Action Comics Annual #10

In a quiet moment of heroism, young Clark Kent intercepts a crashing rocket, only to find a boy who speaks Kryptonese and remembers nothing—except the symbol of the house of El. Taken in and given the name Mon-El, the boy begins to unravel his past through strange dreams and a growing sense of displacement, until a test with Kryptonite awakens his true identity: Lar Gand, a Daxamite seeker who journeyed to Earth to uncover clues about Krypton’s fall. With time running out and his body failing, he makes a desperate choice—seeking refuge in the Phantom Zone, leaving Clark with a promise to find a way to save him.

In "Mystery Under the Blue Sun," a team of Thanagarian Hawkmen and Hawkwomen investigate the sudden disappearance of police cruisers, only to discover the wreckage near a strange cubical planet. When Bizarros appear and destroy another cruiser before vanishing back to their world, the mystery deepens—leaving the heroes with more questions than answers.

In "The Criminals of Krypton," Jor-El is forced to sentence his former allies—Zod, Non, and Ursa—to the Phantom Zone, a fate shaped by a past they once sought to prevent. Flashbacks reveal how Non, once Jor-El’s mentor, warned of Krypton’s imminent destruction, only to be silenced and discredited, setting off a chain of events that led to rebellion, betrayal, and exile. The story unfolds with quiet intensity, exploring the cost of prophecy and the weight of loyalty in a world on the brink.

In a chillingly precise monologue, Lex Luthor outlines the deadly potential of various kryptonite variants, each more sinister than the last. He then turns his attention to Metallo, reengineering the cyborg with green, red, blue, and gold kryptonite—each infused to amplify his threat. The story ends with Luthor’s chilling vision of a Revenge Squad ready to strike.