Story: "The Last Superman Story" (34 Pages)

Credits:

Steven T. Seagle (plot, script)
Scott McDaniel
Jon Bogdanove
Tom Grummett
Dan Jurgens
Gene Ha
Phil Jimenez and Talent Caldwell (pencils)
Andy Owens Jon Bogdanove
Nelson
Kevin Nowlan
Gene Ha
ndy Lanning and Jason Gorder (inks)
Tanya and Rich Horie (colors)
Comicraft (letters)
Tom Palmer Jr. (associate edits)
Eddie Berganza (edits)

Feature Character:

Superman

Supporting Character:

Cir-El (ceases to exist)

Villains:

Futuresmiths (cease to exist)
Brainiac 12 (first appearance)

Other Characters:

Superman of the Futuresmiths timeline
Lex Luthor of the Futuresmiths timeline
Lois Lane of the Futuresmiths timeline
Batman of the Futuresmiths timeline
Wonder Woman of the Futuresmiths timeline (all also in "flashbacks"; all cease to exist)

Comment: Story continued from the previous issue

Comment: The issue also includes a pinup by Mike Deadato Jr. and sketches of the 'new' Metropolis etc. by Leinil Yu

Synopsis:

Superman travels to the future with his future self to help prevent the damage done by the Futuresmiths. Here he discovers that Cir-El is a creation of the Futuresmiths, and witnesses the unfolding of a scheme whereby Lex Luthor's devious activities allow Brainiac-12 to be 'born'. Cir-El sacrifices herself and Superman deposits the Brainiac in a fold in time, causing this timeline to come unglued. Trying to return to his own time, he gets distracted and seems to be born in a world where Jor-El and Lara do not send the famous rocket ship away from Krypton.