Story: "He Only Laughs When I Hurt!" (22 Pages)

Credits: John Byrne (plot, script, pencils); Karl Kesel (inks); John Costanza (letters); Petra Scotese (colors); Michael Carlin (edits)

Feature Character: Superman (last in Action Comics #598; next in Adventures of Superman #439)

Supporting Characters: Lois Lane, Perry White, Jimmy Olsen, Sarah Olsen; Allie (next in Adventures of Superman #439)

Villains: Prankster (Oswald Loomis; first post-revamp appearance; the host of the WGBS "Uncle Oswald Show"), Morgan Edge (last in issue #13; next in Adventures of Superman #439), DeSaad (disguised as Darkseid)

Guest Appearance: Supergirl (Matrix; first appearance of the revamped Supergirl; last in flashback in Adventures of Superman #444)

Other Characters: Peter "Pete" James Shoemaker (a homeless); Betsy (Morgan Edge's secretary), Ltn. Shaw (a U.S. Navy helicopter pilot), Billy Tom (two train engineers)