Superman: Secret Origin #5 [Gary Frank Villains Cover]
(May 2010)

DC, 2009 Series
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Price
3.99 USD
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
2010-04-07
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [swirl]
Barcode
761941285986 00511
Editing
Matt Idelson (editor); Wil Moss (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

This issue was originally solicited for 2010-02-24, then was resolicited for 2010-03-31, and finally went on sale 2010-04-07 (1 week late from the last solicited date). "Printed by World Color Press, Inc, Montreal, QC, Canada. 3/24/10."
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gary Frank
Inks
Gary Frank
Colors
Brad Anderson
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Characters
Metallo; Lex Luthor; Parasite [Rudy Jones]
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Indexer Notes

This cover blends in with the other covers in this series to form one continuous image.

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Strange Visitor (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 30 pages (report information)

Script
Geoff Johns
Pencils
Gary Frank
Inks
Jon Sibal
Colors
Brad Anderson
Letters
Steve Wands
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Lex Luthor; General Sam Lane; Perry White; Metallo [John Corben]; Catherine Grant (cameo); Parasite [Rudy Jones] (cameo); Ron Troupe (cameo); Steve Lombard (cameo)
Synopsis
Superman helps firemen at a fire, which angers Luthor. He and General Lane team up to confront the perceived threat, using a metallic war suit. John Corben stops by the Planet to see Lois and discuss things. Clark intervenes, taking Lois to lunch. General Lane starts another fire to get the attention of Superman, and invites him to a meeting; but that turns into an interrogation, which Superman refuses to tolerate. As he walks out, he is attacked, first by soldiers but then by Corben in the Metallo suit, which contains Kryptonite. Superman is weakened, and hurt by bullets, but Corben is also badly injured by a ricochet. Superman manages to escape, and Corben undergoes surgery by Luthor to save his life. Meanwhile, General Lane shuts down the Daily Planet.
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Indexer Notes

Story continued from the previous issue, and continues in the next issue.

The Dastardly Death of the Rogues (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

The Flash / preview (from the publisher) / 5 pages (report information)

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

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

To Say it's a Big Week for the DCU Would be an Understatement. [March 31, 2010] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

[Ads] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

advertisement / 6 pages (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Superman
  2. 1. Strange Visitor
    Superman
  3. 2. The Dastardly Death of the Rogues
    The Flash
  4. 3. [House Advertisement]
  5. 4. To Say it's a Big Week for the DCU Would be an Understatement. [March 31, 2010]
    DC Nation
  6. 5. [Ads]
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