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Blackest Night 4 (Cover A)

BLACKEST NIGHT #4

Cover Date: December 2009
Cover Price: $3.99
Publication Date: 2009-10-28

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Ivan Reis (signed)
Inks: Oclair Albert (signed)
Colors: Alex Sinclair (signed)


Variant Cover:
Cover B
Art: Rodolfo Migliari (signed)

Story: "Blackest Night" (25 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGeoff Johns
PencilsIvan Reis
InksOclair Albert, Joe Prado
LetteringNick J. Napolitano
ColorsAlex Sinclair
Associate editingAdam Schlagman
EditingEddie Berganza

Feature Character(s):

Atom II
Black Canary II
Firestorm III (last in ???)
Flash II
Green Arrow
Mera
Wonder Woman
Justice Society of America II
Atom Smasher II (next in Blackest Night: JSA #2)
Citizen Steel (next in Blackest Night: JSA #1)
Damage (next in flashback in Blackest Night: JSA #2)
Flash I (next in Blackest Night: JSA #1)
Green Lantern (Alan Scott)
Hourman II (next in Blackest Night: JSA #1)
Mister Terrific II (next in Blackest Night: JSA #1)
Power Girl (next in Blackest Night: JSA #1)
Sand (in between JSA All-Stars #6 and #7)
Stargirl (next in Blackest Night: JSA #1)
Wildcat II (next in Blackest Night: JSA #1)
Wildcat IV (next in Blackest Night: JSA #1)

Supporting Character(s):

Guardians of the Universe

Villain(s):

Black Lantern Corps
Nekron
Scar
Black Hand
Doctor Fate I
Alexander Luthor, Jr.
Aquaman
Ash (last in Green Lantern Vol. 4 #46)
Atom I (connection severed; last appearance)
Azrael V (last in Azrael: Agent of the Bat #100)
Baron Blitzkrieg (last in issue #1; next in Blackest Night: JSA #1)
Black Bison (last appearance)
Black Canary I (last in ???)
Black Condor II
Brain Wave I
Bug-Eyed Bandit (last in issue #1)
Cavalier I (last in issue #1)
Copperhead
Doctor Light III (last in Suicide Squad #67; next in Adventure Comics Vol. 3 #4)
Doctor Mid-Nite I (last in Day of Judgment #2; next in Blackest Night: JSA #1)
Enforcer II
Fiddler (last in issue #1)
Firestorm II
Gambler (last in issue #1)
Hawkgirl II
Hawkman
Human Bomb (last in issue #2; last appearance)
Jean Loring (last in Countdown to Mystery #4)
Killer Frost I (last in issue #1)
Madame Rouge (next in issue #6)
Martian Manhunter
Max Lord
Mister Terrific I (last in flashback in Blackest Night: JSA #1; next in flashback in Blackest Night: JSA #3)
Phantom Lady II (last in issue #1)
Saarek (last in Green Lantern Vol. 4 #46)
Sandman (last in issue #1)
Unknown Soldier
Weasel
Calculator
Lex Luthor (last in Adventure Comics Vol. 3 #6; next in issue #6)
Scarecrow (last in Arkham Asylum: Madness; next in Untold Tales of Blackest Night #1/6)

Guest Appearance(s):

Titans
Beast Boy (appearance same as Blackest Night: Titans #3, page 21, panel 4)
Cyborg (appearance same as Blackest Night: Titans #3, page 21, panel 4)
Donna Troy (appearance same as Blackest Night: Titans #3, page 21, panel 4)
Dove II (appearance same as Blackest Night: Titans #3, page 21, panel 4)
Kid Flash II (last in Blackest Night: Titans #3; also in between words of Blackest Night: Titans #3, page 21, panel 4)
Starfire III (appearance same as Blackest Night: Titans #3, page 21, panel 4)
Wonder Girl II (appearance same as Blackest Night: Titans #3, page 21, panel 4)

Location(s):

Space Sector 666
Ryut
Space Sector 2814
Earth
United States of America
Coast City
Gotham City
Metropolis
Washington, DC
Hall of Justice

Story Reprinted in:

Blackest Night ([September] 2010)
Blackest Night ([September] 2011)
Blackest Night Saga (DC Essential Edition) ([April] 2019)

Solicitation:

Hold on to your power rings, because the secrets behind the Blackest Night finally stand revealed! While Earth is evacuated, Hal Jordan embarks on a brave journey to the darkest depths to uncover the truth behind the Black Lanterns! You won't believe what he uncovers!


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Feature: "The Book of the Black - The Burned-In Thoughts of William Hand: Chapter 1, Verse 3" (2 Pages)


Credits:

Geoff Johns (script)



Comment(s):

This feature contains the third verse in the Book of the Black by William Hand.

Feature Reprinted in:

Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps ([September] 2010)
Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps ([September] 2011)
Blackest Night Saga (DC Essential Edition) ([April] 2019)

 

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