{"id":255814,"date":"2026-01-21T08:19:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T08:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/255814\/"},"modified":"2026-01-21T08:19:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T08:19:12","slug":"superman-is-still-missing-from-dc-comics-in-april-but-hes-got-an-army-of-heroes-to-replace-him","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/255814\/","title":{"rendered":"Superman is still missing from DC Comics in April, but he’s got an army of heroes to replace him"},"content":{"rendered":"

Who can save the day when Superman is nowhere to be found? This April’s Superman comics promise Superboy Prime, Supergirl, and… Booster Gold…?<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the bad news for Superman fans: we still don\u2019t know where DC\u2019s Man of Steel is after the climax of DC K.O.<\/a> this March. (This arguably doesn\u2019t bode well for Superman\u2019s fate in the beat-em-up storyline, as if losing a hand <\/a>wasn\u2019t bad enough.) That doesn\u2019t mean that Clark Kent isn\u2019t going to show up in DC Comics\u2019 Superman titles this April \u2014 it\u2019s just that it might not be the Clark Kent fans are used to, is all.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve already shared that Jon Kent is undergoing a big change in April\u2019s Superman Unlimited #12<\/a> as part of the Reign of the Superboys storyline that launches this March<\/a>, but now we can tell you what\u2019s happening in the other Super comics coming out in April, as well.<\/p>\n

Supergirl #12, for example, has Sophie Campbell writing and drawing the Maid of Might as she struggles to deal with a threat to Kandor without her powers. DC\u2019s official description of the issue, released April 8, goes like this: “The conflict in Kandor between the Science Council and the younger Kandorians is only growing more tense. Supergirl\u2019s first run-in with the rebel leader Black Flame ends with her broken and without her powers, forcing her to seek recovery with the Science Council. But despite Supergirl\u2019s warning, the Council has their own plan to stop Black Flame: a powerful clone capable of taking down anyone in their path. Enter Team Thunder!” Want to see covers from Campbell, Nick Dragotta, Joshua \u201cSway\u201d Swaby, and Pablo Villalobos? Sure you do.<\/p>\n

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On the same day, Action Comics #1097 sees a teenaged Clark Kent run into his own future as some familiar faces show up on an unexpected mission. The official description of the issue explains, \u201cThe heroes of tomorrow have arrived in the past, and they need Superboy\u2019s help! But what can a young Clark Kent do that they can\u2019t? Find out as Smallville is turned upside down and the Reign of the Superboys continues!\u201d Which heroes of tomorrow? Series writer Mark Waid and artist Skylar Patridge could tell you, or we could just look at this amazing cover by Ryan Sook to tease us:<\/p>\n

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But, wait. If Superman is missing, and Supergirl is taking care of Kandor, who\u2019s watching after Metropolis? Courtesy of Joshua Williamson and Dan Mora, the answer can be found in Superman #37, our April 22, and it\u2019s\u2026 the Clark Kent of Earth-Prime, AKA Superboy Prime, who\u2019s finding his attempts to live up to Superman\u2019s example aren\u2019t going as well as he\u2019d hoped. DC\u2019s official description of the issue: \u201cSuperboy Prime gets a new real-life job with a new secret identity while he protects Metropolis from dangerous threats! But there is a whole DC Comics universe out there for him to explore, and the fanboy in him wants to see it all\u2026Too bad there are heroes who don\u2019t trust him and think he should be locked up!\u201d Welp, that sounds like it could be messy, but let\u2019s look at covers from Mora, Cary Nord, Rachta Lin, and Nick Robles to distract us from the forthcoming chaos:<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s clear there\u2019s a lot happening in Superman comics this April \u2014 even if we\u2019re still very, very curious what\u2019s happened to Superman himself. Where\u00a0is he, anyway\u2026?<\/p>\n

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