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: "Rites of Passage"
Pages: 24

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

Writer: Peter Milligan
Penciller: Chas Truog
Inker: Mark Farmer
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Tatjana Wood

Reprinted From:
Animal Man #31 (1991)

Feature Character(s)

• Animal Man (last appearance in Animal Man #30; next appearance in Animal Man #32)

Supporting Character(s)

• Nowhere Man (last appearance in Animal Man #30; next appearance in Animal Man #32)
• Ellen Baker (last appearance in Animal Man #30; next appearance in Animal Man #32)
• Cliff Baker (last appearance in Animal Man #30; next appearance in Animal Man #32)
• Maxine Baker (last appearance in Animal Man #30; next appearance in Animal Man #32)

Villain(s)

• Lucinda Angel (last appearance in Animal Man #30; next appearance in Animal Man #32)
• Matthew Angel (last appearance in Animal Man #30; next appearance in Animal Man #32)
• Mark Angel (last appearance in Animal Man #30; next appearance in Animal Man #32)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Freedom Beast (last appearance in Animal Man #13; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Jones and Kinnock (last appearance in Animal Man #30; next appearance in Animal Man #32)
• Green Cigarette (Nowhere Man's new partner; no further appearances)
• An ape man (last appearance in Animal Man #30; next appearance in Animal Man #32)
• President Eagleton (last appearance in Animal Man #30; next appearance in Animal Man #32)
• Guests at Buddy's wake (Hubert named; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story is continued from Animal Man #30 and continues in Animal Man #32.

Synopsis:
Animal Man is killed while protecting the president from the Angel Mob. Nowhere Man attends the funeral. He asks Maxine about the jungle in the bathroom. She confirms that it exists. Nowhere Man then enters the jungle and finds Buddy alive. Buddy has a plan, but he needs the help of Lucinda Angel.

When the Angel Mob strike again, Nowhere Man and his new partner the Green Cigarette defend him. Buddy then arrives and convinces Lucinda to stop the attack. He then arranges for Lucinda and the boys to turn themselves in. However, the president and CIA agent Jones break their promise to treat them nicely.