PARASITE INVADES METROPOLIS! Superman must save Metropolis from being devoured by his most terrifying enemy yet, the all-consuming Parasite — while the happiest man in the Absolute Universe, a simple family man named Lex Luthor, receives a fateful visitor...

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Absolute Superman #17 is a comics entry for issue #17 in Absolute Superman from 2026. GrailHub tracks publisher, series, issue number, cover date, creators, characters, and first appearances where that data is available.

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Characters associated with this issue include Brainiac, Hawkman (Earth Alpha), Jimmy Olsen, Lex Luthor, Lois Lane, and Parasite (Jones).

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Publisher: DC Comics
Series: Absolute Superman
Issue number: #17
Cover date: May 1, 2026
Store date: Mar 4, 2026
Characters: Brainiac, Hawkman (Earth Alpha), Jimmy Olsen, Lex Luthor, Lois Lane, Parasite (Jones) +3 more
Creators: Ash Padilla, Becca Carey, Chris Conroy, Gerald Parel, Jason Aaron, Jim Lee +6 more