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Issue Details

Issue #886
Published April 2010
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 3.99 USD
Pages 44
Editing Matt Idelson; Wil Moss (Assistant)
Notes This issue is Red Shield Continuity #27, and went on sale 2010-02-10 (on time). "Printed by World Color Press, Inc, Montreal, QC, Canada. 02/03/10." It also features "World Against [S-shield]" promotion on the cover.

Cover Details

Characters Nightwing [Chris Kent]; Flamebird [Thara Ak-Var]; Rao; Captain Atom (headshot)
Genre Superhero
Pencils Carlos Alberto Fernandez Urbano [as CAFU] (signed)
Inks Carlos Alberto Fernandez Urbano [as CAFU] (signed)
Colors Santiago Arcas (signed)

22 page Nightwing and Flamebird; Superman story "Divine Spark Part 4"

Characters Nightwing [Chris Kent]; Flamebird [Thara Ak-Var]; Rao (flashback); The Flamebird (flashback); Vohc (flashback); The Nightwing (flashback); Jax-Ur; Gazzi (cameo, death); Wazir (cameo, death); Kellie (cameo, death); Jerome (cameo, death); The Book of Rao
Synopsis Chris uses a Sunstone crystal called The Book of Rao to experience the history of Rao, Vohc, The Flamebird, and The Nightwing. That night, Jax-Ur talks with Flamebird, inviting them to his lab, but it's a trap.
Genre Superhero
Script Greg Rucka; Eric Trautmann
Pencils Pere Pérez (pages 1-4, 15-22); Fernando Dagnino (pages 5-14)
Inks Pere Pérez (pages 1-4, 15-22); Fernando Dagnino (pages 5-14)
Colors Javier Mena
Letters Rob Leigh
Notes Story continued from last and continues in the next issue. There is Kryptonese dialog in this issue, but it is all translated into English.

8 page Captain Atom story "Chapter Eight"

Characters Captain Atom [Nathaniel Adam]; ShadowPact [Detective Chimp; Ragman; Enchantress; Blue Devil]; Justice League of America [Mon-El; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Cyborg]; Demon (cameo); Nightshade (cameo); Nightmaster (cameo); Amethyst (cameo); Quisp [Qwsp] (cameo); The Great Ten [The Socialist Red Guardsman; August General in Iron; Ghost Fox Killer] (cameo); Sorcerer's World; Skartaris
Synopsis The Shadow Pact identify Mirabai's world as Sorcerer's World, and help Captain Atom get there via a path through China, the Himalayas, and Skartaris.
Genre Superhero
Script James Robinson
Pencils Carlos Alberto Fernandez Urbano [as CAFU]
Inks Javier Bergantiño [as BIT]
Colors Santiago Arcas
Letters Rob Leigh
Notes Story continued from the previous issue and continues in the next issue.

5 page First Wave promo (ad from the publisher) "First Wave Special Sneak Preview"

Characters Doc Savage [Clark Savage, Jr.]; Monk; Ham; Renny; Spirit [Denny Colt]; Commissioner Eustace Dolan
Genre Superhero; Adventure
Script Brian Azzarello
Pencils J. G. Jones; Rags Morales
Inks J. G. Jones; Rags Morales
Colors J. G. Jones (page 1)
Notes Previews the upcoming series on sale in March.
Reprinted from First Wave (DC, 2010 series) #1 [cover (color) and 4 pages (black and white)]

1 page DC Nation promo (ad from the publisher) "February 10, 2010"

Script Ian Sattler
Notes Ian thanks Mike Marts for sharing all of the covers of Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne (in black and white). Appears on page 42 in this issue.

2 page promo (ad from the publisher) "House Advertisements"

Notes House ads for: Blackest Night (checklist part 3), and Absolute Green Lantern: Rebirth. Appear in various places in this issue.

5 page advertisement "Ads"

Notes Total of 5 one-page ads for: Lunch Lady (books, Alfred A. Knopf), Emerald City Comicon (comic convention), Wondercon (comic convention, San Diego Comic Con International), Vincent Shadow Toy Inventor (book, Little, Brown and Company), and Glory of Heracles (video game, Nintendo). Appear in various places in this issue.