Comic Title: Question by Dennis O'Neil and Denys Cowan Omnibus Vol. 1 HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2022
On Sale Date: June 28, 2022 Direct Market Date April 26, 2022
Source: DC Connect, #19

Direct Market Date June 29, 2022
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, June 29, 2022

Direct Market Date April 26, 2022
Source: Panels, February 2022

Cover Price: $99.99
Page Count: 916

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "Poisoned Ground"
Pages: 27

Feature(s):
Question (Post-Crisis)

Writer: Dennis J. O'Neil
Penciller: Denys B. Cowan
Inker: Rick Magyar
Letterer: Gaspar Saladino
Colorist: Tatjana Wood

Reprinted From:
Question #12 (1988)

Feature Character(s)

• Question (last appearance in Question #11; next appearance in Question #13)

Supporting Character(s)

• Aristotle Rodor (last appearance in Question #11; next appearance in Question #13)
• Finch (last appearance in Question #9; next appearance in Question #13)
• Myra Fermin (last appearance in Question #8; next appearance in Question #13)
• Wesley Fermin (last appearance in Question #8; next appearance in Question #19)

Villain(s)

• Pete Carstairs (a land developer; dies in this story; no further appearances)
• Bill Channing and Jerry Bolger (both die in this story; no further appearances)
• Colonel Rory (a security guard; no further appearances)
• Baby Gun (last appearance in Question #1; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Betty (a studio assistant; no further appearances)
• Jackson (a small town policeman; no further appearances)
• A production assistant (first appearance; next appearance in Question #13)

Synopsis:
Myra invites Vic Sage to a seedy motel for a final sexual encounter. She tells Vic that she is going to run for mayor and won't be able to see him again. Vic then begins investigating the murders of two men killed by pellet guns. He suspects the killer is Baby Gun, the man who nearly killed him.

Clues lead the Question to Pete Carstairs, a suburban land developer. When he goes to question Carstairs Vic learns that the land upon which his community was built is a toxic dump. The two murdered men were blackmailing Carstairs, so he hired Baby Gun to kill them.

Vic goes on television to announce the danger to the community. When he returns to Carstairs he finds the developer dead from poison. He also finds Baby Gun raiding his refrigerator. The Question points out that Carstairs poisoned the food, and Baby Gun becomes violently ill. The Question drags him away, unconcerned about whether or not the killer survives ingesting the poison.