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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published October 2009
Cover Price 3.99 USD
Pages 44
Editing Elisabeth V. Gehrlein; Sean Ryan (associate)
Notes U.S. on sale date: 2009-08-05

Cover Details - "Cover A"

Characters Doom Patrol [Elasti-Woman [Rita Farr]; Negative Man [Larry Trainor]; Robotman [Cliff Steele]]; Lead (inset)
Genre Superhero
Pencils Matthew Clark
Inks Matthew Clark
Colors Guy Major
Notes U.S. on sale date: 2009-08-05

Cover Details - "Cover B - Variant Cover"

Characters Elasti-Woman [Rita Farr]; Metal Men [Copper; Gold; Lead (inset); Mercury; Tin]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Keith Giffen (layouts); Matthew Clark; Kevin Maguire
Inks Matthew Clark; Kevin Maguire
Colors Guy Major
Notes U.S. on sale date: 2009-08-05

20 page Doom Patrol story "We Who Are About to Die..."

Characters Doom Patrol [The Chief [Niles Caulder]; Bumblebee [Karen Beecher-Duncan]; Elasti-Woman [Rita Farr]; Grunt [Charlie Bucher] (leaves team); Negative Man [Larry Trainor]; Nudge [Mi-Sun Kwan] (death); Robotman [Cliff Steele]]; Dusty [Deborah Marlow]; Rocky Davis [Father Leslie Davis]; Dr. Wade Ackerman; Dr. Amanda Beckett (villain)
Synopsis Nudge is killed on a mission to Oolong Island, and Father Davis tries to get the Doom Patrol to discuss their feelings about her death.
Genre Superhero
Script Keith Giffen
Pencils Matthew Clark
Inks John Livesay
Colors Guy Major
Letters Pat Brosseau

10 page Metal Men story "A Day in the Life!"

Characters Metal Men [Copper; Gold; Iron; Lead; Mercury; Platinum [Tina]; Tin]; Doc Magnus [Will Magnus]; Zummazumma (first appearance; villain)
Synopsis Lead accidently awakens an ancient stone god.
Genre Superhero
Script Keith Giffen; J. M. DeMatteis
Pencils Kevin Maguire
Inks Kevin Maguire
Colors Guy Major
Letters Nick J. Napolitano

1 page DC Nation promo (ad from the publisher) DC Nation [177]: ["Can I say "we told you so" yet?"]

Characters Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Black Lantern Corps [Black Lantern [Aquaman; Arthur Curry]; Black Lantern [Martian Manhunter; J'onn J'onzz]]
Script Ian Sattler
Letters typeset
Notes Ian Sattler presents the Blackest Night checklist for July to October 2009, and talks about www.IGN.com being the Blackest Night headquarters.

5 page Magog promo (ad from the publisher) "A Special Preview of Magog #1; Lethal Force"

Characters Magog [David Reid]
Genre Superhero
Script Keith Giffen
Pencils Howard Porter
Inks John Dell
Colors Hi-Fi Design
Letters Pat Brosseau
Editing Mike Carlin; Rachel Gluckstern (associate)
Notes 5 page preview of Magog (DC, 2009 series) #1.