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Planetary #4

DC · Series began 1999 · July 1999

Dates

Cover date
July 1999
On sale
June 16, 1999
Pages
36

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Editions and covers

  • Original edition

    Barcode 76194121892200411

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Creators

pencils: John Cassadayinks: John Cassadaycolors: Laura Martin, Wildstorm FXscript: Warren Ellisletters: Ali Fuchs

Stories

  • Strange Harbours · 22 pages

    While investigating the destruction of a Hark building, Planetary watches as Jim Wilder -a Hark investigator- steps on a large lightning-bolt shaped rock and disappears. He returns transformed into a superhuman by a sentient ship designed to transverse alternate universes. The ship crash-landed on earth millions of years ago and has asked Wilder for help getting home. Wilder agrees to help and search out the other six superhumans needed to pilot the ship, with Planetary's help.

Publisher’s description

John Wilder, private detective for a huge software company, trod on an ancient artifact discovered beneath the foundations of a bombed-out building belonging to his employers. Seconds later, he was no longer there. This is the tale of where he went!

Characters

The DrummerElijah SnowJakita WagnerAxel BrassJim Wilder

Reprinted in

Planetary (2000), Planetary (2001), Absolute Planetary (2004), The Planetary Omnibus (2014), Planetary (2017)

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