Issue: #649
Last valuation update: 2026-10-20
Vril Dox, having taken over Milton Fine’s body, uses a rocket to escape Earth and Superman.NotesMetallo, the Guardian and Dubbilex cameo flashback appearances.Clark Kent begins a new job working at Newstime.First appearance of Brainiac's Skull Ship in the Modern Age.
Creators: Glenn Whitmore, Tom Ziuko, Bill Oakley, Mike Carlin, Mike Carlin, George Pérez, Jon Peterson, Kerry Gammill, Brett Breeding, Roger Stern
Characters: Superman, Lex Luthor, Brainiac, Dubbilex, Sydney Happersen, Mr Starr, Guardian, Metallo, Lord Satanus
Story arcs: The Brainiac Trilogy