A war is spreading—one that reaches across worlds, ideologies, and the fate of entire civilizations.
As powerful forces prepare for conflict, heroes are drawn into a growing struggle where survival depends on strength, strategy, and belief. Across multiple storylines, each battle reveals a larger threat, pulling together characters and stories into an expanding, high-stakes confrontation.
From cosmic-scale battles to personal struggles, Jack Kirby’s epic tales combine to form a sweeping narrative about power, control, and the fight for freedom—where every decision shapes the outcome of a larger war.
Collecting interconnected stories from across several series, this volume delivers a wide-ranging, immersive reading experience that brings together action, science fiction, and mythic storytelling.
Collects Superman #244; The New Gods #4-7; The Forever People #5-8; Mister Miracle #5-8; Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #144-148, #150, and #152; and Superman’s Girl Friend Lois Lane #116-119.
Author
Robert Kanigher
Robert Kanigher has long been recognized as one of the most prolific and innovative writers and editors in the comic book industry. Since the 1940s, Kanigher wrote and/or created more characters than nearly anybody else in the field, including Batman, the Flash, Blue Beetle, Steel Sterling, Black Canary, Wonder Woman, Lois Lane, Captain Marvel, Sgt. Rock, and the Haunted Tank. He also penned innumerable war, horror, and romance scripts. Kanigher scripted the Silver Age Flash’s origin story in Showcase #4 and contributed several more tales to his subsequent Showcase appearances before finally returning to the character for an extended run as regular writer on The Flash in 1970.
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