Superman #1
In the heart of Metropolis, as Galaxy Communications unveils its new headquarters, Superman returns to a city on the edge—facing a fire creature born from the Metrodome’s dark underbelly and a terrorist attack on the streets below. With Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, and Perry White watching from the front lines, and the city’s leaders like Mayor Rob Morrisroe and Morgan Edge caught in the chaos, the hero must protect a city that’s both rising and unraveling.
In "Flying Blind," Superman finds himself hunted by a new threat—one that only he can see, leaving Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, and the rest of Metropolis in the dark. With help from a local news broadcast and the eyes of a store’s security cameras, he must track down an invisible enemy that whispers secrets from his past, including the name of his lost home.
In "A Cold Day in Hell," Superman faces a chilling new threat when a creature speaking Krypton’s name freezes everything in its path—only to reveal a shocking link to his colleague, Heather Kelley. As the ice spreads and the city trembles, Superman must confront the truth behind the connection, knowing that Heather has vanished into the mystery, drawn toward others like her.
In "Mind for the Taking," Superman is drawn into a growing mystery when the re-appearance of Heather Kelley triggers a dangerous confrontation at the site of his old apartment building. With Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, and the Daily Planet crew watching, the Man of Steel faces off against a trio of Krypton-related creatures who reveal an unexpected origin tied to someone far closer than anyone suspected.
In "Menace!", a figure eerily resembling Superman emerges with powers drawn from the alien threats he’s recently defeated—fire, freezing, and invisibility—taking drastic steps to eliminate the dangers plaguing Metropolis, even threatening Billy McCoy’s life. But as Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, and the rest of the Daily Planet crew scramble to uncover the truth, the line between protector and imposter begins to blur.
In a moment of crisis, Supergirl arrives just in time to save Billy McCoy, drawing the attention of a creature that bears Superman’s face. As the fight unfolds, Lois Lane’s desperate cry pulls the real Superman back from the void, where he realizes the being is a product of alien nanites from Jazuur—engineered by a long-forgotten encounter with the Collector of Worlds. With Earth at risk, Superman must confront the source of the threat before the planet’s order is rewritten by forces beyond comprehension.
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↩ Reprints Superman #1 (2011), Superman #2 (2011), Superman #3 (2012), Superman #4 (2012), Superman #5 (2012), Superman #6 (2012)
Reprinted in Superman #1 (2013)
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