Story: "Prisoner of Conscience" (22 Pages)

Credits: Jerry Ordway (plot, script); John Statema (pencils); Doug Hazlewood (inks); Albert De Guzman (letters); Julianna Ferriter (colors); Michael Carlin (edits)

Feature Character: Superman (next in Superman Annual Vol. 2 #2)

Supporting Character: Jimmy Olsen (next in Superman Annual Vol. 2 #2)

Villains: Emperor (bonds with Henry Kanfeld in flashback), Ahkry (the Emperor's son; both die), Zander (becomes the new Emperor); The Islamic Liberation Army

Other Characters: Tehra (an Exile), the Exiles (first appearance of all; also in flashback); Jawad Al Gurdan (first appearance; a journalist from the International Press Corps), Hassam (first appearance; Jawad's driver; dies), Harry Kanfeld (first appearance; a Metropolis journalist; bonds with an Exile in flashback and becomes the Exiles' Emperor; dies); Robert, Bill (first appearance of both; two hostages of the I.L.A.)