Story: "Headhunter" (22 Pages)

Credits: Jerry Ordway (plot, script, pencils); Dennis Janke (inks); Albert DeGuzman (letters); Petra Scotese (colors); Michael Carlin (edits)

Feature Character: Superman

Supporting Characters: Perry White (last in Superman Vol. 2 #21), Cat Grant (last in Superman Vol. 2 #20), José Delgado (last in issue #442), Jimmy Olsen, Maggie Sawyer, Jerry White, Bill Henderson (in between issues #439 and #447), Allie

Villains: Brainiac (in between issues #438 and #447), Lex Luthor (last in Superman Vol. 2 #21); Adele de Havenet (a scientist of Advanced Research Laboratories)

Other Characters: Pete Shoemaker (dies); Milton Moses Fine (as Brainiac; under the mental possession of Brainiac), Doctor Howard, Dave (first appearance; a regular at Sam's Bar & Grill), Chuck (first appearance; a doctor)