Dates
- Cover date
- June 2009
- On sale
- April 29, 2009
- In stores
- April 29, 2009
- Pages
- 36
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Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #687 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 07099230675687
This edition’s page
Story arc: World Without Superman
This is part 5 of 15. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
- Action Comics #875
- Superman #686
- Superman: World of New Krypton #2
- Action Comics #876
- Superman #687
- Superman: World of New Krypton #3
- Action Comics #877
- Superman #688
- Superman: World of New Krypton #4
- Action Comics #878
- Action Comics Annual #12
- Superman #689
- Superman: World of New Krypton #5
- Action Comics #879
- Superman #690
Creators
Stories
- Power and Weakness · The Guardian · 22 pages
The Science Police and Mon-El take down Shrapnel. General Lane is monitoring, and finds out that Mon-El is not Kryptonian. Jimmy consults with Zatara about what he saw in the fight between Atlas and Superman, and Zatara confirms that it was magic. Jim Harper recruits a team from the Science Police for an off the record mission, to rescue Tellus. Mon-El is relieved that he's been able to work effectively as Superman's replacement, but in mid-flight, he suddenly loses his powers.
Publisher’s description
Mon-El has agreed to be Metropolis's new champion--unfortunately Metropolis wants nothing to do with him. In the wake of the events in the "New Krypton" saga, Mon-El faces fierce anti-Kryptonian sentiments from a city that assumes he's from there. Meanwhile the Guardian and his Science Police must deal with the Prankster's new wave of murderous fun, and Black Lightning and Steel face the repercussions of a world without Superman.
Reprinted in
Superman: Mon-El (2010), Superman: Mon-El (2011)