Cover: Fernando Dagnino & Cafu & Raúl Fernández

Action Comics #880

Oct 2009 · DC · 3.99 USD

📊 ~37,548 copies sold its debut month

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In "Codename: Patriot Part 2," Superman and Supergirl pursue the fugitive Ral-Dar to Earth, where he’s now operating under the alias Patriot. With General Lane’s forces in pursuit and Mon-El by their side, the team races to Science Police headquarters to consult the Guardian—only for Lois Lane to interrupt with a surprising update: Chris is back. Meanwhile, Nightwing and Flamebird confront a new threat in the tunnels beneath Metropolis, where a shocking illusion reveals Metallo and Reactron in disguise as Nadira and Az-Rel. Written by Greg Rucka and James Robinson, with dynamic art by Julian Lopez and inks by BIT, this issue blends high-stakes action with personal tension, all wrapped in a cover by Fernando Dagnino, Cafu, and Raúl Fernández.

Contains 2 stories

Codename: Patriot Part 2

22 pp · Superhero

Nightwing [Chris Kent]Flamebird [Thara Ak-Var]SupermanSupergirl [Kara Zor-El]Ral-Dar [Patriot]General Sam LaneLieutenant HollisterMirabaiMon-ElMorgan EdgeLois LaneThe Guardian [Jim Harper clone]Science PoliceAtlasMetalloReactronJimmy Olsen (cameo)Perry White (cameo)Amy Rael (cameo)Blanco (cameo)

In "Codename: Patriot Part 2," Ral-Dar—now known as Patriot—evades Superman and Supergirl as they race across Earth, pursued by General Lane’s forces. With Mon-El, Lois, and the Science Police scrambling to keep up, the trail leads to the Project, where secrets and deception run deep. As Nightwing and Flamebird confront their own tensions, the hunt for Nadira and Az-Rel takes a sudden, dangerous turn when Mirabi’s illusion shatters—and Metallo and Reactron are revealed.

Chapter Two

8 pp · Superhero

Captain Atom [Nathaniel Adam]WodanLord Gadrey (unnamed)Royard (unnamed)

In "Chapter Two" from Action Comics #880, Captain Atom stirs from collapse just in time to halt a soldier’s fatal shot, then plays along as if waking from a daze—disoriented and unsure of who he is. As he surveys the wreckage around him, he makes his way to the castle he’d been attacking, where he confronts the king in a moment of fractured memory and growing unease. The story unfolds with a haunting sense of dislocation, as Captain Atom struggles to piece together his identity and purpose in a world he can no longer recognize.