Superman #1
This collection launches the New 52 era for Superman, written by George Pérez and illustrated by Nicola Scott. It gathers the first six issues of the 2013 series, following a younger, less experienced Clark Kent as he balances his Daily Planet career with a mysterious new threat tied to his Kryptonian heritage. The volume sets up a fresh status quo for the Man of Steel, with a focus on his relationships with Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen.
In "What Price Tomorrow?", a mysterious creature resembling Superman wreaks havoc on Earth, forcing Supergirl to intervene just in time to save Billy McCoy. As the battle escalates, Lois’ desperate cries awaken the real Superman, who’s been adrift in space—revealing a psychic link between him and the entity. With help from Nicola Scott’s dynamic art and George Pérez’s bold cover, this pivotal issue unfolds as Superman confronts the nanite-created threat, tracing its origins to a forgotten world and the enigmatic Collector of Worlds.
In "What Price Tomorrow?", Superman returns to a transformed Metropolis as Galaxy Communications unveils its new headquarters, a towering symbol of progress. With the city buzzing and the Daily Planet settling into its new home, Superman must confront a fire creature born from the Metrodome’s dark underbelly while also stopping terrorists hijacking a tanker truck—just as Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, and Perry White watch from the front lines of a story that’s already turning into legend.
In "Flying Blind," Superman finds himself hunted by a creature that only he can see—its presence revealed through the flickering screens of an electronics store. As the invisible threat taunts him with whispers of Krypton, Superman must rely on the eyes of others, using surveillance feeds to navigate a battle that tests his limits and deepens the mystery of his past.
In "A Cold Day in Hell," Superman faces a chilling new threat: a creature that speaks Krypton’s name and turns everything to ice. As he investigates, he discovers the being is tied to his colleague Heather Kelley—leading to a desperate choice that leaves her vanished, drawn toward others linked to these mysterious, frozen entities.
In "Mind for the Taking," Superman is drawn into a growing mystery when the re-appearance of Heather Kelley reignites questions about the strange, Krypton-related creatures haunting Metropolis. With help from Jimmy Olsen, Lois Lane, and Perry White, Superman investigates the trio’s connection to his past—leading to a tense confrontation at the site of his old apartment building, where the shocking truth behind their creation begins to unravel.
In "Menace!", Superman faces a terrifying doppelgänger wielding powers that mirror the alien threats he's recently overcome—fire, freezing, and invisibility—while escalating to threaten Billy McCoy’s life. As tension mounts in Metropolis, the real Superman must confront not just a physical imposter, but the growing suspicion that someone is using his image to destabilize the city.
In a moment of crisis, Supergirl races to save Billy McCoy as a creature mimicking Superman unleashes its fury—only to be drawn into a battle that forces the real Superman to awaken from a distant, psychic tether. As the truth unfolds, he learns the entity is a remnant of ancient nanites from Jazuur, shaped by the legacy of the Collector of Worlds, and driven by a desperate need to impose order on a world that never asked for it.
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↩ Reprints Superman #1 (2011), Superman #2 (2011), Superman #3 (2012), Superman #4 (2012), Superman #5 (2012), Superman #6 (2012), Superman #1 (2013)
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