The Best of DC #5

In "The Shadow of Jor-El!", Superboy and his father Jonathan Kent confront a mystery beneath Smallville when strange behavior in Jonathan’s worm collection coincides with unexplained Earth tremors. As the Kent family digs deeper, long-buried secrets from the past—linked to Jor-El and the enigmatic Riy-Ul—begin to surface, threatening to unravel the peace of their quiet town.

In "The Mouse of History," a research assistant named Paul Jonas finds himself entangled in a strange chain of events when a small mouse—Esmerelda—escapes from her cage and leads him to a mysterious book capable of rewriting the future. As Paul begins to manipulate fate, the creature’s accidental actions start to unravel the very words he’s trying to control, with consequences far beyond his understanding.

On the anniversary of his parents' murder, Batman returns to Crime Alley to visit Leslie Thompkins, only to find the alley alive with danger as Maxie Zeus sets a deadly trap for an old enemy—threatening innocent lives in the process. With the ghosts of Thomas and Martha Wayne echoing in the shadows, Batman must confront not just a criminal mastermind, but the weight of his own past.

In "Fall and Rise of the Star-Child!", Superman and Supergirl take on the extraordinary task of raising an alien infant to adulthood in record time—teaching him not just about the world, but about the complexities of emotion. As they guide him through a whirlwind of challenges, Superman dons the guise of the Galactic Golem and even impersonates the Parasite, all to test and shape the boy’s growing spirit.