| Issue | #2 |
| Published | October 1988 |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Cover Price | 1.25 USD; 1.75 CAD; 0.70 GBP |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Karen Berger; Art Young (Assistant Editor) |
| Characters | Animal Man [Buddy Baker] |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Brian Bolland (signed) |
| Inks | Brian Bolland (signed) |
| Colors | Lovern Kindzierski (signed) |
| Notes | Cover credits from Matthew Cettei on 24 May 2004 |
| Reprinted | in Animal Man (DC, 1991 series) #nn; in Animal Man (DC, 2001 series) #nn |
| Script | Jenette Kahn |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Includes checklist of DC comics on sale the same week as this issue. Inside front cover. |
| Characters | Animal Man [Buddy Baker]; Dr. Myers; B'Wana Beast; Superman; Ellen Baker; Maxine Baker; Morris Weidemeir; Ray; Lew |
| Synopsis | When Animal Man attempts to track an escaped giant insect for S.T.A.R. Labs he encounters a giant, humanoid rat; at the same time Ellen and Maxine encounter a pair of redneck hunters. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Grant Morrison |
| Pencils | Chas Truog |
| Inks | Doug Hazlewood |
| Colors | Tatjana Wood |
| Letters | John Costanza |
| Reprinted | in Animal Man (DC, 1991 series) #nn; in Animal Man (DC, 2001 series) #nn |
| Characters | Animal Man [Buddy Baker] |
| Script | Grant Morrison |
| Pencils | Brian Bolland |
| Inks | Brian Bolland |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Most of page 2 is used to display the cover for the next issue. |