Adventures of Superman Vol 1 595

"Escalation": Apokolips is at war with Earth and President Luthor is trapped inside the White House with no outside communications. On Apokolips, Grayven and Darkseid are interrupted by Superman, whom Darkseid

"Escalation"
Part of the "Our Worlds at War" event.
Adventures of Superman Vol 1 #595
October, 2001
Executive Editor	Mike Carlin
Cover Artists	Mike Wieringo Jaime Mendoza
Escalation
Writers	Joe Casey
Pencilers	Mike Wieringo
Inkers	José Marzan, Jr.
Colourists	Wildstorm FX
Letterers	Bill Oakley
Editors	Eddie Berganza Tom Palmer, Jr.
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Your unique talent for returning from the dead is apparently one you still possess. Of course, you've never been killed by me.

— Grayven

Adventures of Superman #595 is an issue of the series Adventures of Superman (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 2001.

Synopsis for "Escalation"

Apokolips is at war with Earth and President Luthor is trapped inside the White House with no outside communications. On Apokolips, Grayven and Darkseid are interrupted by Superman, whom Darkseid thought was dead. It seems the Man of Steel was saved by his connection to Kismet, which took him briefly outside the universe in some way.

As Superman battles Darkseid, Lex Luthor is visited by his daughter Lena, who reveals her allegiance to Brainiac 13. Luthor is not pleased to learn that he has been strung along and betrayed by her and so he makes a new alliance of his own, with Zod and his people, promising to make Pokolistan a world power. Meanwhile, Darkseid and Superman realize that the true aggressors at the moment are Warworld. Grayven has been working with Brainiac 13 who plans to destroy both Apokolips and Earth; after Darkseid does away with his wayward son, he and Superman agree to fight their true enemy...to the death.

Appearing in "Escalation"

Featured Characters:

• Superman

Supporting Characters:

• President Lex Luthor
• Ignition

Antagonists:

• Darkseid
  • Parademons
• Lena Luthor
• Grayven

Other Characters:

• Lois Lane
• Kismet (Flashback only)
• Young Justice (Cameo)
  • Robin
  • Secret
  • Li'l Lobo (Deceased)

Locations:

• Washington, D.C.
  • The White House
• Apokolips
• Warworld (Pluto)

Items:

• Boom Tube
• Batter-Pole

Vehicles:

• 
  
  

Notes

• Superman navigation number 2001/39.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Adventures of Superman series
• Images from Adventures of Superman Vol 1 595

Recommended Reading

• Superman Recommended Reading
  • Action Comics (Volume 1)
  • Action Comics (Volume 2)
  • Adventures of Superman (Volume 1)
  • Batman/Superman (Volume 1)
  • Batman/Superman (Volume 2)
  • Batman/Superman: World's Finest (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: Son of Kal-El (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

Previous Superman (Volume 2) #173: 2001/38

Superman 2001 Navigation

Next Superman: The Man of Steel #117: 2001/40

Our Worlds at War Crossover The events from this issue or series are related to Our Worlds at War, during which Imperiex-Prime, a galactic giant attempted the complete annihilation of the Universe, with the nexus point being Earth. This template will automatically categorize articles that include it into the Our Worlds at War Crossovers category. Prelude to War! Action Comics #780 • Adventures of Superman #593 • Superboy #89 • Supergirl #59 • Superman #171 • Superman: The Man of Steel #115 • Wonder Woman #171 • Batman: Our Worlds at War #1 • Green Lantern: Our Worlds at War #1 • Young Justice: Our Worlds at War #1 All-Out War! Action Comics #781 • Adventures of Superman #594 • Batman #593 • Superboy #90 • Supergirl #60 • Superman #172 • Superman: The Man of Steel #116 • Wonder Woman #172 • Young Justice #35 • JLA: Our Worlds at War #1 • JSA: Our Worlds at War #1 • Nightwing: Our Worlds at War #1 • Wonder Woman: Our Worlds at War #1 Casualties of War! Action Comics #782 • Adventures of Superman #595 • Batman #594 • Impulse #77 • Superboy #91 • Supergirl #61 • Superman #173 • Superman: The Man of Steel #117 • Wonder Woman #173 • Young Justice #36 • The Flash: Our Worlds at War #1 • Harley Quinn: Our Worlds at War #1 • World's Finest: Our Worlds at War #1 • Secret Files and Origins