Issue Description

Overview

"Meet the Master of Reality... Dominus!"

The four Supermen on the cover are Supermen from different time periods.

Meet the one villain that no Superman from any time period - Golden Age, Silver Age, Modern Age, and beyond - maybe able to defeat.

Story continues in: Adventures of Superman #561

"1998 33"--Triangle in upper right hand corner.

Synopsis

The Superman's descendant in 2999 together with other heroes like Aquaman 2999, Batman 2999, Big Barda 2999, Flash 2999, Green Arrow 2999, Green Lantern 2999, Hawkman 2999, Martian Manhunter 2999, Robin 2999, Supergirl 2999, and Wonder Woman 2999 officially announce the formation of a superhero team called the Justice Alliance when a white-haired girl, appears to Superman to warn him about the reality he is in and the danger that he will face. Suddenly a camera flash causes him to see in a moment all four realities he was cast in: the 1960s, the 1970s, the 1940s that ended up becoming the present day, and the 2999 reality. In all four realities, the little girl became the female cosmic entity called Kismet who said that these realities were created in order to destroy Superman. However, the creator of these realities, Dominus, says these were created to find and destroy Kismet, and soon all four realities vanish as the Supermen of these realities merge together back into the single present-day Superman. As Superman and Kismet vanish to another part of the universe to talk about the problem they will confront, when suddenly Dominus appears to attack Kismet to the point of weakening her into a ball of energy and Superman unable to save her.

Characters

There are versions of characters in the future that appear in this comic book, those are:

Aquaman (2999)

Batman (2999)

Big Barda (2999)

Flash (2999)

Green Arrow (2999)

Green Lantern (2999)

Hawkman (2999)

Lena Luthor (2999)

Martian Manhunter (2999)

Robin (2999)

Supergirl (2999)

Superman (2999)

Wonder Woman (2999)

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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