Dates
- Cover date
- September 2025
- On sale
- July 9, 2025
- In stores
- July 9, 2025
- Pages
- 32
Editions and covers (4)
Copies of #1088 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
Creators
pencils: Ryan Sook, Skylar Patridgeinks: Ryan Sook, Skylar Patridgecolors: Ryan Sook, Ivan Plascenciascript: Mark Waid, Paul Kaminski, Brittany Holzherrletters: Steve Wands
Stories
- Trial by Fire · 22 pages
Clark starts making public appearances as Superboy around the country, while starting a new chapter in his life as a student at Smallville High School.
Publisher’s description
BACK TO SCHOOL! A lot can change in a summer, especially for Clark Kent, a.k.a. Superboy. After a disastrous debut in Metropolis, the Kents are worried that the world is not ready for their son and will do whatever it takes to protect him. Little do they know, they're about to send him to one of the most terrifying places on the planet... Smallville High!
Reprinted in
Superman: Action Comics (2026)