Story: "Future Shock" (21 Pages)

Credits:

John Byrne (plot, script, pencils)
Karl Kesel (inks)
John Costanza (letters)
Tom Ziuko (colors)
Michael Carlin and Andrew Helfer (edits)

Feature Character:

Superman (last in Superman Vol. 2 #7, page 22; next in Action Comics #591; see Comment)

Guest Stars:

Brainiac 5
Sun Boy
Invisible Kid II
Blok
Pocket Universe Superboy (all five last in Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #37; all five also along with the following four in flashback preceding main story; all five next in Action Comics #591)
Cosmic Boy
Ultra Boy
Mon-El
Night Girl (all four in flashback; all four in between Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #37 and #38)

Supporting Characters:

Jonathan Kent
Martha Kent (both next in issue #12)
Lana Lang

Villain:

The Time Trapper (last in Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #37; also behind the scenes in flashback; next in Action Comics #591)

Other Characters:

Police Chief Parker
Jonathan Kent
Martha Kent
Pete Ross (all four last in Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #37; inhabitants of Smallville of the Time Trapper's pocket universe)

Comment: The story in this issue is the second part of a four-part story that is told out of sequence. The entire story actually takes place in between pages 22 and 23 of Superman Vol. 2 #7. Part one appeared in Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #37 and parts three and four of this story appear in Action Comics #591 and Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 3 #38. Superman does not appear in either of the Legion of Super-Heroes chapters of the story.