The Faces of DC
In this month, every book in DC's line featured a portrait "virgin" cover with no logo. Themed cover months like this with no unifying even, crossover, or story would be seen again in 2002 and 2011, although in today's market these would have just been variant covers.
Sam Lane and Clark Kent go to Australia to rescue Lois from Rajiv. This issue almost reads more like a quirky Silver Age book in which Clark Kent has to figure out how to use his powers without revealing his secret identity to Lois' father.
In Egypt, S.T.A.R. Labs acquires a strange rock from an archeological discovery that becomes known as the Dragon's Tooth. Like the mythological teeth from the legend of Cadmus, this will lead to a gigantic threat in the coming months.
The real-life store and staff of Strange Adventures in Halifax, Nova Scotia makes an appearance, a continuation of the cameo their customer Sean Jordan made in Adventures of Superman #547 as part of a prize from Hero Magazine.
Back in Metropolis, Lois and Clark are going to a charity costume party at Luthor's estate, but the only costumes left for them to rent are Batman and Robin. Clark gets a leak from S.T.A.R. Labs that something big has just arrived so he stops by there on the way to the party. Dr. Faulkner doesn't want to talk to the press and kicks them out, but Clark sneaks in as Superman to investigate the Dragon's Tooth. After he leaves unnoticed, the rock explodes in the lab. The costume party is crashed by a gigantic Egyptian being drawn here by Superman's energy. Taking some of Superman's energy, the first being creates two other being out of similar rocks.
Ashbury brings Scorn as her date to the costume party, but when she starts to argue with her father he flies here away where they run into Jimmy Olsen, who's now using one of the Hairies vehicles.
The new villains calling themselves the Millennium Guard attack Superman and his new powers seem unable to stop them. Misa, the daughter of the leader of the Hairies, finds Jimmy Olsen, Scorn, and Ashbury in the Wild Area, and they all rescue Superman and fly away on Jimmy's new bike. The Millennium Guard chases them down the Zoomway, where Cadmus is able to trap the giants and transform them back into the Dragon's Teeth. Superman thanks Jimmy for saving his life and offers him a ride back to Metropolis, but Jimmy declines and decides to hit the road with his new friends to sort things out on his own.
Meanwhile in Metropolis, Ron Troupe drops Lucy Lang off at her apartment after a date. She hears a noise in the alley and goes to see what it is, but disappears screaming. When the SCU investigates the scene of the crime, S.T.A.R. Labs director Burton Thompson offers them his services to help catch creature suspected of the disappearances in the city. The creature left a message written on the wall that they think reads "Ripper."
Lucy fails to show up for a lunch date to meet Ron's sister Lenda and he and Lois soon figure out that Lucy is another victim of the Ripper. Superman follows the trail into the sewers of Little Tokyo and finds Ripper, but struggles to fight the monster in the darkness without his old vision powers. Fortunately, he finds Lucy still alive and brings her back to the surface unharmed.
Throughout the issue, Superman struggles with the fact that some people still don't recognize his new look. Superman wants to help the SCU catch the Ripper, but they think it's more important that he convinces the people he's still the same hero he used to be.
On the last page, a new Japanese villain calling himself Kirichitan suits up in samurai armor anticipating a future confrontation with Superman.
This issue disappointingly features a portrait of a villain who is hardly seen in this issue and only makes one more appearance. Scorn was also given his own cover, even though he's pretty much forgotten today. It seems like a missed opportunity to feature Lois Lane or another deserving member of the supporting cast. Apparently, the rules dictated that a character could only appear on one cover this month even if it had nothing to do with the story, which was how the Martian Manhunter ended up on the cover of JLA despite not appearing in the story.
Superman: The Man of Steel #74
In Egypt, S.T.A.R. Labs acquires a strange rock from an archeological discovery that becomes known as the Dragon's Tooth. Like the mythological teeth from the legend of Cadmus, this will lead to a gigantic threat in the coming months.
The real-life store and staff of Strange Adventures in Halifax, Nova Scotia makes an appearance, a continuation of the cameo their customer Sean Jordan made in Adventures of Superman #547 as part of a prize from Hero Magazine.
Superman #130
Ashbury brings Scorn as her date to the costume party, but when she starts to argue with her father he flies here away where they run into Jimmy Olsen, who's now using one of the Hairies vehicles.
Adventures of Superman #553
Meanwhile in Metropolis, Ron Troupe drops Lucy Lang off at her apartment after a date. She hears a noise in the alley and goes to see what it is, but disappears screaming. When the SCU investigates the scene of the crime, S.T.A.R. Labs director Burton Thompson offers them his services to help catch creature suspected of the disappearances in the city. The creature left a message written on the wall that they think reads "Ripper."
Action Comics #740
Throughout the issue, Superman struggles with the fact that some people still don't recognize his new look. Superman wants to help the SCU catch the Ripper, but they think it's more important that he convinces the people he's still the same hero he used to be.
On the last page, a new Japanese villain calling himself Kirichitan suits up in samurai armor anticipating a future confrontation with Superman.
This issue disappointingly features a portrait of a villain who is hardly seen in this issue and only makes one more appearance. Scorn was also given his own cover, even though he's pretty much forgotten today. It seems like a missed opportunity to feature Lois Lane or another deserving member of the supporting cast. Apparently, the rules dictated that a character could only appear on one cover this month even if it had nothing to do with the story, which was how the Martian Manhunter ended up on the cover of JLA despite not appearing in the story.
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