All Star Superman # 1 Special Edition Superman Day 2025 NM-

All Star Superman # 1 is a critically acclaimed masterwork titled "Faster than a Speeding Bullet", published by DC Comics with a cover date of January 2006. This series-opening issue kicked off a legendary 12-issue run widely regarded by critics and fans as one of the greatest Superman stories ever told.

The Creative Team

• Writer: Masterfully written by visionary comic scribe Grant Morrison.
• Artist: Strikingly detailed pencil and ink art by definitive collaborator Frank Quitely.
• The Mission: The series was designed under DC's All Star banner, giving elite creators the freedom to strip down iconic superheroes to their timeless, essential elements without being bogged down by strict mainstream comic continuity.

Core Storyline & Plot

• The Solar Rescue: A brilliant scientific research team (the Helionauts) is hijacked by a lethal bio-bomb while conducting a exploration mission directly on the surface of the sun. Superman flies straight into the solar core to execute a daring, hyper-speed rescue.
• The Fatal Trap: Unbeknownst to the Man of Steel, the entire crisis was meticulously engineered from prison by Lex Luthor. Luthor’s trap operates on a brilliant premise: overloading Superman's cells with an impossible surplus of pure solar radiation.
• The Diagnosis: Upon returning to Earth and undergoing massive diagnostic tests at his Fortress of Solitude, Superman receives a shocking medical reality. The immense solar absorption has triggered a cellular breakdown, supercharging his abilities to god-like proportions but leaving him with a terminal prognosis: he has less than one year to live.
• The 12 Labors Begin: Armed with the knowledge of his impending mortality, a peaceful, resolved Superman begins quietly organizing his affairs, setting up a series of mythic "labors" to leave the Earth safe before his departure.