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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
ColorsAlex Sinclair
LetteringNick J. Napolitano
Associate editingAdam Schlagman
EditingEddie Berganza

Feature Character(s):

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

Supporting Character(s):

Guardians of the Universe

Villain(s):

Black Lantern Corps
Nekron (last in ???)
Scar (last in ???)
Black Hand
Doctor Fate I (last in ???)
Alexander Luthor, Jr. (next in ???)
Aquaman (next in ???)
Ash (last in Green Lantern Vol. 4 #46; last appearance)
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 JLA Annual #2, as a ghost; last appearance)
Black Condor II (last appearance)
Brain Wave I
Bug-Eyed Bandit (last in issue #1)
Cavalier I (last in issue #1)
Copperhead (last in Suicide Squad #67; next in Green Lantern Vol. 4 #50)
Doctor Light III (last in Adventure Comics Vol. 3 #4)
Doctor Mid-Nite I (last in Day of Judgment #2; next in Blackest Night: JSA #1)
Enforcer II (last appearance)
Fiddler (last in issue #1)
Firestorm II
Gambler (last in issue #1; last appearance)
Hawkgirl II (next in ???)
Hawkman (next in ???)
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 (next in ???)
Max Lord (last in Adventure Comics Vol. 3 #4; next in Blackest Night: Wonder Woman #1)
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; last appearance)
Sandman (last in issue #2)
Unknown Soldier
Weasel
Calculator (last/next in ???)
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
Black Lantern Central Power Battery (transported to Earth)
Space Sector 2814
Earth
United States of America
Coast City
Black Lantern Central Power Battery (transported from Ryut)
Gotham City
Metropolis
Washington, DC
Hall of Justice

Story Reprinted in:

Blackest Night ([September] 2010)
Blackest Night ([September] 2011)
Absolute Blackest Night ([September] 2013)
Green Lantern by Geoff Johns Omnibus #2 ([September] 2015)
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)
Absolute Blackest Night ([September] 2013)
Green Lantern by Geoff Johns Omnibus #2 ([September] 2015)
Blackest Night Saga (DC Essential Edition) ([April] 2019)

 

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