World's Finest Comics #167

In this imaginative tale from World's Finest Comics #167, Superman’s powers are stripped away by gold Kryptonite during his journey to Earth, setting off a chain of dramatic changes. Lex Luthor, wielding a mysterious serum, gains superpowers and takes on the mantle of Superboy—then Superman—while Clark Kent, grieving the loss of his foster father to a burglar, becomes Batman. With familiar faces like Lois Lane, Alfred, and Perry White caught in the shifting landscape, the roles of Earth’s mightiest heroes are flipped in a world where identity and legacy are redefined.

In "Part II: The Glowing Death!", Superman’s powers vanish under the influence of gold Kryptonite as he nears Earth, leaving him vulnerable. Lex Luthor, seizing the moment, injects himself with a serum that grants him superhuman abilities—transforming him into a twisted imitation of Superboy, then Superman. Meanwhile, Clark Kent, grieving the loss of his foster father to a burglar, dons the cowl and becomes Batman, driven by a new mission of justice. As the city trembles under the shadow of two impostors, Lois Lane, Supergirl, and the enigmatic Brainiac find themselves caught in a web of deception and danger—where truth is the rarest power of all.