Most Superman villains are powerhouses who can go toe-to-toe with the Man of Steel. Doomsday, Zod, Brainiac, Lex Luthor in his mech suit -- you know the type. But there’s a new breed of evil, introduced in Action Comics #1001 by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Patrick Gleason, that seeks to commit crimes not by going through Superman but by operating right under his nose.
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There have been a series of fires throughout Metropolis started by a mysterious arsonist. Normally, Superman can easily spot clues to such crimes by using his super senses, but he can’t figure out who is behind these fires or how they’re starting them without his knowledge. As you can imagine, he’s become frustrated with this case and he’s starting to take it personally. He’s even started asking random criminals he catches -- like a couple of goons who tried to rob LexCorp -- if they have any info, just because he has literally nothing to go on.
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Warning: full spoilers ahead!
There have been a series of fires throughout Metropolis started by a mysterious arsonist. Normally, Superman can easily spot clues to such crimes by using his super senses, but he can’t figure out who is behind these fires or how they’re starting them without his knowledge. As you can imagine, he’s become frustrated with this case and he’s starting to take it personally. He’s even started asking random criminals he catches -- like a couple of goons who tried to rob LexCorp -- if they have any info, just because he has literally nothing to go on.
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