World Without Superman

Following the events of the Superman: New Krypton story arc, Alura In-Ze creates an artificial planet called New Krypton in an attempt to get away from Earth following the death of Zor-El, and releases General Zod and his subordinates from the Phantom Zone. In response, E

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Official Name	World Without Superman
Universe	New Earth
Locations	New Krypton; Metropolis; Daily Planet; Fortress of Solitude
Heroes	Superman; Supergirl; Flamebird; Nightwing; Guardian; Mon-El
Villains	General Zod; Ursa; Non; Superwoman; Sam Lane; Reactron, Lex Luthor, Brainiac
Others	Alura In-Ze; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Michael Henderson; Lucy Lane
Titles	Action Comics; Supergirl (Volume 5); Superman; Superman: World of New Krypton
First Appearance	Superman #686 (May, 2009)
Last Appearance	Action Comics #883 (January, 2010)

World Without Superman is a multi-issue story arc that ran through alternating issues of the Superman Family titles in 2009.

History

Following the events of the Superman: New Krypton story arc, Alura In-Ze creates an artificial planet called New Krypton in an attempt to get away from Earth following the death of Zor-El, and releases General Zod and his subordinates from the Phantom Zone. In response, Earth's governments outlaw all Kryptonians except for Superman. In an effort to prevent any further human/Kryptonian confrontations, Superman relocates to New Krypton to help his people rebuild their society. While assuming this duty, the protection of Metropolis and Earth is left in the hands of other heroes such as Supergirl, Guardian, Mon-El, and Nightwing and Flamebird (hence the title). Unknown to Superman and his allies, General Sam Lane, Superman's presumed dead father-in-law, heads a secret government project designed to destroy the "threat" of the Kryptonians, even if it means provoking a conflict. At his disposal are some of Superman's oldest enemies, including his arch-foes Lex Luthor and Brainiac.

Issues

• Supergirl (Volume 5) #39
• Superman #686
• Action Comics #875
• Superman: World of New Krypton #2
• Supergirl (Volume 5) #40
• Superman #687
• Action Comics #876
• Superman: World of New Krypton #3
• Supergirl (Volume 5) #41
• Superman #688
• Action Comics #877
• Action Comics Annual #12
• Superman: World of New Krypton #4
• Supergirl (Volume 5) #42
• Superman #689
• Action Comics #878
• Superman #690
• Action Comics #879
• Supergirl (Volume 5) #43
• Superman: World of New Krypton #5

Notes

• Though slightly different, "World Without A Superman" was also a subtitle for the storyline Funeral For A Friend, the second part of the Death of Superman storyline

Recommended Reading

• Superman Recommended Reading

• • World Against Superman
  • Last Stand of New Krypton
  • Superman: War of the Supermen

Links and References

New Krypton Crossover This issue is related to the Superman: New Krypton crossover, running through the Superman Titles between 2008 and 2009, involving the coming of a great number of new Kryptonians to Earth from the Bottle City of Kandor. Core Issues Superman: New Krypton Special #1 • Superman #681 • Adventure Comics Special Featuring Guardian #1 • Action Comics #871 • Supergirl #35 • Superman #682 • Action Comics #872 • Supergirl #36 • Superman #683 • Action Comics #873 Lead-Up Superman #677 • Superman #678 • Superman #679 • Superman #680 • Action Comics #866 • Action Comics #867 • Action Comics #868 • Action Comics #869 • Action Comics #870 • Supergirl #34 • Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen Special #1

Superman Family Storyline This event or storyline is specifically related to Superman, or to members of the Superman Family. This template will automatically categorize articles that include it into the Superman Storylines category.