Superman

ARTISTS

Writer: Dan Jurgens
Penciller: Dan Jurgens
Inker: Brett Breeding
Colorist: Glenn Whitmore
Letterer: John Costanza
Editor: Michael Carlin

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CHARACTERS & SETTINGS

heroes: Agent Liberty, Aquaman, Batman, Beautiful Dreamer, Big Barda, Big Bear, Blue Beetle II, Booster Gold, Captain Marvel, Crimson Fox, Deathstroke, Elongated Man, Fire, Flash III, Gangbuster, Goldstar I, Green Lantern IV, Guardian II, Ice, Iron, Kilowog, Lead, Mark Moonrider, Mercury, Mister Miracle, Platinum, Rocket Red #4, Serifan, Starman V, Superman, Thorn II, Tin, Valor, Vykin the Black, Wonder Woman
villain: Brainiac

Setting: 20th-century Metropolis, DCU, USA

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ISSUE SUMMARY

Cover Description: Clockwise from center, Superman, Guy Gardner, Agent Liberty, Aquaman, Deathstroke, Guardian, Batman, and Captain Marvel charge forward. (No Booster Gold.)

Brief Synopsis: Planning an assault on Warworld, Superman secures the aid of Lexcorp and Professor Hamilton before recruiting Deathstroke to lead the force, then Wonder Woman and Aquaman who convince him to gather more.

Costume Worn: MARK I power-suit

Issue Notes: "Panic in the Sky! Second Strike." (Superman diamond chronology "1992:10.") The title of this storyline, "Panic in the Sky," is based on an episode of the 1950s Adventures of Superman television show. Dan Jurgens is the author of this issue, and it is little surprise that he would include his creation Booster Gold in the heroes assembled.

Reprints: This issue has been collected in Superman: Panic In The Sky.

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ISSUE ANNOTATIONS

Page 18, panel 3
Inside Lexcorp Tower, Booster Gold assembles with the following heroes:
Agent Liberty, Batman, Big Barda, Blue Beetle II, Captain Marvel, Crimson Fox, Deathstroke, Elongated Man, Fire, Flash III, the Forever People (Beautiful Dreamer, Big Bear, Mark Moonrider, Serifan, Vykin the Black), Gangbuster, Guardian III, Guy Gardner, Ice, Kilowog, the Metal Men (Gold, Lead, Iron, Mercury, Platinum, Tin), Mister Miracle, Rocket Red #4, Starman V, Superman, Thorn, Valor, and Wonder Woman. This is Booster's first meeting with Agent Liberty, Deathstroke, the Forever People, and the Metal Men. This is Booster's second meeting with Thorn, the first 20th-century hero that he ever teamed-up with (as seen in Booster Gold, Vol. 1, #4).

Page 20, panel 3
Booster comments to Beetle that the assembled crowd makes it feel as though "the JLA had never been disbanded!" The United Nations revoked the charter of the Justice League in Justice League Europe #31. Long before that happened, however, Booster had quit the Justice League to lead the Conglomerate.

Page 22, panel 2
Booster is presumably still in the assembly (but off-panel) when Brainiac's Headship starship returns to Metropolis with a captured and disabled Aquaman.

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ISSUE REVIEW

Boosterrific Review: Despite being promoted as "Second Strike" in the "Panic in the Sky!" story, this issue reads as though it were an extended prologue. The issue does little to advance the story of Brainiac's invasion of Earth, but it deserves credit for building anticipation for the story as Superman assembles his army of familiar faces.

Boosterrific Rating:

• Currently 3.0/5 Stars.

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