Action Comics Vol 1 991

"The Oz Effect, Conclusion": Superman confronts his father Jor-El over his recent actions as Mr. Oz. Superboy begs his father to believe in Jor-El, but Superman says that for the last four months, he has been investigating a threat to the entire world and that threat is Mr. Oz. Jor-El says he is

"The Oz Effect, Conclusion"
Part of the "DC Rebirth" event.
Action Comics Vol 1 #991
January, 2018
Rated T for Teen (12+)
Executive Editor	Bobbie Chase
Cover Artists	Nick Bradshaw Brad Anderson
Variant Cover Artists
Cover Variant #1	Yanick Paquette Nathan Fairbairn
The Oz Effect, Conclusion
Writers	Dan Jurgens
Pencilers	Dan Jurgens Viktor Bogdanovic
Inkers	Viktor Bogdanovic Trevor Scott Scott Hanna
Colorists	Mike Spicer
Letterers	Rob Leigh
Editors	Eddie Berganza Paul Kaminski Mike Cotton Andrea Shea
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I positioned people in situations where they were given a choice between good and evil. Evil won. Which is why Earth's fate is sealed. I wasn't saved from Krypton's destruction because of anything I've done. This isn't about me. I was saved...because this is about you.

— Mister Oz

Action Comics #991 is an issue of the series Action Comics (Volume 1) with a cover date of January, 2018. It was published on November 8, 2017.

Synopsis for "The Oz Effect, Conclusion"

Superman confronts his father Jor-El over his recent actions as Mr. Oz. Superboy begs his father to believe in Jor-El, but Superman says that for the last four months, he has been investigating a threat to the entire world and that threat is Mr. Oz. Jor-El says he is not responsible for today's atrocities, he merely gave people the opportunity to choose between good and evil, and unfortunately evil won and that is why humanity does not deserve to survive.

Jor-El hits the ground with his staff and takes Superman to his base of operations. Previously, this place was Jor-El's prison but in time, it became his home and it could provide safe haven from the oncoming threat that seeks to destroy humanity. Superman refuses to abandon humanity in its time of need and Jor-El, growing impatient, attacks him. Jor-El insists that he is trying to help Superman, who asks him why did he assume the identity of Mr. Oz instead of just coming to him directly. Jor-El replies that Superman needed to see mankind is beyond saving and Mr. Oz was the vehicle that allowed it to happen.

Superman is outraged that his father allowed such violence to happen and innocent people to die. The fight moves across the entire base, with Superman seeing the room Jor-El held Mr. Mxyzptlk at. Jor-El then blasts Superman with a beam of Kryptonite. Rather than being injured by Kryptonite, Jor-El has evolved to control it. Superman resists the Kryptonite's effects enough to blast Jor-El into another room of the base. There, he finds the captured Doomsday, another prisoner under Jor-El's watch. As he continues the fight, Jor-El explains that he has been keeping Superman's enemies from harming him. Even now, he is still trying to save his son.

Refusing to yield, Superman asks Jor-El if he would really harm his own flesh and blood. Jor-El is distracted by this question, which gives Superman enough time to grab Jor-El's staff and break it in half. Ever since he felt the staff's energy, Superman suspected that the staff might be controlling Jor-El in some way. Jor-El begins to feel pain from the Kryptonite embedded into his cranium, the staff was the only thing keeping that pain under control. He also starts to remember the death of Krypton and how he failed to save his people. Seeing that his father is coming to his senses, Superman attempts to help him stand back up. Father and son embrace, but their moment is tragically cut short, as Jor-El can feel the mysterious entity that kidnapped him wants to take him away again. Jor-El pushes Superman away and, as a mysterious blue light begins to surround him, begs his son to save his family. The blue light takes Jor-El again and Superman is left alone at the Fortress.

Superman returns to Metropolis and reunites with his wife and son. He expresses sorrow and regret for being unable to save his father, but he promises Superboy he will find him again. The Kent family wonders about the mysterious threat that Jor-El described and if the people of Earth are ready to stand against it. Superman uses his super-hearing to listen to the evils and injustices that humans do towards each other and dashes off to fulfill his duty.

Appearing in "The Oz Effect, Conclusion"

Featured Characters:

• Superman (Clark Kent)

Supporting Characters:

• Lois Lane-Kent
• Superboy (Jon Kent)

Antagonists:

• Doctor Manhattan (Watchmen Universe) (Behind the scenes)
• Doomsday (Cameo)
• Mister Oz (Jor-El)
  • The Anointed Ones (On a TV or computer screen)
    • Miss Janet (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)

Other Characters:

• Jimmy Olsen (Pre-Flashpoint) (In picture only)
• Jonathan Kent (Pre-Flashpoint) (In picture only)
• Lara Lor-Van (Statue only)
• Martha Kent (Pre-Flashpoint) (In picture only)
• Perry White (Pre-Flashpoint) (In picture only)
• Mister Mxyzptlk (Mentioned only)
• United Nations (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• Post-Flashpoint Multiverse
  • Earth 0
    • Earth
      • Arctic Circle
        • Fortress of Solitude
      • United States of America
        • Metropolis
          • Daily Planet
          • Suicide Slum (Mentioned only)
    • Krypton (Statue only)
  • Mister Oz's Lair
    • Negative Space Prison
  • Sphere of the Gods
    • Phantom Zone (Mentioned only)
  • Watchmen Universe (Unnamed) (Mentioned only)
• Pre-Flashpoint Multiverse
  • New Earth
    • Kansas
      • Smallville (In picture only)
• Hypertime
  • "Bliss" (Mentioned only)

Items:

• Green Kryptonite
• Mister Oz's Staff (Destroyed)
• Phantom Zone Projector (Mentioned only)

Vehicles:

• Kryptonian Rocket (In picture only)

Concepts:

• Anti-Crisis Energy (Unnamed)
• Mister Mxyzptlk's Attack (Mentioned only)
  

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Action Comics series
• Images from Action Comics Vol 1 991