Superman #656
A massive, stitched-together creature dominates this November 2006 cover, looming over a battered Superman — cape shredded, boots barely visible beneath the monster's crushing grip — as snow swirls around them both. Carlos Pacheco and Jesús Merino give the beast a genuinely unsettling presence, all stapled flesh and red-eyed menace, making the threat feel visceral and immediate. With Kurt Busiek at the helm and the story titled "Men & Monsters," this issue promises the kind of thoughtful, hard-hitting Superman adventure that defined this creative team's run.
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A Soviet base in Kazakhstan is abandoned after Subjekt-17's attack, and Dr. Llewellyn discovers he was an alien baby, experimented on for decades by the Soviets. Superman buries the alien deep underground, giving him time to free trapped soldiers. As Clark returns to an airport terminal for his flight, Subjekt-17 (now flying and speaking English) attacks, telling Superman he will punish humans for what they did. Dr. Llewellyn tells Superman the Soviets controlled the alien with sonic frequencies. As Superman tries that, Subjekt-17 is teleported away by Arion, who confronts Superman.
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