Adventures of Superman #438 is an issue of the series Adventures of Superman (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 1988.
Synopsis for "The Amazing Brainiac"
Superman encounters Brainiac at a carnival.
Appearing in "The Amazing Brainiac"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Brainiac (First appearance)
- The Amazing Brainiac (First appearance)
- Computer Tyrants (Flashback only)
Other Characters:
- Janet Jones
- Combattor (in a casket) (funeral)
- Mr. Chin
- Mrs. Chin
- Ronnie Chin
- Lex Luthor (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Earth
- Metropolis
- Metropolis General Hospital
- Psychiatric Ward
- Suicide Slum (Mentioned only)
- Colu (Flashback only)
Items:
Vehicles:
Notes
- This issue features the first appearance of the Post-Crisis Brainiac.
- The character Janet Jones is only named Janet in this issue. Her surname is known in Superman (Volume 2) #20. She seemingly is not the former wife of Nightmaster.
- This issue is reprinted in Superman vs. Brainiac and in Superman: The Man of Steel Vol. 3 (2021 Edition).