Comic Title: Shade, the Changing Man:The American Scream TPB
Publisher: DC
Imprint: Vertigo
Cover Date: 2003
On Sale Date: March 19, 2003 Direct Market Date February 26, 2003
Source: Previews, Vol. 12 #12 (#168)

Direct Market Date March 19, 2003
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, March 19, 2003

Cover Price: $17.95
Page Count: 168
Editor: Scott Nybakken

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "All the President's Assassins"
Pages: 24

Feature(s):
Shade the Changing Man (Post-Crisis)

Writer: Peter Milligan
Penciller: Chris Bachalo
Inker: Mark Pennington
Letterer: Todd Klein
Colorist: Daniel Vozzo

Reprinted From:
Shade, the Changing Man #3 (1990)

Feature Character(s)

• Shade the Changing Man (last appearance in Shade, the Changing Man #2; next appearance in Shade, the Changing Man #4)

Supporting Character(s)

• Kathy George (last appearance in Shade, the Changing Man #2; next appearance in Shade, the Changing Man #4)

Villain(s)

• American Scream (behind-the-scenes; last appearance in Shade, the Changing Man #2; next appearance in Shade, the Changing Man #4)

Other Character(s)

• Duane Trilby (last appearance in Shade, the Changing Man #2; no further appearances)
• Stringer (last appearance in Shade, the Changing Man #2; next appearance in Shade, the Changing Man #4)
• Connor (last appearance in Shade, the Changing Man #2; next appearance in Shade, the Changing Man #4)
• Mary-Ann (Trilby's daughter; no further appearances)
• Hopgood (a cop; no further appearances)
• A dead cop (no further appearances)
• A helicopter pilot (no further appearances)

Cameo Appearance(s)

• John F. Kennedy (a manifestation of the American Scream)
• Jackie Kennedy (a manifestation of the American Scream)
• Lee Harvey Oswald (a manifestation of the American Scream)
• Jack Ruby (a manifestation of the American Scream)

Comments:
This story is continued from Shade, the Changing Man #2 and continues in part in Shade, the Changing Man #4 .

Synopsis:
Duane Trilby travels back in time to prevent the Kennedy assassination. After, he succeeds, Duane is taken to the White House to be an advisor to the President. Eventually, Shade, who had been in the role of Kennedy, is able to break through the madness of Duane's delusion. Shade, Kathy, and Duane then return to present day Dallas.

When the giant Kennedy Sphinx manifestation swallows Kathy, Shade is forced to take the form of Trilby's dead daughter. As Mary-Ann, Shade leads Duane through a number of conspiracy theories. He eventually concludes that America killed JFK.

Upon their return, Kathy has freed herself from the Sphinx. Shade drops Mary-Ann's form, causing Duane to shot him. Duane then answers the riddle of the Sphinx causing it to disappear. Duane also dies, and Shade reappears. He claims that something was activated. Shade turns into a two-dimensional object just as Kathy is caught by agent Stringer.