Cover: Cafu

Action Comics #883

Jan 2010 · DC · 3.99 USD

📊 ~33,371 copies sold its debut month

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“Divine Spark Part 1”

Part 15 of DC's "World Against Superman" saga, this January 2010 issue of Action Comics thrusts Nightwing and Flamebird — both in their Kryptonian-styled suits — into a breathtaking orbital pursuit against a starlit Earth backdrop. The cover tagline, "Target: Zod's Most Dangerous Sleeper!", sets the tension beautifully, with Flamebird charging forward in the foreground and Nightwing soaring above, both radiating a sense of urgent, high-stakes purpose. Written by Greg Rucka and Eric Trautmann with interior art by Pere Pérez, this issue also boasts a Captain Atom second feature, making it a particularly full package from DC's 2010 lineup.

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writer Greg Rucka · writer Eric Trautmann · artist, inker Pere Pérez · colorist Javier Mena · letterer Rob Leigh · cover Cafu

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Full credits

writer Greg Rucka

writer Eric Trautmann

artist, inker Pere Pérez

colorist Javier Mena

letterer Rob Leigh

cover pencils, inks Cafu

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Some students run into some gunrunners in Iraq, but they are all captured by Jax-Ur, to be used as experiments in his secret lab in the land of Ur (fittingly). In Toronto, Brimstone has split into several smaller Brimstones, and is threatening the city. Nightwing and Flamebird save the day, but are in turn attacked by fighter jets. Jimmy Olsen's girlfriend Isabel is worried about him being missing, and gets Perry White to check into it. He goes to Jimmy's apartment, and finds a clue that Jimmy has hidden behind a photo. Dr. Hoshi gets invited to Dr. Pillings' lab to investigate the technology behind the Brimstone split. Nightwing and Flamebird return to an apartment in Hong Kong, review their progress in capturing the sleeper agent Kryptonians (including Jax-Ur), and discuss the Flamebird situation. Chris doesn't believe that Thara is really connected to the real Flamebird. Thara does admit that she loves Chris, and kisses him, but that triggers another aging attack in him. Dr. Pilling goes to his private lab at S.T.A.R. Labs, and we see that he is really Jax-Ur, and apparently has something to do with Flamebird and Nightwing. He is interrupted by Dr. Hoshi and Thara, who bring an aged Chris to ask for Dr. Pillings' help.

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