After he is captured by Lex and General Lane, Superman is tortured in different ways and this allows us to discover along with his torturers what they can do or not do to him and some of his abilities. It is tough to see him suffer and it hits me that we never saw Superman so vulnerable and yet even while they try to break him and make him bleed, he heals and laughs in their face and breaks free.
One of the best moments for me is when he stumbles upon the rocket he was sent to earth in as a baby. The government has it and of course has been trying to get its secrets out of it. It only needs Kal-El to come near it for it to activate and greet him. It's a pivotal moment for this brash farmer's boy from Kansas.
He escapes the facility and Lex is pissed that "it" got away. We see a tease of none other than Brainiac, who it seems is in cahoots with Lex. Does Lex even know what he is getting into? And what does Brainiac have to do with Krypton? Special mention to our favorite scientist John Henry Irons (aka Steel) who quit when he saw Lex and co torturing Superman. We also meet a rather lame introduction to John Corben (aka Metallo) who gives Lois puppy dog eyes and grew a mustache for her or something like that.
5 out of 5 stars
Best Panel: the cape being riddled with bullets.
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