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Superman: A Celebration of 75 Years #[nn]
"Superman, Champion of the Oppressed" is a standout tale from the 1950s, written by Otto Binder and illustrated by Al Plastino, whose dynamic artwork brings the classic clash between Superman and Brainiac to life. In this story, Superman races to save Metropolis from being shrunk and bottled by the alien conqueror, only to discover Kandor inside Brainiac’s ship—and face a moment of quiet resolve when he chooses to protect the city in his Fortress, even as Earth’s metropolises are restored. The cover, by Dan Jurgens and Brett Breeding, captures the epic scale of the moment with striking precision.
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While on an experimental rocket, Clark and Lois encounter the alien Brainiac, who plans to shrink and bottle the great cities of Earth and then use them to repopulate his planet. Superman gets inside Brainiac’s ship when the villain snatches Metropolis and there finds a bottle with the Kryptonian city of Kandor. He enters the bottle and with the help of a scientist there restores the cities of Earth while Brainiac lies in suspended animation for his trip home. Because there is not enough power to restore Kandor, Superman places the city in his Fortress, as Brainiac rockets away empty-handed.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).