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Hero Of The Week- Batman, Nightwing, and Superman were the top three characters this week; Dick Grayson came in second, torn between the influences of his Nightwing persona. But it would be Superman who would shine brightest, with 18 Points over 2 Appearances.
Antagonist Of The Week – It was a tight race at the top between Black Adam and new-comer, Queen Bee. But the new kid would take it, with 8 Points gathered over a single Appearance.
Book Of The Week- Brian Michael Bendis, Ram V, and their Justice League #59 costars score their first Book of The Week, with their dual take on the Justice League & Justice League Dark scoring 44 Points over 14 Characters.
Statistical Notes- 3 New Antagonists Added.
Key: TU – Team-Up; LT – Lead Team; SC – Save Civilian; CD – Character Development; DA – Defeat Antagonist.
Batman vs. Ra’s AL Ghul #5 (24) |
Batman (BW) – Deception, Influence, Sense, Sleuth, Tech, Vehicle, LT, DA (Fake Batmen) Deadman – Flight, Intellect, Stealth Etrigan Nightwing (DG) – Melee, Stealth, TU (Robin), LT Robin (DW) – Melee, Stealth, TU (Nightwing) Antagonist(s) Ra’s Al Ghul |
Catwoman #29 (21) |
Catwoman (SK) – Agility, Business, Claws, Intellect, Melee, Sleuth, Stealth, Tech, Weapon, Whip, TU (The Riddler), LT, DA (Goons) Antagonist(s) Poison Ivy – Toxin, CD: Being Used By Saint Industries The Riddler – Intellect, Weapon, TU (Catwoman) |
Challenge Of The Super-Sons #8 (17) |
Cyborg – Bionics Robin (DW) – Computers, Durability, Intellect, Suit, Tech, TU (Superboy), LT, DA (Grid) Superboy (JK) – Creature, Tech, Weapon, TU (Robin), DA (Grid) |
Justice League #59 (44) |
Aquaman (AC) – Creature, Durability, Melee, Strength, TU (Black Adam) Batman (BW) – Computers, Vehicle, TU (Black Adam) Black Canary Green Arrow Hawkgirl (KS) – Artifact, Blunt, Flight, TU (Black Adam) Hellblazer (JC) – Blade, Magic, Sleuth, Tech Jason Blood Naomi – Energy, Flight Superman (CK) – Flight, Sense, TU (Black Adam), LT The Flash (BA) – Computers Zatanna Antagonist(s) Black Adam – Durability, Flight, Lightning, Melee, Strength, TU (Justice League) Merlin – Assassin, Melee, Morph, Strength |
Let Them Live: Unpublished Tales From The DC Vault #4 (14) |
Ambush Bug – Fourth Wall Kid Flash (WW) – Influence, Melee, Sleuth, Speed, Speed Defensive, SC, TU (The Flash) The Flash (BA) – Speed, TU (Kid Flash), LT |
Nightwing #78 (18) |
Jim Gordon Nightwing (DG) – Agility, Blunt, Melee, Projectile, Tech, SC, DA (Dog-Abusers), CD: Inherited Alfred’s Fortune Oracle (BG) – Computers, Melee Antagonist(s) Blockbuster – Assassin, Melee, Strength, LT |
Sensational Wonder Woman #11 (33) |
Artemis – Blade, Durability, CD: Controlled By Queen Bee Queen Hippolyta – Melee, Shield Defensive, CD: Controlled By Queen Bee Wonder Woman (DP) – Artifact, Blade, Ensnare, Melee, Shield Defensive, Shield Offensive, Speed, Suit, Weapon, Whip, DA (Artemis) Antagonist(s) Blue Snowman- TU (Queen Bee) Giganta – Melee, TU (Queen Bee) Queen Bee – Possession, Strength, Tech, TU (Queen Bee), LT, CD: Ensnares The Women Of Themyscira, DA (Wonder Woman) |
Superman Red & Blue #1 (15) |
Batman (BW) Superman (CK) – Absorb, Durability, Energy, Flight, Melee, Senses, Sleuth, Speed, Strength, SC, CD: Restored Colour To The World, DA (Super-Villains) Antagonist Two-Face (HD) |
The Next Batman: Second Son #4 (8) |
Batman (JF) – Stealth, Vehicle Batwing (LF) – Flight, Suit Commissioner Montoya – Business |
Truth & Justice #11 (5) |
Red Hood (JT) – Melee, Strength, Weapon, Willpower |
House-Keeping: As it currently stands, we at the Fantasy Comic League only count things that are identifiably the Prime DC Universe, so titles such as DCeased will still not be scored. Some Black Label books count.
After the blending of Pre and Post-New 52 histories, the new revised ruling for counting DC Heroes for tracking will be a total of 52 Appearances from their combined Prime and New Earth continuities.
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