Superman: Birthright

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Soon after, Superman accepted his aunt Alura In-Ze's offer to begin a new life on their planet in exchange for renouncing his life on Earth. Because of Superman's superior mastery over their Kryptonian abilities, he was drafted into the Kryptonian Military Guild as a commander, working directly underneath his former enemy General Zod. [184] Kal was placed in charge of the Red Shard tactical response unit. Signs began to appear of an impending intergalactic war with Imperiex in which Earth was bound to get dragged into. The Justice League rallied in space, taking on Imperiex's scout drones, but were taken out one by one. Superman watched several of his friends fall and the apparent destruction of Atlantis. [131] Molecular Acceleration: Superman can vibrate his molecular structure at various levels to achieve various effects. [34] He even casually caught Captain Marvel Jr. just by simply vibrating at hypersonic speed, thus matching the speed of Mercury. [290] By matching the vibratory frequency, Superman exorcised a phantom planet from reality, thus saving the universe. [291] With the crisis over and the multiverse rebuilding, Nix Uotan revealed that Superman's wish was for a happy ending. [182] New Krypton In the aftermath, Superman and Lois reflected on the harsh pointlessness of the war that cost so many human and Kryptonian lives. In response, Lois promised to write the truth about her father Sam Lane's actions in the war, despite the media portraying him as a hero for his 'defensive action.' The couple were left wishing that maybe someday humanity would be ready for interaction with other alien races again. [201] Grounded

Around this time, Clark proposed to Lois Lane and she accepted, [51] also finally revealing his secret identity to her. [52] After a couple weeks of keeping Clark's secret, Lois found that she was a little peeved to think that Clark had been using his role as Superman to gain an advantage over her as a reporter for all those years, and the two developed a sort of professional rivalry. [53]

Superman Growing Up

Mass "Oh, Crap!": Everyone gets terrified in Issue #24 when the death of yet another mage weakens the barriers permitting invaders from Terrenos to arrive on Earth, the first one showing up is Kallista.

Thanks to Zatanna magic and Superman's might, Metropolis was restored to its former glory. [76] Conduit and the Mystery of the Tomb Co-Dragons: Lore has Mikey (his direct agent on Earth hunting after the Five Mages to ensure his invasion on his homeworld) and Kallista (who enforces his will in Terrenos and fights against the resistance). With Mikey now freed from his influence, Kallista can be considered the sole Dragon. Superman discovered that the Justice League Watchtower had been destroyed, and the Justice League was in disarray. The League was on edge with each other after the events with Lord, with Batman saying the last time Superman inspired anything was when he died. With hurt feelings all around, the heroes parted ways indefinitely.Once he returned, Superman battled the Eradicator, a sentient artifact he encountered on the Warworld, that attempted to impose its own designs on Earth. He defeated the artifact and buried it in the Antarctic, later discovering it had then created a vast underground fortress — the Fortress of Solitude. The Eradicator, still active, began to melt some of the polar ice cap and mind-controlled Superman to change into the so-called Krypton Man. Though he caused havoc in his brainwashed state, Superman broke free from the programming with the help of his adoptive parent and hurled the Eradicator and his Krypton Man costume into the sun. [48] Superman briefly became deathly ill with a Kryptonite-cancer but the Atom, Steel, Superboy and Supergirl shrank down and removed the tumor. [124] While abroad covering the dangerous war in Umec, Lois and the squad she was with took fire from enemy combatants. In the crossfire, Lois was shot in the chest by an enemy sniper. Superman was there a moment later—to catch her as she fell and immediately flew her to the nearest medical encampment, where he waited while she underwent hours of surgery. Once Lois was stabilized, the JLA teleported her to the Watchtower where Doctor Mid-Nite worked on her further. Clark stayed at his wife's side the entire duration. Lois survived and recovered at home for a couple of months, surrounded by friends and family. President Luthor suggested a desperate plan to stop the invasion: Superman would merge with the Strange Visitor and assault Imperiex Prime himself. Following through, the plan was successful, and Imperiex was seemingly destroyed. Having lost his home world of Krypton, Superman is very protective of Earth, and especially of his family and friends. This same loss, combined with the pressure of using his powers responsibly, has caused Superman to feel lonely on Earth, despite his many friends, his wife and his parents. Previous encounters with people he thought to be fellow Kryptonians, Power Girl [235] (who is, in fact, from the Krypton of the Earth-Two universe) and Mon-El, [236] have led to disappointment. The arrival of Supergirl, who has been confirmed to be not only from Krypton but also his cousin, has relieved this loneliness somewhat. [237] Relationship with allies