Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives #1
In "The Super-Key to Fort Superman," a classic tale from the Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives #1 (2004), Clark Kent and Lois Lane face off against the cunning alien Brainiac, who plans to shrink Earth’s greatest cities for his own ends. Written by Otto Binder and illustrated by Al Plastino with inks by Plastino and colors by Jamison, this story finds Superman venturing into a bottled Kandor to save Metropolis—and ultimately safeguarding the Kryptonian city in his Fortress of Solitude. The cover by Curt Swan and Stan Kaye captures the moment with timeless elegance.
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While on an experimental rocket, Clark and Lois encounter the alien Brainiac, who plans to shrink and bottle the great cities of Earth and then use them to repopulate his planet. Superman gets inside Brainiac’s ship when the villain snatches Metropolis and there finds a bottle with the Kryptonian city of Kandor. He enters the bottle and with the help of a scientist there restores the cities of Earth while Brainiac lies in suspended animation for his trip home. Because there is not enough power to restore Kandor, Superman places the city in his Fortress, as Brainiac rockets away empty-handed.
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