“Hanged Man”

Around 1000 years ago…

Spearhavoc, a soothsayer, shared a prophecy with Vandal Savage.

Action Comics #894 (Dec. 2010)

Savage began construction on a city in Sapristi, Bohemia, “the most foul pit of all Europe.”

A city that shall last a thousand years.

Action Comics #894 (Dec. 2010)

Savage made yearly inspections of the site, but this man did not appear.

Action Comics #895 (Jan. 2021)

Around the same time, the Godwave had rebounded from the edge of the universe and made a second pass over Earth, creating the potential for superheroes a thousand years later.


Action Comics #894
Dec. 2010 (Oct. 27, 2010)
$3.99

“The Black Ring Part Five”
20 pages

Writer: Pete Cornell
Artist: Pete Woods
Editor: Matt Idelson

Action Comics #895
Jan. 2011 (Nov. 24, 2010)
$3.99

“The Black Ring Part Six”
20 pages

Writer: Paul Cornell
Artist: Pete Woods
Editor: Matt Idelson