Superman - Action Comics #2

In a fractured multiverse, Superman—both the man and the myth—faces his darkest mirror in *The Curse of Superman*. With Earth-23's Lex Luthor reluctantly at his side, the Last Son of Krypton must confront a twisted version of himself born from a single, corrupted thought, threatening to unravel reality itself.

In a story where Superman's secret identity hangs in the balance, Clark Kent’s decision to vanish leaves him questioning everything as he helps rebuild a city block shattered by a mechanical monster. With Lois Lane’s niece Susie hiding secrets of her own and the looming threat of the Multitude, Superman finds uneasy allies in Batman and Captain Comet—only to face a mystery that may rewrite who he truly is.

In "Return of the Forgotten," Superman faces off against Captain Comet, who arrives with a mysterious mission involving Lois Lane’s niece, Susie. As the past unfolds through flashbacks, the origins of Captain Comet and the hidden truths behind Clark Kent’s life begin to surface—revealing secrets that challenge everything Superman thought he knew.

In a Metropolis still reeling from Superman’s first public appearance, a bold young boy named Luke makes a daring move—stealing the Man of Steel’s cape after he’s felled by an RPG. Meanwhile, Clark Kent settles into his new apartment and meets his sharp-tongued landlady, Mrs. Nyxly, while a secret conflict brews between a troubled teen and his abusive father. When danger strikes, it’s not just the cape that’s at stake—something deeper is being tested, and the city’s hero might not be the only one who’s watching.

In "Vulnerable," Superman faces his most personal threat yet when Lex Luthor unleashes the Kryptonite Man—Clay Ramsay, a man shaped by a painful past and twisted by revenge. With Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen at his side, and Steel lending his strength in a battle that tests both hero and humanity, Superman must confront not just a villain fueled by kryptonite, but the echoes of a legacy that haunts him.

In the isolated depths of a forgotten island, a man awakens from a sunken submarine, his body changed by radiation—only to face a terrifying transformation. As his skin begins to peel away, the truth of his new form emerges, and with it, a chilling connection to a legacy of power and ruin.