Dates
- Cover date
- August 2008
- On sale
- June 11, 2008
- In stores
- June 11, 2008
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #866 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- 2nd printing
2nd Printing
Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.
Barcode 76194120001986612
This edition’s page - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 07098930410966
This edition’s page
Story arc: Brainiac
This is part 1 of 2. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
- Action Comics #866
- Action Comics #869
Also part of: New Krypton
Creators
Stories
- Brainiac Part 1 First Contact · 22 pages
A flashback shows how Brainiac stole Kandor from Krypton. At a staff meeting at the Daily Planet, Perry White welcomes Steve Lombard as new sports editor, and welcomes back Catherine Grant. A Brainiac probe enters Earth's atmosphere; Superman intercepts. It analyzes him, sends the information, and then shuts down. Brainiac's headship receives the information.
Publisher’s description
Decades ago, Krypton went to war with Brainiac, a cold and callous alien obsessed with the control of knowledge. Superman believes he's faced Brainiac before, but he's about to learn the truth behind his close encounters as he heads down the road to his greatest triumph...and greatest tragedy.
Reprinted in
Superman: Brainiac (2009), Superman: Brainiac (2010), Superman: Last Son of Krypton (2013), Superman Giant (2019)