September 25, 2007 DC COMICS ANNOUNCES CONTENT UPDATES FOR BLUE BEETLE DC Comics announces that the story originally solicited to appear in BLUE BEETLE #21 now will appear in issue #22, with a new story running in issue #21. BLUE BEETLE #21 (SEP070192) now will feature a story written by Justin Peniston with art by Andy Kuhn (Firebreather) and a cover by Rafael Albuquerque. In this story, Jaime Reyes gets a shot at punishing the man who crippled his father — only to discover he’s in line behind the Spectre, making for one of the young hero’s hardest choices yet! BLUE BEETLE #21 (SEP070192) is solicited in the September Previews and is scheduled to arrive in stores on November 28. BLUE BEETLE #22 (OCT070164) now will feature a story written by John Rogers with art and cover by Rafael Albuquerque, originally scheduled to run in issue #21. In this story, Jaime Reyes gets an extra boost from the Beetle legacy via Ted Kord’s gadgets and Dan Garrett’s niece as he uncovers the Reach’s plan for mind-controlling Earth! BLUE BEETLE #22 (OCT070164) is solicited in the October Previews and is scheduled to arrive inn stores on December 26. The story originally scheduled to appear in issue #22 now will run in issue #23, which will be solicited in the November Previews for January in-store. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ORDERING INFORMATION FOR ACTION COMICS #859 VARIANT EDITION The ACTION COMICS #859 Variant Edition, featuring a cover by Andy Kubert, is solicited in the September Previews but does not appear in the Order Form. For every ten copies of the Standard Edition, retailers may order one copy of the Variant Edition under the item code JUL078219. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLARIFICATION ON SUPERGIRL #23 VARIANT COVER Please note that the SUPERGIRL #23 Variant Edition (SEP070190) features a cover by Adam Kubert, not Andy Kubert. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PRICE UPDATE ON THE EXTERMINATORS VOL. 3: LIES OF OUR FATHERS TP Please note that THE EXTERMINATORS VOL. 3: LIES OF OUR FATHERS TP (JUL070299) will arrive in stores on October 3 with a cover price of $14.99 U.S. Because this title was solicited with a cover $12.99 U.S., it will be made returnable at a later date. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOLD OUT! Please note that the following items are now sold out at DC: BATMAN HUSH: HUNTRESS ACTION FIGURE (NOV030299) BATMAN HUSH: POISON IVY ACTION FIGURE (NOV030301) COUNTDOWN POSTER (MAR070191) DARK KNIGHT RETURNS: JOKER ACTION FIGURE (JAN040315) DORMANT BEAST DLX HC (FEB045172) HELLBLAZER: HARD TIME TP (STAR19055) SUPERMAN/BATMAN SERIES 2 MASTER CASE ACTION FIGURE ASST (NOV050336) WONDER WOMAN VS SUPERMAN STATUE (OCT060313) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ITEMS ON FINAL ORDER CUT-OFF THIS WEEK Final orders are due by Thursday, September 27. 10/17/2007 - AQUAMAN: SWORD OF ATLANTIS #57 10/17/2007 - ARMY @ LOVE #8 (VERTIGO) 10/17/2007 - THE BATMAN STRIKES! #38 (JOHNNY DC) 10/17/2007 - BIRDS OF PREY #111 10/17/2007 - BRAVE AND THE BOLD #7 10/17/2007 - CARTOON NETWORK ACTION PACK #18 (JOHNNY DC) 10/17/2007 - CATWOMAN #72 10/17/2007 - CHECKMATE #19 10/17/2007 - COUNTDOWN 28 10/17/2007 - DEATH OF THE NEW GODS #1 10/17/2007 - DEATH OF THE NEW GODS #1 VARIANT EDITION 10/17/2007 - DMZ #24 (VERTIGO) 10/17/2007 - EX MACHINA #31 (WILDSTORM) 10/17/2007 - FABLES #66 (VERTIGO) 10/17/2007 - GREEN ARROW: YEAR ONE #6 10/17/2007 - THE HIGHWAYMEN #5 (WILDSTORM) 10/17/2007 - JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #14 10/17/2007 - METAMORPHO YEAR ONE #2 10/17/2007 - THE PROGRAMME #4 (WILDSTORM) 10/17/2007 - SHADOWPACT #18 10/17/2007 - THE SPIRIT #11 10/17/2007 - SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #7 10/24/2007 - ACTION COMICS #857 10/31/2007 - CREEPER: WELCOME TO CREEPVILLE TP 10/31/2007 - FLASH: WONDERLAND TP ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- RETURNABLE ITEMS* A - BATMAN #667 A - NEIL GAIMAN AND CHARLES VESS’ STARDUST HC C - TENJHO TENGE VOL. 15 F - BOOSTER GOLD #1 F - THE FLASH #231 A - BATMAN #668 K - COUNTDOWN 47 K - COUNTDOWN 46 K - COUNTDOWN 45 K - COUNTDOWN 44 Returnable Books Key: A - Late Ship B - Change In Creative Team C - Not As Solicited D - Mislabeled Crossover E - Unlabeled Mature Title F - Incorrect Price G - Wrong UPC Code H - Unmatched Cover & Interior Content I - Printing Error Comic J - Shipped Returnable K - With Qualifying Initial Order L - Made returnable at DC's discretion *Accompanied by a Diamond Distributors Return Authorization Form ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARRIVING IN STORES NEXT WEEK: RELEASE DATE — OCTOBER 3, 2007 ACTION COMICS #856 THE ALL NEW ATOM #16 BATMAN CHRONICLES VOL. 4 TP BOOSTER GOLD #1 (2ND PRINT) COUNTDOWN 30 COUNTDOWN PRESENTS THE SEARCH FOR RAY PALMER: CRIME SOCIETY #1 DEADMAN #13 (VERTIGO) DETECTIVE COMICS #837 THE EXTERMINATORS VOL. 3: LIES OF OUR FATHERS TP (VERTIGO) FAKER #4 (VERTIGO) GREEN LANTERN CORPS #16 THE HELMET OF FATE TP INFINITY INC. #2 JACK OF FABLES #15 (VERTIGO) JLA/HITMAN #2 JONAH HEX #24 JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #12 (2ND PRINT) LOONEY TUNES #155 (JOHNNY DC) MAD MAGAZINE #483 METAL MEN #3 METAMORPHO YEAR ONE #1 MIDNIGHTER #12 (WILDSTORM) NIGHTWING #137 THE QUESTION: ZEN AND VIOLENCE VOL. 1 TP SCALPED #10 (VERTIGO) SUPERGIRL #22 TALES OF THE SINESTRO CORPS PRESENTS: CYBORG SUPERMAN #1 TRICK 'R TREAT #1 (WILDSTORM) THE VINYL UNDERGROUND #1 (VERTIGO) WELCOME TO TRANQUILITY #11 (WILDSTORM) WETWORKS VOL. 1 TP (WILDSTORM) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARRIVING IN STORES IN TWO WEEKS: RELEASE DATE — OCTOBER 10, 2007 BATMAN CONFIDENTIAL #10 BLACK ADAM: THE DARK AGE #3 BOOSTER GOLD #3 CANON VOL. 3 (CMX) CAPTAIN CARROT AND THE FINAL ARK #1 CIPHER VOL. 9 (CMX) COUNTDOWN 29 EXTERMINATORS #22 (VERTIGO) FRIDAY THE 13TH: HOW I SPENT MY SUMMER VACATION #2 (WILDSTORM) GEN13 #13 (WILDSTORM) GREEN ARROW/BLACK CANARY #1 GREEN ARROW/BLACK CANARY #1 VARIANT EDITION GREEN LANTERN #24 JLA CLASSIFIED #44 JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #38 (JOHNNY DC) JUSTICE VOL. 3 HC MAD CLASSICS #19 MYSTERY IN SPACE VOL. 1 TP NIGHTWING: LOVE AND WAR TP PRESENTS VOL. 1 (CMX) SIMON DARK #1 STORMWATCH PHD #12 (WILDSTORM) SUICIDE SQUAD: RAISE THE FLAG #2 SUPERMAN #668 TRICK 'R TREAT #2 (WILDSTORM) THE UN-MEN #3 (VERTIGO) VARIANTE VOL. 1 (CMX) WONDER GIRL #2 WONDER WOMAN #13 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHIPPING CHANGES UPDATED INSTORE DATES APPEARS FIRST ORIGINAL INSTORE DATE APPEARS LAST DC COMICS SHIPPING CHANGES: 10/17/07 - GREEN ARROW: YEAR ONE #6 - 09/19/07 10/17/07 - SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #7 - 08/29/07 10/24/07 - ACTION COMICS #857 - 10/10/07 10/31/07 - BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS #1 - 10/17/07 10/31/07 - BATMAN AND THE OUTSIDERS VARIANT EDITION #1 - 10/17/07 10/31/07 - JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #10 - 10/03/07 10/31/07 - JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #10 VARIANT EDITION - 10/03/07 10/31/07 - SHOWCASE PRESENTS: TEEN TITANS VOL. 2 TP - 12/12/07 10/31/07 - SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #8 - 09/5/07 10/31/07 - TRIALS OF SHAZAM! 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