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| Title = Superman
  
| Title = Superman
 
| Image = Superman v.1 674.jpg
  
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| Volume = 1
  
| Volume = 1
 
| Issue = 674
  
| Issue = 674
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| CoverArtist1 = Renato Guedes
  
| CoverArtist1 = Renato Guedes
 
| CoverArtist2 = José Wilson Magalhaés
 
| CoverArtist2 = José Wilson Magalhaés
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| PreviousIssue = [[Superman 673|Superman #673]]
  
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| NextIssue = [[Superman 675|Superman #675]]
  
   
 
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| Speaker =
 
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| StoryTitle1 = "Shadows Linger (Part I) - Brighter Tomorrows"
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| StoryTitle1 = Shadows Linger (Part I) - Brighter Tomorrows
 
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Two meta humans in conflict, fly high in the skies and past a restricted area in Montana: The Garrett Federal Penitentiary, allowing Paragon to break free. Meanwhile, a Daxamite cruiser arrives at the Sol system on course for Earth.
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Meanwhile, Clark revels in the awe he has inspired in Lois and Chris. The apartment destroyed by the red sun burst allowed him to rebuild it as an open plan apartment. A gift from 'Superman' to his favourite reporter family.
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The apartment has a few surprises - the glass walls and windows are actually an amazing invention called "Smart Glass" able to show any TV channel worldwide whenever they need it. Also the apartment has JLA/Kryptonian hybrid technology offering the Kents immediate access to the Fortress of Solitude via its 'door' teleporting ability.
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Chris notices something unsettling, a fully working Phantom Zone Projector on a pedestal in Clark's laboratory. Clark avoids the issue, offering up a trip to China for Chinese food. Lois can quickly read Clark's actions and questions him on what is preying on his mind. Clark brings up Arion again and Lois is more than a little irritated, it went on forever but in the end he was beaten. Clark points out that though the wizard indeed fell, his warning about a rising darkness have yet to come to pass.
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Clark returns to the Fortress and activates the projector. Superman has been testing his scientific knowledge on a cure for his 'surrogate' half brother Mon-El. The tests fail continuously and Superman tries to change the subject by asking Mon-El how he arrived on Earth.
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Mon-El, or Lar Gand as he is also known, reveals he was searching for a rumored spaceport on his home planet, that was long thought destroyed. His perseverance paid off and he found a fully functioning rocket. As the young boy approaches the rocket a series of viewscreens activate and the Priest Elders of Daxam appear.
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A warning to leave is all they repeat, they had followed him on his archaeological trip and warned use of technology was prohibited. To a teenage boy the warning was pure stupidity - the rocket shot into space before the Elder's message had even ended.
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Mon-El sighs that he searched for the reasons why technology on Daxam was prohibited and that had lead him to Earth. He remembers his family, his sister, she would be older than he is now and his parents probably dead. Clark vows harder than ever that he'll rescue and cure his 'brother' no matter what.
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Days later, Clark is being unintentionally antagonistic to his editor in chief, his mind is racing over Mon-El and the debacle with Arion. Suddenly without warning however he is ripped from the floors of the newsroom and out into the sky!
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Paragon is his kidnapper and had sought him out by his Kryptonian energies. His theft had ripped the suit from Clark's body so thankfully his secret identity was safe. Lois still in the newsroom googles the villain and discovers he was a former Nobel prize winning doctor who is able to duplicate and magnify any power that he is near to.
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Paragon reveals his plan to take revenge on the Justice League and kill them off one by one. Superman wants to avoid 'charging' Paragon up and leads him to the Fortress of Solitude. Before an all out slapdown can take place Superman produces Chris' watch. Paragon can't generate powers if they aren't there to duplicate and with no powers in just a Lycra bodysuit he'd die... fast.
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But then, something catches Paragon's eye and he begins to smile, he doesn't need Superman now, not when he has three Daxamites to siphon. To make matters worse the trio are the Priest Elders... and they want Mon-El now.
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| Editor1_1 = Matt Idelson
  
| Editor1_1 = Matt Idelson
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| Editor1_2 = Tom Palmer Jr
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| Editor1_2 = Tom Palmer, Jr.
 
| Writer1_1 = Kurt Busiek
  
| Writer1_1 = Kurt Busiek
 
| Penciler1_1 = Renato Guedes
  
| Penciler1_1 = Renato Guedes
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'''Featured Characters:'''
  
'''Featured Characters:'''
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* [[Kal-El (New Earth)|Superman]]
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* {{a|[[Kal-El (New Earth)|Superman]]}}
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'''Supporting Characters:'''
  
'''Supporting Characters:'''
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* [[Lois Lane (New Earth)|Lois Lane]]
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* {{a|[[Lois Lane (New Earth)|Lois Lane]]}}
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* [[Lor-Zod (New Earth)|Chris Kent]]
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* {{a|[[Lor-Zod (New Earth)|Chris Kent]]}}
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* {{a|[[Perry White (New Earth)|Perry White]]}}
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'''Villains:'''
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'''Antagonists:'''
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* {{a|[[Joel Cochin (New Earth)|Paragon]]}}
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* {{a|[[Jackal II (New Earth)|Jackal]]}} {{Cameo}}
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'''Other Characters:'''
  
'''Other Characters:'''
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* {{a|[[Daxamites|Daxamite Priest Elders]]}}
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* {{a|[[Lar Gand (Pre-Zero Hour)|Mon-El]]}}
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* {{a|[[Raymond Terrill (New Earth)|Ray]]}} {{Cameo}}
 
'''Locations:'''
  
'''Locations:'''
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* [[Metropolis]]
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* {{a|[[China]]}}
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* [[Fortress of Solitude]]
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** {{a|[[Hong Kong]]}}
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* {{a|[[Metropolis]]}}
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** {{a|[[Daily Planet]]}}
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* {{a|[[Montana]]}}
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** Pendroy
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*** Garrett Federal Penitentiary
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* {{a|[[Fortress of Solitude]]}}
 
'''Items:'''
  
'''Items:'''
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* [[Solar Watch]]
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* {{a|[[Solar Watch]]}}
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'''Vehicles:'''
  
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| Cast1 = Kal-El (New Earth)
  
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| Cast2 = Lor-Zod (New Earth)
  
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| Cast3 = Lois Lane (New Earth)
  
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| Location1 = Metropolis
  
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| Location2 = Fortress of Solitude (New Earth)
  
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| Item1 = Solar Watch
  
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| Vehicle1 = Daxamite Spaceship
  
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| Notes =
 
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* This issue shipped on March 12th, [[2008]].
  
* This issue shipped on March 12th, [[2008]].
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* The Kent's remodeled apartment is located at 1138 Sullivan Place, an allusion to Lois Lane's cousin, Chloe Sullivan, on Smallville.
  
* The Kent's remodeled apartment is located at 1138 Sullivan Place, an allusion to Lois Lane's cousin, Chloe Sullivan, on Smallville.
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| Trivia =
 
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| Recommended =
 
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Revision as of 13:14, 12 January 2019

"Shadows Linger (Part I) - Brighter Tomorrows": Two meta humans in conflict, fly high in the skies and past a restricted area in Montana: The Garrett Federal Penitentiary, allowing Paragon to break free. Meanwhile, a Daxamite cruiser arrives at the Sol system on course for Earth.

Superman #674 is an issue of the series Superman (Volume 1) with a cover date of May, 2008.

Synopsis for "Shadows Linger (Part I) - Brighter Tomorrows"

Two meta humans in conflict, fly high in the skies and past a restricted area in Montana: The Garrett Federal Penitentiary, allowing Paragon to break free. Meanwhile, a Daxamite cruiser arrives at the Sol system on course for Earth.

Meanwhile, Clark revels in the awe he has inspired in Lois and Chris. The apartment destroyed by the red sun burst allowed him to rebuild it as an open plan apartment. A gift from 'Superman' to his favourite reporter family.

The apartment has a few surprises - the glass walls and windows are actually an amazing invention called "Smart Glass" able to show any TV channel worldwide whenever they need it. Also the apartment has JLA/Kryptonian hybrid technology offering the Kents immediate access to the Fortress of Solitude via its 'door' teleporting ability.

Chris notices something unsettling, a fully working Phantom Zone Projector on a pedestal in Clark's laboratory. Clark avoids the issue, offering up a trip to China for Chinese food. Lois can quickly read Clark's actions and questions him on what is preying on his mind. Clark brings up Arion again and Lois is more than a little irritated, it went on forever but in the end he was beaten. Clark points out that though the wizard indeed fell, his warning about a rising darkness have yet to come to pass.

Clark returns to the Fortress and activates the projector. Superman has been testing his scientific knowledge on a cure for his 'surrogate' half brother Mon-El. The tests fail continuously and Superman tries to change the subject by asking Mon-El how he arrived on Earth.

Mon-El, or Lar Gand as he is also known, reveals he was searching for a rumored spaceport on his home planet, that was long thought destroyed. His perseverance paid off and he found a fully functioning rocket. As the young boy approaches the rocket a series of viewscreens activate and the Priest Elders of Daxam appear.

A warning to leave is all they repeat, they had followed him on his archaeological trip and warned use of technology was prohibited. To a teenage boy the warning was pure stupidity - the rocket shot into space before the Elder's message had even ended.

Mon-El sighs that he searched for the reasons why technology on Daxam was prohibited and that had lead him to Earth. He remembers his family, his sister, she would be older than he is now and his parents probably dead. Clark vows harder than ever that he'll rescue and cure his 'brother' no matter what.

Days later, Clark is being unintentionally antagonistic to his editor in chief, his mind is racing over Mon-El and the debacle with Arion. Suddenly without warning however he is ripped from the floors of the newsroom and out into the sky!

Paragon is his kidnapper and had sought him out by his Kryptonian energies. His theft had ripped the suit from Clark's body so thankfully his secret identity was safe. Lois still in the newsroom googles the villain and discovers he was a former Nobel prize winning doctor who is able to duplicate and magnify any power that he is near to.

Paragon reveals his plan to take revenge on the Justice League and kill them off one by one. Superman wants to avoid 'charging' Paragon up and leads him to the Fortress of Solitude. Before an all out slapdown can take place Superman produces Chris' watch. Paragon can't generate powers if they aren't there to duplicate and with no powers in just a Lycra bodysuit he'd die... fast.

But then, something catches Paragon's eye and he begins to smile, he doesn't need Superman now, not when he has three Daxamites to siphon. To make matters worse the trio are the Priest Elders... and they want Mon-El now.

Appearing in "Shadows Linger (Part I) - Brighter Tomorrows"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

Other Characters:

Locations:

Items:

  • Solar Watch

Vehicles:



Notes

  • This issue shipped on March 12th, 2008.
  • The Kent's remodeled apartment is located at 1138 Sullivan Place, an allusion to Lois Lane's cousin, Chloe Sullivan, on Smallville.



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