DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection #32

In *Secret Origin Buch eins: Der Junge aus Stahl*, young Clark Kent struggles with sudden, unexplained powers after a football accident leaves his friend Pete Ross injured. As his x-ray vision flares and a kiss from Lana Lang triggers his heat vision, Clark begins to question who he really is—until his parents reveal the truth through holograms of his real parents, Jor-El and Lara Lor-Van, from the ship that brought him to Earth. When a mysterious green rock draws Clark into a storm during the county fair, he finally takes flight to save Lana, and after a crash landing, his mother crafts a bold new suit from the blankets that found him—marking the first step toward becoming Superboy.

In Smallville, a young Clark Kent grapples with feeling alone—until a mysterious trio from the future arrives, drawn to him not just as a hero, but as a kindred spirit. "Secret Origin Buch zwei: Superboy und die Legion der Superhelden" follows Clark as he journeys to the 30th century, where the Legion of Super-Heroes—Cosmic Boy, Saturn Girl, Lightning Lad, Chameleon Boy, Triplicate Girl, Phantom Girl, and Brainiac 5—test his resolve and redefine what it means to be a hero. As he faces a threat from human supremacists and earns a Legion ring, Clark returns home to a world that’s about to change forever—just as a Kryptonian rocket lands in his backyard and a familiar bark echoes from within.

In "Secret Origin Buch vier: Parasiten," Lex Luthor selects Daily Planet employee Rudy Jones for a secret experiment, unaware of the transformation that will follow when Jones accidentally consumes a donut contaminated with hazardous chemicals. As the creature he becomes attacks Superman, draining the hero’s powers before being defeated, the incident sparks a public rift between Luthor’s narrative and the truth as reported by Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen. With Superman questioning his place in Metropolis and a newfound connection forming with the young photographer, the story explores identity, trust, and the cost of being a hero in a world that fears what it doesn’t understand.

In "Secret Origin Buch fünf: Gebrochene Herzen," Superman’s efforts to help firefighters ignite tension with Lex Luthor, who teams up with General Sam Lane to confront what they see as an escalating threat. When John Corben visits Lois Lane at the Daily Planet, Clark Kent steps in to protect her, leading to a tense lunch and a series of escalating confrontations. General Lane sets a fire to lure Superman, only to turn the meeting into an interrogation the Man of Steel refuses to endure. As he leaves, he’s ambushed—first by soldiers, then by Corben in the Kryptonite-laced Metallo suit—leaving both men wounded. Though Superman escapes, Corben is saved by Luthor’s medical intervention, while General Lane shuts down the Daily Planet, deepening the conflict.

In "Secret Origin Buch sechs: Seltsamer Besucher," Superman finds himself at odds with General Sam Lane, who reveals to his daughter Lois that the Man of Steel is an alien. As tensions rise, Lex Luthor completes his transformation of John Corben into Metallo, setting the stage for a brutal confrontation. With Jimmy Olsen’s help, Lois escapes the Daily Planet, finds Superman, and stands by him as he faces his most dangerous foe yet—only to be met with unexpected support from the very people he’s been protecting.

In "Clark Kents Studienzeit," Superman reflects on his college years when a determined professor challenged his identity, putting him through a tense polygraph test to prove whether Clark Kent was once Superboy. Faced with the question, Clark’s honest "No" wasn’t just a denial—it marked his transformation from a teenage hero to the man he’d become.