DC Comics
James Robinson, writer
Tomas Giorello, artist
We are finally given some background and context for the DCnU version of Terry Sloan with this issue.
Not much is known so far of the history of Earth 2 in this new continuity. We have the Trinity -- or the Ternion, as they are known on this world -- of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. We also know that the two male members of the Ternion, Superman and Batman, each have a female sidekick or protege, Supergirl and Robin, respectively. If we also count Catwoman, Robin's mother -- And why wouldn't we? -- we have six costumed adventurers known to have existed on this version of Earth six years ago.
We learn in this book that there are two more. We aren't given a name or any details about the seventh costumed hero working to repel the hordes of Apokolips, but we know a seventh hero exists because Terry Sloan, the narrator of this issue refers to himself as "Mr. 8, the eighth and final wonder of this world" and "the smartest man on Earth."
For the first time, we see Mr. 8 fighting alongside the other heroes. We also learn that the people in the areas of this world that have fallen to Darkseid are not dead; instead, the citizens of Italy, Brazil, South Africa and Pakistan are victims of the anti-life equation, whose effects were first seen in Final Crisis.
Sloan decides he is tired of winning small battles while barely making any headway in the war against Darkseid. He determines the best way to deal a truly crushing blow is to sacrifice the people of these fallen lands, but he knows full well his comrades-in-arms won't like that solution. What's an unappreciated genius to do?
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