Superman Vol 2 8



Future Shock


 * "Something happening on the other side of Smallville, Ma - something that looks like a job for Superman!"
 * --Superman

Summary
Volume: 2 Issue: 8 Month: August Year: 1987

Credits
Head Writer: John Byrne Cover Artists: John Byrne Pencilers: John Byrne Inkers: Karl Kesel Colourists: Tom Ziuko Editors: Mike Carlin and Andrew Helfer

Synopsis
Cast of Characters:
 * Superman
 * Blok
 * Brainiac 5
 * Invisible Kid
 * Jonathan Kent
 * Lana Lang
 * Martha Kent
 * Mon-El (of an alternate reality; flashback only)
 * Parker (of an alternate reality; flashback only)
 * Pete Ross (of an alternate reality; flashback only)
 * Sunboy
 * Superboy
 * Time Trapper (flashback only)

Locations
 * Kansas
 * Small County
 * Smallville
 * Kent farm
 * Lang farm
 * Simonson Limestone Quarry

Items
 * Time bubble

First Appearances: Parker (a Smallville police chief from the Time Trapper's pocket dimension) Final Appearances: Chief Parker

Synopsis: Clark has volunteered to help Lana Lang put up a fence at her home, and he gets the job done in no time, thanks to super-speed and heat vision. Martha and Jonathan come up with a picnic basket, and the four have lunch together.

Suddenly, Superman perceives a disturbance at the nearby Limestone rock quarry and flies off to investigate. Upon arriving, he finds four super-heroes from the future known as Brainiac 5, Sun Boy, Invisible Kid and Blok. Superman’s powers go out of control suddenly and he begins firing heat vision at this futuristic Legion of super-heroes. The Legion meanwhile, believes that Superman is actually Superboy, a time traveling hero that has teamed up with them in the 30th century.

Everybody gets into a big fight, but before long cooler heads prevail, and Brainiac 5 attempts to explain his presence in this era. Originally, they tried to use the Time Trapper’s time bubble to travel backwards in time to Superboy’s native era. However, they wound up in a strange pocket dimension instead. Superboy turned out to be a traitor and tried to kill them. Other members of the Legion of Super-Heroes escaped and tried to return through the time stream, however, they ended up here in this parallel universe. Superman tries to explain to them, that in this reality, he never became Superboy and he has no idea who the Legion of Super-Heroes even are.

At that moment, Superboy appears above them and threatens to end their lives.

Trivia

 * This issue was dedicated to the memory of Edmund Hamilton.


 * Superman utters a paraphrased version of the classic line, "This looks like a job for Superman!"


 * This comic book features advertisements for the following products:
 * &mdash;M&M chocolate candy
 * &mdash;MPC toy racing car model kits
 * &mdash;Tang orange-flavored energy drink
 * &mdash;Oxy10 facial cleanser
 * &mdash;Cox Hobbies SB-X stealth bomber snap-together model
 * &mdash;Rain-Blo bubble gum
 * &mdash;DC Comics - Wild Dog comic book limited series
 * &mdash;DC Comics - Silverblade comic book limited series

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