Back in Action Part 2: Action & Reaction
Kurt Busiek Script/Plot
Fabian Nicieza Plot
Pete Woods Art
Brad Anderson, Colorist
Nick J. Napolitano, Letterer
Cover by Dave Gibbons
Colored by Moose Baumann
Nachie Castro, Associate Editor
Matt Idelson, Editor
Superman created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster
Our cover is a clever recreation of a newspaper telling us everything that happened last issue and everything happening this issue. Since this is Superman, I'd be inclined to say this newspaper is the Daily Planet, but I'd always considered the Daily Planet to be a more serious newspaper like the New York Times, whereas this cover looks more like a tabloid. Regardless, it is still a pretty creative cover.
As our cover shows, the Earth is under attack by an enormous alien that is stealing rare artifacts and people to sell at an intergalactic auction. The alien has swarms of robots all over the planet, and just about every hero and villain in the DC Universe is caught up in this threat. The Teen Titans fought to protect Alcatraz Island (and the villains locked inside its prison, I'm assuming), Batman is fending off the robots in Gotham City, Wonder Woman is protecting Washington, D.C., and our very own Bart Allen saved some mosques before being chased by the robots to Siberia.
Bart still hasn't fully embraced his role as the Flash in his own series yet, but this issue confirms that he will ... eventually. Anyway, that's all we see of Bart here. The rest of the story details Superman's capture and team-up with several lesser-known heroes and villains to escape.
Next time, we'll make a rare return to Manchester, Alabama, in 52 Week 21.
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