Titans: Beast World Tour: Metropolis #1 is a one-shot with a cover date of February, 2024. It was published on December 5, 2023.
Synopsis for "Primal Pain"
Superman Jon Kent is locked in a struggle, seemingly battling a great threat. Meanwhile, Nia Nal is dining with her friend Yvette at a restaurant. She suddenly drops her plate, startled by what she thought was the waitress. Confiding in Yvette, she reveals that ever since the events of Lazarus Planet, she has been able to see glimpses of the future, but she has little control over these visions. They come in fragments, sometimes showing events just seconds away, other times far in the future. Now, she is seeing explosions everywhere. Desperate to understand where this danger is coming from, she rushes to chase down the phenomenon, transforming into Dreamer in the process.
Dreamer tries to warn people that Metropolis is in danger and that they need to evacuate the city, but no one listens. Yvette finds her and, unintentionally, gives her an idea. Dreamer decides to seek help from Superman Jon Kent. Together, they gather the people to issue a warning, urging everyone to leave the city. They suggest that alien residents head to Parthas, Dreamer’s home.
Suddenly, Nia senses another danger—Livewire is losing control, and a toxic cloud begins to rise into the sky. Superman and Dreamer work together to neutralize the threat. Dreamer then asks Jon to help guide the citizens to Parthas, as she has a vision of Livewire attacking her in the form of a lizard. When this vision becomes reality, Jon reluctantly follows her instructions, while Dreamer confronts Leslie, knowing that if she doesn’t act, the entire city could explode. After a difficult struggle, Dreamer manages to neutralize Leslie. The aliens are successfully evacuated to Parthas. Meanwhile, Waller watches the events unfold, pleased as she observes Dreamer’s actions.
Appearing in "Primal Pain"
Featured Characters:
- Dreamer (Nia Nal)
- Superman (Jon Kent) (Also in a vision)
Supporting Characters:
- Yvette Turner (First full appearance)
Antagonists:
- Amanda Waller (Cameo)
- Beast Boy's Spores (Behind the scenes)
- Beast-People (Unnamed)
- Livewire (Transformed) (Also in a vision)
- Beast-People (Unnamed)
Other Characters:
- Metropolis Police Department (Cameo)
- United States Army (Cameo)
- Blue Earth Movement (Mentioned only)
- Cassandra (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Hypertime (Behind the scenes)
- Alternate Earth 0 Future (Metropolis is destroyed by the transformed Livewire) (Single appearance) (Unnamed) (In a vision) (Erased)
- Metropolis (In ruins)
- Daily Planet (In ruins)
- Supercorp Tower (In ruins)
- Metropolis (In ruins)
- Alternate Earth 0 Future (Metropolis is destroyed by the transformed Livewire) (Single appearance) (Unnamed) (In a vision) (Erased)
- Multiverse (Mentioned only)
- Earth 0
- United States of America
- New York
- Metropolis
- A-Town
- Daily Planet (Cameo)
- Supercorp Tower (Cameo)
- Parthas (Cameo)
- Metropolis
- New Jersey
- Gotham City (Mentioned only)
- New York
- United States of America
- Sphere of the Gods
- The Dream Realm (Behind the scenes)
- Earth 0
Items:
- Lazarus Pit (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Lazarus Rain (Mentioned only)
Concepts:
- Lazarus Planet (Flashback only)
- Magic (Behind the scenes)
- The Red (Behind the scenes)
Synopsis for "Turtle Boy"
Bibbo rushes to the scene as people cry out for help. Jimmy Olsen has transformed into a giant turtle and is wreaking havoc on one of Metropolis' bridges. Bibbo tries to reason with him, but he’s met with a powerful blow. As he reels from the impact, he recalls the events from a few hours earlier at the Ace of Clubs.
Jimmy had been venting to Bibbo and Professor Hamilton about his rough night trying to photograph the events of Beast World. Exhausted, he took a cup of coffee served by Bibbo, unaware that a spore had slipped into it. After drinking it, he transformed into a turtle man.
Back on the bridge, Bibbo saves a woman from the chaos. Just then, Hamilton arrives in a flying car—one that belonged to the Newsboy Legion—carrying what Bibbo believes could be the solution to cure "Jimzilla." Bibbo leaps into the car and helps Hamilton administer a sedative to Jimmy using a bazooka. The sedative takes effect, and Jimmy falls asleep on the bridge, which should expel the spore from his body.
Additionally, Hamilton has activated a signal within the solution that attracts Power Girl Phenyx, compelling her to destroy the spore due to its influence. With the spore eradicated, Jimmy is finally free. To celebrate, Bibbo plans to serve him Lois Lane's favorite dish—turtle soup.
Appearing in "Turtle Boy"
Featured Characters:
- Bibbo Bibbowski (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
- Professor Emil Hamilton (First appearance) (Flashback and main story)
Antagonists:
- Beast Boy's Spores (Behind the scenes)
- Beast-People (Unnamed)
- Jimmy Olsen/"Turtle Boy" (Transformed) (Cured) (Flashback and main story)
- Power Girl (Kara Zor-L) (Transformed)
- Beast-People (Unnamed)
Other Characters:
- The Devil (Mentioned only)
- Lois Lane (Mentioned only)
- Newsboy Legion (Mentioned only)
- Superman (Clark Kent) (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Earth 0
- United States of America
- New York
- Metropolis
- Ace o' Clubs (Flashback only)
- Daily Planet (Mentioned only)
- Metropolis
- New York
- United States of America
Items:
- Emil Hamilton's Sonic Bazooka (Single appearance)
Vehicles:
Concepts:
- The Red (Behind the scenes)
Synopsis for "Don't Stop: A Tale from the Beast World"
Lois receives a text message from Jimmy, informing her that the staff of the Daily Planet is safe in the newspaper's bunker. Meanwhile, Lois is in the Fortress of Solitude, communicating with Superman via radio. She guides him through his rescue missions, doing everything she can to protect him from Garro's spores. Superman urges her to take a break, but Lois doesn't know how to do that.
Suddenly, Kelex sounds the alarm—the spores have detected the Fortress of Solitude and are launching an attack, led by none other than Power Girl Phenyx. Lois quickly informs Superman that she has a plan and begins firing lasers in defense. However, Superman, stubborn as always, decides to come to her aid, putting himself at risk of contamination. He manages to destroy a few spores, but soon finds himself overwhelmed.
A sudden electrical surge courses through his body, killing the spores clinging to him. For a brief moment, Brainiac's symbol flashes on his forehead. Kelex is unable to determine the source of the electrical discharge, but warns Superman that next time, he won’t be so lucky—he will be contaminated. It becomes clear that Brainiac himself intervened to save Clark from the spores, claiming that Superman and his planet belong to him, and that he will come to collect them soon.
Appearing in "Don't Stop: A Tale from the Beast World"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Super-Family
- Kelex
- Steel (Natasha Irons) (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Supergirl (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Superman (Jon Kent) (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
Antagonists:
- Beast Boy/"Garro" (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Star Conqueror Spores
- Beast-People (Unnamed) (First full appearance)
- "Lion" Black Adam (Transformed) (Flashback only) (Cameo)
- Power Girl (Kara Zor-L) (Cameo)
- Beast-People (Unnamed) (First full appearance)
- Star Conqueror Spores
- Brainiac (Cameo)
- The Necrostar (Flashback only) (Cameo)
Other Characters:
- Lara Lor-Van (Statue only) (Cameo)
- Jimmy Olsen (Text message only)
- Jor-El (Statue only) (Cameo)
- Jonathan Kent (Mentioned only)
- Kryptonians (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Earth 0
- Earth
- Arctic Circle
- Atlantic Ocean
- United States of America
- Metropolis
- Daily Planet (Mentioned only)
- Metropolis
- United Arab Emirates
- Dubai (Mentioned only)
- Krypton (Statue only) (Cameo)
- Earth
Items:
- Natasha Irons' Armor (On a TV or computer screen) (Cameo)
- Super-Computer
Vehicles:
- Brainiac's Skull Ship (Cameo)
Concepts:
Notes
- "Primal Pain" and "Don't Stop" take place after the events of Titans: Beast World #2.
- Dreamer's story continues from Lazarus Planet: Assault on Krypton #1 and is continued in Action Comics #1060.
- "Turtle Boy" takes place after the events of Titans: Beast World #3.
Trivia
- Power Girl's transformed state heavily resembles a Phoenix.
- This is also a nod to her alias as Flamebird.
- Jimmy Olsen was recently seen being able to turn into a turtle-like creature in Fire & Ice: Welcome to Smallville #3 which is a nod to the events of Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #53 where he first became a human-turtle hybrid.
- Yvette was originally a character introduced in the Supergirl tv show where she's also a friend of Dreamer/Nia Nal.
- Kirby 3000 Turbine is obviously an homage to Jack Kirby.
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