Dates
- Cover date
- March 2011
- On sale
- January 26, 2011
- In stores
- January 26, 2011
- Pages
- 36
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Editions and covers (2)
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- Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 07098930410997
This edition’s page
Story arc: The Black Ring
This is part 9 of 12. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
Creators
Stories
- The Black Ring Part Eight · 20 pages
Spalding discovers information that the original articles on the black spheres were planted, but can't yet tell Luthor that as Luthor is about to interview Joker. At the interview they banter back and forth a while, but Joker reveals he has one of the spheres, and that it's a keyhole. Spalding activates it, enlarging it. Luthor leaves the room, and RoboLois pushes Spalding into the sphere, and it shrinks back to small size. When Luthor asks what happened, RoboLois blames Joker.
Publisher’s description
The last place Lex Luthor expected his quest for the Black Lantern energy to take him was Arkham Asylum – specifically to the cell of The Joker! What clues about Lex's quest could The Joker have to offer, and why on Earth would Lex trust him? Get ready for a one-of-a-kind confrontation between comics' two greatest villains, as brought to you by the twisted minds of Paul Cornell and Pete Woods!
Characters
Reprinted in
Superman: The Black Ring (2011), Superman: The Black Ring (2012)