Changes: Superman Vol 1 687

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"Power and Weakness"

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Power and Weakness

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He's not as elegant as Superman in the way he handles things… But he gets the job done!

— Guardian

Superman #687 is an issue of the series Superman (Volume 1) with a cover date of June, 2009.

Synopsis for "Power and Weakness"

While Superman leaves the planet Earth to take care of business on New Krypton, he leaves Mon-El in charge of protecting Metropolis. Mon-El has taken-up the secret identity of "Jonathan Kent" and has joined the Science Police. Guardian and the Science Police battle against Shrapnel. Mon-El feigns unconsciousness as Jonathan Kent, and appears as Mon-El – ready to battle Shrapnel one-on-one! After taking care of Shrapnel, Mon-El asks Guardian how he did. Guardian expresses concern about Mon-El's secret identity and it being revealed if he continues switching back and forth between Jonathan Kent, Science Police, and Mon-El, Super-Hero, during battles.

Meanwhile, several villains are contemplating heists in Metropolis since Superman is gone. Fortunately, Black Lightning and John Henry Irons seem to be planning counter-measures to this anticipated surge of crime. Jimmy Olsen visits Zatara to ask him questions about suspected magic in a recent fight that Superman, Supergirl, and Krypto had against Atlas.

Guardian calls together Science Police Officers Foster, Jamie Billi Harper, Romundi, Sanderson, Wilcox, and Jonathan Kent for a dangerous, volunteer-only mission to rescue an old friend. But the next day, after capturing Plastique, Mon-El abruptly learns that his powers are gone!

Appearing in "Power and Weakness"

Featured Characters:

Mon-El
Guardian

Supporting Characters:

Jimmy Olsen

Antagonists:

Shrapnel
Parasite (Behind the scenes)
Prankster (Behind the scenes)
Plastique (Cameo)

Other Characters:

Locations:

Metropolis
- Ironworks

Items:

Guardian's Shield

Vehicles:

Notes

Issue shipped on April 29, 2009.
Issue is navigation number 23/2009.

Links and References

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-| Synopsis1           = While [[Kal-El (New Earth)|Superman]] leaves the planet [[Earth]] to take care of business on [[Kandor (New Earth)|New Krypton]], he leaves [[Lar Gand (New Earth)|Mon-El]] in charge of protecting [[Metropolis]]. [[Lar Gand (New Earth)|Mon-El]] has taken-up the secret identity of “Jonathan Kent” and has joined the [[Science Police]].
-[[James Harper Clone (New Earth)|Guardian]] and the [[Science Police]] battle against [[Shrapnel (New Earth)|Shrapnel]]. Mon-El feigns unconsciousness as Jonathan Kent, and appears as Mon-El – ready to battle Shrapnel one-on-one! After taking care of Shrapnel, Mon-El asks Guardian how he did. Guardian expresses concern about Mon-El’s secret identity and it being revealed if he continues switching back and forth between Jonathan Kent, Science Police, and Mon-El, Super-Hero, during battles.
-Meanwhile, several villains are contemplating heists in [[Metropolis]] since Superman is gone. Fortunately, [[Jefferson Pierce (New Earth)|Black Lightning]] and  [[John Henry Irons (New Earth)|John Henry Irons]] seem to be planning counter-measures to this anticipated surge of crime. [[James Olsen (New Earth)|Jimmy Olsen]] visits [[Zachary Zatara (New Earth)|Zatara]] to ask him questions about suspected magic in a recent fight that Superman, Supergirl, and Krypto had against Atlas.
-Guardian calls together Science Police Officers Foster, Jamie Billi Harper, Romundi, Sanderson, Wilcox, and [[Lar Gand (New Earth)|Jonathan Kent]] for a dangerous, volunteer-only mission to rescue an old friend. But the next day, after capturing [[Bette Sans Souci (New Earth)|Plastique]], Mon-El abruptly learns that his powers are gone!
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+| Quotation           = [[Lar Gand (Pre-Zero Hour)|He's]] '''not''' as elegant as [[Kal-El (New Earth)|Superman]] in the way he handles things… But he '''gets''' the job '''done!'''
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+| Speaker             = [[James Harper Clone (New Earth)|Guardian]]
-'''Featured Characters:'''
-* [[Lar Gand (New Earth)|Mon-El]]
-* [[James Harper Clone (New Earth)|Guardian]]
+| StoryTitle1         = Power and Weakness
-'''Supporting Characters:'''
-* [[James Olsen (New Earth)|Jimmy Olsen]]
+| Synopsis1           = While [[Kal-El (New Earth)|Superman]] leaves the planet [[Earth]] to take care of business on [[Kandor|New Krypton]], he leaves [[Lar Gand (Pre-Zero Hour)|Mon-El]] in charge of protecting [[Metropolis]]. Mon-El has taken-up the secret identity of "Jonathan Kent" and has joined the [[Science Police]].
-'''Villains:'''
+[[James Harper Clone (New Earth)|Guardian]] and the [[Science Police]] battle against [[Mark Scheffer (New Earth)|Shrapnel]]. Mon-El feigns unconsciousness as Jonathan Kent, and appears as Mon-El – ready to battle Shrapnel one-on-one! After taking care of Shrapnel, Mon-El asks Guardian how he did. Guardian expresses concern about Mon-El's secret identity and it being revealed if he continues switching back and forth between Jonathan Kent, Science Police, and Mon-El, Super-Hero, during battles.
-* [[Shrapnel (New Earth)|Shrapnel]]
-* [[Rudolph Jones (New Earth)|Parasite]] {{BTS}}
-*[[Oswald Loomis (New Earth)|Prankster]] {{BTS}}
-*[[Bette Sans Souci (New Earth)|Plastique]] {{Cameo}}
+Meanwhile, several villains are contemplating heists in [[Metropolis]] since Superman is gone. Fortunately, [[Jefferson Pierce (New Earth)|Black Lightning]] and  [[John Henry Irons (New Earth)|John Henry Irons]] seem to be planning counter-measures to this anticipated surge of crime. [[James Olsen (New Earth)|Jimmy Olsen]] visits [[Zachary Zatara (New Earth)|Zatara]] to ask him questions about suspected magic in a recent fight that Superman, Supergirl, and Krypto had against Atlas.
+Guardian calls together Science Police Officers Foster, Jamie Billi Harper, Romundi, Sanderson, Wilcox, and [[Lar Gand (Pre-Zero Hour)|Jonathan Kent]] for a dangerous, volunteer-only mission to rescue an old friend. But the next day, after capturing [[Bette Sans Souci (New Earth)|Plastique]], Mon-El abruptly learns that his powers are gone!
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+'''Featured Characters:'''
+* {{a|[[Lar Gand (Pre-Zero Hour)|Mon-El]]}}
+* {{a|[[James Harper Clone (New Earth)|Guardian]]}}
+'''Supporting Characters:'''
+* {{a|[[James Olsen (New Earth)|Jimmy Olsen]]}}
+'''Antagonists:'''
+* {{a|[[Mark Scheffer (New Earth)|Shrapnel]]}}
+* {{a|[[Rudolph Jones (New Earth)|Parasite]]}} {{BTS}}
+* {{a|[[Oswald Loomis (New Earth)|Prankster]]}} {{BTS}}
+* {{a|[[Bette Sans Souci (New Earth)|Plastique]]}} {{Cameo}}
 '''Other Characters:'''
-* [[Science Police]]
+* {{a|[[Science Police]]}}
-:*[[Science Police|Foster]]
+**{{a|[[Science Police|Foster]]}}
-:*[[Jaime Harper (New Earth)|Jamie Billi Harper]]
+** {{a|[[Jamie Harper (New Earth)|Jamie Billi Harper]]}}
-:*[[Science Police|Romundi]]
+**{{a|[[Science Police|Romundi]]}}
-:*[[Science Police|Sanderson]]
+**{{a|[[Science Police|Sanderson]]}}
-:*[[Science Police|Wilcox]]
+** {{a|[[Projectra Wind'zzor (Pre-Zero Hour)|Wilcox]]}}
-*[[Jefferson Pierce (New Earth)|Black Lightning]]
+* {{a|[[Jefferson Pierce (New Earth)|Black Lightning]]}}
-* [[John Henry Irons (New Earth)|John Henry Irons]]
+* {{a|[[John Henry Irons (New Earth)|John Henry Irons]]}}
 * Tom
-* [[Zachary Zatara (New Earth)|Zatara]]
+* {{a|[[Zachary Zatara (New Earth)|Zatara]]}}
 '''Locations:'''
-* [[Metropolis]]
+* {{a|[[Metropolis]]}}
-:*[[Ironworks]]
+** {{a|[[Ironworks]]}}
 '''Items:'''
-* [[Guardian's Shield]]
+* {{a|[[Guardian's Shield]]}}
 '''Vehicles:'''
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 * Issue shipped on April 29, [[2009]].
 * Issue is navigation number 23/2009.
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 * [[World Without Superman]]
 * [[World Without Superman/Gallery|World Without Superman image gallery]]
 | Recommended         = {{Superman RR}}
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Changes: Superman Vol 1 687

Revision as of 08:13, 24 March 2020

Contents

Synopsis for "Power and Weakness"

Appearing in "Power and Weakness"

Notes

Related Articles

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Recommended Reading

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