| Issue | #687 |
| Published | June 2009 |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Cover Price | 2.99 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Matt Idelson; Wil Moss (assistant editor) |
| Notes | This issue is Green Shield Continuity #23, and went on sale 2009-04-29 (on time). It features the "World Without [S-shield]" promotion on the cover. |
| Characters | The Guardian [Jim Harper clone]; Mon-El; Steel |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Andrew Robinson (painting, signed) |
| Inks | Andrew Robinson (painting, signed) |
| Colors | Andrew Robinson (painting, signed) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | The solicitation cover also had Black Lightning on it (to the right of Mon-El), but for some reason he was deleted from the final cover. |
| Characters | The Guardian [Jim Harper clone]; Mon-El; Science Police [Wilcox [Princess Projectra; Sensor Girl]; Foster; Sanderson; Romundi [Car-Vex]; Billi Harper]; Shrapnel; Parasite; General Sam Lane; Blake; The Untouchables; Black Lightning; The Prankster (cameo); John Henry Irons [Steel]; Atlas; Jimmy Olsen; Zachary Zatara; Tellus (cameo) |
| Synopsis | The Science Police and Mon-El take down Shrapnel. General Lane is monitoring, and finds out that Mon-El is not Kryptonian. Jimmy consults with Zatara about what he saw in the fight between Atlas and Superman, and Zatara confirms that it was magic. Jim Harper recruits a team from the Science Police for an off the record mission, to rescue Tellus. Mon-El is relieved that he's been able to work effectively as Superman's replacement, but in mid-flight, suddenly loses his powers. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | James Robinson |
| Pencils | Renato Guedes |
| Inks | José Wilson Magalhães |
| Colors | David Curiel |
| Letters | John J. Hill |
| Notes | Story continued from last issue, and continues in the next issue. |
| Characters | Animal Man; Bloodrage |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Gerry Conway |
| Pencils | Chris Batista |
| Inks | Dave Meikis |
| Colors | Mike Atiyeh |
| Letters | Clem Robins |
| Editing | Joey Cavalieri; Chris Conroy (Assistant) |
| Reprinted | from The Last Days of Animal Man (DC, 2009 series) #1 [preview of pages 1-5] |
| Script | Mark Chiarello |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Mark tells about the upcoming weekly Wednesday Comics series. Appears on page 34 in this issue. |
| Notes | House ad for: Superman: New Krypton Volume 1 hardcover. Appears on page 12 in this issue. |
| Notes | Total of 4 one-page and 1 two-page ads for: The Spirit (DVD, OddLot Entertainment), Dragonball Evolution (video game, Bandai Namco), 2009 Design Scholarship Challenge (graphic design colleges, visualdiner.com, 2 pages), Vampirates Black Heart (book, Little Brown), and abovetheinfluence (Partnership for a Drug-Free America). Appear in various places in this issue. |