Cover: Gary Frank

Action Comics #868

Oct 2008 · DC · 2.99 USD; 2.99 CAD

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“Brainiac Part 3 Greetings”

In "Brainiac Part 3: Greetings," Superman awakens aboard Brainiac’s ship, still reeling from the probe’s assault, and begins to unravel the alien’s vast collection of bottled cities—including the long-lost Kandor. As he battles Kono and confronts the chilling truth of Brainiac’s plan to harvest Earth’s knowledge, the real threat stirs, and the final reckoning looms. Written by Geoff Johns and brought to life with striking detail by Gary Frank, this pivotal issue deepens the cosmic stakes with a tense, character-driven showdown. The cover by Gary Frank captures the moment with haunting precision.

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writer Geoff Johns · artist Gary Frank · inker Jon Sibal · letterer Rob Leigh · colorist Brad Anderson · cover Gary Frank

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Full credits

writer Geoff Johns

artist Gary Frank

inker Jon Sibal

letterer Rob Leigh

colorist Brad Anderson

cover pencils, inks Gary Frank

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Supergirl visits the Daily Planet, looking for Clark, but making an enemy of Cat Grant in the meantime. Superman is still unconscious on Brainiac's ship, being probed. After awakening and destroying the Brainiac probes, he explores the ship, fighting Kono, finding various people in suspended animation, finding a room of bottled cities, and hearing Kryptonese. He tracks the latter to a particular city in a bottle: Kandor. The real Brainiac awakens, and they confront each other. Brainiac has traced Superman back to Earth, which he now plans to gather knowledge from.

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