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Superman: Kal-El Returns

By Phillip Kennedy Johnson and Riccardo Federici
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Father and son are finally reunited following the Warworld Saga. Superman returns to Earth stronger than ever, teaming up with Steel to transform Metropolis into a City of Tomorrow. However, their efforts draw the attention of two of Superman's classic adversaries, who have their own dangerous plans.
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Father and son are at last reunited after the Warworld Saga ripped them apart!

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Father and son are at last reunited after the Warworld Saga ripped them apart!

In the aftermath of Superman’s epic Warworld Revolution, the Man of Steel is back on Earth and stronger than he’s ever been! As he and Steel join forces to remake Metropolis as a true City of Tomorrow, two of Superman’s most classic villains take notice... and they have plans of their own.

Superman: Kal-El Returns collects Superman: Son of Kal-El issues #16-18, Action Comics issues #1047-1049, and Superman: Kal-El Returns Special.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781779520586

Publisher: DC Comics

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 September 2023

Country: United States

Imprint: DC Comics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 168.0mm

Height: 259.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 232

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Fiction Graphic Novels Penguin Books Phillip Kennedy Johnson Riccardo Federici

About the Author

Phillip Kennedy Johnson is an Eisner-nominated writer and musician living in the Washington, D.C./Baltimore region. His comics work has been published by DC, Marvel, BOOM! Studios, Archaia, IDW, Aftershock, and Scout Comics. He is the creator of the comics series Fellspyre Chronicles from DC Black Label, Last Sons of America, Warlords of Appalachia, Smoketown, and many more.

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