Justice Society of America Kingdom Come Special Superman Vol 1 1

Being haunted by my past has made me ever vigilant in this world. I try not to relive my memories... or repeat my failures.

— Superman (Earth-22)

Justice Society of America Kingdom Come Special Superman #1 is a one-shot with a cover date of January, 2009.

Synopsis for "Superman"

Kal-El of Earth-22 is at JSA Headquarters contemplating his past. After having a discussion with Cyclone, he decides to go to Metropolis to see this reality's Lois Lane. Upon arriving however, he finds a group of terrorists attacking the Daily Planet with Kryptonite gas. Kryptonite from this reality doesn't work on Kal-El and he easily defeats the criminals, albeit with great recklessness. Superman shows up and the two have a brief altercation with one another.

Later, Kal-El learns that a version of Norman McCay from his reality, also exists on this one. He flies to McCay's church in Chicago, Illinois and has a talk with the elderly, retired reverend. McCay gives Kal-El hope for the future.

He returns to JSA headquarters whereupon he meets visitor Lois Lane. Lois wants to know how her Earth-22 counterpart died and Kal-El recalls the haunting memory of when the Joker brutally murdered her on his world.

Appearing in "Superman"

Featured Characters:

Superman (Earth-22) (Flashback and main story)

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

Other Characters:

Abigail Hunkel (Cameo)
Captain Marvel (Earth-22) (Flashback only)
Gog (Flashback only)
Joker (Earth-22) (Flashback only)
Lois Lane (Earth-22) (Dies) (Flashback only)
Norman McCay (Earth-22) (Flashback only)
Power Woman (Earth-22) (Flashback only)
Justice Society of America (Flashback only)

Locations:

Illinois
- Chicago
Metropolis (New Earth and Earth-22)
- New Troy
- Daily Planet
New York City

Items:

Green Kryptonite

Vehicles:

Notes

This issue shipped on November 12th, 2008.

Includes a sketchbook and editorial by Alex Ross titled "My Kingdom Come".

The events from this issue take place after Justice Society of America (Volume 3) #20 but before Kingdom Come Special: Magog #1.

Links and References

Kingdom Come Continuity Storyline/Crossover

Kingdom Come was a four-issue limited series published in 1996 under DC's Elseworlds imprint. Like all Elseworlds, this series was set in an alternate reality outside that of the mainstream DC Universe (in this case, Earth-96/Earth-22/Earth 22). However, several elements and characters were later introduced in the mainstream universe.
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Kingdom Come Issues (Volume; Collection)

Kingdom Come #1 • Kingdom Come #2 • Kingdom Come #3 • Kingdom Come #4

The Kingdom Issues (Volume; Collection)

Prelude: New Year's Evil: Gog #1

Begin: The Kingdom #1
The Kingdom: Son of the Bat #1 • The Kingdom: Nightstar #1 • The Kingdom: Offspring #1 • The Kingdom: Kid Flash #1 • The Kingdom: Planet Krypton #1