Countdown to Final Crisis

"Monitor Duty"

Cover Date August 2007
Issue #45
Pages 32
Type Cameo
Cover Price $2.99

Synopsis

Enemy Ace does not participate in the modern-day A-plot with Jason Todd, Donna Troy, or Jimmy Olsen. His cameo is localized within the issue's continuous backup encyclopedia feature "History of the Multiverse: Part V of XII." As the omnipotent cosmic Monitors survey the timeline of the newly restored Multiverse, a flashback panel on page 25 showcasing the dawn of 20th-century global conflicts depicts Enemy Ace flying his red Fokker Triplane, visually grouped alongside Jonah Hex, Miss Liberty, the Black Pirate, and the Viking Prince to cement his status as a structural anchor of the Multiverse timeline.

Collector Notes

The second of two consecutive weekly event series to include Enemy Ace in its cosmological history backup features, following 52 #2. His consistent placement alongside Jonah Hex and the Viking Prince in these montages reflects an editorial consensus at DC about which historical characters define the pre-superhero era of the universe.

Creative Team

Writer Dan Jurgens
Penciler Ivan Reis
Inker Marc Campos
Letterer Nick J. Napolitano