Issue Details

Issue	#4
Published	January 2010
Frequency	Monthly
Cover Price	3.99 USD
Pages	44
Editing	Elisabeth V. Gehrlein; Sean Ryan (associate)
Notes	U.S. on sale date: 2009-11-04. Copyright © 2010 DC Comics.

Cover Details - "Blackest Night"

Characters	Doom Patrol [Elasti-Woman [Rita Farr]; Negative Man [Larry Trainor]; Robotman [Cliff Steele]]; Tin (inset)
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Justiniano
Inks	Andrew Mangum
Colors	Guy Major

20 page Doom Patrol story "Dead Reckoning"

Characters	Doom Patrol [The Chief [Niles Caulder]; Elasti-Woman [Rita Farr]; Karma [Wayne Hawking] (cameo; flashback); Lodestone [Rhea Jones] (cameo; flashback); Negative Man [Larry Trainor]; Robotman [Cliff Steele]; Scott Fischer (cameo; flashback)]; Dusty [Deborah Marlow]; Rocky Davis [Father Leslie Davis]; Dr. Tyme [Percival Sutter]; Black Hole; Blanca; Black Lantern Corps [Black Lantern [Celsius; Arani Desai]; Black Lantern [Cliff Steele]; Black Lantern [Negative Woman; Valentina Vostok]; Black Lantern [Tempest; Joshua Clay]]
Synopsis	Black Lanterns' Celsius, Tempest and Negative Woman attack the Doom Patrol.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Keith Giffen
Pencils	Justiniano
Inks	John Livesay
Colors	Guy Major
Letters	Pat Brosseau

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Blackest Night Checklist Part 2"

Characters	Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Sinestro; Red Lantern [Atrocitus]; Agent Orange [Larfleeze]; Blue Lantern [Saint Walker; Bro'Dee Walker]; Indigo-1; Star Sapphire [Carol Ferris]
Genre	Superhero

10 page Metal Men story "The Coming of... The Clique"

Characters	Metal Men [Mercury; Tin]; Doc Magnus [Will Magnus]; Professor Miklos Rumpus (first appearance); The Clique [Annie (first appearance; villain); Betty (first appearance; villain); Carrie (first appearance; villain)] (first appearance)
Genre	Superhero
Script	Keith Giffen; J. M. DeMatteis
Pencils	Kevin Maguire
Inks	Kevin Maguire
Colors	Guy Major
Letters	Nick J. Napolitano

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
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 [190]: "Greetings from the time stream, DC Nation!"

Script	Ian Sattler
Letters	typeset
Notes	Ian Sattler gives hints about upcoming stories in the DCU.