Action Comics #396
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn Action Comics #396, a future where Superman has lost most of his powers and lives on the streets of Metropolis, the Man of Steel faces a world that no longer needs him—yet still demands something from him. Written by Leo Dorfman and brought to life by Curt Swan’s iconic art, with Murphy Anderson’s inks and Ben Oda’s lettering, this story explores a haunting vision of a hero forgotten. The cover by Carmine Infantino and Murphy Anderson captures the stark, poignant mood of a legend reduced to a panhandler in his own city.
In a future where Metropolis has outgrown its need for heroes, Superman—diminished and forgotten—struggles to survive on the streets, his powers faded and his legacy reduced to myth. Now, a new kind of streetwise figure emerges, challenging the city's forgotten icon in ways neither expected.
In "The Invaders from Nowhere!", a mysterious threat emerges from the microscopic realm when Krann, a being from a hidden world within Steelman's fortress, abducts the hero and forces him to revive their dying civilization. As Steelman finds himself trapped in a battle not of strength but of survival, he must confront an enemy whose very existence defies the scale of reality.
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Reprinted in Superman #11/1971 (1971), Supermann #6/1971 (1971), Stålmannen #10/1971 (1971), Supermann #8/1971 (1971), Superman Extra #5 (1982), Super-Homem #1 (1984), The Silver Age of Superman The Greatest Covers of Action Comics from the '50s to the '70s #[nn] (1995), DC Finest: Superman: Kryptonite Nevermore #[nn] (2025)
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