Reign of the Supermen Page #2

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priority one criminal accessory.

Surrender or be eradicated.

Well, you've been classified

a priority one dirt-bag,

so, there!

Yeah!

You better run! Jerk!

Uh-oh.

Hey! I had that guy.

By all means,

go to town, Superboy.

It's Superman.

Okay, we can

do this the easy way

or the hard way.

Surrender Luthor over

to Superman and this ends.

That's enough.

We may see it differently,

but in the eyes of the law

Lex Luthor is not a criminal.

The rule of law is

a rule you never break.

And real justice

is everyone's right.

Even the worst among us.

Now, who the hell are you?

I'm Superman.

There is only one Superman.

Oh! No problemo.

Just doin' my job.

Like the boss says,

as long as LexCorp exists,

Superman lives.

And I'm Superman.

Me.

There he is! Over there.

- Over there! Over there!

- That's him!

Why are you here?

Nice work in there. Thank you.

He got away.

Yeah, so did we.

What happened to

the man in steel?

He took off.

Lois Lane. Daily Planet.

So, how old are you?

Excuse me?

How old are you?

Old enough.

Okay, babe. Hit me up.

That was revolting.

So do you mind telling me

what the heck you were

doing in that lab?

I used to work there.

I suspect Lex has been

using tech I developed

to retrofit weapons

for the black market.

What the heck were

you doing with Donovan?

Finding out that

Superboy is a clone.

So why did you hide the fact that

your new Superman is actually a clone?

I never said he wasn't a clone.

I said he's Superman.

And he is a Superman clone.

Now, if you'll excuse me.

Do we wake him?

No.

Kal-El's last battle

left him severely depleted.

We must not interrupt

his ion radiation transfer.

Lane's not explicitly

calling them fakes.

She's asking the questions

that need to be asked.

After her stunning

LexCorp clone expose,

she's got our attention.

Hello, Ms. Lane.

I guess you got my message?

The whole city did.

I feel terrible we

haven't been able to talk yet.

On the record?

But I thought

you'd be happy to see me.

See who?

I don't know who you are.

Lois, it's me!

You look like Superman,

but Superman died.

In my arms.

I did.

For my people,

death doesn't

have to be the end.

Our technology was... Is...

Far beyond what

exists on Earth today.

Part of that technology

is encoded in my genome.

Before I died,

I was able to activate it so that

it could rebuild and revive me.

As a robot?

I'm not a robot.

These are just

artificial replacement parts.

A cyborg Superman?

Just Superman.

Okay.

What was your last secret?

I don't know.

Half my memories are gone

along with the rest of me.

Then tell me

what you do remember.

I remember we were close.

How close?

Enough that it hurts to have you

look at me like I'm a monster.

The way you wrote about me...

I never dreamed

I'd lose you like this.

Especially not now when...

Terrible things

are coming, Lois.

I can feel it.

When the Daily Planet

said "Superman is dead,"

it painted

a target on the Earth.

Why did you come here?

Because I need your voice.

I can't protect the people if

they think I'm a fake, Lois.

Even if you won't

believe I'm Superman

at least believe that

I'm trying to do some good.

And maybe write about that.

Get in.

Just like you would

any new product.

So far, all you've

managed to do is

preen, and gallivant, and...

Stop that!

Where's Mercy?

Still in traction,

thanks to you.

Have you seen the newspapers?

Yeah, I've seen them

all over the place.

Have you read them?

Oh. Right on!

This really reflects

more on you.

Do you know

what they're calling you?

Superboy.

But I'm Superman.

They didn't get the memo.

This entire roll-out

has been a disaster.

Goggles and the robot are

getting all the good press.

While you're strutting across

TV screens like a clown.

Don't you mean clone?

Thanks for

the heads-up, by the way.

Oh, please.

So you were genetically engineered.

Who isn't?

Little DNA from here, some from there.

Bam! You're born.

Mazel tov!

The only difference between

you and a biological child

is that I've invested

a hell of a lot more capital

to bring you to the party.

So, we are going to start again.

It's a relaunch.

Superman 2.0.1.

That's awful,

but we'll let marketing

sort it all out.

What do you want me to do?

You've had your fun, Superboy,

but now it's time

to act like a man.

I got you a gig.

They just passed

Burnett Boulevard.

Coming up on Rodeo.

I think they say Ro-day-o.

They're wrong.

Lantern?

Yeah, I say Ro-day-o.

- Report!

- Oh!

Smooth sailing up here. Flash?

- I just wanna ask.

- Ah, here it comes.

I'm just saying.

Are we presidential bodyguards,

or are we the Justice League?

Today, we're bodyguards.

And you don't think there's

other stuff we should be doing?

The Titans have it covered.

The teen Titans.

Oh, yeah!

I feel good about that.

Chillax, Zippy.

The Titans are cool.

Zippy?

Wait. Did he just say "Chillax"?

Young man,

stay off this frequency.

It's for League members only.

No, it's for the

President's protective detail.

As the new head

of LexCorp global security,

I qualify.

I have the shot.

I say take it.

That's enough.

We have a job to do.

Okay. Can we speed this up,

because if I'm not home by

dinner, Iris is gonna kill me.

Someone should go say hi.

I'm a little busy right now.

I don't really know him. Vic?

Oh, so you think

all cyborgs know each other?

Yes. But, in my defense,

I'm horribly insensitive.

Lex is so wrong.

You guys are funky fresh.

Donovan's been letting you watch

those 90s sitcoms again, I see.

Lex?

I'm in your other ear.

Reminding you to stay alert.

President Dale

has her eye on you.

Keep her safe.

By the end of the week, with a

little political maneuvering,

she'll be

publicly recognizing you

as the one true Superman.

Yesterday, my husband said,

"Joan, why do you

have to do this?"

And I said,

"Because I stand with the Justice

League as they have stood with us."

Really, I'm trilled to be here.

To help dedicate

the Justice League's

new Watchtower.

A proud...

Madam President...

I've got you, ma'am.

I've got her, everyone!

Uh, Lois?

Everybody clear out!

Kid, if I find out LexCorp had

anything to do with this...

Look, Mr. Roboto,

we got bigger problems.

The boy's right.

Let's go.

Watch your step.

Come on. No rush.

Uh, a little rush, actually.

Hey, metal head!

You wanna lend a hand?

Superman?

At your service,

Madam President.

Time to get you out of here.

We're still reeling from

the latest alien attack,

and the devastating loss

of the Justice League.

President Dale will

speak at a memorial

in Centennial Park

to honor the fallen.

Alongside the man

whose heroic actions

have proven to us all

that he truly is

Superman reborn.

And let me just say,

it feels good to have him back.

Couldn't find the remote?

That is not Superman.

We had a real opportunity here!

A real opportunity,

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