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.