Superman Giant #3
In "Dangerous Games," Superman awakens aboard Brainiac’s ship, still reeling from the probe’s assault, as he navigates a labyrinth of suspended prisoners, bottled cities, and haunting echoes of Kryptonese. Meanwhile, Supergirl arrives at the Daily Planet seeking Clark, only to clash with Cat Grant, unaware of the larger threat looming over Earth. Written by Geoff Johns and brought to life with striking detail by Gary Frank, this pivotal issue sees Superman confront the true, awakened Brainiac—now intent on harvesting Earth’s knowledge. The cover by Gary Frank captures the intensity of that looming showdown.
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Supergirl visits the Daily Planet, looking for Clark, but making an enemy of Cat Grant in the meantime. Superman is still unconscious on Brainiac's ship, being probed. After awakening and destroying the Brainiac probes, he explores the ship, fighting Kono, finding various people (including Ultra) in suspended animation, finding a room of bottled cities, and hearing Kryptonese. He tracks the latter to a particular city in a bottle: Kandor. The real Brainiac awakens, and they confront each other. Brainiac has traced Superman back to Earth, which he now plans to gather knowledge from.
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