Superman Taschenbuch #22

When Vartox arrives on Earth to deliver the shocking news that his home planet has been destroyed, he takes on a new identity as a security officer at G-TV—using the cover to quietly aid Superman. As the Man of Steel teams up with Lana Lang and navigates the growing tension, Vartox’s mission becomes a delicate balance of truth, loyalty, and the weight of survival.

In "null," Superman faces a crisis when Vartox arrives with a dire warning—Earth is believed to be doomed. As the world panics, Superman and Vartox uncover a hidden truth: the remnants of Vartox’s destroyed home may hold the key to salvation. With emotions running high and old connections tested, Vartox must decide whether to stay and help—or leave, seeking a new world that needs a hero.

In "Schauplatz Erde," Grüner Pfeil faces an ancient alien pursuer who claims to have hunted him across millennia for a crime he’s already atoned for—only now, with Blitzschwalbe injured, he turns to Falke for help at the Justice League satellite. The past and present collide as a centuries-old vendetta resurfaces, testing loyalty and the meaning of redemption.

In a story from the 1980 Superman Taschenbuch #22, Superman is pulled from an Earth mission by the enigmatic Wächter des Universums and brought to OA, where they confront him with a startling claim: his very presence may threaten the natural progression of humanity. As memories of Jor-El and Krypton flicker in his mind, and the Green Lantern Katma Tui watches from afar, the question lingers—what does it mean to be a hero when even the universe doubts your place?

In "Superboys gespaltene Persönlichkeit," Superboy [Clark Kent - Kal-El] finds himself entangled in a mystery when Klaxxu [Don Mason]—a fugitive from the planet Aryll—arrives on Earth with a chilling suspicion: that Clark might be the alien child he once abandoned at an orphanage. As Clark grapples with the echoes of a forgotten past, the arrival of Klaxxu forces him to confront unsettling truths about his origins, while Jonathan and Martha Kent stand by, unaware of the secrets buried in the boy’s past.

When an inexplicable wave of citizens flees Gotham City for Metropolis, Superman and Batman find themselves drawn into a mystery rooted in ancient alien influence—two stones buried eons ago, quietly shaping the fate of intelligent life. With Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, and Police Chief Jim Gordon in the thick of the chaos, and Alfred Pennyworth keeping watch from the shadows, the truth behind the exodus begins to unravel in the heart of Gotham’s eerie silence.