Action Comics #1075

Join the celebration as the original superhero series reaches its 1075th issue — packed with just as much Superman action as always nearly a century later! An all-star cast of talent and characters helps ring in this milestone, starting with the continuation of "Phantoms" by Mark Waid and Clayton Henry! Kal-El has traveled back in time to witness the birth of the Phantom Zone, crafted by his own father, Jor-El. Can father and son reconcile without destroying the time stream? And will the Man of Steel acquire what he needs to defeat Aethyr before his homeworld's fate is sealed?Then, in a special Election Day story, Perry White's mayoral ambitions come to a head… and the future of Metropolis will be forged anew with the outcome!Plus, Supergirl discovers there is more than meets the eye when it comes to the being she's sworn to protect.

Characters: Aethyr, Alice White, Jimmy Olsen, Jor-El, Keith White, Lara Lor-Van, Lex Luthor, Lois Lane, Osul-Ra, Otho-Ra, Perry White, Power Girl, Steel (John Henry Irons), Super-Man, Superboy (Kon-El), Supergirl (Kara Zor-El), Superman, Ultra-Humanite, Zor-El