Story: "Secret Origin, Book One: The Boy of Steel" (40 Pages)

Credits:

Geoff Johns (plot, script)
Gary Frank (pencils)
Jon Sibal (inks)
Steve Wands (letters)
Brad Anderson (colors)
Wil Moss (assistant edits)
Matt Idelson (edits)

Feature Character:

Clark Kent (also in flashback preceding main story)

Supporting Character:

Jonathan Kent
Martha Kent
Lana Lang (all three also in flashback preceding main story)
Pete Ross
Kenny Braverman
Jor-El
Lara Jor-El (both in holographic recording)

Villain:

Other Characters:

Lex Luthor
Lionel Luthor
Lena Luthor
Ben Hubbard (first appearance; a Smallville farmer)

Comment: Story continues in the next issue.