonite Man (flashback, cameo); LexCorp Lunabase One; red-sun watch
Synopsis The new Insect Queen tells Lana about who she is, and what her hive is going to do. Superman goes to the moon, and finds a hive built there. Lana manages to escape, and finds herself in an old LexCorp lunar base, that the hive is built on top of. She meets up with some workers from the moon base, who are hiding from the hive. Superman is attacked by powerful insects, who overpower him and take him to the Insect Queen. She "stings" him to extract his genes. Chris Kent has a fever, and is watched by a babysitter, but Lois comes home to find him feeling worse. He shows her that his arm that has the red-sun watch is badly swollen, so she takes off the watch, and Chris goes critical with energy, which he explosively releases, blowing out part of the building.
Genre Superhero
Script Kurt Busiek
Pencils Peter Vale
Inks Wellington Dias
Colors Kanila Tripp
Letters Comicraft
Notes Story continued from the previous issue and continues in the next issue. "Bridey Nelson" is an homage to former Superman writer/editor E. Nelson Bridwell. Lois also mentions another babysitter, Mrs. Schwartz, who is probably an homage to former Superman editor Julius Schwartz. Chris has posters in his room that include the covers of Justice Society of America #1 and Superman Returns: The Prequels, and he has a classic Batmobile alarm clock.

1 page DC Nation promo (ad from the publisher) "#95 [January 9, 2008]"

Script Dan Didio
Notes Dan takes a walk down the hall to find out what others are working on. Ads for Superman #673, Countdown #16, Green Arrow/Black Canary #4, and Salvation Run #3. Appears on page 34 in this issue.

2 page promo (ad from the publisher) "House Advertisements"

Notes House ads for: Green Lantern (Domination), and Wildstorm Revelations. Appear in various places in this issue.

10 page advertisement "Ads"

Notes Total of 8 one-page and 1 two-page ads for: Nights Journey of Dreams (video game, Sega), Dragon Wars D-War (DVD, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment), Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles (TV, Fox), abovetheinfluence (Partnership for a Drug-Free America), Frontlines Fuel of War (video game, THQ), Dude get your own: PSP (game player, Sony Computer Entertainment, 2 pages), DC Holiday Gaming Showcase (video games), WWE Raw Greatest Hits (CD, WWE), and Hunger Gets What Hunger Wants (food, BallPark franks). Appear in various places in this issue.