Superman #668 [Direct Sales]
(Early December 2007)

DC, 2006 Series
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Price
2.99 USD; 3.65 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
2007-10-10
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [swirl]
Barcode
761941200033 66811
Editing
Matt Idelson (editor); Nachie Castro (associate)

Issue Notes

This issue contains different content than what had been originally solicited (the solicited content ended up in Superman Annual #13). This change was announced by a press release on 2007-09-18, and also mentioned as an editor's footnote on the title page.
This issue has variants:

The Search Begins for the Third Kryptonian! (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Renato Guedes (signed)
Inks
Jose W. Magalhaes (signed)
Colors
Brad Anderson
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Dominator
Reprints

The Third Kryptonian Part One: The Hunt (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Kurt Busiek
Pencils
Rick Leonardi
Inks
Dan Green
Colors
Pete Pantazis
Letters
Comicraft

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Dominators; Amalak; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; the Auctioneer (flashback, cameo); Power Girl (flashback, cameo); Krypto (flashback, cameo); Chris Kent [Lor-Zod]; Robin [Tim Drake]; Flash [Wally West] (cameo); Kanjar Ro (cameo); Talam-Sa; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El] (cameo); Karsta Wor-Ul (cameo); Pig Iron (on a watch)
Synopsis
Superman enlists Batman to help him find the third Kryptonian on Earth, as detected by the Auctioneer. Chris Kent escapes from school, but Superman finds him and takes him with him to the Batcave. At Superman's request, Batman incorporates a red sun projector into a watch for Chris, to inhibit his powers while at school. Amalek, having heard of Superman from the Auctioneer, comes to Earth, and observes at first, discovering two other Kryptonians (Supergirl and Chris), and hears that Superman is looking for another. He decides to wait until all are found, to slay them all.
Reprints
Keywords
Batcave

Indexer Notes

Story continues in the next issue. This story was originally scheduled for issue #669, but got moved up one issue. The "K. Wells" on the mailbox is a homage to the Silver Age Superwoman, whose name was Kristen Wells.

#82 [October 10, 2007] (Table of Contents: 2)

DC Nation / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script
Ian Sattler
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Ian describes his job as Senior Story Editor, and how he must help keep track of DC's continuity and characters. Ads for Superman #669, Detective Comics #837, Metamorpho Year One #1, and Supergirl #22. Appears on page 34 in this issue.

[House Advertisements] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

House ads for: Countdown to Final Crisis teaser (2 pages), Green Arrow/Black Canary, and Shazam! The Monster Society of Evil hardcover. Appear in various places in this issue.

[Ads] (Table of Contents: 4)

advertisement / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Total of 6 one-page and 1 two-page ads for: got milk? with Masi Oka (milk), The Orc King (book, Wizards of the Coast), Castlevania The Dracula X Chronicles (video game, Konami), Justice League (padlocks, Kryptonite), SyphonFilter: Logan's Shadow (video game, Sony, 2 pages), abovetheinfluence (Partnership for a Drug-Free America), and Transformers (DVD, DreamWorks). Appear in various places in this issue.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Search Begins for the Third Kryptonian!
    Superman
  2. 1. The Third Kryptonian Part One: The Hunt
    Superman
  3. 2. #82 [October 10, 2007]
    DC Nation
  4. 3. [House Advertisements]
  5. 4. [Ads]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Ruben Cortes
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Bob Hughes
  • Martin Olsen
  • Allen Ross
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Matthew Thompson
  • Jim Van Dore