Adventures of Superman Vol 1 551

"Genesis for Humanity": While attempting to repair a breach in the Source Wall, Superman encounters Cyborg Superman. Superman defeats the Cyborg by trapping him in the wall, which repairs itself. Superman then regroups with [[Izaya (New Ea

"Genesis for Humanity"
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Adventures of Superman Vol 1 #551
October, 1997
Executive Editor	Mike Carlin
Cover Artists	Tom Grummett Denis Rodier Patrick Martin
Genesis for Humanity
Writers	Dan Jurgens
Pencilers	Tom Grummett
Inkers	Denis Rodier
Colourists	Glenn Whitmore Digital Chameleon
Letterers	Albert DeGuzman
Editors	Joey Cavalieri Maureen McTigue
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I didn't turn you into a cyborg, Henshaw! It was an accident! You need someone to blame and can't take it yourself, so you've made me the object of your hate!

— Superman

Adventures of Superman #551 is an issue of the series Adventures of Superman (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 1997.

Synopsis for "Genesis for Humanity"

While attempting to repair a breach in the Source Wall, Superman encounters Cyborg Superman. Superman defeats the Cyborg by trapping him in the wall, which repairs itself. Superman then regroups with Highfather and the other heroes but doesn't realize that Cyborg has infected his containment suit. Meanwhile, on Earth, Jimmy Olsen continues his mission to expose Superman's true identity of Collin Thornton to the world.

Appearing in "Genesis for Humanity"

Featured Characters:

• Superman

Supporting Characters:

• Highfather
• Metron

Antagonists:

• Cyborg Superman (Flashback and main story)
• Mongul (Flashback only)

Other Characters:

• Argent (Cameo)
• Artemis (Cameo)
• Captain Marvel (Cameo)
• Cosmic Boy (Cameo)
• Darkseid (Mentioned only)
• Doomsday (Mentioned only)
• Ferro Lad (Cameo)
• Flash (Cameo)
• Green Lantern Hal Jordan (Mentioned only)
• Green Lantern Kyle Rayner (Cameo)
• Terri Henshaw (Flashback only)
• Impulse (Cameo)
• Lois Lane (Mentioned only)
• Martian Manhunter (Cameo)
• Mary Marvel (Cameo)
• Max Mercury (Cameo)
• Jimmy Olsen
• Steel (Cameo)
• Superboy (Cameo)
• Supergirl (Cameo)
• Takion (Cameo)
• Collin Thornton (Mentioned only)

Locations:

• New Earth
  • United States of America
    • Coast City (Mentioned only)
• Source Wall

Items:

• Green Lantern Ring
• Kinetic Hammer
• Mobius Chair
• Mother Box
• Steel's Third Armor

Vehicles:

• Boom Tube
  

Notes

• Continued in Genesis #3.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Adventures of Superman series

Links and References

Genesis Crossover The events from this issue are related to the Genesis crossover event. This template will automatically categorize articles that include it into the Genesis Crossover category. Core Issues Genesis #1 • Genesis #2 • Genesis #3 • Genesis #4 Tie-Ins Aquaman #37 • Azrael #34 • Batman #547 • Green Lantern #91 • Impulse #30 • Jack Kirby's Fourth World #8 • Legion of Super-Heroes #97 • Lobo #44 • The Power of Shazam! #31 • Resurrection Man #6 • Robin #46 • Sovereign Seven #27 • Spectre #58 • Starman #35 • Steel #43 • Superboy and the Ravers #14 • Supergirl #14 • Superman #128 • Superman: The Man of Steel #72 • Teen Titans #13 • Wonder Woman #126 • Xero #6 • Young Heroes in Love #5

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