Animal Man #24
In "Purification Day," Animal Man confronts the unsettling truth of his existence as a comic book character, teaming up with James Highwater to send all fictional beings back into limbo. As the aliens return him to his world, he’s left with a haunting question: who—or what—is behind the suffering he endures? Written by Grant Morrison and illustrated by Chas Truog, with inks by Doug Hazlewood, colors by Tatjana Wood, and letters by John Costanza, this landmark issue features a striking cover by Brian Bolland.
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Animal Man discovers he is a character in a comic book, so along with James Highwater, he decides to send all the characters back into limbo. When the aliens return him to his home, Animal Man, knowing he is a fictional character, wonders who it is who causes him to suffer.
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