Superman: Past and Future #[nn]

In "The Impossible Mission!", Superboy [Clark Kent] journeys to the past to stop John Wilkes Booth from assassinating Abraham Lincoln, only to face an unexpected adversary: the adult Lex Luthor, who uses red kryptonite to immobilize him. As the weight of history hangs in the balance, Luthor’s sudden change of heart leads him to flee the past, leaving Superboy to confront the consequences of a moment that may never have been meant to change.

In a heartfelt tale from *Superman: Past and Future*, Superman teams up with Johnny Terrill to gather legendary autographs from history’s greatest minds and leaders—Washington, Lincoln, Da Vinci, Newton, and more—during a Daily Planet contest meant to inspire confidence and courage. As Johnny battles both physical limits and a rival heir’s deceitful bodyguards, who plan to forge checks using the signatures, Lois Lane and the young man uncover the plot, leading to a dramatic showdown where Superman steps in to protect the truth—and deliver the final, winning signature.

In "Rip Van Superman," Superman [Clark Kent] wakes from a thousand-year coma to find Earth transformed—its people ruled by machines and its spirit dimmed. With the help of Lois Lane, Perry White, and Jimmy Olsen, he confronts the rogue scientist Drago and reminds a future world of the enduring power of human choice. When the people of tomorrow return him to his time, he awakens in the present, forever changed by the journey.

In a future where the sun has turned red and Superman’s powers are gone, he must navigate a desolate, alien world to reach the ruins of the Fortress of Solitude. Tricked by the Superman Revenge Squad, he’s forced to confront his own vulnerability while memories of Martha, Jonathan, and Lana flicker in the shadows. With only the echoes of his past and the help of robotic echoes of Lois, Perry, and Jimmy, he searches for a way back—before the future erases him entirely.

In "Jimmy's D-Day Adventure!", a curious Jimmy Olsen grabs Professor Potter’s time travel device after spotting a chilling newsreel of a Nazi officer who looks just like him. Thrown into the chaos of D-Day, he’s forced to navigate the war’s front lines, using his modern knowledge to survive—only to find himself rising through the Nazi ranks, posing for the very footage he once watched, before the past begins to unravel.

In the year 2965, Klar Ken T5477 steps into the mantle of Superman, the latest in a lineage stretching back a millennium. Tasked with uncovering the truth behind the mysterious Muto, last seen on Neptune, he bids farewell to his co-worker and girlfriend Lyra 3916—whose affection for him is tempered by her skepticism of the Superman legacy.

In "Muto – Monarch of Menace!", Superman races to sector Z-44 to stop the menacing Muto, who sets a deadly trap designed to test the hero’s resolve. With the fate of three android children hanging in the balance, Superman must choose between saving them from a wave of paralyzing toxic seawater or stopping Muto’s larger scheme—though the true cost of that choice remains hidden.

In a high-stakes clash across dimensions, Superman faces off against the enigmatic Muto, whose alien tech and cunning threaten to upend Earth’s peace. With the help of the mysterious Lyra 3916 and the androids Jay L-3388 and PW-5598, Superman must outthink and outfight a foe whose power reaches beyond known physics—pushing him to use his own abilities in ways he’s never tried before.

When Muto joins forces with the Joker of 2967 to challenge Superman, the last descendant of Batman dons the cowl to aid the Man of Steel and confront the Joker—whose father once murdered his own. With echoes of past heroes like Superman VI and Batman XV looming in memory, the battle tests loyalty, legacy, and the cost of vengeance.

In a twist of time and identity, Superman follows the theft of his costume to 2975, where he confronts a future version of himself—Jaxon the Mighty—wearing the suit in a world reshaped by catastrophe. As the battle unfolds across eras, the truth emerges: a Green Lantern known as Father Time, wielding the power of the Time Trapper’s design, has orchestrated the clash to reignite lost timelines and restore the multiverse.

What if Kal-El had landed in 1976, raised by the U.S. military as Skyboy, only to vanish into anonymity by 1990 after stopping a global missile crisis? In 2001, the Soviet Union’s Moka claims to be the true savior of Earth from that era, declaring himself humanity’s rightful ruler in Times Square. But when Clark Kent emerges from retirement as Superman, the truth about Moka’s deception begins to unravel—just as the past and future of the Man of Steel collide in the most unexpected way.

In a daring leap across time, 29th-century historian Kristin Wells arrives in the present to uncover the truth behind the last secret identity—Superwoman. With Lois Lane and Supergirl felled before the arrival of the menacing King Kosmos, Kristin is thrust into the role she’s spent her life studying, becoming Superwoman in the moment the world needs her most.