Action Comics #851 [3D]

Aug 2007 · DC · 3.99 USD; 4.75 CAD

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“Last Son Part Four”

In "Last Son Part Four," Superman struggles to survive in the Phantom Zone while watching Earth fall into chaos—Zod, Ursa, and Non have captured Chris, and Supergirl and the Justice League are locked in a desperate battle. With help from Mon-El, the long-lost friend he once projected into the zone, Superman uncovers the truth behind Fort Rozz: a prison accidentally transported during a riot led by Dev-Em, now a strange, habitable space where time moves differently and Zod and Ursa raised their son Lor-Zod in cruelty. As Superman confronts Dev-Em inside the fort, Mon-El is weakened by lingering lead poisoning, forcing Superman to send him back to safety. With a new ship and resolve, Superman escapes the zone—only to return to a ruined Metropolis, where Kryptonian crystals pulse in the ruins and the defeated heroes are held captive. When Ursa prepares to kill Lois, Lor-Zod intervenes, mirroring Superman’s compassion, but Zod insists on reclaiming his son’s loyalty. Realizing direct confrontation is impossible, Superman turns to Luthor—only to be met with a trap, as L

writer Geoff Johns · writer Richard Donner · artist, inker Adam Kubert · colorist Dave Stewart · colorist Ray Zone · letterer Rob Leigh · cover Adam Kubert

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writer Geoff Johns

writer Richard Donner

artist, inker Adam Kubert

colorist Dave Stewart

colorist Ray Zone

letterer Rob Leigh

cover pencils, inks Adam Kubert

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Superman's trying to adjust to being in the Phantom Zone, and sees the events back on Earth. Zod, Ursa, and Non have Chris, and Supergirl and the Justice League are fighting the Kryptonians. Mon-El (a friend Superman projected into the zone years ago to save him from lead poisoning) appears, and helps Superman adjust to the zone. Mon-El describes how it started, with Zod finding Fort Rozz, a prison that had been accidentally transported in when a projector exploded during a riot started by Dev-Em. As the circumstances were unusual, the fort is actually solid, and people can be normal inside of it, and time passes. That's how Zod and Ursa had their son Lor-Zod (Chris), but they abused him. Superman goes into the fort, confronts Dev-Em, and is about to be knifed, but Mon-El joins and rescues him. But Mon-El is affected by the lead poisoning again, so Superman has to push him back into the regular zone. Superman finds another ship, and launches it, leaving the zone and returning to Earth. He arrives to find a destroyed Metropolis, with Kryptonian crystals growing in one area. The defeated heroes are being brought there, and Ursa wants to kill Lois, but Zod wants to find out why Superman "settled" for her. However, Lor-Zod attacks Zod with his heat vision to stop him, as that's what Superman would do. Zod then says he needs to remind Lor-Zod of who is father is. Superman knows he can't confront the criminals directly, so he finds Luthor, and "asks" to borrow his anti-Kryptonian weapons. Luthor laughs, and has Parasite, Bizarro, and Metallo attack Superman.

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