Issue Details

Issue	#1
Published	December 2009
Frequency	Monthly
Cover Price	2.99 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Mike Marts; Janelle Siegel (assistant)
Notes	U.S. on sale date: 2009-10-21. Copyright © 2009 DC Comics. Doc Savage © 2009 Advance Magazine Publishers Inc. d/b/a Conde Nast Publications.

Cover Details - "Cover A"

Characters	Azrael [Michael Lane]
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Mark Simpson [as Jock] (signed)
Inks	Mark Simpson [as Jock] (signed)
Colors	Mark Simpson [as Jock] (signed)

Cover Details - "Cover B - Variant Cover"

Characters	Azrael [Michael Lane]
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Frazer Irving
Inks	Frazer Irving
Colors	Frazer Irving

22 page Azrael story "Angel in the Dark"

Characters	Azrael [Michael Lane]; Order of Purity [Adrian Paratino; Father Garrett Day; Felicidad Gomez]; Batman [Dick Grayson]; Pete Farelli; Harvey Bullock; Josie MacDonald; Jennifer Lane [as Jenny Lane]; Jimmy (flashback); Sister Elizabeth; Father Douglas Calnahan (flashback); Father Walter Jankowski (flashback, villain)
Synopsis	Michael Lane fights crime in the Suit of Sorrows as Azrael. The story ends with a flashforward to six months in the future with Michael dead on a cross.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Fabian Nicieza
Pencils	Ramon Bachs
Inks	John Stanisci
Colors	Jonathan D. Smith [as JD Smith]
Letters	Sal Cipriano

5 page Batman; Doc Savage promo (ad from the publisher) "A First Look at the Batman / Doc Savage Special #1"

Characters	Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Doc Savage
Genre	Superhero; Adventure
Script	Brian Azzarello
Pencils	Phil Noto
Inks	Phil Noto
Colors	Phil Noto
Letters	Clem Robins
Editing	Joey Cavalieri; Chris Conroy (assistant)
Notes	5 page preview of Batman / Doc Savage Special (DC, 2010 series) #1.

1 page DC Nation promo (ad from the publisher) "DC Nation [188]: I Come to You With News From the Future!"

Characters	Booster Gold [Michael Jon Carter]; Skeets; Rip Hunter
Genre	Superhero
Script	Ian Sattler
Letters	typeset
Notes	Ian Sattler announces some upcoming creative changes to Outsiders and The Web.

7 page advertisement "Miscellaneous Advertisements"

Notes

Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident graphic novel; Kia Soul automobile; Naruto Shippuden DVD; Batman #692; The Authority the Lost Year 12-issue series; Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days video game; Batman Arkham Asylum vido game.