DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection #40

In *null*, a young Clark Kent travels through West Africa, searching for meaning far from the life he’s known. Years after being sent from Krypton, he confronts the weight of his origins in a world that feels both foreign and strangely familiar.

In "null," Clark arrives at the Daily Planet seeking a job, only for a sudden crisis to unfold when a helicopter goes rogue above Metropolis. With Lois and Jimmy in danger, Superman must step forward to save them—revealing himself to the public in a moment that changes everything.

In "null," Clark finds himself unexpectedly reunited with Lex Luthor, their history simmering beneath a tense truce. As Lois assigns him a new identity, Lex ventures into his isolated compound, drawn by a mysterious artifact that may hold the key to alien origins—leaving the truth just out of reach.

In "null," Clark finds himself summoned to Lex Luthor’s office, only to be met with a startling revelation: Lex doesn’t remember him—or Smallville—when he presents his theory that Superman is an alien. The encounter unsettles Clark, unraveling the familiar lines between hero and enemy, past and present.

In "Der schrumpfende Superman," Lois Lane unwittingly sets loose the villain Zak-Kul from the bottled city of Kandor, only to find him posing as Superman and marrying her—while the real Man of Steel is imprisoned within the tiny Krypton City. Trapped in a microscopic world, Kal-El uses the last remnants of Illium-349 to shrink further and slip between atoms, plotting a way to reclaim his life and expose the impostor, who now hides in plain sight as a quiet reporter.