Showcase Presents: Superman #2

In "The Revenge of Luthor!", Superman and Superboy are caught in a bizarre overlap caused by Red Kryptonite, leaving Luthor with a twisted chance to strike. With Superboy trapped, Luthor forces Superman to make an impossible choice between Lois and Lana, testing the hero’s resolve in a battle of wills and heart.

In "The Super-Outlaw From Krypton: Part 2: The Revenge Against Jor-El," Kull-Ex, a rogue Kryptonian with a grudge, manipulates Superman into swapping places, trapping him inside the Bottle City of Kandor while Kull-Ex takes his form and wreaks havoc across Earth. The story unfolds as Superman fights to break free and stop the impostor before the truth is lost beneath a mask of heroism.

When Superman loses his powers after being magically transported to a red sun planet, he must rely on his wits and the help of his colleagues at the Daily Planet—especially Jo, who's covering the story—to keep the team from panicking. Stranded in the Mexican jungle with no super strength or flight, Clark struggles to maintain his cover while the mystery of their sudden disappearance deepens.

In a twist that blurs time and love, a man from the future named X-Plam arrives claiming he’s destined to marry Lois Lane—offering proof that their wedding is already set for the next day. Torn between her life on Earth and the promise of a shared future, Lois must decide whether to follow a destiny she never asked for.

In "The World of Bizarros!", Jo and Bizarro-Lois relocate to a strange new world where Bizarro uses a duplicator ray to create a society of reverse-doppelgängers. When Superman arrives, he quickly learns that everything in this realm operates backwards—until his very presence triggers a prison sentence for breaking the Bizarro Code.

In "The Super-Brat From Krypton [Part 1]," a freak accident on Krypton creates a duplicate of Kal-El’s rocket—and the infant inside. Adopted by the deceitful Dereks, the boy grows up with powers and a personality as sharp as his alien origins, setting the stage for a story that explores what happens when a second Superman isn’t just a copy, but something entirely different.

In "The Young Super-Bully [Part 2]," teenage Super-Bully sets his sights on replacing Clark Kent, but his plan hits a snag when Krypto, the Dog of Steel, uses his uncanny sense of smell to see through the deception. With Clark’s identity at stake and the dog’s instincts sharper than ever, the tension escalates in this fast-paced, character-driven showdown.

In "The Superman Bizarro!", Superman finds himself imprisoned on Bizarro World, where he’s sentenced to be transformed into a Bizarro. As the process begins, he drifts into a surreal dream sequence, imagining what life would be like if he truly became one of them—his mind wrestling with the strange, inverted logic of a world turned upside down.

In "The Superman From Outer Space!", Superman encounters Hyper-Man, a hero from the parallel world of Oceania, who is dying. Moved by the plight of the dying alien, Superman helps Hyper-Man reveal his true identity so he can spend his final year with his beloved Lydia Long.

In "Titano the Super-Ape!" from Showcase Presents: Superman #2, Superman's experiment with an alien artifact inadvertently brings the prehistoric beast Titano into the present, unleashing a rampage through Metropolis. With the city in chaos, the Man of Steel must confront the towering ape before the destruction escalates.

In "Superman's Black Magic," Superman attends a costume party dressed as the devil, using the disguise to outwit two criminals he's been tracking. Posing as a supernatural figure, he draws them into a dangerous game of confession, testing how far they'll go to hide their past.

In "The Jolly Jailhouse!", Clark Kent finds himself locked up in Colonel Stradi’s corrupt prison in Voroda, where the warden’s cruelty is hidden behind a veneer of order. When Superman finally decides to expose Stradi’s secrets, the entire system begins to crack under the weight of the truth.

In "The Untold Story of Red Kryptonite!" from Showcase Presents: Superman #2, Superman dives into the deep sea to save a bathyscaph, only to find himself haunted by memories of every strange, unpredictable time Red Kryptonite has altered his mind—each moment a twist of fate he can’t quite explain.

In this 13-page tale from *Showcase Presents: Superman #2*, Lex Luthor's time machine pulls the mythic Hercules into the 20th century, hoping to use the hero as a weapon against Superman. Though initially manipulated, Hercules quickly sees through Luthor’s scheme and joins forces with Superman to stop the villain—only to find himself unexpectedly drawn to Lois Lane, choosing to stay in the modern world.

In "The Son of Bizarro! [Part 1]," Bizarro-Lois gives birth to a child who, despite thinking like a Bizarro, bears the face of a young Superman. When the boy’s existence becomes public, Bizarro hides him away in a forgotten space capsule, only for it to crash back on Earth—landing in the same Midvale Orphanage where Linda Lee, the young Supergirl, calls home.

In "The 'Orphan' Bizarro! [Part 2]," Supergirl and Superman grapple with the unexpected responsibility of caring for Bizarro Jr. after his temporary memory of his parents fades. When a burst of Heat Vision accidentally destroys her homework, Supergirl panics—wondering if she’s somehow turned the baby into a Bizarro, all while the young clone sleeps peacefully in the Fortress of Solitude.

In this quirky, heartfelt tale from *Showcase Presents: Superman #2*, Bizarro-Jr. stumbles upon Lex Luthor’s original Imperfect Duplicator in the Fortress of Solitude and accidentally creates a Bizarro-Supergirl—complete with a surprisingly human-like appearance. When Superman and Supergirl try to return the misfit Bizarro child, Buster, to the Bizarro World, they’re met with a shocking twist: the Bizarro-Supergirl refuses to let him go, sparking a full-scale Bizarro uprising led by Bizarro himself, who’s now thrilled to see his "perfect" daughter.

In "The Truth Mirror!", Lois Lane discovers a mysterious mirror from her uncle that shows a person’s true nature—leading her to a startling revelation about Superman’s secret identity. But when Clark Kent appears, he cleverly plants doubt, making her question whether the mirror’s power is as reliable as she thought.

In "Superman Meets Jor-El and Lara Again [Superman's Return to Krypton! part 1]," Superman finds himself unexpectedly thrust through time and space to Krypton, where he encounters the young actress Lyla Lerrol and, in a poignant twist, reunites with his parents, Jor-El and Lara, just before their wedding. The story unfolds with quiet wonder, grounding the emotional core of Superman’s origins in a moment both intimate and surreal.

In this 2006 tale from *Showcase Presents: Superman #2*, Superman finds himself stranded in 1920s Chicago after being hit by Titano’s kryptonite eye-blast during a trip through time. There, he crosses paths with a young Perry White, lending a hand in his first major news break, while also confronting Al Capone in a moment that tests his powers and principles.

In "Flame-Dragon From Krypton!", a fiery Kryptonian creature from beyond the stars descends upon Earth, threatening to burn through everything in its path. With the planet in peril and a Red Kryptonite meteor in play, Superman must keep his distance from the beast—lest the strange stone’s influence twist even his heroic resolve.

In "Superman's Rival, Mental Man!", Lois Lane’s comic strip about a psychic hero named Mental Man takes an unexpected turn when the character seemingly leaps from the page—only to fall head over heels for her. But as Superman and Aquaman quietly close in, the whole spectacle may be a carefully staged ruse to catch a suspect known only as "Ace" Ruggles.

In "Lois Lane's Lucky Day!" from Showcase Presents: Superman #2, Clark and Lois are sent by Perry White to investigate a carnival where the games appear to be rigged. As Lois digs into the deception, Clark finds a way to let the customers win—using his powers in a way that’s both clever and quietly heroic.

In "The World of Mr. Mxyzptlk!" from Showcase Presents: Superman #2, Superman takes a page from the prankster’s book by journeying into the fifth-dimensional realm where Mr. Mxyzptlk calls home—turning the tables on the mischievous alien with a playful twist. Written by a team known for their love of classic Superman lore and illustrated with vibrant, whimsical energy, this 10-page tale offers a delightfully lighthearted showdown between hero and trickster, where the rules of reality are the only thing that matters.

In "The Super-Weapon!", Lex Luthor devises a dangerous device known as Weapon-X, designed to siphon Superman's powers and turn them into a weapon capable of destroying him. When Bert Talbot is tasked with using it to free Luthor, he faces a choice that could change everything — but his intentions may not be what they seem.

In the quiet isolation of his Fortress of Solitude, Superman examines a mysterious machine he’s retrieved from space—only to find it triggers a catastrophic explosion that destroys Earth. With the planet gone and only Supergirl and Krypto left, Superman must confront the aftermath of a disaster he didn’t see coming.

In "The Menace of Red-Green Kryptonite!", Brainiac arrives on Earth with a dual mission: to steal aluminum and test a dangerous new ray that fuses Red and Green Kryptonite. The experiment leaves Superman acting unpredictably—insisting on wearing a hat while saving the day, his usual heroics now tinged with strange, unexplained behavior.

In "The Secret Identity of Superman!", Lois Lane faces a surprising twist when Jimmy Olsen claims to know Superman's true identity—Rock Sterling—and challenges Lois to keep the secret for just 48 hours. With her relationship on the line, she’s thrust into a test of trust and discretion, all while the mystery of who’s really behind the cape remains tantalizingly unresolved.

On the night of March 31st, everything Superman knows begins to unravel—Lori Lemaris walks among humans, Supergirl steps into the spotlight, and even Perry White is no longer who he seems. In this surreal, shifting night, the world feels familiar yet utterly transformed, as the lines between hero and stranger blur.