Dates
- Cover date
- April 2009
- On sale
- February 25, 2009
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #685 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 07099230675685
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Creators
Stories
- The Long Goodbye · 18 pages
Superman releases Mon-El from the Phantom Zone as it is being destroyed, but Mon-El is still dying from lead poisoning. Superman spots a vial with a Legion symbol on it that says "Mon-El Drink me" in his lab. He gives it to Mon-El, who recovers. Elsewhere, the Guardian recalls meeting Tellus and decides to do something about it. Superman tells his foster mother and Lois that he has decided to leave Earth temporarily for New Krypton, to help the people there and to keep an eye on Zod. Before he goes, he arranges for Mon-El, Steel, the Guardian, and Jimmy Olsen to handle things while he's gone.
- Origins & Omens · Mon-El · 6 pages
Scar of Oa looks in on Mon-El and his history and future. Mon-El visits Martha Kent, whom he met long ago before the Phantom Zone. He asks for help in blending in on Earth, as Martha helped Clark do that. They kick around a few ideas, and for a name, she suggests one. Later, as Mon-El meets his new neighbor, he introduces himself as Jonathan Kent from London. Scar then sees some future events for Mon-El.
Reprinted in
Superman: Mon-El (2010), Superman: Mon-El (2011)