{"product_id":"superman-kal-el-returns-special-1-2023-nm","title":"Superman: Kal-El Returns Special # 1 2023 NM","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSuperman: Kal-El Returns Special # 1\u003c\/b\u003e is an essential prestige-format anthology anthology one-shot published by DC Comics. While it features a cover date of January 2023, it was officially released in comic shops on November 29, 2022. It serves as a narrative bridge following the high-stakes \"Warworld Saga,\" chronicling the original Man of Steel’s long-awaited homecoming to Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eIssue Breakdown\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0in;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eStory Arc Context: This special takes place within the Dark Crisis era. It acts as a prologue leading directly into the milestone relaunch of Action Comics #1050.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eCreative Team: Features short, character-driven stories from writers Mark Waid, Marv Wolfman, Sina Grace, and Alex Segura. Art duties are split between illustrators Max Raynor, Dean Haspiel, Jack Herbert, and Reilly Brown.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003ePlot Overview: The anthology highlights Superman’s emotional reunions with vital pillars of his life after his brutal imprisonment on Warworld. Key vignettes spotlight his return to Batman, his catching up with Jimmy Olsen, his meeting with the Justice League, and an tense confrontation with Lex Luthor. It also reveals the hidden moments immediately preceding Kal-El’s abduction by Pariah during the Dark Crisis event.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BattleBuddyComics.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49066764927076,"sku":"BU42","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/7606\/4868\/files\/IMG_2026_08_30_22_19_10_386.jpg?v=1788146479","url":"https:\/\/battlebuddycomics.com\/products\/superman-kal-el-returns-special-1-2023-nm","provider":"BattleBuddyComics.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}