Action Comics Vol 1 876

"The Sleepers (Part II)": Ursa rampages through theFortress of Solitude, which is currently occupied byFlamebird and her son,Nightwing. She taunts Flamebird by calling her a coward, claiming that she was responsible

"The Sleepers (Part II)"

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Action Comics Vol 1 #876

June,2009

Action Comics #876 is an issue of the seriesAction Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of June, 2009.

Synopsis for "The Sleepers (Part II)"

Ursa rampages through theFortress of Solitude, which is currently occupied byFlamebird and her son,Nightwing. She taunts Flamebird by calling her a coward, claiming that she was responsible for the murder of her parents. This puts Flamebird off guard, enabling Ursa the chance to go in for the kill. She slices her with a frangible blade poisoned withKryptonite. The effects are practically immediate and Flamebird weakens. Ursa pounces on her with a flurry of thrusts, stabbing her repeatedly.

As his partner falls to the floor, Nightwing races over and punches his mother in the jaw. She retaliates with a burst of arctic breath. The two swamp blows and Nightwing surprises her by unleashing a new power - a purple, ultraviolet blast. Ursa begins to cower in fear as Nightwing picks up the Kryptonite blade. He is not a murderer however and drops the knife in order to tend to Flamebird. He picks her up and flies out of the Fortress. Ursa tries to fly after them, but a section of the ceiling collapses, burying her.

In Metropolis, Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen compare notes on missing Empire Communication CEODavid Carter. Lois notices that Jimmy has the word "Hell" written repeatedly across his notebook. He tells her that it's a word puzzle that relates toProject 7734. This reminds Lois of herfather. Lois tries to call her sisterLucy, but she doesn't get through.

Moments later, a battered Flamebird and Nightwing arrive outside her window.

Appearing in "The Sleepers (Part II)"

Featured Characters:

• Flamebird
• Nightwing

Supporting Characters:

• Jimmy Olsen
• Lois Lane

Antagonists:

• Ursa

Other Characters:

Locations:

• Metropolis
  • New Troy
  • Daily Planet
• North Pole
  • Fortress of Solitude

Items:

• Green Kryptonite
• Sunstone

Vehicles:

• None
  

Notes

• This issue shipped on April 15th,2009.
• This issue is navigation number 21/2009.
• This issue is reprinted inSuperman: Nightwing and Flamebird Vol. 1.
• The events from this issue take place afterSuperman: World of New Krypton #2.
• Superman does not appear in this issue.
• References are made toGeneral Zod,Steve Lombard,Sam Lane andLucy Lane in this issue, but none of them make an appearance.
• David Carter is actually aKryptonian sleeper agent namedTor-An. Flamebird and Nightwing dealt with himlast issue.
• This is the first appearance ofLor-Zod's new super-power. The ability to project circular blasts of violet energy is unique to him due to the fact that he was conceived and born in thePhantom Zone. No other Kryptonian possesses this ability.
• Nightwing refers to Lois as "mom" at the end of this issue. During his time spent on Earth, Lor-Zod was renamed Christopher Kent and was adopted by Clark and Lois. This took place during the "Last Son" storyline in alternating issues ofAction Comics.

Trivia

• On an LCD screen, 7734 displayed upside down spells the wordHell.
• The tagline to this issue is "Enter: Ursa".^[1]
• This issue marks the first professional DC Comics artwork for pencilerSidney Teles.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Action Comics series
• Images from Action Comics Vol 1 876

Recommended Reading

• Superman Recommended Reading

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