- "I looked into her mind, Kal-El... I saw the truth. She's afraid of you. They all are."
- ―Brainiac
| "Sacrifice (Part 1): Touch" | |
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| Superman | |
| Title: | "Sacrifice (Part 1): Touch" |
| Volume: | 2 |
| Number: | 219 |
| Cover price: | $2.50 |
| Cover date: | September, 2005 |
| Publisher: | DC Comics |
| Credits | |
| Ex. Ed: | Dan DiDio |
| Writers: | Mark Verheiden |
| Pencilers: | Ed Benes |
| Inkers: | Mariah Benes; Rob Lea; Alex Lei |
| Cover artists: | Ed Benes |
| Cover inker: | Ed Benes |
| Cover colorist: | Rod Reis |
| Colorists: | Rod Reis |
| Letterers: | Rob Leigh |
| Associates: | Tom Palmer, Jr. |
| Editors: | Eddie Berganza |
| Navigation | |
| Previous: | Superman #218 |
| Next: | Superman #220 |
"Sacrifice (Part 1): Touch" is the 219th issue of the second Superman ongoing comic book series published by DC Comics. It was written by Mark Verheiden with artwork by Ed Benes, and inks by Mariah Benes, Rob Lea and Alex Lei. It was colored by Rod Reis and lettered by Rob Leigh. The story was edited by Eddie Berganza with Tom Palmer, Jr. as associate editor. This issue shipped with a September, 2005 cover date and carries a cover price of $2.50 per copy (US).
"Sacrifice (Part 1): Touch"[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
- Jimmy Olsen
- Lana Lang (As an hallucination only)
- Lois Lane
- Perry White (As an hallucination only)
Villains
- Brainiac, Vril Dox (As an hallucination only)
- Maxwell Lord (Behind the scenes only)
Minor characters
- Batman, Bruce Wayne (Behind the scenes only)
- Black Canary, Dinah Laurel Lance
- Flash, Wally West
- Green Lantern, John Stewart
- Kelly
- Hawkman, Carter Hall
- Martian Manhunter, J'onn J'onzz
- Superman robot Ned
Organizations
Races & Animals
- Altered humans
- Coluans (As an hallucination only)
- Humans
- Kryptonians
- Martians
Locations
- Pacific Ocean (As an hallucination only)
- Marianas Trench (As an hallucination only)
Items
- Computer
- Green Lantern ring (Behind the scenes only)
- Hawkman's mace
- Nth metal wings
- Robot
- Taser (Behind the scenes only)
Vehicles
- Brainiac's head ship (As an hallucination only)
Powers
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
Is Brainiac putting the moves on Lois?!? What the hell, dude!
- Superman was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster. He first appeared in Action Comics #1 in June, 1938 in a story called "Superman, Champion of the Opressed".
- This issue carries the approval stamp of the Comics Code Authority.
- This issue is UPC barcode number 761941200491 21911.
- This issue shipped to retailers on July 7th, 2005.
- This issue shipped in both direct market and newsstand editions.
- This issue went to second printing. The second printing variant shows Brainiac and the background colored in red.
- This issue is reprinted in Superman: Sacrifice trade paperback collection, which was published in March, 2006.
- This issue is an "OMAC Project" tie-in issue. The events of this issue take place after the events of The OMAC Project #3.
- The "Sacrifice" storyline continues in Action Comics #829.
- There are only seven issues left until the end of the series.
- Lois Lane is the first character to appear in this issue.