PropertyValue
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  • Action Comics Vol 1 741
Trivia
  • Braniac 5 uses a handheld tablet. Ads in the comic are for Sega Genesis, and a VHS/videocassette of Beavis and Butthead's movie.
Indicia Publisher
  • DC Comics
Letterer1
  • Bill Oakley
Inker1
  • José Marzan, Jr.
Inker1
  • José Marzan, Jr.
Writer1
  • Stuart Immonen
Penciler1
  • Stuart Immonen
Colourist1
  • Glenn Whitmore
Writer1
  • Stuart Immonen
StoryTitle
  • A Cautionary Tale
OriginalPrice
  • 1.950000
Editor1
  • Joey Cavalieri
  • Maureen McTigue
Penciler1
  • Stuart Immonen
Appearing
  • Featured Characters: * Supporting Characters: * * * * * ** ** ** ** *** ** ** * ** ** * Adversaries: * * Other Characters: * Ben Hopkins * Carrie * Jack * * * * Miss Roche * Locations: * ** ** Items: * Vehicles: *
Letterer1
  • Bill Oakley
Colourist1
  • Glenn Whitmore
Brand/Imprint
  • DC
Editor1
  • Joey Cavalieri
  • Maureen McTigue
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CoverArtist
  • Stuart Immonen
Country
  • USA
ReleaseDate
  • 1997-11-26
Issue
  • 741
Pages
  • 36
Volume
  • 1
Title
Note
  • 1998
Month
  • 1
Synopsis
  • Lex Luthor reads a "Cautionary Tale" to his infant daughter. Meanwhile, Military Forces attack Metropolis borough of New Troy. Superman, with altered powers investigates. Members of the Legion of Superheroes appear: Braniac created an artifical life form by joining two powerful computers called C.O.M.P.U.T.O. Lois investigates; the Mayor announces an anonymous donor will help to restore the ravaged Metropolis. Elsewhere, Jimmy Olsen drives away from a cave in a motorcycle/side-car carrying himself, Misa, Ashbury Armstrong, and Scorn; the cave was inhabited by a giant green Tu-Pock shouting monster... Blue Superman and the Legion determine that C.O.M.P.U.T.O will attack next at an antique plane show. Sure enough. COMPUTO takes over an F-15 and sends it tumbling to the ground. Superman slows it with his magnetic grip, and he and the Legion get it safely to the ground. Meanwhile, Braniac 5 figures out that the tanks attacking Metropolis were not actually under COMPUTO's control... Lex continues his story to his daughter--a charming tale of a clever rooster, a jealous fox and the fox's desire to eat the rooster. Superman and the Legion appear to talk to Lex. Superman accuses Lex of attacking Metropolis with the tanks. Lex protests that Superman is always accusing him without evidence. The Legion reveals that they have never heard of Lex or Lexcorp in the future. Superman looks forward to the day when Metropolis is free of Luthor. Luthor tells his daughter that everything should one day be hers, and hopes that she will never give her last name up.
Notes
  • References to Legion of Superheroes #98-99, Genesis #1-4
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Publisher
  • DC Comics
Year
  • 1998