Superman: Reign of Doomsday

(2012 [May 2013])

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

David Finch (credited, signed)

Inks

David Finch (credited, signed)

Colors

David Finch (credited, signed)

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #900 [Direct Sales] (June 2011)

Reign of Doomsday (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 51 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Cornell (credited)

Pencils

Pete Woods (credited); Jesús Merino (credited); Dan Jurgens (credited) (additional art); Rags Morales (credited) (additional art); Ardian Syaf (credited) (additional art); Jamal Igle (credited) (additional art); Gary Frank (credited) (additional art)

Inks

Pete Woods (credited); Jesús Merino (credited); Norm Rapmund (credited) (additional art); Rags Morales (credited) (additional art); Ardian Syaf (credited) (additional art); Jon Sibal (credited) (additional art); Gary Frank (credited) (additional art)

Colors

Blond (credited); Brad Anderson (credited)

Letters

Rob Leigh (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Cyborg Superman [Hank Henshaw]; Eradicator; General Zod (flashback, cameo); Ursa (flashback, cameo); Non (flashback, cameo); Chris Kent [Lor-Zod] (flashback, cameo); Robot Lois Lane [RoboLois]; Red Lanterns (cameo); Larfleeze (cameo); Brainiac (cameo); Phantom Zone Creature (flashback)

Synopsis

Having combined with the Phantom Zone creature, Luthor has achieved enormous power, and draws Superman to him to break him, but can't. The creature reasserts itself, causing Luthor to grant absolute happiness to all, but he gives that up by continuing to try to destroy Superman. Meantime Doomsday has kidnapped several heroes. Superman joins them, but together they find that Doomsday himself is held captive and they've been fighting three Doomsday clones, each with different powers.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #900 (June 2011)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Kenneth Rocafort (credited, signed)

Inks

Kenneth Rocafort (credited, signed)

Colors

Kenneth Rocafort (credited, signed)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Cyborg Superman [Hank Henshaw]; Eradicator

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #901 [Direct Sales] (July 2011)

Reign of the Doomsdays, Part One (Table of Contents: 4)

Superman / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Cornell (credited)

Pencils

Kenneth Rocafort (credited); Jesús Merino (credited)

Inks

Kenneth Rocafort (credited); Jesús Merino (credited)

Colors

Brad Anderson (credited)

Letters

Rob Leigh (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Doomsday (clones); Cyborg Superman [Hank Henshaw]; Eradicator; Doomslayer

Synopsis

Superman and his crew face three Doomsday clones in a spaceship that is shooting towards Earth and could collide. Superman tries to stop the ship but is stopped by the Doomslayer, who takes out the Eradicator.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #901 (July 2011)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Kenneth Rocafort (credited, signed)

Inks

Kenneth Rocafort (credited, signed)

Colors

Kenneth Rocafort (credited, signed)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Doomsday (clones)

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #902 [Direct Sales] (August 2011)

Reign of the Doomsdays, Part Two (Table of Contents: 6)

Superman / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Cornell (credited)

Pencils

Kenneth Rocafort (credited); Axel Giménez (credited)

Inks

Kenneth Rocafort (credited); Axel Giménez (credited)

Colors

Brad Anderson (credited)

Letters

Rob Leigh (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Doomslayer; Doomsday (clones); Cyborg Superman [Hank Henshaw]; Eradicator (corpse)

Synopsis

Superman and his team face the Doomslayer, who wants to kill all Doomsdays and anything that can spawn a Doomsday - including Earth. The team must slow down Doomslayer's ship to keep it from destroying the Earth. They succeed, but Doomslayer unleashes Doomsdays on Earth to destroy the Earth so it will quit making Doomsdays.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #902 (August 2011)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Kenneth Rocafort (credited, signed)

Inks

Kenneth Rocafort (credited, signed)

Colors

Kenneth Rocafort (credited, signed)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Doomsday [Eradicator]

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #903 [Direct Sales] (September 2011)

Reign of the Doomsdays, Part Three (Table of Contents: 8)

Superman / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Cornell (credited)

Pencils

Axel Giménez (credited)

Inks

Axel Giménez (credited)

Colors

Brad Anderson (credited)

Letters

Rob Leigh (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Doomslayer; Doomsday [Eradicator]; Doomsday (clones); Cyborg Superman [Hank Henshaw]; S.T.A.R. Labs

Synopsis

The Doomslayer's Doomsdays are wreaking havoc all over the world. The Eradicator, thought dead, is actually alive in the original Doomsday's body. Superman's friends and other super-heroes join the fight while Superman goes directly after Doomslayer before he can destroy the Earth.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #903 (September 2011)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Kenneth Rocafort (credited, signed)

Inks

Kenneth Rocafort (credited, signed)

Colors

Kenneth Rocafort (credited, signed)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Doomslayer

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #904 [Direct Sales] (October 2011)

Reign of the Doomsdays, Part Four (Table of Contents: 10)

Superman / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Cornell (credited)

Pencils

Axel Giménez (credited); Ronan Cliquet (credited)

Inks

Axel Giménez (credited); Ronan Cliquet (credited)

Colors

Brad Anderson (credited)

Letters

Rob Leigh (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Phantom Zone Creature [Probe Creature]; Doomslayer; Doomsday [Eradicator]

Synopsis

Superheroes all over the world are battling Doomsdays, while Superman takes on Doomslayer in his ship. Superman interacts with the ship's A.I. and learns how to free it from Doomslayer's control. Eradicator sacrifices himself to save Superman and the Earth.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #904 (October 2011)

Life Support (Table of Contents: 11)

Superman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Damon Lindelof (credited)

Pencils

Ryan Sook (credited)

Inks

Ryan Sook (credited)

Colors

Ryan Sook (credited)

Letters

John J. Hill (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

brilliant scientist

Synopsis

Jor-El asks a brilliant scientist to design a life support system for a small rocket in three days. The scientist realizes the ramifications for his own family, and asks for one night before he starts.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #900 (June 2011)

Autobiography (Table of Contents: 12)

Superman / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Dini (credited)

Pencils

R. B. Silva (credited as RB Silva)

Inks

Rob Lean (credited)

Colors

Java Tartaglia (credited)

Letters

John J. Hill (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Sarva; I'iawa (flashback)

Synopsis

Superman helps out a powerful space-faring creature, and records his history.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #900 (June 2011)

Friday Night in the 21st Century (Table of Contents: 13)

Superman / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Geoff Johns (credited)

Pencils

Gary Frank (credited)

Inks

Gary Frank (credited)

Colors

Brad Anderson (credited)

Letters

John J. Hill (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Legion of Super-Heroes [Dawnstar; Wildfire; Blok; Ultra Boy; Lightning Lad; Shadow Lass; Cosmic Boy; Phantom Girl; Brainiac 5; Polar Boy; Night Girl; Saturn Girl; Colossal Boy; Lightning Lass; Timber Wolf]

Synopsis

Lois thinks Clark needs some time with his friends, and invites the Legion of Super-Heroes over for dinner.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #900 (June 2011)

The Incident (Table of Contents: 14)

Superman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

David Goyer (credited as David S. Goyer)

Pencils

Miguel Angel Sepulveda (credited as Miguel Sepulveda)

Inks

Miguel Angel Sepulveda (credited as Miguel Sepulveda)

Colors

Paul Mounts (credited)

Letters

Rob Leigh (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Gabriel Wright; Royal Flush Gang (cameo)

Synopsis

Superman meets with the President's National Security Advisor, and describes why he took the actions he did in Iran, and that he's planning on renouncing his U.S. citizenship.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #900 (June 2011)

Only Human (Table of Contents: 15)

Superman / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script

Richard Donner (credited); Derek Hoffman (credited)

Pencils

Matt Camp (credited)

Inks

Matt Camp (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Cliff Carter

Synopsis

Former football star Cliff Carter is now a spokesman for SuperTech, and demonstrates his company's new SuperSuit. He challenges Superman to a race. That night they meet and start the race, but the SuperSuit siphons too much energy from around it, and Superman has to shut it down.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #900 (June 2011)

Indexer Notes

This story is told in a movie storyboard format, with black and white art on the left side, and text as if from a screenplay on the right, with alternating red and blue background colors to denote which text goes with which picture.

The Evolution of the Man of Tomorrow (Table of Contents: 16)

Superman / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Brian Stelfreeze (credited, signed)

Inks

Brian Stelfreeze (credited, signed)

Colors

Brian Stelfreeze (credited, signed)

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #900 (June 2011)

Indexer Notes

This is an illustration that has six figures of Clark Kent changing to Superman. Each of the figures is done in a style from past artists of Superman: Joe Shuster, Curt Swan, John Byrne, Jerry Ordway, Jim Lee, and Gary Frank. The buildings in the static background also change time periods from left to right.

Action Comics #900 Variant (Table of Contents: 17)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Alex Ross (credited)

Inks

Alex Ross (credited)

Colors

Alex Ross (credited)

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #900 [Alex Ross Cover] (June 2011)

Indexer Notes

Homage to Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #1.

Action Comics #900 Variant (Table of Contents: 18)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Adam Hughes (credited)

Inks

Adam Hughes (credited)

Colors

Adam Hughes (credited)

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #900 [Adam Hughes Cover] (June 2011)

Action Comics #901 Variant (Table of Contents: 19)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dan Jurgens (credited, signed)

Inks

Norm Rapmund (credited, signed)

Colors

Andrew Dalhouse (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Doomsday [clones]

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #901 [Dan Jurgens / Norm Rapmund Cover] (July 2011)

Action Comics #902 Variant (Table of Contents: 20)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jon Bogdanove (credited, signed)

Inks

Jon Bogdanove (credited, signed)

Colors

Paul Mounts (credited, signed)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Doomsday (clone)

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #902 [Jon Bogdanove Cover] (August 2011)

Action Comics #903 Variant (Table of Contents: 21)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Denys Cowan (credited, signed)

Inks

Don Hudson (credited, signed)

Colors

Paul Mounts (credited, signed)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Doomsday (clone)

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #903 [Denys Cowan / Don Hudson Cover] (September 2011)

Action Comics #904 Variant (Table of Contents: 22)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jerry Ordway (credited, signed)

Inks

Jerry Ordway (credited, signed)

Colors

Paul Mounts (credited, signed)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Doomslayer

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #904 [Jerry Ordway Cover] (October 2011)

Doomsday Designs (Table of Contents: 23)

Superman / illustration / 3 pages (report information)

Pencils

Joe Prado (credited, signed)

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• from Superman: Reign of Doomsday (DC, 2012 series) ([April] 2012)