| Issue | #863 |
| Published | May 2008 |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Cover Price | 2.99 USD; 2.99 CAD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Matt Idelson; Nachie Castro (associate) |
| Notes | Two covers were done for this issue; one featuring Superman with the Legion of Super-Heroes, and an alternate one featuring only Superman, both by Gary Frank (10 issues for 1 issue mixture). This issue went on sale 2008-04-02 (1 week late from the solicited shipping date of this issue). |
| Characters | Superman; Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Lad; Blok; Dawnstar; Polar Boy; Colossal Boy; Shrinking Violet; Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy; Invisible Kid [Jacques Foccart]] |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Gary Frank |
| Inks | Gary Frank |
| Letters | typeset |
| Reprinted | in Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2008 series) #[nn] ([July] 2008) [minus all text and the UPC]; in Action Comics #858 Special Edition (DC, 2010 series) #[nn] (July 2010) [truncated at the bottom, and minus Invisible Kid [Jacques Foccart]] |
| Characters | Superman |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Gary Frank |
| Inks | Gary Frank |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | For every 10 copies of the standard edition, retailers were allowed to order one copy of the variant edition. |
| Reprinted | in Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2008 series) #[nn] ([July] 2008) [minus all text and the UPC]. |
| Characters | Superman; Earth-Man [Absorbancy Boy]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Brainiac 5; Colossal Boy; Chameleon Girl [Yera Allon]; Sun Boy; Polar Boy (cameo); Shrinking Violet (cameo); Shadow Lass (cameo); Lightning Lass (cameo); Timber Wolf (cameo); Lightning Lad (cameo); Dawnstar (cameo); Ultra Boy (cameo); Night Girl (cameo); Cosmic Boy (cameo); Saturn Girl (cameo); Blok (cameo); Phantom Girl (cameo); Invisible Kid [Jacques Foccart] (cameo); Wildfire (cameo)] |
| Synopsis | In the 31st century, as the fight in Justice League headquarters continues, Earth-Man pushes a powerless Superman toward Earth, protected only by his flight ring. Superman's Legion colleagues free Chameleon Girl, and unhook Sun Boy from the machine. But the sun won't change until Sun Boy is awakened, which falls to Chameleon Girl. Earth-Man has destroyed Superman's flight ring in low Earth orbit, pushing him to plunge into the sidewalk in front of the old Legion headquarters. But as he approaches, the sun turns back to yellow, and he gets his powers back. He frees some aliens that were just rounded up, and scolds an officer for imprisoning them. But Earth-Man arrives, and uses the stolen Legionnaires powers to fight Superman. But the rest of the Legion arrives, and join the battle. Superman delivers the final blow, knocking out Earth-Man. He and the Legion then confront the invasion force, and convince them to stand down. As the Legion gets ready to return Superman to his time, he reminisces about the first time they did so, and he remembers not feeling so alone anymore. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Geoff Johns |
| Pencils | Gary Frank |
| Inks | Jon Sibal |
| Colors | Dave McCaig |
| Letters | Rob Leigh |
| Notes | Story continued from the previous issue. One of the alien prisoners being rounded up on page 6 appears to be Dr. Zoidberg from the "Futurama" TV show. |
| Reprinted | in Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2008 series) #[nn] ([July] 2008) [minus the credits]. |
| Pencils | George Perez |
| Notes | Special preview of Final Crisis: Legion of Three Worlds. Appears on pages 31 and 33 in this issue. |
| Script | Ian Sattler |
| Notes | Ian previews the new Reign in Hell miniseries. Ads for Action Comics #864, Blue Beetle #25, Countdown #5, and Trials of Shazam #12. Appears on page 34 in this issue. |
| Notes | House ads for: Final Crisis (Injustice), Final Crisis (The Day Evil Won), Justice League The New Frontier Special, Batman R.I.P., Justice Society of America: Thy Kingdom Come Part 1 hardcover, and Titans (Together). Appear in various places in this issue. |
| Notes | Total of 4 one-page ads for: Yogos (fruit snacks, Kellogg's), Toxic Waste (sour candy, Candy Dynamics), New York ComicCon (comic convention, Read Exhibitions), and Sweetarts Rope (candy, Wonka). Appear in various places in this issue. |