Animal Man #40

Dates

Cover date

October 1991

On sale

September 12, 1991

Pages

36

Editions and covers

• Original edition

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Story arc: War of the Gods

This is part 15 of 30. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

1. Captain Atom (1987) #56
2. Hawkworld (1990) #15
3. Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #3
4. War of the Gods (1991) #1 - Collectors' Edition
5. Wonder Woman (1987) #58
6. Starman (1988) #38
7. Doctor Fate (1988) #32
8. L.E.G.I.O.N. '91 (1991) #31
9. Captain Atom (1987) #57
10. Flash (1987) #55
11. Hawkworld (1990) #16
12. Batman (1940) #470
13. Justice League Europe (1989) #31
14. Suicide Squad (1987) #58
15. Animal Man (1988) #40
16. Doctor Fate (1988) #33
17. Hawk and Dove (1989) #28
18. Wonder Woman (1987) #59
19. War of the Gods (1991) #2
20. War of the Gods (1991) #2 - Collectors' Edition
21. The Demon (1990) #17
22. Wonder Woman (1987) #60
23. War of the Gods (1991) #3
24. War of the Gods (1991) #3 - Collectors' Edition
25. The New Titans (1988) #81
26. War of the Gods (1991) #4
27. War of the Gods (1991) #4 - Collectors' Edition
28. Wonder Woman (1987) #61
29. Wonder Woman by George Pérez Omnibus (2015) #3
30. Superman: The Triangle Era Omnibus (2024) #1

Creators

Stories

• Bear Claw Soup · 24 pages

  On his drive across America to reach his wife, Buddy is sidetracked by the Bear King who has been poaching black bears in national parks.

Publisher’s description

Buddy is on a cross-country trip to see his family in Vermont. On the way, he encounters an evil force that has overcome the people of Rosewood!

Reprinted in

Animal Man: The Meaning of Flesh (2014)