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Issue Details

Issue #40
Published May 2009 [March 4, 2009]
Cover Price 2.99 USD
Pages 36
Editing Mike Carlin; Rachel Gluckstern (associate)
Notes U.S. on sale date: 2009-03-04. Cover forms a triptych with Trinity #41 and Trinity #42. Allen Passalaqua confirmed to Gregory Fischer, via e-mail on March 1, 2009, that he colored the cover.

Cover Details

Characters Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Shane Davis
Inks John Dell
Colors Allen Passalaqua
Notes U.S. on sale date: 2009-03-04. Cover forms a triptych with Trinity #41 and Trinity #42. Allen Passalaqua confirmed to Gregory Fischer, via e-mail on March 1, 2009, that he colored the cover.

12 page Trinity story "Returned"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Tom Tresser [Nemesis]; Alfred Pennyworth [Freddie]; Richie Grayson [Dick Grayson; Nightwing]; Lois Lane; Interceptor [Kara Zor-El; Supergirl]; Donna Troy; Justice Arcana; Justice Society International [Cyborg [Victor Stone]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Hawkgirl [Kendra Saunders]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Power Girl; Starfire [Koriand'r]; Tomorrow Woman [Tommie; Clara Kendall]]; Green Lantern Corps [Green Lantern [Salaak]; Green Lantern [Tomar-Tu]; Green Lantern [Validus]]; Aquaman; Black Adam; Black Lightning [Jefferson Pierce]; Charity O'Dare; Deadman [Boston Brand]; Barry Allen [Flash]; Flash [Wally West]; Gangbuster [Jose Delgado]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Lex Luthor; Metamorpho [Rex Mason]; Nightshade [Eve Eden]; Plastic Man [Eel O'Brian]; Ragman [Rory Regan]; Raven; Krona (villain); Dark Arcana; Morgaine Le Fey (villain); Enigma [Edward Nashton] (Antimatter Earth; villain); Konvikt (villain); Catman [Thomas Blake] (villain); Catwoman [Selina Kyle] (villain); Cheetah [Barbara Minerva] (villain); Crime Syndicate of America [Owlman; Superwoman; Ultraman] (villains); Deathstroke [Slade Wilson] (villain); Despero (villain); Dr. Polaris [Neil Emerson] (villain); Floronic Man [Jason Woodrue] (villain); Gentleman Ghost [Jim Craddock] (villain); Giganta [Dr. Doris Zuel] (villain); Joker (villain); Lord Khyber (villain); Parasite [Rudy Jones] (villain); Prometheus (villain); Ra's al Ghul (villain); Royal Flush Gang [Jack; Queen; King; Ace] (villains); Scarecrow [Jonathan Crane] (villain); Solomon Grundy (villain); Sun-Chained-In-Ink [Mark Richards; Tattooed Man] (villain); Vandal Savage (villain); Zoom [Hunter Zolomon] (villain)
Synopsis The Trinity return to Earth and face off against the Troika.
Genre Superhero
Script Kurt Busiek
Pencils Mark Bagley
Inks Art Thibert
Colors Pete Pantazis
Letters Pat Brosseau

10 page Trinity story "Patience, Mighty Krona"

Characters Krona (villain); Void Hound (villain); Green Lantern [John Stewart]
Synopsis Krona confronts a younger version of himself.
Genre Superhero
Script Kurt Busiek (plot); Fabian Nicieza (plot; script)
Pencils Scott McDaniel
Inks Andy Owens
Colors Allen Passalaqua
Letters Pat Brosseau

1 page DC Nation promo (ad from the publisher) DC Nation [155]: ["There isn't enough caffeine in the world"]

Characters Dan Didio (photos)
Script Ian Sattler
Pencils ? (photos); ?
Inks ? (photos); ?
Colors ? (photos); ?
Letters typeset
Notes Ian Sattler summarizes the DC panels at the 2009 New York Comic Con. Photos of Dan Didio wearing 5 different colored Green Lantern shirts. House ad for Trinity #41.