Action Comics #869
In "Brainiac Part 4: Mind Over Matter," Superman faces off against the relentless Brainiac aboard his ship, gaining a brief upper hand before the alien intellect recovers. As the battle rages, Supergirl and Lois confront Brainiac's probes in Metropolis, while Superman learns from the Kandor bottle that his parents and Argo City survived Krypton’s fall—only to be hunted down by Brainiac, who destroyed Argo City and forced Zor-El and Alura to send Kara to Earth. With the ship now firing a weapon into the sun and a mysterious bottle forming around Metropolis, the fate of the city hangs in the balance. Written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Gary Frank, with inks by Jon Sibal and colors by Brad Anderson, this pivotal issue features a cover by Gary Frank.
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Brainiac's probes arrive in Metropolis, and Supergirl and Lois confront them. On the ship Superman and Brainiac continue their confrontation, and Superman gains the upper hand, putting Brainiac temporarily out of commission. He then goes to get the Kandor bottle, which starts communicating with him. Supergirl's parents are alive in there, and tell how they and Argo City survived the initial destruction of Krypton using Brainiac's technology. But Brainiac tracked them down, destroying Argo City, which forced Zor-El and Alura to send Kara away to Earth in the moments before destruction. But Brainiac has recovered; he severs the communications link and recaptures Superman. Supergirl is also captured and brought to the ship. A bottle starts forming around Metropolis, and the ship then fires a weapon into the Earth's sun.
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