Action Comics 878

"... I want those spies caught, interrogated, and broken... and I don't care how."

- General Sam Lane

"The Sleepers (Part 4)" is the title to the 878th issue of the first Action Comics ongoing comic book series published by DC Comics. The story was written by Greg Rucka with artwork by Diego Olmos. It was colored by Rod Reis and lettered by Rob Leigh. The story was edited by Matt Idelson with Wil Moss as assistant editor. This issue shipped with an August, 2009 cover date and carries a cover price of $2.99 per copy (US).

Synopsis
In New Mexico, two Kryptonian sleeper agents, Az-Rel and Nadira, continue to leave a path of destruction in their wake. A group of police officers track them to a house, but the Kryptonians savagely murder them with their powers.

In Metropolis, Thara Ak-Var awakens in Lois Lane's apartment. Lois explains to her that she knows that she is Flamebird, and tells her that she is Lor-Zod (Nightwing)'s adoptive mother.

Elsewhere, General Sam Lane sends his Project 7734 team to the Fortress of Solitude to survey the site for signs of Nightwing. All they find is evidence of a fight and the dead body of Kryptonian sleeper agent Tor-An. They acquire some of Lor-Zod's DNA and determine that he is the same boy that was once under Superman's protection. General Lane can not explain the accelerated aging however. Their monitoring station captures video surveillance footage of two Kryptonians streaking off in New Mexico. Lane suspects them to be Flamebird and Nightwing when in truth it is really Az-Rel and Nadira.

Nightwing eventually returns to Lois' apartment and Flamebird and he suit up. They fly to New Mexico where they encounter Az-Rel and Nadira. They fight against one another, trading power punches for heat vision blasts, but the battle is interrupted when Codename: Assassin arrives on the scene accompanied by a horde of green-skinned monsters.

Appearances

 * Flamebird, Thara Ak-Var
 * Nightwing, Lor-Zod


 * Lois Lane


 * Az-Rel
 * Codename: Assassin, Jonathan Drew
 * Nadira
 * Sam Lane
 * Hollister
 * Mirabai


 * Morgan Edge
 * Tor-An
 * Jay


 * Project 7734


 * Humans
 * Kryptonians


 * Arctic
 * North Pole
 * Fortress of Solitude


 * Metropolis
 * 1938 Sullivan Place


 * new Mexico









Notes & Trivia

 * This issue shipped to retailers on June 10th, 2009.


 * This issue is Superman navigation number 29/2009.


 * This issue includes a five-page preview of Justice League: Cry for Justice #1.


 * Az-Rel and Nadira are named for the first time in this issue. They were introduced in Action Comics #877.