Issue Description

An ancient and vicious curse set into motion by the Greek gods hits Metropolis, challenging Superman in a way he's never been challenged before.

Ast the Shuster Sports Arena in Metropolis, Wonder Woman is putting in an appearance for a fundraiser for the Jadis Foundation. The foundation helps women in different needs. Lois and Clark are in attendance to report on her public appearance. Later, the festivities continue at the Metropolis Museum of Art. There, Diana meets with Lois and Clark to do an interview. She tells them of her recent experience with a women's shelter that has opened her eyes to try to help out on a different level.

A woman smashes through a display case to take a piece she claims is hers. When Clark puts a hand on her to "talk" to her, she senses power within him. She causes his tuxedo to disintigrate revealing his Superman identity. When Diana tries to stop her, she is thrown across the room. As Diana recovers, she and Lois figure that no one was really paying attention to Clark before he was revealed. They both leave to try to figure out where he can be. After Lois access the Daily Planet's records, they realize that the woman was Khyrana the Accursed. Her story goes back to Zeus' time. When Zeus offerred to spend some time together, she refuses. Outraged, Zeus curses her with the need for the touch of others in order to live. She spent the rest of her time trying to lure others to feed on them.

Lois manages to figure out where Khyrana is staying and Wonder Woman is off to save Superman. When she arrives, she finds Superman too weak to move. Wonder Woman tries to reason with her. She tells her that if she releases Superman, they can appeal to Athena and try to find a solution to her pain and misery. Khyrana declines with a swift uppercut to Wonder Woman.

As Khyrana has Wonder Woman on the ropes, Superman manages to stand up to fight. Khyrana is surprised he is able to even move. She explains how she is outraged after seeing women broken and humiliated by men. Superman is knocked into another room. A room full of "trophies" from her past kills. As Wonder Woman tries to grab her, Khyrana begins to drain her energy too. Superman figures out that the combination of draining his solar power and Wonder Woman's magic-based power is having a weird affect on her. Khyrana begins to get dizzy despite the fact that she is still draining their power. Together, they both deliver a blow that puts her out.

Lois managed to convince the police to send in the Science Police to deal with picking up Khyrana. Wonder Woman still insists on trying to help her with her need to feed.

Returning to Lois and Clark's place, Lois decides to make some tea for the two heroes after their ordeal. She talks about the possibilities of Khyrana being stopped could have on saving lives but also creating a bad reputation of the foundation. When she comes into the living room, she finds the two fast asleep on the couch.

Superman (1939)

Publisher

DC Comics

Volume Description

Superman launched May 18, 1939 with its first issue (that doesn't actually have a #1 on the cover) and although it was a seasonal book for its first five issues, with its sixth it began a bimonthly publishing rate and kept up with said rate until its eighty-fifth. With its eighty-sixth issue Superman began it's mostly consistent monthly publishing rate which it continued using up until 1986 when the series ended at 423 issues, the last issue featuring Alan Moore's acclaimed story "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?" After that, the title's numbering was continued through Adventures of Superman which lasted for several decades. It was in 2006 with #650 that the title returned to its original name, kicking off it's new era with the One Year Later storyline co-written by Geoff Johns and Kurt Busiek. After the arc, the series was written by Busiek from 654-675, with James Robinson taking the reigns in 677 and holding them tight until the milestone 700th issue where JMS took over with an arc entitled "Grounded" that would feature Superman walking across America. However, JMS left the book earlier then planned and new writer Chris Roberson worked off of JMS' original notes and plotline. Unfortunately, Roberson never got to prove himself with his own story on the book as with the launch of The New 52 in September 2011, after 72 years and 714 issues (including Adventures of Superman) Superman Vol. 1 came to an end with the final chapter of the Grounded story arc serving as the final issue of the series. Superman will survive as an ongoing series at DC, with the month following the release of Superman #714 serving as the launching point of the third ongoing Superman series in DC history with #1.

For Post Flashpoint volume 3, refer to Superman.

General Notes

Superman #424-649 do not exist, however, the issues that took those numbers can be found on the Adventures of Superman page.

Another ongoing title from DC entitled Superman does exist and was published with its own numbering while Adventures of Superman was in print, thus even though this title began publication in the 30's and lasted until 2011, no two Superman titles were hitting shelves at the same time. The other Superman volume can be found here.

The main star of the series has of course been Superman but from #686-697 Mon-El was the star as Superman was away from Earth and the covers bore the banners "World Without Superman" for the first five and "World Against Superman" for the last six issues of this absence.

Collected EditionsSuperman Chronicles (Collects the earliest issues)Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus vol. 1 (#1-31)Showcase presents: Superman (late 50`s, early 60`s stories)Adventures of Superman: Gil Kane vol. 1 (#367, 372 & 375)Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? (#423, Action Comics #583)Up, Up and Away! (#650-653, Action Comics #837-840 )Camelot Falls Vol. 1 (#654-658)Camelot Falls Vol. 2 (#662-664 & 667, Superman Annual #13)Redemption (#659 & 666, Action Comics #848-849)3-2-1 Action (#665, Action Comics #852-854, Legends of the DC Universe #14)The Third Kryptonian (#668-670, Action Comics #847, Superman Annual #13)Shadows Linger (#671-675)The Coming of Atlas (#677-680)New Krypton Vol. 1 (#681, Action Comics #871, Adventure Comics Special Featuring The Guardian #1, Superman New Krypton Special #1, Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen Special #1)New Krypton Vol. 2 (#682-683, Action Comics #872-873; Supergirl #35-36)Mon-El Vol. 1 (#684-690, Action Comics #874, Action Comics Annual #10)Codename Patriot (#691, Action Comics #880, Supergirl #44, Superman: World of New Krypto #6, Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen Special #2)Mon-El Vol. 2 (#692-697, Adventure Comics #11, Superman Annual #14, Superman: Secret Files 2009 #1)Nightwing and Flamebird Vol. 2 (#696, Action Comics #883-889, Adventure Comics #8-10)Last Stand of New Krypton Vol. 1 (#698, Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton #1-2, Adventure Comics #8-9, Supergirl #51)Last Stand of New Krypton Vol. 2 (#699, Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton #3, Adventure Comics #10-11, Supergirl #52)Superman: War of The Supermen (#700)Grounded Vol. 1 (#700-706)Grounded Vol. 2 (#707-711 & #713-714)

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