The Battle for Metropolis! Part 3 of 4. "Battleground Metropolis!" Guest-starring The Guardian. The Guardian has fallen victim to the clone disease, but does his body hold the key to the cure? Plus, a villain dies in this issue and the war heats up even more.

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While lost in space, thanks to Lobo (see Superman: The Man of Steel #30), Superman gets caught in the middle of two warring factions. Can the Man of Steel determine who is the good guy and who is the bad guy in this alien dispute before it's too late?

As if the mysterious vanishings around the globe weren't enough for The Man of Steel, Superman soon finds himself standing in the middle of a conflict between two warring nations. But when Big Blue unseats a ruthless dictator, he inadvertently does more harm than good!

Lex Luthor is dying and if Luthor can't have Metropolis than he'll see to it that there is no Metropolis! The diabolical villain enacts his endgame plan and unleashes an army of extermination robots on the city he's already crippled.

Bizarro is at the mercy of Luthor's scientists and only Superman and Lois can save him now. Or can they?

Superman attempts to help Jimmy Olsen with his altered genetic make-up problem, but his 'pal' is having no part of it.

Meet the new hero in MetropolisÑOutburst. And his identity is a pleasant surprise. (Hint: Superman may have saved his family from a particularly deadly villain.)

This is Your Life, Superman' part 1! Witness the arrival of Kal-L, the Last Son of Krypton—and learn how he grew up to be the greatest hero of Earth-2. Continued in ACTION COMICS #836.

Blackrock, a new villain, makes his presence known when his powers go out of control! Can Superman take him out without becoming a bigger menace to the citizens of Metropolis?