Action Comics #870

The "Brainiac" finale--Superman versus Brainiac with everything at stake! No longer content to simply eradicate Superman, Brainiac is determined to destroy Earth like so many other planets he's left in his wake. But Brainiac's ship is full of many bottles, inside of which some surprise guest-stars lurk! And while hope may blossom on Brainiac's ship, there's one life even the Man of Steel can't save.

Characters: Brainiac, Cat Grant, Jimmy Olsen, Jonathan Kent, Lois Lane, Martha Kent, Perry White, Ron Troupe, Steve Lombard, Supergirl (Kara Zor-El), Superman