Story: "Triumph Over Tragedy" (12 Pages)

Credits:

Jeph Loeb (plot, script)
Tony Harris (pencils)
Ray Snyder (inks)
Comicraft (letters)
Tanya & Richard Horie (colors)
Eddie Berganza (edits)

Feature Character:

Lex Luthor

Supporting Character:

Cat Grant

Synopsis:

WGBS reporter Cat Grant runs through her biography of Lex Luthor which is to be presented when the news of his election become official. It tells of how he came to greatness from the most humble beginnings in the section of Metropolis known as Suicide Slum. As a child he was friends with Perry White, to whom he would later sell the Daily Planet newspaper for the sum of one dollar. It tells of how, after his parents were tragically killed, he travelled the world whilst working on the Lexwing, and how, with the proceeds of this aeronautical invention, he founded LexCorp and built the tremendous LexCorp tower. It tells of how he was blamed for the destruction of Metropolis, and of how he was vindicated of this crime when it was discovered to have been the work of an evil clone. It tells how how he aided Superman againt the futuristic terrorist Brainiac-13, and of how, the same night, he lost his daughter. It tells of his contribution to the rebuilding of Gotham City, and of how he is going to make a marvellous president.

However, Lex Luthor is not entirely happy with it, wanting WGBS to remove all mention of the business with the 'evil clone', not wanting to remind the American people of such an unpleasant business. And they have less than a minute to make the changes before going on air.

Second Story: "One or the Other" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Greg Rucka (plot, script)
Dwayne Turner (pencils, inks)
Danny Miki (inks)
Comicraft (letters)
Rob Schwager (colors)
Eddie Berganza (edits)

Feature Character:

Batman

Guest Stars:

Lex Luthor
Hope & Mercy

Synopsis:

Batman pays a secret visit to the president elect's office with an ultimatum: Luthor can be the president or he can hang onto the piece of kryptonite which he wears in a ring. Luthor will not listen to a word that Batman is saying: now that he is the president, all the secret services are under his authority, and if he chose to, he could dedicate each and every one of them to discovering all of Batman's secrets and those of his allies. In short he could destroy him. They are at an impasse, but Batman warns Luthor that he will be back for the ring...

Third Story: "Where Were You?" (5 Pages)

Credits:

Jeph Loeb (plot, script)
Doug Mahnke (pencils)
Walden Wong (inks)
Comicraft (letters)
Rob Schwager (colors)
Eddie Berganza (edits)

Feature Characters:

Jimmy Olsen
Lois Lane
Clark Kent (all three also in flashback to Adventures of Superman #574)
Perry White

Other Character:

Colin Thornton (in flashback to Adventures of Superman #574)

Synopsis:

Jimmy Olsen has been assigned to find out what various people's first reactions were when they heard that Luthor was running for president. He himself says that the prospect made him feel physically sick and his friends Clark and Lois say that although they did not relish the prospect, they had to remember that a reporter must remain impartial. As he begins to make his notes, the Daily Planet editor, Perry White, emerges from his office to announce to his staff that Luthor has been declared the winner of the presidential election, and like it or not, the paper must cover this as best it can.

Fourth Story: "He's Heard The News" (4 Pages)

Credits:

Jeph Loeb (plot, script)
Ed McGuiness (pencils)
Cam Smith (inks)
Comicraft (letters)
Tanya & Richard Horie (colors)
Eddie Berganza (edits)

Feature Character:

Superman

Guest Appearances:

Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner)
Martian Manhunter
Mercy
Lex Luthor

Synopsis:

Luthor and the JLA see footage of Superman's actions immediately after the news of Luthor's election breaks. From the fact that he is crushing rock and pounding at asteroids, it can be safely assumed that he is not at all happy about this.

Fifth Story: "Lana's Story" (2 Pages)

Credits:

Jeph Loeb (plot, script)
Todd Nauck (pencils)
Klaus Janson (inks)
Comicraft (letters)
Ron Schwager (colors)
Eddie Berganza (edits)

Feature Character:

Lana Lang

Supporting Characters:

Superman
Clark Ross (Lana's son)

Synopsis:

Superman visits Lana Lang to ask her how she could have allowed her husband, Pete Ross, to be Luthor's running mate. After all, Lex kidnapped and tortured her many years ago. However, she has never told her husband about this, as it could reveal Clark's secret to him, plus she hopes that having a good man alongside Luthor in the White House will prevent anything too awful from happening. After Superman leaves, she also expresses the secret hope that perhaps something will happen to Luthor and that her husband will then become president - 'and everyone will be happy'.