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Superman Day 2025: All-Star Superman #1 is a one-shot with a cover date of June, 2025. It was published on April 18, 2025.
Synopsis for "...Faster..."
This story is reprinted from All-Star Superman #1.
Scientist Leo Quintum leads a space excavation team to the the surface of Earth's sun aboard their spacecraft, the Ray Bradbury. One of the men's body mutates and he sabotages the ship, courtesy of Lex Luthor. Superman flies to their rescue, exposing his body to 6000 degrees Fahrenheit.
At the Daily Planet, Lois Lane is asked why she is working on an article about Superman saving the crew aboard the Ray Bradbury even though it hasn't happened yet. They receive information that Luthor had caused several rivers to be damned with "intent to profit from global water shortage by tampering with the sun".
In an unidentified government base, General Lane walks in to find Luthor barking verbal commands to his weapon aboard the Ray Bradbury.
Superman arrives on the ship to pull out the living weapon. As he throws it into the sun, a large explosion occurs. Superman extends his bio-electric field to help protect the ship and take the brunt of the explosion.
At P.R.O.J.E.C.T. headquarters on the moon, Quintum is running tests on Superman. While stronger and faster than ever, the direct exposure to the solar radiation has overloaded Superman's cells and Quintum predicts he will soon die. Quintum points out that Luthor had used them as bait to get to Superman. Quintum promises he'll find a way with his genetic research to heal or replace Superman.
Clark Kent rushes to a meeting at the Daily Planet while Luthor is arrested for the attempted murder during the sun exploration.
Lois babbles on about her day as Clark continually attempts to interrupt her. Eventually he rips open his shirt to reveal to her that he is Superman.
Appearing in "...Faster..."
Featured Characters:
- Superman (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Cat Grant (First appearance)
- Jimmy Olsen (First appearance)
- Leo Quintum (First appearance)
- Lois Lane (First appearance)
- Perry White (First appearance)
- Sam Lane (Single appearance)
- Steve Lombard (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Lex Luthor (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Agatha
- Bizarro Drones
- Floral (Single appearance)
- Jonathan Kent (Cameo)
- Jor-El (Cameo)
- Lara Lor-Van (Cameo)
- Martha Kent (Cameo)
- Nanonauts (Single appearance)
- Ron Troupe (Cameo)
- Voyager Titans (Single appearance)
Locations:
- All-Star Superman Universe
- Earth's Sun
- Krypton (Flashback only)
- Rao (Flashback only)
- Metropolis
- P.R.O.J.E.C.T.
- Smallville (Flashback only)
Items:
Vehicles:
- Kryptonian Rocket (Flashback only)
- The Ray Bradbury
Notes
- * This free comic was published as part of DC's celebration of Superman Day 2025 on the 87th anniversary of the publication of Action Comics #1, promoting the upcoming release of the movie Superman.
- It reprints All-Star Superman #1. For further notes, see the original comic.