DC Comics · ENGLISH
128 · Vol. Superman: The Man of Steel
Return to Krypton II Part 3: Blood and Heresy Superman and Jor-El battle their way into the Temple of Rao, where, at its heart, the planet's true nature is revealed. But death may come to someone close to them. Story continued from: Adventures of Superman #606 Story continues in : Action Comics #793
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PKR 1,499
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2002
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Release date
2002-09-01
Issue
128
Volume
Superman: The Man of Steel
Publisher
DC Comics
Language
ENGLISH
Writers
Mark Schultz
Artists
Karl Kerschl
Characters
Brainiac 13, Faora Hu-Ul, Jonathan Kent, Jor-El, Kru-El, Krypto, Lara Lor-Van, Superman, Xon-Ur
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111 · Vol. Superman: The Man of Steel
Return to Krypton" Part 3. Fugitives of Krypton, Clark and Lois adopt the identity of Kryptonian heroes Nightwing and Flamebird to survive. But in whatever guise, the now powerless Kal-El may not survive the confrontation with General Zod's personal assassins, Kru-El and Faora. Follow up to Adventures of Superman 589 Continued in Action Comics 776
DC Comics · 1992
10 · Vol. Superman: The Man of Steel
Flashpoint, a flammable being from another dimension, is being tricked into committing arson--all while Superman struggles to return Professor Hamilton to Earth from Flashpoint's dimension. Maxima learns from the Overseer that Brainiac’s Headship is attacking Warworld ’s power generators . Maxima knows that this is Superman ’s doing. She instructs her unit to lash out at he ship. But Supergirl appears and asks them to stop. Maxima uses her telepathic powers to bring Kara down. Meanwhile, Superman is attacked by the mind-controlled heroes. He is overpowered quickly. All the heroes attack him simultaneously. Brainiac tells superman that he will destroy him. He also adds of his plans to destroy the others. Dubbilex and Draaga free Metron, Lightray and Orion . Dubbilex informs them of Superman’s plight. Draaga rushes away to help Superman. Dubbilex telepathically informs Kilowog and the Metal-Men of Superman’s plight and asks them to help. He proceeds to inform Captain Marvel, Infinity Man, Big Barda and Mr. Miracle about Superman. They too get together to help Superman. Maxima is holding Supergirl captive. Kara pleads her to let her help Superman. When Maxima asks for a good reason, Kara tells her that Superman can be her “ mate ” in the future. Maxima weighs her options and releases Kara. The remaining heroes come to help Superman. Metron arrives and asks for a mind-control device as a sample for him to develop a jamming device. He gets one soon and laughs maniacally before requesting Kilowog’s help. Orion knows that the laugh is not good for Brainiac. Meanwhile, on Earth, Jimmy is capturing live video footage of the war when his helicopter is hit. It falls into the ocean but Aquaman saves them. Supergirl arrives to save Superman. Draaga has developed a soft corner for her and regrets that his duel with Superman would make her hate him. He is absorbed in thoughts when he is hit from behind. Supergirl gets into the line of fire to save Draaga. Draaga knows that he must prove worthy of that honor and attacks Brainiac’s hordes with double the zeal. Brainiac knows that Metron has nearly completed constructing the telepathic nullifier . So he lets loose the Doomsday Weapon upon the heroes. The anti-matter weapon fires but misses Metron. But the blast destroys a few cities. Supergirl is furious. She is about to make a sacrifice by plugging the nozzle of the weapon. But Draaga intervenes. He tells that it is an honor to die to further a good cause. With that he gets into the line of fire to disrupt the robot’s attack and dies. Metron and Kilowog complete constructing the nullifier. Dubbilex wears it and focuses his energies to free all the heroes. Superman instructs them to blast a portion of Warworld’s surface. Then he asks Guy and Kilowog to use their rings to hurl the robot into distant space. The doomsday robot goes up with a massive explosion in deep space. Kilwog uses his ring to resurrect Draaga’s body. Supergirl is in tears and vows to fight as Draaga for the rest of the war. Maxima comes forward and asks for a chance to fight beside them. Guy is furious but Supergirl intervenes, saying that Maxima had helped her previously. Maxima vows to fight till death. Brainiac sees all of this and laughs. Warworld has already achieved orbit outside Earth . Brainiac plans to shrink Earth’s major cities. He will do this to make Earth surrender to his will. Notes: The cover is a homage to the cover of Baffling Mysteries #7 . The cover is a homage to the cover of Crisis on Infinite Earths #7 .
DC Comics · 1992
9 · Vol. Superman: The Man of Steel
Brainiac's spaceship attacks Metropolis. As Superman and Earth's mightiest heroes confront the invasion, they learn that Brainiac has control of Warworld, Draaga, Maxima and Supergirl. Panic In The Sky: First Strike At Cadmus Labs, Dubbilex is the first to sense of Brainiac’s presence near Earth. Kent and are having breakfast in a cafeteria, when suddenly a loud explosion shakes the city. Brainiac has sent forth his dreaded Headship to destroy the city. Superman comes out to attack the Headship, but it senses his presence and blasts him away with a particle beam. Professor Hamilton knows that Superman will need help, so he dresses up to go to S.T.A.R. Labs, and gather machinery. He meets Bibbo and Jimmy on his way. Jimmy is gearing up to sell his rare pictures to the Daily Planet and get back his job. Meanwhile, the Headship is causing massive destruction throughout the city. Superman takes his only chance to get inside the ship and disable it. He blasts a side of the ship and gets inside, but is immediately attacked by a horde of robots. He deals with them and gets into the central chamber, only to find it empty. Elsewhere, Gangbuster shows up inside a school and saves the children before they are crushed under the falling debris. But Superman is suddenly attacked with a psionic wave from Brainiac. He is almost down on his knees, but with telepathic help from Dubbilex and amplified sound from Bibbo, he is able to overcome the assault. He comes out and tosses the Headship into the ocean. He receives telepathic warning from Brainiac, who threatens to conquer Earth. Brainiac has recruited Maxima, Matrix and Draaga to stand against our heroes.
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