(July 2013)

DC, 2013 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
0.00 FREE
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
2013-05-04
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Rated T Teen
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [peel]
Barcode
761941315928 00111
Editing
Matt Idelson ? (editor)
Color
Color
Dimensions
Standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock
Glossy
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
One-Shot

Issue Notes

Given to consumers on Free Comic Book Day, May 4, 2013. Distributed to comic book retailers earlier that week with their weekly shipment.

"Printed by Transcontinental Interglobe, Beauceville, QC, Canada. 4/19/13."
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Lee (signed)
Inks
Scott Williams (signed)
Colors
Alex Sinclair (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]
Reprints

Last Son Part One (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Geoff Johns; Richard Donner
Pencils
Adam Kubert
Inks
Adam Kubert
Colors
Dave Stewart
Letters
Rob Leigh
Editing
Matt Idelson (original editor); Nachie Castro (original associate editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Jor-El (simulation); Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Chris Kent [Lor-Zod] (intro, not yet named); Sarge Steel; Lois Lane; Lex Luthor (cameo); Jonathan Kent (cameo); Martha Kent (cameo)
Synopsis
Superman sees a ship landing, stopping it from crashing. Opening it, he finds a boy. He takes the boy to the Department of Metahuman Affairs and its director, Sarge Steel, when the boy shows super-strength and speaks Kryptonese. The two talk, and Superman tells him he'll be back. In the morning, Superman finds the building empty. He goes to the Pentagon, and breaks in to confront Sarge Steel. Steel admits the boy is being transferred. Superman uses human means to stop the convoy, and spirits the boy away, taking him to his adoptive parents for advice on how to raise a boy from Krypton.
Reprints
Keywords
Fortress of Solitude

Indexer Notes

Story continues in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #845. The Kryptonese dialog on page 11 is translated as follows: "I'M HUNGRY." The Kryptonese dialog on the next two pages matches the subtitles.

Richard Donner was the director of "Superman: The Movie" and a lot of "Superman II", which much of this story's elements are derived from. This is Donner's first comic book work.

Superman Unchained Special Sneak Peek with 5.2 Questions (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / text article / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Scott Snyder; Jim Lee; ? (interviewer)
Pencils
Jim Lee
Inks
Scott Snyder
Colors
Alex Sinclair
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman

Indexer Notes

Includes pencils, then inks, then colors of the cover for Superman Unchained, plus pencils for the foldout poster in that issue.

[House Advertisements] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 4 pages (report information)

[Ads] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

advertisement / 4 pages (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Superman
  2. 1. Last Son Part One
    Superman
  3. 2. Superman Unchained Special Sneak Peek with 5.2 Questions
    Superman
  4. 3. [House Advertisements]
  5. 4. [Ads]
This issue was modified by
  • Katie
  • Allen Ross
  • Jim Van Dore