The DC Summer Annual crossover event continues from JUSTICE LEAGUE AMERICA (1987) ANNUAL #7. The teenage Superman is electrified when Sparx—the latest infusion of New Blood in the DC Universe—makes her shocking debut in Metropolis! And as the super-powered New Blood sprout up across the DC Universe, a strange family of metahumans sacrifices its only non-powered child to the hideous extraterrestrial parasites!

A last-ditch effort to reclaim Superman from EclipsoÕs control is made as those heroes who remain uneclipsed, including Lobo and Guy Gardner, band together to select one among them for a suicide mission to the sun in order to bring back some raw sunlight to ÒcureÓ Superman.

Featuring the meeting of the Man of Steel and the son of Brainiac, as L.E.G.I.O.N. Õ90Õs Vril Dox comes to Earth to exact his revenge against his hated father. And if Superman wants to prevent that from happening, heÕs going to have to get through VrilÕs bodyguard...a Daxamite as powerful as himself. Continued in L.E.G.I.O.N. (1989) ANNUAL #1.

Waverider sees a possible future for Superman, one where, after an incident with Lois Lane-Kent, he banishes himself from Earth and encounters Maxima in ÒBeyond the Reach of Time.Ó

Since Superman first appeared on the cover of Action Comics #1 in 1938, the superhero has changed with the times to remain a relevant icon of American popular culture. This collection explores the evolution of the Superman character and demonstrates how his alterations mirror historical changes in American society. Beginning with the original comic book and ending with the 2011 Grounded storyline, these essays examine Superman's patriotic heroism during World War II, his increase in power in the early years of the Cold War, his death and resurrection at the end of the Cold War, and his recent dramatic reimagining. By looking at the many changes the Man of Steel has undergone to remain pertinent, this volume reveals as much about America as it does about the champion of Truth, Justice, and the American Way.