Superman: Nightwing and Flamebird #2
In "Divine Spark, Part 1," Superman: Nightwing and Flamebird #2 delivers a tense, character-driven chapter as Nightwing and Flamebird race to stop sleeper agents while grappling with Thara’s growing instability and her deepening feelings for Chris. The story unfolds across Iraq, Toronto, and S.T.A.R. Labs, where Perry White follows a trail left by the missing Jimmy Olsen and Dr. Hoshi and Thara bring Chris to Dr. Pillings—unaware of the truth about his identity. Written by Greg Rucka and Eric Trautmann, with striking visuals by Pere Pérez and Javier Mena, and a cover by Cafu, this 2011 issue blends personal stakes with high-stakes action in a quietly escalating mystery.
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Some students in Iraq are captured by Jax-Ur to be used as experiments. Meanwhile, Nightwing and Flamebird save Toronto from Brimstone, but are attacked by jets. Checking on the missing Jimmy Olsen, Perry White goes to Jimmy's apartment and finds a clue. Nightwing and Flamebird review their progress in capturing the sleeper agents and discuss the Flamebird situation. Thara admits she loves Chris, but that triggers another aging attack. Dr. Hoshi and Thara bring Chris to Dr. Pillings at S.T.A.R. Labs, unaware he is really Jax-Ur and that he has something to do with Flamebird and Nightwing.
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