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Cover: Mike Zeck & Karl Kesel

Adventures of Superman Annual #5

Oct 1993 · DC · 2.50 USD; 3.25 CAD; 1.50 GBP

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“Blood Relations!”

In Adventures of Superman Annual #5 (1993), Superboy recovers in the hospital when Maggie Sawyer calls on him to stop a cult of Bloodlines aliens secretly feeding off human fear in a city building. As D.C. Force and her Uncle Harry arrive—part of a legacy superhero family—D.C. is bitten during the confrontation, triggering her transformation into Sparx. With the alien threat escalating, the newly powered Sparx and Superboy must work together to stop the invasion. Written by Karl Kesel and Tom Grummett, with art by Tom Grummett and Ed Hannigan, and a striking cover by Mike Zeck and Karl Kesel, this annual blends alien intrigue with the birth of a new hero.

writer Karl Kesel · writer, artist Tom Grummett · artist Ed Hannigan · inker Andrew Pepoy · colorist Tom Ziuko · letterer Albert De Guzman · cover Mike Zeck, Karl Kesel

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Full credits

writer Karl Kesel

writer, artist Tom Grummett

artist Ed Hannigan

inker Andrew Pepoy

colorist Tom Ziuko

letterer Albert De Guzman

cover pencils Mike Zeck

cover inks Karl Kesel

Reprints

Reprinted in Superman #4 (2016), Superman: The Death and Return of Superman Omnibus #[nn] (2019), Superman: The Death and Return of Superman Compendium #[nn] (2025)

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