Superman: Secret Origin #[nn]

In a quiet moment that changes everything, young Clark Kent confronts the first flickers of his extraordinary abilities—x-ray vision and heat vision—leaving him shaken. His parents, Jonathan and Martha Kent, reveal the truth through a mysterious rocket and holograms of his birth parents, Jor-El and Lara, setting Clark on a path of self-discovery. At a county fair, a chance meeting with a young Lex Luthor and a strange green rock triggers a crisis, forcing Clark to fly for the first time to save Lana Lang from a sudden tornado. With his family’s love and a makeshift suit stitched from the rocket’s blankets, Clark begins to embrace the legacy he never knew he carried.

In a quiet moment that changes everything, a drunk Lionel Luthor is pulled from a wreck by a boy who flies—only to be dismissed by the very police who should believe him. As Clark Kent grapples with his identity, a chance encounter with Lex Luthor reveals the growing rift between them, while a heartfelt talk with Lana Lang leads Clark to three teens from the future: the Legion of Super-Heroes. Together, they take him to a time beyond his own, where he finally steps into the role of Superboy with the full weight of his power—and a promise to return. Back in Smallville, a mysterious rocket arrives, carrying Krypto, and Chief Parker delivers news that leaves Lex Luthor strangely unshaken.

In "null," Clark Kent steps into Metropolis for the first time, joining the Daily Planet as a rookie reporter. Amid office tensions between Lois Lane and Perry White, and with Jimmy Olsen as his guide, Clark finds himself drawn into a high-stakes confrontation when Lois sneaks onto Lex Luthor’s rooftop press conference—only to be cornered by a guard and thrown off the edge. With the city watching, Clark makes a choice that changes everything, revealing Superman to the world in a moment that will echo through history.

In a tense twist of fate, Lex Luthor’s experiment on Daily Planet employee Rudy Jones takes a dark turn when the man transforms into a monstrous threat during a meeting with Lois Lane and Clark Kent. As Superman battles the creature outside, he’s forced to fight at a distance when the Parasite drains his powers, testing his resolve in a moment of vulnerability. Afterward, a quiet connection forms between Superman and Jimmy Olsen on the Daily Planet roof, where a simple photo captures the beginning of a new chapter.

In a tense moment of distrust, Lex Luthor and General Sam Lane join forces to challenge Superman’s growing influence, deploying a deadly metallic war suit to test his limits. When John Corben arrives at the Daily Planet seeking Lois Lane, Clark Kent steps in—only to find himself caught between loyalty and danger as the situation spirals into a confrontation that leaves Superman wounded and Corben on the brink.

In "null," Clark Kent grapples with the weight of his origins when General Sam Lane reveals the truth about his alien heritage to his daughter, Lois. As Lex Luthor completes his transformation of John Corben into the cyborg Metallo, Superman faces a new threat—both from the military and the man he once trusted. With Lois and Jimmy Olsen racing to stay one step ahead, Superman must prove that heroism isn’t about power, but about choice.