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Summary Superman and Lobo team up to escape the Preserver’s holdings. Additionally, they must fight off a vile band of competing bounty hunters who share a vendetta against the “Main Man.” Our Take A miss. The writing strains, the pacing…

Summary Intergalactic bounty hunter Lobo is employed to capture the Man of Steel for the rare species-collecting Preserver, who is obsessed with keeping endangered species in captivity to protect them and prevent their extinction. Superman, the last Kryptonian, is the…

Summary Brainiac, once Krypton’s all knowing planetary computer, comes to Earth as part of his information gathering trek across the galaxy, and partners with Lex Luthor on the basis of giving technological progress to humanity. But, as Superman discovers, Brainiac’s…

Summary Thanks to the orchestrations of Luthor, terrorist John Corben becomes Metallo, a skin covered cyborg with a Kryptonite heart. Luthor then sets the supervillain on a quest to kill Superman, but Corben begins to question his role as Metallo…

Summary Janitor Rudy Jones runs into an accident with nuclear waste and becomes Parasite. He feeds on the energy of others, with his number one choice being Superman. In doing so, he discovers Superman’s identity. Our Take Skippable unless you’re…

Summary During the opening of a museum, Superman tries to stop two robbers. He fails when he falls victim to the poisoning effects of Kryptonite, one of the exhibited rocks. Lex Luthor sees the surveillance tape of the event and…

Summary Gangster Bruno Mannheim is running into problems with the mysterious Toyman, who uses children’s toys and games to cause violence. After being abducted by Toyman, Lois learns his motivation — his father had taken a loan from Mannheim and…

Summary A few years after learning of his origins, Clark Kent lives in Metropolis as a reporter for The Daily Planet, while using his superpowers for good as the hero Superman. While Clark finds himself drawn close to his fellow…

Summary Kal-El’s spaceship crash lands on Earth following its intersellar journey, where he is found and adopted by Jonathan and Martha Kent, who name him Clark. A few years later, a teenage Clark, living in Smallville, Kansas, soon discovers he…

Summary Kryptonian scientist Jor-El discovers that the planet Krypton is on the verge of destruction. However, the planet’s supercomputer Brainiac denies this is the case to the planet’s council and brands him a criminal, as it makes plans to escape…