Superman/Batman Secret Files & Origins 2003



Recruits


 * "When you're in a position of power -- sometimes it's not easy to remember what all this is for. People, problems, and ideas can get lost in the confusion of our world. Stay focused. Don't let a few bad apples spoil our American pie."
 * --Superman

Summary
Volume: 1 Issue: 1 Month: November Year: 2003

Credits
Editor in Chief: Dan Didio Head Writer: Geoff Johns Writers: Jeremy Johns Cover Artists: Ed McGuinness and Dave Stewart Pencilers: Ivan Reis Inkers: Marc Campos Colourists: Tom McCraw Editors: Tom Palmer Jr, Ivan Cohen and Eddie Berganza.

Synopsis
Cast of Characters:
 * Superman
 * Batman
 * Captain Atom
 * Lex Luthor
 * Major Force
 * Abdullah Harish
 * General Wynn

Locations:
 * Mexico City
 * Washington DC

Items:
 * None

First Appearances: Abdullah Harish (a terrorist); General Wynn (a Pentagon official) Final Appearances: Abdullah Harish

Synopsis: A terrorist named Abdullah Harish locks himself inside the penthouse suite of a hotel and begins making outrageous demands. President Luthor sends Major Force to handle the situation, while the Pentagon instructs Captain Atom to do the same. Superman likewise arrives at the scene. Captain Atom offers Superman a position to work alongside him for the government, but Superman refuses to work for President Luthor.

When Major Force arrives, Captain Atom and he get into a fight. Atom knows that Major Force will likely kill Harish and he would prefer to take him in alive.

Batman arrives on the scene and sneaks into the hotel to handle the terrorist while the other three battle one another. He manages to capture Harish, and Superman extracts both of them from the building before it explodes. Batman tells Captain Atom that Luthor sent both agents to the scene knowing that Force and Atom would fight one another. The President was hoping that Harish would be killed in the midst of a "super-hero fight" giving the President plausible deniability for the terrorist's death.

Credits
Head Writer: Mark Waid Pencilers: Renato Guedes Inkers: Oclair Albert Colourists: Tom McCraw Editors: Tom Palmer Jr, Ivan Cohen and Eddie Berganza.

Synopsis
Cast of Characters:
 * Lex Luthor
 * Clark Kent
 * Lana Lang
 * Mister Luthor (fake)
 * Pete Ross
 * Principal Goodwin

Locations:
 * Kansas
 * Smallville
 * Smallville High School

Items:
 * None

First Appearances: Fake Mr. Luthor; Principal Goodwin Final Appearances: Fake Mr. Luthor

Synopsis: An eighteen-year-old Lex Luthor goes to the Metropolis Talent Agency and hires an actor to pose as his father. This false paternal figure accompanies Lex to Smallville Kansas and enrolls him at Smallville High School. He meets fellow student Clark Kent and soon earns the ire of Principal Goodwin. Upon hearing Lana Lang complaining about the temperature of the classroom, Lex takes it upon himself to fix the school furnace.

When Clark Met Bruce
A Tale from the Days of Smallville

Credits
Head Writer: Jeph Loeb Pencilers: Tim Sale Inkers: Tim Sale Colourists: Mark Chiarello Editors: Tom Palmer Jr, Ivan Cohen and Eddie Berganza.

Synopsis
Cast of Characters:
 * Clark Kent
 * Bruce Wayne
 * Alfred Pennyworth
 * Pete Ross

Locations:
 * Kansas
 * Smallville

Items:
 * None

First Appearances: No first appearances Final Appearances: No final appearances

Synopsis: Many years ago, Alfred Pennyworth drives young Bruce Wayne across country. Their car breaks down in Smallville Kansas and Alfred makes repairs. In a nearby field, Clark Kent and Pete Ross play baseball. They notice the sad looking Wayne child in the window of the car, just as it drives away. Clark wonders if perhaps they should have asked him to play ball with them.

Trivia

 * The actor that Lex Luthor hires to portray his father bears a resemblance to John Glover who plays the role of Lionel Luthor on the WB/CW television series Smallville.


 * A banner bearing the words "Go Crows!" can be seen in the hallway at Smallville High School. The Crows is the football team regularly featured in the Smallville television series.

Recommended Readings

 * Action Comics
 * Adventures of Superman
 * Batman
 * Detective Comics
 * Superman (Volume 2)

Related Articles

 * Superman image gallery
 * Superman appearances list
 * Superman quotes page
 * Batman image gallery
 * Batman appearances list
 * Batman quotes page
 * Alfred Pennyworth appearances list
 * Captain Atom appearances list
 * Lana Lang appearances list
 * Lex Luthor appearances list
 * Major Force appearances list
 * Pete Ross appearances list