DC COMICS FIRST LOOKS

FIRST LOOK: JLA #88

JLA #88 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from DC Comics. The issue is written by Joe Kelly, with art and cover by Doug Mahnke and Tom Nguyen

Here's how DC describes the issue:

"The 'Trial by Fire' storyline continues here. The Burning Martian has hijacked the world's nuclear weapons, psychically triggering World War III ÷ and the JLA must scramble to track down all the warheads. Meanwhile, Batman makes his desperate gambit to bring Plastic Man out of retirement, but the stretchable superstar doesn't remember his old life with the League."

JLA #88 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.25.

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FIRST LOOK: BATMAN: DEATH AND THE MAIDENS #3

Batman: Death and the Maidens #3 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from DC Comics. The issue is written by Greg Rucka, with art and cover by Klaus Janson.

Here's how DC describes the issue:

"The landmark mini-series continues. An unlikely visitor comes to Wayne Manor...looking for Batman! Meanwhile, Ra's al Ghul and Nyssa continue their private-yet-global war, Talia meets her destiny, and Alfred discovers something amiss in the Batcave. This definitive, final Ra's al Ghul story will test Batman's concept of morality ÷ and mortality!"

Batman: Death and the Maidens #3 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.95.

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FIRST LOOK: THE DEMON: DRIVEN OUT #2

The Demon: Driven Out #2 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from DC Comics. The issue is written by Joshua Dysart, with art by Pop Mhan and Art Thibert and a cover by Christina Chen.

Here's how DC describes the issue:

"The high-octane mini-series mixing street racing and demonology continues. A fateful racing crash has left young Ame Okamuro possessed by Etrigan the Demon ÷ and her actions begin to tear her Yakuza clan apart.9 Clan leader Ishiguro, obsessed by the arcane hideout where the Demon was unleashed, is no help. Will Jason Blood step forward or disappear into the City of Angels?"

The Demon: Driven Out #2 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.75.

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FIRST LOOK: ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #621

Adventures of Superman #621 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from DC Comics. The issue is written by Joe Casey, with art by Derec Aucoin and a cover by Kevin Nowlan.

Here's how DC describes the issue:

"Metropolis has a brand new hero unlike any the city has ever seen! Meet the Minuteman...but does he have anything to do with the city's children turning into insects?"

Adventures of Superman #621 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.25.

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FIRST LOOK: H-E-R-O #9

H-E-R-O #9 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from DC Comics. The issue is written by Will Pfeifer, with art by Kano and a painted cover by John Van Fleet.

Here's how DC describes the issue:

"A new storyline begins ÷ and not everyone who gets the H-E-R-O device wants to be a hero. Gotham City native Tony Finch has another dream: to be the greatest super-villain of all time. He's made his plans. He's done his homework. And now, thanks to the device, he has the power. The question is: What's he going to do with it in a city defended by Batman and populated by a horde of other villains?"

H-E-R-O #9 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.95.

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FIRST LOOK: JSA: ALL STARS #6

JSA: All Stars #6 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from DC Comics. The issue is written by Geoff Johns, David S. Goyer, and Brian Azzarello, with art by Stephen Sadowski, Andrew Pepoy and Eduardo Risso and a cover by John Cassaday and Mark Lewis.

Here's how DC describes the issue:

"Spotlighting Dr. Mid-Nite, featuring a Golden Age backup tale by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso. What must Doctor Mid-Nite face from his past, and how will he confront the future? Plus, discover the mysterious connection between Pieter Cross and Charles McNider, the original Dr. Mid-Nite."

JSA: All Stars #6 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.95.

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FIRST LOOK: 100 BULLETS #47

100 Bullets #47 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from DC Comics. The issue is written by Brian Azzarello, with art by Eduardo Risso and a painted cover by Dave Johnson.

Here's how DC describes the issue:

"'In Stinked,' Part 1 of 6. Fear and loathing descend upon 100 Bullets as Jack and Mikey ÷ last seen in issue #22 ÷ go on the road trip from Hell. Whipping down the freeway at Mach Nine with your hair on fire, getting pinched by the cops and kicking trips to the zoo. Jack discovers that the only way to get the monkey off his back is to let the tiger out of its cage."

100 Bullets #47 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.95.

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FIRST LOOK: FABLES #19

Fables #19 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from DC Comics. The issue is written by Bill Willingham, with art by Linda Medley and a painted cover by James Jeans.

Here's how DC describes the issue:

"In a special single-issue story, guest artist Linda Medley draws the tale of The Barley Corn Brides. When the Fables were exiled, the Lilliputian soldiers found themselves without any women. And when Thumbelina comes to town, it's every man for himself. What can one woman do against an army of suitors?"

Fables #19 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.50.

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FIRST LOOK: WORLD'S BEST COMICS: THE GOLDEN AGE DC COMICS ARCHIVE SAMPLER

World's Best Comics: The Golden Age DC Comics Archives Sampler will arrive in stores on Wednesday from DC Comics. The issue is written by Jerry Siegel, Bill Finger, William Moulton Marston and Jack Cole, with art and cover by Joe Shuster, Bob Kane, H.G. Peter and Jack Cole.

Here's how DC describes the issue:

"A special Sampler priced under a dollar, featuring four classic Golden Age tales of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and Plastic Man. Reprinting tales from Superman #6, Batman #5, Sensation Comcis #11 and Police Comics #51."

World's Best Comics: The Golden Age DC Comics Archives Sampler will be 48 pages and will cost 99 cents.

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FIRST LOOK: TOKYO STORM WARNING #3

Tokyo Storm Warning #3 will arrive in stores on Wednesday from DC Comics. The issue is written by Warren Ellis, with art and cover by James Raiz and Andrew Currie.

Here's how DC describes the issue:

"The saga of giant robots vs. horrible monsters reaches a shocking conclusion. Zoe Flynn is piloting the most amazing vessel ever conceived--a massive ARCangel designed to battle the mutant monsters threatening Tokyo. But who designed these super machines? And for that matter, where did the monsters come from? It's all a mystery...until Zoe pulls back the curtain and spies the wizard pulling the strings."

Tokyo Storm Warning #3 will be 32 pages and will cost $2.95.

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