Action Comics #872 (variant Chris Sprouse cover)
'New Krypton' part 7! As Superman attempts to free the other cities and abductees from Brainiac's ship - including the original monster military unit, the Creature Commandos - Lex Luthor experiments on Brainiac himself. Meanwhile, rebuilt and out for blood, Metallo and Reactron attack, and a major turning point for one of our characters sheds a dark shadow across all that is good. A variant cover by Chris Sprouse is available as part of a set of 11 copies (10 regular covers and 1 variant)