52 Vol 1 14



Sand and Rust


 * "Charlie? Tell me today's not Wednesday."
 * --Renee Montoya

Summary
Volume: 1 Issue: 14 Month: October Year: 2006

Credits
Editor: Stephen Wacker Assistant Editors: Jann Jones and Harvey Richards Writers: Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, and Mark Waid Cover Artists: J.G. Jones and Alex Sinclair Breakdowns: Keith Giffen Penciller: Dale Eaglesham Inker: Art Thibert Colorist: Alex Sinclair Letterer: Travis Lanham

Synopsis
Cast of Characters: Renee Montoya, Question, Kala Avasti, John Henry Irons, Mercury (Metal Men), Doc Magnus, T.O. Morrow (flashback). First Appearances: No first appearances Final Appearances: No final appearances Synopsis: Day 6: Renee Montoya and the Question arrive in Khandaq after a long series of connecting flights. They find a country in the midst of celebration, as Black Adam had declared a period of feasting in honor of Isis.

In Metropolis, Kala Avasti goes to the Steelworks hoping to find John Henry Irons, who no one had seen in a month. He lets her in and shows her a suit of armor he had built for his niece, Natasha, feeling guilty after driving her away to Lex Luthor.

Two government agents visit Doc Magnus, hoping he might let them study the Metal Men as a basis for new weapons. Magnus refuses, and is more distracted by the fact that he cannot get the Metal Men to work. He leaves to visit T.O. Morrow, only to find that the professor has disappeared without a trace, leaving only a note addressed to Magnus written in machine code.

Day 7: The Question receives a tip that Intergang might have an operation in the city's temple district, so he and Montoya head there to investigate. They arrive to find a room littered with dead bodies, and are promptly surrounded by Khandaqi authorities.

Magnus is able to bring Mercury back online using Morrow's code.