| Characters |
Planetary [Elijah Snow; Jakita Wagner; the Drummer]; Dr. "Doc" Axel Brass; Brass's Secret Society [Hark; the Aviator; Edison; the Jungle Lord; Jimmy, the Secret Operator; The Spider] (all in flashback); 7 costumed invaders (cameos in flashback) |
| Synopsis |
Elijah Snow is hired by Jakita Wagner to join Planetary, a four-man team (3 field agents and one mysterious backer known as "the Fourth Man")looking to uncover the hidden history of the world as “mystery archeologists." Their first mission: to explore a man-made cavern in the Adirondacks, the last known destination of Doc Brass, an adventurer from the 1930s and 1940s. |
| Genre |
science fiction |
| Script |
Warren Ellis |
| Pencils |
John Cassaday |
| Inks |
John Cassaday |
| Colors |
Laura Depuy |
| Letters |
Bill O'Neil |
| Notes |
First introduction of the Snowflake. The seven costumed invaders are reminiscent of the original Justice League or America. The Secret Society are analogues of the following characters: Axel Brass (Doc Savage); The Aviator (G-8); Hark (Fu Manchu); The Spider (The Shadow/the Spider); The Jungle Lord (Tarzan); Edison (Tom Swift) ; Jimmy the Secret Operator (Operator #5). |
| Reprinted |
in Planetary: All Over the World and Other Stories (DC, 2000 series) #nn; in Absolute Planetary (DC, 2004 series) #[nn]; in Wildstorm (Magic Press, 2000 series) #1 (March 2000) |