Dates
- Cover date
- January 2023
- On sale
- November 29, 2022
- In stores
- November 29, 2022
- Pages
- 52
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Editions and covers (4)
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Story arc: Kal-El Returns
This is part 6 of 7. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
- Action Comics #1047
- Superman: Son of Kal-El #16
- Action Comics #1048
- Superman: Son of Kal-El #17
- Action Comics #1049
- Superman: Kal-El Returns Special #1
- Superman: Son of Kal-El #18
Creators
Stories
- The Concert That Ate Gotham · 10 pages
Superman returns to Earth in time to team-up with Batman team-up to battle Mr. Nobody, who is using a century old concert to drive citizens of present-day Gotham to violence.
- A Friend, In Need! · 10 pages
Superman reunites with Jimmy Olsen, and Jimmy strives to achieve the perfect photo to represent Superman's return to Earth.
- Distractions · 10 pages
Upon Superman's return to Earth, Clark and Lois take a second honeymoon in Venice Italy, while in Metropolis, Jon works to determine Lex Luthor's latest scheme.
- Home · 10 pages
Superman returns to the Hall of Justice which he has always considered a home over the years and through the various incarnations of the Justice League.
Publisher’s description
Kal-El has returned from his long sojourn to Warworld, but what ramifications does this hold for the broader DC Universe In this special issue, we'll spotlight Kal-El's reunion with the Dark Knight, Jimmy Olsen, the Justice League, and... Lex Luthor?! Plus: witness the never-before-revealed look at the moments leading to Superman's abduction by Pariah in the Dark Crisis event! The march toward Action Comics #1050 continues in this essential special volume!
Characters
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Superman: Kal-El Returns (2023)