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SUPERMAN Vol. 2 #8 August 1987 [75¢] Cover Credits: John Byrne (pencils, inks; signed)

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.