Action Comics #874 [Newsstand]

(April 2009)

Suspicion! (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script

James Robinson

Pencils

Pablo Raimondi

Inks

Pablo Raimondi; Walden Wong

Colors

Hi-Fi

Letters

Rob Leigh

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; General Zod; Non; Ursa; Alura; General Sam Lane; Lex Luthor; Jimmy Olsen; Steve Lombard; Lois Lane; Nightwing [Chris Kent] (cameo); Flamebird [Thara Ak-Var] (cameo); Mon-El; Kryptonians

Synopsis

On New Krypton, Superman attacks Zod, but is subdued by his soldiers. Zod tells Superman that his motives have changed, now that he has fellow Kryptonians on New Krypton. Alura invites Superman to renounce Earth and stay on New Krypton. Superman says he'll think about it. And he does, taking Lois to the Fortress, pondering what Zod is up to. While there, he hears Mon-El pleading from the Phantom Zone, as it is collapsing around him. He pleads for Superman to release him, knowing that he'll die from lead poisoning if released. Superman reluctantly releases him.

Reprints

• in Superman: Mon-El (DC, 2010 series) ([April] 2010)
• in Superman: Mon-El (DC, 2011 series) (2010 [April 2011])

Keywords

Headship; Kandor; New Krypton; Phantom Zone

Indexer Notes

Story continued from Superman (DC, 2006 series) #684, and continues in Superman (DC, 2006 series) #685.

Origins & Omens (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

James Robinson

Pencils

Renato Guedes

Inks

Jose W. Magalhaes

Colors

David Curiel

Letters

Rob Leigh

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Guardian [Jim Harper clone]; Scar of Oa; Science Police [Markham; Pollock; Wilcox]; The Guardian [Jim Harper] (flashback, cameo); Gwendoline Harper; Tellus (cameo); Nightwing [Chris Kent] (cameo); Flamebird [Thara Ak-Var] (cameo)

Synopsis

Former Guardian Scar is observing the Guardian (Jim Harper's clone), as he warns the Science Police that Toyman always has a surprise for Metropolis on his birthday, even when in prison. Sure enough, miniature P38 Lightnings start strafing the city, and a giant teddy bear is firing explosive blasts. The team deals with the threats, as Harper reminisces. Scar then peeks into Harper's future, seeing his fears realized and other emotions with the situations to come.

Reprints

• in Superman: Mon-El (DC, 2010 series) ([April] 2010)
• in Superman: Mon-El (DC, 2011 series) (2010 [April 2011])

Indexer Notes

Story continues in Superman (DC, 2006 series) #686.

Black Adam! Isis! Dissension in the ranks! An uncertain future! [February 11, 2009] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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