Issue Description

Superman is on the run from a villain who knows too much about him. In order to protect the ones closest to him, will the Man of Steel do the unthinkable?

Someone has kept a rag-doll of Superman inside Clark Kent's office drawer, means someone knows who Superman is. Superman knows the danger and goes over to his Kansas farmhouse, informing his parents about the details, and telling them that they all should leave at the earliest. Elsewhere Lana Lang and her husband Pete Ross recieve a gift of a Champagne bottle from an anonymous sender.

In Metropolis, Conduit raids Clark's apartment, destroys it and takes Jimmy Olsen with him. He rings up Superman to say that he will go after "his woman". Superman flies back to Metropolis to save Lois, only to realise that Conduit meant Lana as "his woman".

In Lana's house, the champagne bottle suddenly explodes, but the couple are effectively saved by Superman.

Jimmy awakens inside Conduit's hold and they have some hot talks, with Conduit telling that he will be only too happy to show Jimmy, who Clark Kent really is. Superman locates Conduit's warehouse and bursts in. A brief battle ensues. Conduit is almost on the verge of defeat, when he shows Superman what he intends to do with his parents. Superman flies back to his Kansas home just in time to retrieve his parents, and flees.

At the end Superman remarks, "for all intents and purposes, Clark Kent and the whole Kent family is dead from this day on".

Notes:

Newstand cover by Dan Jurgens and Brett Breeding.Direct sales cover by Dan Jurgens and Joe Rubinstein.Direct sales cover is a partial leaf foil.48 page issue.

Superman (1987)

Publisher

DC Comics

Volume Description

Starring: Clark Kent / Kal-El as Superman

For the second time in his history, Superman's self-titled comic saw a first issue. Writer / artist John Byrne's successful landmark Man of Steel mini series had rebooted Superman's history, updating him for the modern comic book landscape, and as a result, drastic changes had swept through the Superman line of comics. The original Superman title had adopted the new name, The Adventures of Superman, but continued the original numbering of its long and storied history. Popular writer Marv Wolfman and artist Jerry Ordway handled the creative chores on that particular title. Meanwhile Action Comics continued, keeping its original numbering, but that too was now written and drawn by Byrne. And last but not least, a new series was introduced, simply titled Superman - again written and drawn by the prolific Mr Byrne.

Not resting on his laurels after the success of the sweeping changes made during the Man of Steel, Byrne started Superman's new title off with the re-introduction of Metallo, a powerful cyborg with a hatred for the Man of Tomorrow and possessing a kryptonite heart. It was a dangerous new world for the Last Son of Krypton, but the reboot continued to prove an overwhelming success. This second series of Superman became a mainstay for DC - running 226 issues before it ended in April 2006.

Collected EditionsThey Saved Luthor's Brain (#2,19,21)Superman vs. Darkseid (#3)The Joker: A Celebration of 75 Years (#9)Panic in the Sky (#65-66)Deathstroke the Terminator: Sympathy For the Devil (#68)Death of Superman (#73-75)World Without Superman (#75-77)Superman: Funeral For A Friend (#76-77)Superman: Reign of the Supermen (#78-79)The Trial of Superman (#106-108)Transformed! (#119, 122 & 123)Superman: Emperor Joker (#160-161)President Lex (#162-165)Superman: Our Worlds At War, Book One (#171-172)Superman: Our Worlds At War, Book Two (#173)DC Comics Presents: Superman #3 (#177-178,181-182)DC Comics Presents: Superman #1 (#179-180)DC Comics Presents: Superman #2 (#189)Superman: Ending Battle (#186-187)Godfall (#202-203)Absolute Superman: For Tomorrow (#204-215)Superman: For Tomorrow (#204-215)Superman: For Tomorrow Vol. 1 (#204-209)Superman: For Tomorrow Vol. 2 (#210-215)Superman: Sacrifice (#219)

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