CATALOG RECORD

Action Comics #874

DC · Series began 1938 · April 2009

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Dates

Cover date: April 2009
On sale: February 11, 2009
In stores: February 11, 2009
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #874 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Direct Sales

Barcode 76194120001987411
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Newsstand edition

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A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 07098930410974
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Story arc: Origins & Omens

This is part 2 of 15. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

Also part of: New Krypton

Creators

pencils: Aaron Lopresti, Pablo Raimondi, Renato Guedesinks: Aaron Lopresti, Pablo Raimondi, Walden Wong, Jose W. Magalhaescolors: Hi-Fi, David Curielscript: James Robinson, Ian Sattlerletters: Rob Leigh

Stories

Suspicion! · 18 pages
On New Krypton, Superman attacks Zod, but is subdued by his soldiers. Zod tells Superman that his motives have changed, now that he has fellow Kryptonians on New Krypton. Alura invites Superman to renounce Earth and stay on New Krypton. Superman says he'll think about it. And he does, taking Lois to the Fortress, pondering what Zod is up to. While there, he hears Mon-El pleading from the Phantom Zone, as it is collapsing around him. He pleads for Superman to release him, knowing that he'll die from lead poisoning if released. Superman reluctantly releases him.
Origins & Omens · 6 pages
Former Guardian Scar is observing the Guardian (Jim Harper's clone), as he warns the Science Police that Toyman always has a surprise for Metropolis on his birthday, even when in prison. Sure enough, miniature P38 Lightnings start strafing the city, and a giant teddy bear is firing explosive blasts. The team deals with the threats, as Harper reminisces. Scar then peeks into Harper's future, seeing his fears realized and other emotions with the situations to come.

Publisher’s description

An "Origins and Omens" issue! Mon-El has been trapped in the Phantom Zone since Superman was a teenager, and now he might finally be able to return to Earth! But how will he overcome the fatal lead poisoning that kept him away for so long? And with all the changes the blockbuster "New Krypton" storyline wrought, would he even recognize the planet he left behind? Meanwhile, life continues to be difficult for Superman thanks to Earth's growing anti-Kryptonian sentiment. "New Krypton" may be over, but its fallout has only begun!

Reprinted in

Superman: Mon-El (2010), Superman: Mon-El (2011)