A long-forgotten hero from the past returns — but this is no team-up! As Superboy fights for his life against the original Man of Tomorrow, he discovers the real reason superheroes have been gone for so long. Can Clark convince his enemy that he comes in peace?

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Action Comics #1090 is a comics entry for issue #1090 in Action Comics from 2025. 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 Captain Comet, Conduit, Jonathan Kent, Lana Lang, Martha Kent, and Pete Ross.

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Publisher: DC Comics
Series: Action Comics
Issue number: #1090
Cover date: Nov 1, 2025
Store date: Sep 10, 2025
Characters: Captain Comet, Conduit, Jonathan Kent, Lana Lang, Martha Kent, Pete Ross +3 more
Creators: Brittany Holzherr, Dan Mora, Gerald Parel, Ivan Plascencia, Jillian Grant, Jim Lee +7 more