Action Comics 1938 696

Still testing his newfound ability to travel unaided amid the stars, Superman encounters the lonely champion of an alien planet...a being doomed to protect a barren world in the hopes that his race will one day return.

With a new lease on life, Nightwing and Flamebird return to Metropolis determined to hunt down one of General Zod's few remaining sleeper agents. Continued in SUPERMAN #696!?And in the co-feature, Captain Atom is back on Earth, but his struggle to break his ties with Mirabai and Project 7734 aren't over yet. Guest-starring Metropolis's own super-powered protector, Mon-El!

Superman must capture creatures that have escaped from S.T.A.R. Labs.

Morgan Edge's Superman Revenge Squad goes after the Man of Steel.

Superman investigates a possible conspiracy behind a mine collapse that may be deeper than the mine itself. This is a Superman-only issue.

Lex Luthor sets Lois up for a fall just before he goes into seclusion.

A villain from the past stages a "Comeback" for one big score in MetropolisÉand discovers that five even worse malefactors are already hard at work carving up the town! Will he make it an even half-dozen and finally get a shot at the Man of Steel?

ÒTHE SON OF THE ANNIHILATOR!Ó The Annihilator wants to set up a secret identity like Superman, so he ÒadoptsÓ Pocketbook Pete, a young hoodlum, who decides to use the AnnihilatorÕs Kryptonian chemicals to give himself superpowers!