Featuring art by Andy Kubert! As the assault from an alien threat takes a turn for the worse for Metropolis, key facts about Superman's past are brought to light for the first time! And how can certain elements from The Man of Steel's future help to prevent the theft of the millennium?

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Action Comics #5 is a comics entry for issue #5 in Action Comics from 2012. 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 Cosmic Boy, Garth Ranzz, General Zod, Jax-Ur, Jonathan Kent, and Jor-El.

Quick facts

Publisher: DC Comics
Series: Action Comics
Issue number: #5
Cover date: Mar 1, 2012
Store date: Jan 4, 2012
Characters: Cosmic Boy, Garth Ranzz, General Zod, Jax-Ur, Jonathan Kent, Jor-El +11 more
Creators: Andy Kubert, Brad Anderson, Carlos M. Mangual, ChrisCross, Grant Morrison, Jesse Delperdang +7 more