Action Comics Vol 1 596

"Hell is Where the Heart Is...": In the third part of this Millennium crossover story, the Spectre helps Superman confront the truth behind the supposed death of thousands of people in Smallville who were under the programmed influence of the Manhunters by transporting him into a suppose

Appearing in "Hell is Where the Heart Is..."

Featured Characters:

• Superman
• Spectre

Supporting Characters:

• Jonathan Kent
• Lana Lang
• Martha Kent
• Pete Ross

Antagonists:

• Doc Whitney's Manhunter (simalucrum only)

Other Characters:

• Rutherford B. Small (Single appearance)

Locations:

• Kansas
  • Smallville
  • Kent Farm

Items:

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "Hell is Where the Heart Is..."

In the third part of this Millennium crossover story, the Spectre helps Superman confront the truth behind the supposed death of thousands of people in Smallville who were under the programmed influence of the Manhunters by transporting him into a supposed afterlife version of Smallville, where he finds all its people including Lana Lang still alive. He also finds a simulacrum of Doctor Whitney as a Manhunter who seemingly has the upper hand on Superman until the Spectre reveals the truth behind this afterlife and causes the simulacrum to rip itself apart, freeing the people from his control and bringing them back to life. Superman assures Lana Lang that, without the Manhunter programming, no one else but her knows that he is Clark Kent.

Notes

• This issue is a "Millennium" Week Four tie-in issue.
• The Spectre appeared last in Spectre (Volume 2) #10 and he appears next in Millennium #5.

Trivia

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Recommended Reading

• Superman Recommended Reading
  • Action Comics (Volume 1)
  • Action Comics (Volume 2)
  • Adventures of Superman (Volume 1)
  • Batman/Superman (Volume 1)
  • DC Comics Presents (Volume 1)
  • Superman (Volume 1)
  • Superman (Volume 2)
  • Superman (Volume 3)
  • Superman (Volume 4)
  • Superman (Volume 5)
  • Superman/Batman (Volume 1)
  • Superman Confidential (Volume 1)
  • Superman: The Man of Steel (Volume 1)
  • Superman: The Man of Tomorrow (Volume 1)
  • Superman/Wonder Woman (Volume 1)
  • World's Finest (Volume 1)

Links and References

• Superman at Wikipedia.org
• Superman at DC Comics
• Superman at TV Tropes
• Superman at Supermanica

Millennium Crossover The events from this issue are related to Millennium, a 1988 crossover event spanning through all DC Titles, in which the Guardians of the Universe left and Earth was put in danger by the robotic Manhunter Cult. Week One Millennium #1 · Firestorm (Volume 2) #67 · The Flash (Volume 2) #8 · Justice League International #9 · Outsiders #27 · Wonder Woman (Volume 2) #12 Week Two Millennium #2 · Batman #415 · Blue Beetle (Volume 6) #20 · Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 3) #42 · Secret Origins (Volume 2) #22 · Superman (Volume 2) #13 · Young All-Stars #8 Week Three Millennium #3 · Adventures of Superman #436 · Booster Gold #24 · Green Lantern Corps #220 · Infinity Inc. #46 Week Four Millennium #4 · Action Comics #596 · Captain Atom (Volume 2) #11 · Detective Comics #582 · Suicide Squad #9 · Spectre (Volume 2) #10 · Teen Titans Spotlight #18 Week Five Millennium #5 · Firestorm (Volume 2) #68 · The Flash (Volume 2) #9 · Justice League International #10 · Outsiders #28 · Wonder Woman (Volume 2) #13 Week Six Millennium #6 · Blue Beetle (Volume 6) #21 · Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 3) #43 · Secret Origins (Volume 2) #23 · Superman (Volume 2) #14 · Young All-Stars #9 Week Seven Millennium #7 · Adventures of Superman #437 · Booster Gold #25 · Green Lantern Corps #221 · Infinity Inc. #47 Week Eight Millennium #8 · Spectre (Volume 2) #11 · Teen Titans Spotlight #19