Superman #680 [Direct Sales]

(November 2008)

The Coming of Atlas Part 4 Man of Yore, Dog of Tomorrow (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

James Robinson

Pencils

Renato Guedes

Inks

Jose W. Magalhaes

Colors

Hi-Fi

Letters

John J. Hill

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Atlas; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Krypto; Codename: Assassin (unnamed); Zachary Zatara

Synopsis

Superman awakens after being knocked out in his fight with Atlas, and sees Krypto battling Atlas. The mysterious man watching is ordered to blast Krypto with the ray from the satellite that downed Supergirl. But it's ineffective against Krypto. Even hit with more powerful blasts, Krypto still continues his attack against Atlas. Atlas proclaims Krypto as "magical", which causes Superman to limp away from the battle, promising Krypto he'll be back. Superman finds Zachary Zatara in Metropolis, and gets him to construct a brief spell that will give Superman extra sun power for up to a minute. Back at the fight, Krypto is finally tiring, but Superman arrives and pounds Atlas beneath the ground, defeating him. In front of all Metropolis, Superman proclaims Krypto as the hero in this battle.

Reprints

• in Superman: The Coming of Atlas (DC, 2009 series) ([June] 2009)
• in Superman: The Coming of Atlas (DC, 2010 series) (2009 [June 2010])

Indexer Notes

Story continued from the previous issue. This version of Atlas was designed by Jack Kirby, and only appeared once before this arc in 1st Issue Special (DC, 1975 series) #1 (April 1975).

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