Action Comics #1
In "Superman Versus the City of Tomorrow," a young Superman faces off against corruption and chaos in Metropolis, confronting a corrupt developer and risking everything to protect the city's most vulnerable. As Lex Luthor and General Lane observe from the sidelines, Superman's actions set off a chain of events that puts Jimmy Olsen and General Lane's daughter in danger during a high-stakes train crisis. Written by Grant Morrison and illustrated by Rags Morales, with inks by Rick Bryant, colors by Brad Anderson, and letters by Patrick Brosseau, this issue features a striking cover by Rags Morales.
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Early in his career, Superman scares a confession out of a corrupt developer and saves slum dwellers from a wrecking ball, as General Lane and Lex Luthor watch. Later, Luthor puts General Lane's daughter and her co-worker Jimmy Olsen in jeopardy when he creates an emergency on an elevated train that requires Superman's intervention to keep it from running straight into the Daily Planet building.
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