Zod plots to have Kal El tried and executed for treason, but then has a change of heart right before an incident that will change the course of the New Krypton saga.
This same month, the last Final Crisis tie-in, Legion of Three Worlds, finally wraps up after months of delays, just as the long-awaited crossover Blackest Night begins with issue #1. The conclusion of Legion of Three Worlds would see Superboy brought back to life after his death in Infinite Crisis, just before zombies of dead heroes and villains would threaten the whole universe in Blackest Night.
Superman: The World of New Krypton #5
General Zod tries Kal El for treason in a scene reminiscent of Zod's trial in Superman: The Movie. By Kryptonian tradition, all pending legal matters of the prior year must be resolved before the Nova Cycle celebration. While he waits in his cell for the verdict, one of Kal El's reports tries to break him out. The escape was orchestrated by General Zod as a trick, who is waiting to strike at Kal El when he leaves his cell. Kal El remains in his prison, however, and Zod realizes that he knows it's a trap, even though Kal El also knows he'll be executed if he stays there. The next day the council announces their expected unanimous verdict. However, although he was the prosecutor, Zod unexpectedly changes his mind. Zod asks the religious guild to grant absolution due to the holiday, like Pilate trying to pardon Jesus for the Passover. The pardoned Kal El joins the celebration outside with his cousin and aunt. The crowd starts chanting for Zod, but then he's suddenly shot by an assassin.
Action Comics #879
Lois Lane calls Mon El to her father's grave at Arlington National Cemetery, and asks him to use his x-ray vision to analyze the body buried there. General Lane was thorough enough to have placed a screw in the left wrist, but when Mon El confirms the number of teeth in the skull Lois knows the body can't be her father's.
Nightwing and Flamebird continue tracking down a pair of escaped Kryptonian criminals on Earth. The pair get away from the heroes, but turn up at the end of the story as captives in General Lane's secret base.
DC also started adding second features to some of their series along with a $1 price incrase, so a 10-page Captain Atom backup begins this month.
Supergirl #43
Kara writes a letter to her dead father on her birthday, which is also the day she must choose which guild she's going to take.
Supergirl and her cousin Kal El find the apartment where Superwoman had been living on New Krypton, but Kara wonders what happened to the Kryptonian who owned the apartment.
Kara thinks her mother is punishing her by sending her on errands to meet members of different guilds. Alura explains to her daughter that the assignments weren't a punishment, but rather a gift to help her make an informed decision when choosing her guild.
Kara concludes the letter to her father by telling him that she chose the Science Guild so she can better understand her mother.
Superman #690
Mon El had taken over Superman's eponymous series and now Mon El doesn't even appear in it. Having gained Steel's confidence, the villain Atlas reveals himself and his motives to John Henry Irons. Atlas defeats Steel in a fight that takes up half the book but has almost no dialogue.
Zatara's stagehand gives him notice that he's quitting because he's disappointed he hasn't learned any magic from the experience. The unlikable Zatara brushes him aside when his date arrives, but she turns out to have been killed and replaced by the Parasite, who wants to absorb Zatara's magic. The stagehand comes to the rescue and reveals that he's really paranormal investigator Mark Merlin.
Green Lantern Sodam Yat heads toward Earth to see his fellow Daxamite, Mon El, but Tellus persuades him not to for the sake of the future. Sodam Yat agrees, but gives Tellus some crystals to give to Mon El so he can learn about his home planet.
Secret Files 2009 #1
Leading into next month's Codename: Patriot story arc, this over-sized special consists mostly of bios of the story's major players, as well as diagrams of New Krypton and Metropolis. The stories are all short and don't add much to the plot. A story featuring Ursa on Krypton before the arrival of Brainiac seems like a repeat of the story from last month's Action Comics Annual. Mon El makes his only appearance this month in a 7-page story. The longest story is about Kara as children encountering the Flamebird on old Krypton. Finally, a 3-page story reflects on the brief time when Pete Ross was Lex Luthor's successor as U.S. President and he authorized funding for Project 7734.
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