Supergirl (Volume 4) with a cover date of July, 2001.
Contents
Synopsis for "A Rose Among Thorns"
Buzz tell his origin as an ancient Roman who did a pact with Beelzebub to save his wife from Caligula.
Appearing in "A Rose Among Thorns"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Buzz (Flashback and main story)
- Clark Kent/Superman (Phone call only)
- Doctor Fate
Antagonists:
- Ba'al Zebul/Lord of the High House/Baalzebub/Lord of Flies (Flashback only)
- Emperor Caligula (Dies in flashback)
- John Wilkes Booth (Dies in flashback)
- George (Mentioned only)
- Herold (Mentioned only)
- Payne (Mentioned only)
- Joseph Barnett/Jack the Ripper (Flashback only)
- Truckers
Other Characters:
- Abraham Lincoln (Dies in flashback)
- Andy Johnson (Mentioned only)
- Cassius Chaerea (Flashback only)
- Farmer Garrett (Mentioned only)
- JSA (Mentioned only)
- Jupiter (Statue only)
- Mary Kelly (Mentioned only)
- Marry Todd Lincoln (Flashback only)
- Molly/Twilight (Flashback only)
- Seward (Mentioned only)
- Valeria (Dies in flashback)
Locations:
- Hades (Mentioned only)
- Italy (January 24, 41) (Flashback only)
- Rome (Flashback only)
- Roman Market (Flashback only)
- Rome (Flashback only)
- United Kingdom (1888) (Flashback only)
- England (Flashback only)
- London (Flashback only)
- Whitechapel (Flashback only)
- London (Flashback only)
- England (Flashback only)
- United States of America (Flashback and main story)
- Virginia (Flashback and main story)
- Leesburg
- Bubba Burger
- Lex Com Phone
- Port Royal (April 26, 1865) (Flashback only)
- Leesburg
- Washington, D.C. (April 14, 1865) (Flashback only)
- Ford's Theatre (Flashback only)
- Virginia (Flashback and main story)
Items:
Vehicles:
Trivia
- The penciler portrays Caligula as an old man, but historically Caligula was only 28 years old at the time of his murder. It is possible that the penciler confused him with Julius Caesar, who was killed at 55 y.o.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Supergirl Recommended Reading
- Action Comics (Volume 1)
- Adventure Comics (Volume 1)
- All-Star Comics (Volume 1)
- Supergirl (Volume 1)
- Superman Family (Volume 1)
- Supergirl (Volume 2)
- Infinity Inc. (Volume 1)
- Power Girl (Volume 1)
- Supergirl (Volume 3)
- Supergirl (Volume 4)
- Supergirl (Volume 5)
- Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 1)
- Power Girl (Volume 2)
- Supergirl (Volume 6)
- Worlds' Finest (Volume 1)
- Supergirl (Volume 7)
Links and References
- Pages using DynamicPageList parser function
- Mike Carlin/Executive Editor
- Leonard Kirk/Cover Artist
- Robin Riggs/Cover Artist
- Tanya Horie/Cover Artist
- Richard Horie/Cover Artist
- Peter David/Writer
- Leonard Kirk/Penciler
- Robin Riggs/Inker
- Gene D'Angelo/Colourist
- Digital Chameleon/Colourist
- Bill Oakley/Letterer
- Mike McAvennie/Editor
- Matrix (Pocket Universe)/Appearances
- Linda Danvers (New Earth)/Appearances
- Gaius Marcus (New Earth)/Appearances
- Kal-El (New Earth)/Appearances
- Hector Hall (New Earth)/Appearances
- Beelzebub (New Earth)/Appearances
- Caligula (New Earth)/Appearances
- John Wilkes Booth (New Earth)/Appearances
- Jack the Ripper (New Earth)/Appearances
- Abraham Lincoln (New Earth)/Appearances
- Jupiter (New Earth)/Appearances
- Mary Todd Lincoln (New Earth)/Appearances
- Twilight II (New Earth)/Appearances
- Italy/Appearances
- 1st Century/Appearances
- Rome/Appearances
- United Kingdom/Appearances
- 19th Century/Appearances
- England/Appearances
- London/Appearances
- Tower Hamlets/Appearances
- United States of America/Appearances
- Virginia/Appearances
- Leesburg/Appearances
- Washington, D.C./Appearances
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- 2001, July
- 2001, May (Publication)
- Supergirl Vol 4
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