Story: "King Takes Pawn" (22 Pages)

Credits:

Joe Kelly (plot, script)
Duncan Rouleau (pencils, inks)
Jaime Mendoza (inks)
Rob Schwager (colors)
Comicraft (letters)
Tom Palmer Jr. and Eddie Berganza (edits)

Feature Character:

Superman (next in Superman Vol. 2 #171)

Guest Stars:

Superboy (last in Young Justice: Our Worlds at War #1; next in Superboy Vol. 3 #89)
Supergirl (next in Supergirl #59)

Supporting Characters:

Lois Lane (next in Batman: Our Worlds at War #1)
Lex Luthor (next in Superman #171)
Sam Lane (last in Superman: Our Worlds at War Secret Files #1/2; next in Adventures of Superman #593)
Kelex (in Steel's armor; next in Superboy Vol. 3 #91)

Villains:

Ignition
Kancer
Faora
General Zod II

Synopsis:

Lois Lane calls in 'Team Superman' to help their namesake, who has finally traced the man who has been trying to kill him to the small nation of Pokolistan. Here Superman faces Ignition, who is only supposed to exist in a strange dream universe, plus Kancer, who was somehow created from Superman's body. Joined by Superboy, Supergirl and "Steel" (actually Kelex in Steel's armor), the fight is fairly even, until it comes to the attention to the man and woman who are directing Ignition's actions.

Elsewhere, Sam Lane and Lex Luthor discuss the state of the US military. And Ignition and Kancer's master arrives on the scene, breaking Superman's jaw with a sucker punch. When the man comes in for another go, Superman's robotic assistant from the Fortress of Solitude teleports them all away from the scene - another punch and Superman could be dead. Later, Lois tried to help Clark/Superman feel better about the incident, but he tells her that just looking into the man's eyes made him afraid.

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