Comic Title: Animal Man:Born to Be Wild TPB
Publisher: DC
Imprint: Vertigo
Cover Date: 2013
On Sale Date: February 20, 2013 Direct Market Date February 20, 2013
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Direct Market Date February 13, 2013
Source: Previews, #290

Cover Price: $19.99
Page Count: 288
Editor: Scott Nybakken

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "Born to Be Wild"
Pages: 24

Feature(s):
Animal Man (Post-Crisis)

Writer: Peter Milligan
Artist: Steve Dillon
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Tatjana Wood

Reprinted From:
Animal Man #29 (1990)

Feature Character(s)

• Animal Man (last appearance in Animal Man #28; next appearance in Animal Man #30)

Supporting Character(s)

• Nowhere Man (last appearance in Animal Man #28; next appearance in Animal Man #30)
• Ellen Baker (last appearance in Animal Man #28; next appearance in Animal Man #30)
• Cliff Baker (last appearance in Animal Man #27; next appearance in Animal Man #30)
• Maxine Baker (last appearance in Animal Man #27; next appearance in Animal Man #30)

Villain(s)

• Notional Man (dies in this story; last appearance in Animal Man #28; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Mike (last appearance in Animal Man #28; no further appearances)
• Another Animal Man (next appearance in Animal Man #30)
• Victims of a bombing (Naomi named and dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Jones and Kinnock (CIA agents; not named in this story; next appearance in Animal Man #30)
• An ape man (last appearance in Animal Man #27; next appearance in Animal Man #30)
• A school security guard (no further appearances)
• A man asking for directions (no further appearances)

Comments:
This story is continued from Animal Man #28 and continues in Animal Man #30.

Synopsis:
Buddy survives the bombing of a nightclub. He tries to contact his children, but Ellen has a court order which forbids it. Buddy then takes Cliff and Maxine out of school and drives them across the country. They are pursued by the Notional Man. The villain kidnaps Maxine. Buddy tries to rescue her and kills the Notional Man in the process. Maxine tells him that he is not her daddy.

Buddy prepares to return the children, but first he stops at a church. While Buddy is in prayer, another Animal Man comes crashing through the window.