- I knew you'd be back.
Superman: Kal-El Returns Special #1 is a one-shot with a cover date of January, 2023. It was published on November 29, 2022.
Synopsis for "The Concert That Ate Gotham"
Appearing in "The Concert That Ate Gotham"
Featured Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Batman/Bruce Wayne (Earth-Two) (Cameo)
- Batman/Bruce Wayne (New Earth) (Cameo)
- Superman/Clark Kent (Earth-Two) (Cameo)
- Superman/Clark Kent (New Earth) (Cameo)
- Doom Patrol (Mentioned only)
- Mister Mxyzptlk (Fifth Dimension) (Mentioned only)
- Superman Family (Mentioned only)
- Wesley Dodds (Mentioned only)
- Igor Stravinsky (Mentioned only)
- Pierre Monteux (Mentioned only)
- Vaslav Nijinsky (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Earth 0/Prime Earth
- France
- Paris (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Le Cordon Bleu (Mentioned only)
- Paris (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- United States of America
- Gotham City
- Fort Graye
- Bruce Wayne's Brownstone
- Batcave (Mentioned only)
- Fort Graye
- Gotham City
- Arctic Circle
- Fortress of Solitude (Mentioned only)
- Belgium
- Brussels (Mentioned only)
- France
- Earth-Two (Cameo)
- The In-Between (Cameo)
- New Earth (Cameo)
- Timestream (Mentioned only)
Items:
- Baton of Pierre Monteaux
- Batsuit
- Sandman's Gas Gun
Vehicles:
Concepts:
- Time Travel (Behind the scenes)
Synopsis for "Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen in... A Friend, In Need!"
Appearing in "Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen in... A Friend, In Need!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Superman (Jon Kent) (In a photograph only) (Cameo)
- United States Air Force
- Spencer (Single appearance)
Antagonists:
- Mechanical Monsters (First appearance; unnamed) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
Other Characters:
- Batman (Bruce Wayne) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Metropolis Fire Department (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Metropolis Police Department (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Wonder Woman (Diana of Themyscira) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- The Flash (Wally West) (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- United States of America
- Metropolis (Flashback and main story)
Items:
- Batsuit
- Bracelets of Submission
- Jimmy Olsen's Signal Watch (Mentioned only)
- Wonder Woman's Tiara
Vehicles:
- Fighter Jets
Synopsis for "Distractions"
Appearing in "Distractions"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Lex Luthor
- Carl (Single appearance)
- Carl's comrade (Single appearance) (Unnamed)
Other Characters:
Locations:
- Italy
- United States of America
- Metropolis
- LexCorp
- LexCorp Charities
- Metro Pier 13-21
- Stryker's Island Penitentiary
- Daily Planet (Mentioned only)
- Metropolis
Items:
Synopsis for "Home"
Appearing in "Home"
Featured Characters:
- Superman/Superman Blue (Clark Kent) (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
- Justice League (Flashback and main story)
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Jonathan Kent (Cameo)
- Justice League (Flashback and main story)
- Aquaman (Arthur Curry) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Batman (Bruce Wayne) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Black Adam (Teth-Adam) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Black Canary (Dinah Drake) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Cyborg (Victor Stone) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Elongated Man (Ralph Dibny) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Firestorm (Ronnie Raymond) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- The Flash (Barry Allen) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Green Arrow (Oliver Queen) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Green Lantern (Hal Jordan) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Green Lantern (John Stewart) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Hawkgirl (Kendra Saunders) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Hawkman (Katar Hol) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Hippolyta (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Plastic Man (Patrick O'Brian) (In picture only)
- Red Tornado (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Wonder Woman (Diana Prince) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Zatanna (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Justice League International (In picture only)
- Blue Beetle (Ted Kord) (In a photograph only)
- Booster Gold (Michael Carter) (In a photograph only)
- Captain Marvel (Billy Batson) (In picture only)
- Doctor Fate (Kent Nelson) (In picture only)
- Doctor Light (Kimiyo Hoshi) (In picture only)
- Fire (Beatriz da Costa) (In a photograph only)
- Green Lantern (Guy Gardner) (In a photograph only)
- Mister Miracle (Scott Free) (In picture only)
- Oberon (In picture only)
- Lois Lane-Kent (Cameo)
- Martha Kent (Cameo)
- Superboy (Conner Kent) (Statue only)
- Supergirl (Kara Danvers) (Statue only)
Locations:
- Earth 0
- Earth
- Justice League Satellite (Flashback and main story) (Cameo)
- Warworld (Cameo)
Items:
- Batarangs (Statue only)
- Bat-Signal
- Batsuit (Flashback and main story)
- Blood Gem (In a photograph only)
- Bottle City of Kandor (Cameo)
- Bracelets of Submission (Flashback and main story)
- Daily Planet
- Green Lantern Power Battery (Statue only)
- Green Lantern Ring (Flashback only)
- Hawkman's Mace (Flashback only)
- Helmet of Fate (In picture only)
- Nth Metal (Flashback only)
- Rocket Red Armor
- Trick Arrows (Flashback only)
- Trident of Neptune (Flashback only)
- Trident of Poseidon (Flashback only)
- Wonder Woman's Tiara (Flashback and main story)
- Yellow Lantern Ring (In a photograph only)
Vehicles:
- Batmobile (Statue only)
- Batplane (Statue only)
- Hourman's Timeship (Statue only)
Concepts:
- Death of Superman (In picture only)
Notes
- "The Concert That Ate Gotham" story takes place after the "Red Moon" story from Action Comics #1047 but before the events of Wonder Woman #793.
- The "Home" story takes place not long after the epilogue of the "New Salvation" story from Nubia & The Justice League Special #1 and just before the events of Justice League (Volume 4) #75.
Trivia
- Jon Kent's photo from the "A Friend, In Need!" story is a reference to the cover of Action Comics #1.
- The cover is also referenced in Clark's flashback from the "Home" story.
- "Home" features replications of the covers of The Brave and the Bold #28, Justice League of America #21, Justice League #1, Justice League America #69, JLA #1, JLA: Tower of Babel, and Justice League of America (Volume 2) #1.
See Also
Links and References
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Look at how sad this is making Batman. You did this.
Look at how sad this is making Batman. You did this.