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Blackest Night 2 (Cover A)

BLACKEST NIGHT #2

Cover Date: October 2009
Cover Price: $3.99
Publication Date: 2009-08-12

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


Variant Cover:
Cover B
Art: Mauro Cascioli (signed)

Story: "Blackest Night" (24 Pages)

Credits:

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

Feature Character(s):

Green Lantern Corps
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan; last in Green Lantern Vol. 4 #44)
Green Lantern (Guy Gardner; in between Green Lantern Corps Vol. 2 #39 and #40)
Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner; in between Green Lantern Corps Vol. 2 #39 and #40)
Brik (in between Green Lantern Corps Vol. 2 #39 and #40)
Kilowog (in between Green Lantern Corps Vol. 2 #39 and #40)
Flash II (last in Green Lantern Vol. 4 #44)
Atom II
Mera
Tempest II (dies and becomes a Black Lantern)
Blue Devil (next in Phantom Stranger Vol. 2 #42)
Deadman (in between panels of Blackest Night: Batman #1; next in Phantom Stranger Vol. 2 #42)
Spectre III (next in Phantom Stranger Vol. 2 #42)
Phantom Stranger (last in ???; next in Phantom Stranger Vol. 2 #42)
Zatanna

Supporting Character(s):

James Gordon (next in Blackest Night: Batman #2)
Barbara Gordon (next in Blackest Night: Batman #2)

Villain(s):

Black Lantern Corps
Black Hand
Martian Manhunter (last in Green Lantern Vol. 4 #44)
Aquaman
Atom I (last as a spirit in JSA #85)
Black Condor II
Elongated Man
Firestorm II
Hawkman
Hawkgirl II
Human Bomb I (last in Infinite Crisis #1; next in issue #4)
Phantom Lady II
Sue Dibny
Bzzd (in between Green Lantern Corps Vol. 2 #39 and #40)
Jack T. Chance (next in Green Lantern Corps Vol. 2 #40)
Katma Tui (next in Green Lantern Corps Vol. 2 #40)
Ke'Haan (next in Green Lantern Corps Vol. 2 #40)
Captain Boomerang (last in Flash Vol. 2 #223)
Golden Glider
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Abin Sur (behind the scenes)
Aquagirl III (last in Teen Titans Vol. 3 #67)
Dolphin (last in Titans Vol. 2 #15)
Deadman's corpse (next in Phantom Stranger Vol. 2 #42)
Hawk (last in Teen Titans Vol. 3 #31; next in Blackest Night: Titans #1)
Pariah (last in Supergirl Vol. 5 #19; next in Green Lantern Vol. 4 #45)
Sandman (last in JSA: Secret Files #1)
Superman of Earth-2 (last in Infinite Crisis #7; next in Blackest Night: Superman #1)
Rainbow Raider (last in Flash Vol. 2 #183)

Guest Appearance(s):

Dove (deceased; behind the scenes; next in Blackest Night: Titans #1)

Location(s):

Space Sector 0
Oa
Crypts of the Green Lantern Corps
Space Sector 2814
Earth
United States of America
Amnesty Bay
the grave of Arthur Curry
Gotham City
the grave of Boston Brand
Ivy Town
Ivy University
St. Roch
Stonechat Museum
Washington, DC
Georgetown University
the graves of Don Hall and Hank Hall
Ungara
the grave of Abin Sur

Comment(s):

Story continued from the previous issue and continues in the next issue.

Story Reprinted in:

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

Solicitation:

The event of the summer continues! The dead rise across the DC Universe, bringing terror and darkness with them. What are the Black Lanterns? What do they want? Will Earth's greatest heroes survive long enough to find out—or will they join the Black Lantern Corps?


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


Credits:

Geoff Johns (script)



Comment(s):

This feature contains the first 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)