Action Comics #845 [Direct]

(January 2007)

Last Son Part Two (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Geoff Johns; Richard Donner

Pencils:

Adam Kubert

Inks:

Adam Kubert

Colors:

Dave Stewart

Letters:

Rob Leigh

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Superman; Jor-El (simulation); Chris Kent [Lor-Zod]; Lois Lane; Jonathan Kent (cameo); Martha Kent (cameo); Lex Luthor (cameo); Sarge Steel (cameo); Jimmy Olsen (cameo); Bizarro; General Zod (intro, cameo); Ursa (intro, cameo); Non (intro, cameo); Fortress of Solitude

Synopsis:

Superman and the boy (and his ship) are at the Fortress, and Superman asks the Jor-El simulation who the boy is. It responds that not all Kryptonian historical records survived with the simulation, and it doesn't know who the boy is. Superman then asks the boy if he would like to learn to fly, and they fly back to Smallville. Clark's folks chide him for taking the boy back from the government, and they and Lois discuss what to do (Lois doesn't want to take the boy in). The boy interjects, now having learned English. Luthor hears the reports of the missing child, and releases Bizarro, ordering him to fetch the super-boy. Superman holds a press conference, announcing that he had the boy, and was returning him to the government's care. Meanwhile, the boy observes Lois covering the event, and tells Superman that Lois doesn't like him. Superman starts to reassure him, but then hears Bizarro rampaging, and rushes off. Bizarro is grabbing random kids, and Superman confronts him. They start heaving buses at each other. One lands where the press conference was, right on the boy. Lois rushes to his aid, and finds him scared, but OK. Bizarro heaves wreckage into the air, and it knocks off the Daily Planet globe, which descends straight towards Lois and the boy. The boy rises up and stops the globe. Superman stops Bizarro, and returns to find Lois holding the boy. She says she's changed her mind, and wants to try raising him. Later, they discuss it, and how hard it will be with a disappearing super-boy and a sudden foster son, but Clark mentions he's had to handle stuff like that before. Lois comes up with the name Christopher for him. Meanwhile, Chris' ship starts glowing, and sends out signals. This causes three more ships to appear, and they land near the Fortress, revealing General Zod, Ursa, and Non, and Zod refers to the boy as his son.

Reprints:

• in Superman: Last Son (DC, 2008 series) #[nn] ([July] 2008)
• in Superman: Last Son (DC, 2009 series) #[nn] ([June 2009]) [minus the title, credits, and "To Be Continued"]

Indexer Notes

Story continued from the previous issue and continues in the next issue. The name Christopher is probably an homage to Christopher Reeve, who starred as Superman in the "Superman II" movie, which much of this story's elements are derived from. The Kryptonese text on the ship on pages 20 and 21 is translated as: "OPEN".

DC Nation#36 [November 22, 2006] (Table of Contents)

DC Nation / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dan Didio

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Dan and his editorial staff discuss what they are thankful for this year. Ads for Action Comics #846, Connor Hawke: Dragon's Blood #1, Guy Gardner: Collateral Damage #1, and Hawkgirl #58. Appears on page 34 in this issue.

[Ads] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 11 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Total of 5 one-page and 3 two-page ads for: Superman Returns (DVD, Warner Bros.), Final Fantasy V Advance (video game, Square Enix, 2 pages), Superman The Ultimate Collector's Edition/Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut/The Christopher Reeve Superman Collection (DVD, Warner Bros., 2 pages), Children of Mana/Magical Starsign (video game, Nintendo, 2 pages), Magic the Gathering (card game, Wizards of the Coast), Dragonball Z Budokai Tenkaichi 2 (video game, Atari), Destroy All Humans 2 (video game, THQ), and Killzone Liberation (video game, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe). Appear in various places in this issue.