Brainiac (story arc)
| "Brainiac" | |
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Cover art to Action Comics #866. Art by Gary Frank.
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Publication date | August – December 2008 |
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| Title(s) | Action Comics #866-870 |
| Main character(s) |
Superman Brainiac Kara Zor-El |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Geoff Johns |
| Penciller(s) | Gary Frank |
| Inker(s) | Jon Sibal |
| Letterer(s) | Rob Leigh |
| Colorist(s) | Brad Anderson |
| Editor(s) |
Nachie Castro Matt Idelson |
| Hardcover | |
"Brainiac" is a five-issue comic book story arc written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Gary Frank, that was published in Action Comics #866-870 by DC Comics in 2008. The story is notable for several major plot developments regarding Superman: the death of Superman's adopted father Jonathan Kent, the return of the pre-Crisis bottled city of Kandor, and the return of the original Silver Age incarnation of the supervillain Brainiac. It also serves as a prelude to the "Superman: New Krypton" storyarc.
In flashback, Brainiac is shown steaing the city of Kandor. In the present, the Daily Planet is having a staff meeting attended by Perry White, Lois Lane, Clark Kent, Jimmy Olsen, and Ron Troupe. Also present are Cat Grant and Steve Lombard, who have recently returned to the staff. Clark hears a mysterious noise with his super hearing and investigates as Superman. He discovers the noise is a Brainiac drone, sent to locate Superman. Superman promptly defeats the drone and takes it back to the Fortress of Solitude. With help from Supergirl it is revealed that Superman has never fought the real Brainiac, as all earlier encounters Superman had with Brainiac were with one of his probes. It is also revealed that Supergirl was on Krypton when Kandor was stolen, and because of this is terrified of Brainiac.
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