Action Comics Annual #11 [Adam Kubert Phantom Zone Criminals Cover]

(July 2008)

Last Son Conclusion (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 48 pages (report information)

Script

Geoff Johns (credited); Richard Donner (credited)

Pencils

Adam Kubert (credited)

Inks

Adam Kubert (credited)

Colors

Edgar Delgado (credited)

Letters

Rob Leigh (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Lex Luthor; Superman Revenge Squad [Bizarro; Metallo; Parasite]; General Zod; Ursa; Chris Kent [Lor-Zod]; Non; Jax-Ur; Lois Lane; Martian Manhunter (cameo); Red Tornado (cameo); Wonder Woman (cameo); Supergirl [Kara Zor-El] (cameo); Green Lantern [Alan Scott] (cameo); Hawkgirl (cameo); Hawkman (cameo); Power Girl (cameo); Perry White (cameo); Jimmy Olsen (cameo); Jor-El (hologram); Mon-El (cameo)

Synopsis

Superman and the Revenge Squad discuss the Phantom Zone criminals' takeover of Metropolis. Meanwhile the army attacks the criminals. Zod captures their leader, and wants to use him to pass along a message, that Zod will kill anyone that doesn't immediately obey him, starting with his own son, Lor-Zod (Chris) right now. But before he can, Superman rescues Chris, and the fight is on. The squad takes out several of the criminals, while Superman fights Zod. Luthor sneaks into their headquarters, killing a criminal, and starts working on one of the Phantom Zone ships. Superman rescues Lois and the captured heroes, and continues to fight Zod, but Chris intervenes. Luthor reverses the warp drive on the ship to draw the criminals back to the zone, but before he can set it to take Superman too, Lois crowns him hard. The criminals are drawn back, as is Chris, but Superman hangs onto him. The zone won't close, though, so Chris sacrifices himself to close the zone. Later, Superman has Mon-El search the zone, but Mon-El can't find Chris.

Reprints

• in Superman: Last Son (DC, 2008 series) ([September] 2008)
• in Superman: Last Son (DC, 2009 series) (2008 [August 2009]) [minus the title and credits]
• in Superman de Geoff Johns (Planeta DeAgostini, 2011 series) #1 - Último Hijo (Abril 2011)
• in Geoff Johns présente Superman (Urban Comics, 2013 series) #1 (février 2013)
• in Superman: Last Son of Krypton (DC, 2013 series) ([March] 2013)
• in Superman: Último Hijo (ECC Ediciones, 2014 series) (Marzo 2014)
• in DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection (Eaglemoss Publications, 2015 series) #3 - Superman - Kryptons letzter Sohn
• in Superman: The Last Son: The Deluxe Edition (DC, 2021 series) ([May] 2021)

Keywords

Fortress of Solitude; Phantom Zone

Indexer Notes

Story continued from Action Comics (DC, 1987 series) #851 (August 2007). Seven Kryptonian criminals die.

[Profiles] (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Geoff Johns (credited)

Pencils

Stéphane Roux (credited)

Inks

Stéphane Roux (credited)

Colors

Karine Boccanfuso

Letters

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Krypto; Jor-El (statue); Lara (statue); Non; General Zod; Ursa; Chris Kent [Lor-Zod]; Mon-El; Perry White; Lois Lane; Steve Lombard; Cat Grant; Ron Troupe; Jimmy Olsen; Fort Rozz

Reprints

• in Superman: Último Hijo (ECC Ediciones, 2014 series) (Marzo 2014)
• in DC Comics Graphic Novel Collection (Eaglemoss Publications, 2015 series) #3 - Superman - Kryptons letzter Sohn
• in Superman: The Last Son: The Deluxe Edition (DC, 2021 series) ([May] 2021)

Keywords

Phantom Zone

Indexer Notes

Profiles of Superman, Supergirl [Kara Zor-El], Krypto, Phantom Zone, Non, General Zod, Ursa, Chris Kent [Lor-Zod], Mon-El, Fort Rozz, Perry White, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Steve Lombard, Cat Grant, Ron Troupe, and Jimmy Olsen. The Fortress scene has an "key" mapping Kryptonese characters to English letters. Perry's notepad says "Call JJJ", presumably an homage to J. Jonah Jameson of Marvel's Daily Bugle. And Clark Kent has a Batman mug on his desk.

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