COMICS: "Who Is Brainiac?" Find Out In First Look At SUPERMAN #23.2: BRAINIAC

COMICS: "Who Is Brainiac?" Find Out In First Look At SUPERMAN #23.2: BRAINIAC

Brainiac was the first adversary Superman fought on Earth in the pages of Action Comics, but where did he come from? That's what Tony Bedard and Pascal Alixe will set out to answer in this first look at "Villains Month" tie-in, Superman #23.2: Brainiac. Check it out!

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By JoshWilding - Sep 09, 2013 03:09 PM EST

Filed Under: DC Comics

Source: Man Cave Daily

Brainiac was the first adversary Superman fought on Earth, but where did he come from? A lineage that spans the universe holds many secrets when we ask, "Who is Brainiac?"

SUPERMAN #23.2: BRAINIAC
Written by TONY BEDARD
Pencils by PASCAL ALIXE
Cover by GENE HA

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