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* MythologyGag: In ''ComicBook/ActionComics'' #1064, ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} says "when [she] was younger, [she] used to be afraid of Brainiac", a nod to teenager Supergirl treating him as her boogeyman in ''ComicBook/SupermanBrainiac''.

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* MythologyGag: In ''ComicBook/ActionComics'' #1064, ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} says "when [she] was younger, [she] used to be afraid of Brainiac", a nod to teenager Supergirl treating him as her boogeyman in ''ComicBook/SupermanBrainiac''. In ''Superman'' #13, Supergirl also mentions "[[ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes Once upon a future]], I was close to ''a'' Brainiac."
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''House of Brainiac'' is an upcoming comic book event from Creator/DCComics, a Spring 2024 BatFamilyCrossover between ''ComicBook/Superman2023'' and ''Action Comics''. It is written by Creator/JoshuaWilliamson with artwork by Rafa Sandoval. It is also the first ''Superman'' event of the ''ComicBook/DawnOfDC'' publishing initiative.

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''House of Brainiac'' is an upcoming a comic book event from Creator/DCComics, a Spring 2024 BatFamilyCrossover between ''ComicBook/Superman2023'' and ''Action Comics''. It is written by Creator/JoshuaWilliamson with artwork by Rafa Sandoval. It is also the first ''Superman'' event of the ''ComicBook/DawnOfDC'' publishing initiative.
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* ''Action Comics'' #1064-1066

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* ''Action Comics'' ''ComicBook/ActionComics'' #1064-1066



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* ''Power Girl'' (Vol. 3) ''ComicBook/PowerGirl2023'' #8

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* TheBusCameBack: Brainiac, or at least in terms of the ''Superman'' books. While he's remained a threat in the larger DC Universe in recent years (ex. ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueNoJustice'' and ''ComicBook/JusticeLeague2018''), Brainiac hasn't really had a major presence in Clark's corner of the DCU since the New 52 era.

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* TheBusCameBack: Brainiac, or at least in terms of the ''Superman'' books. While he's remained a threat in the larger DC Universe in recent years (ex. ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueNoJustice'' and ''ComicBook/JusticeLeague2018''), Brainiac hasn't really had a major presence in Clark's corner of the DCU since the New 52 era.2014 event ''ComicBook/SupermanDoomed''.


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* MythologyGag: In ''ComicBook/ActionComics'' #1064, ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} says "when [she] was younger, [she] used to be afraid of Brainiac", a nod to teenager Supergirl treating him as her boogeyman in ''ComicBook/SupermanBrainiac''.
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This event will immediately dovetail into ''ComicBook/AbsolutePower2024'', DC's 2024 Summer CrisisCrossover.
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Considering how much trouble Clark and his fellow heroic heavy hitters usually have dealing with just ''one'' Czarnian (i.e. [[{{Franchise/Lobo}} Lobo]]), the Super Family and their allies will more than have their hands full dealing with a whole army of them.

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Considering how much trouble Clark and his fellow heroic heavy hitters usually have dealing with just ''one'' Czarnian (i.e. [[{{Franchise/Lobo}} Lobo]]), ComicBook/{{Lobo}}), the Super Family and their allies will more than have their hands full dealing with a whole army of them.
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''House of Brainiac'' is an upcoming comic book event from Creator/DCComics, a Spring 2024 BatFamilyCrossover between ''ComicBook/Superman2023'' and ''Action Comics''. It is written by Creator/JoshuaWilliamson with artwork by Rafa Sandoval. It is also the first ''Superman'' event of Williamson's tenure.

After having been quietly built up in the background of ''Superman'' for the first year of the Williamson era, the crossover will see Brainiac finally make his latest play against Superman and Earth -- and this time's a particular doozy for the Coluan: unleashing an army of Czarnians upon the Kryptonian's adopted homeworld.

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''House of Brainiac'' is an upcoming comic book event from Creator/DCComics, a Spring 2024 BatFamilyCrossover between ''ComicBook/Superman2023'' and ''Action Comics''. It is written by Creator/JoshuaWilliamson with artwork by Rafa Sandoval. It is also the first ''Superman'' event of Williamson's tenure.

the ''ComicBook/DawnOfDC'' publishing initiative.

After having been quietly built up in the background of ''Superman'' for the first year of the Williamson era, Williamson's tenure, the crossover will see Brainiac finally make his latest play against Superman and Earth -- and this time's a particular doozy for the Coluan: unleashing an army of Czarnians upon the Kryptonian's adopted homeworld.
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After having been built up in the background of ''Superman'' for the first year of the Williamson era, the crossover will see Brainiac make his latest play against Superman and Earth -- and this time's a particular doozy for the Coluan: unleashing an army of Czarnians upon the Kryptonian's adopted homeworld.

Considering how much trouble Clark and his fellow heroic heavy hitters usually have dealing with just ''one'' Czarnian (i.e. Lobo), the Super Family and their allies will more than have their hands full dealing with a whole army of them.

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After having been quietly built up in the background of ''Superman'' for the first year of the Williamson era, the crossover will see Brainiac finally make his latest play against Superman and Earth -- and this time's a particular doozy for the Coluan: unleashing an army of Czarnians upon the Kryptonian's adopted homeworld.

Considering how much trouble Clark and his fellow heroic heavy hitters usually have dealing with just ''one'' Czarnian (i.e. Lobo), [[{{Franchise/Lobo}} Lobo]]), the Super Family and their allies will more than have their hands full dealing with a whole army of them.
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The event will see Brainiac make his latest play against Superman and Earth -- and this time's a particular doozy for the Coluan: unleashing an army of Czarnians upon the Kryptonian's adopted homeworld.

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The event After having been built up in the background of ''Superman'' for the first year of the Williamson era, the crossover will see Brainiac make his latest play against Superman and Earth -- and this time's a particular doozy for the Coluan: unleashing an army of Czarnians upon the Kryptonian's adopted homeworld.
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* TheBusCameBack: Brainiac, at least in terms of the ''Superman'' books. While he's remained a threat in the larger DC Universe in recent years (ex. ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueNoJustice'' and ''ComicBook/JusticeLeague2018''), Brainiac hasn't really had a major presence in Clark's corner of the DCU since the New 52 era.

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* TheBusCameBack: Brainiac, or at least in terms of the ''Superman'' books. While he's remained a threat in the larger DC Universe in recent years (ex. ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueNoJustice'' and ''ComicBook/JusticeLeague2018''), Brainiac hasn't really had a major presence in Clark's corner of the DCU since the New 52 era.
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* TheBusCameBack: Brainiac, at least in terms of the ''Superman'' books. While he's remained a threat in the larger DC Universe in recent years (ex. ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueNoJustice''), Brainiac hasn't really had a major presence in Clark's corner of the DCU since the New 52 era.

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* TheBusCameBack: Brainiac, at least in terms of the ''Superman'' books. While he's remained a threat in the larger DC Universe in recent years (ex. ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueNoJustice''), ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueNoJustice'' and ''ComicBook/JusticeLeague2018''), Brainiac hasn't really had a major presence in Clark's corner of the DCU since the New 52 era.
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* DrivingQuestion: If Brainiac isn't seeking to miniaturize and bottle Metropolis or any other Earth cities as usual, what's his game? What is the Coluan looking to collect from Earth this time?

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* DrivingQuestion: If Brainiac isn't seeking to miniaturize and bottle Metropolis or any other Earth cities as usual, what's his game? What What, or who, is the Coluan looking to collect from Earth this time?
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* ''Superman: House of Brainiac Special'' #1
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Considering how much trouble Clark and the DC heavy hitters usually have dealing with just ''one'' Czarnian (i.e. Lobo), the Super Family and their allies will more than have their hands full dealing with a whole army of Lobo's people.

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Considering how much trouble Clark and the DC his fellow heroic heavy hitters usually have dealing with just ''one'' Czarnian (i.e. Lobo), the Super Family and their allies will more than have their hands full dealing with a whole army of Lobo's people.
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''House of Brainiac'' is an upcoming comic book event from Creator/DCComics, a Spring 2024 BatFamilyCrossover between ''ComicBook/Superman2023'' and ''Action Comics''. It is written by Creator/JoshuaWilliamson with artwork by Rafa Sandoval. It is also the first major ''Superman'' event of Williamson's tenure.

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''House of Brainiac'' is an upcoming comic book event from Creator/DCComics, a Spring 2024 BatFamilyCrossover between ''ComicBook/Superman2023'' and ''Action Comics''. It is written by Creator/JoshuaWilliamson with artwork by Rafa Sandoval. It is also the first major ''Superman'' event of Williamson's tenure.
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* TheBusCameBack: Brainiac, at least in terms of the ''Superman'' books. While he's remained a threat in the larger DC Universe in recent years (ex. ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueNoJustice''), Brainiac hasn't really had a major presence in Clark's corner of the DCU since the ''ComicBook/NewKrypton'' era.

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* TheBusCameBack: Brainiac, at least in terms of the ''Superman'' books. While he's remained a threat in the larger DC Universe in recent years (ex. ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueNoJustice''), Brainiac hasn't really had a major presence in Clark's corner of the DCU since the ''ComicBook/NewKrypton'' New 52 era.
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* AlienInvasion: Brainiac as per the norm.
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The event will see Brainiac make his latest play against Superman and Earth -- and this time's a particular doozy for the Coluan: unleashing an army of Czarnians upon humanity's homeworld.

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The event will see Brainiac make his latest play against Superman and Earth -- and this time's a particular doozy for the Coluan: unleashing an army of Czarnians upon humanity's the Kryptonian's adopted homeworld.



But something else is going on here, because Brainiac's ''not'' trying to miniaturize Metropolis or other Earth cities for his collection as would normally be expected. So, if he's not after Earth's cities this time around, then what's Brainaic's game? What or who is he seeking to collect?

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But something else is also going on here, because Brainiac's ''not'' trying to miniaturize Metropolis or other Earth cities for his collection as would normally be expected. So, if he's not after Earth's cities this time around, then what's Brainaic's game? What What, or who who, is he seeking to collect?

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The event will see Brainiac make his latest play against Superman and Earth -- and this time's a particular doozy for the Coluan: unleashing an army of Czarnians upon humanity's homeworld. Considering how much trouble Clark and the DC heavy hitters usually have dealing with just ''one'' Czarnian (i.e. Lobo), the Super Family and their allies will more than have their hands full dealing with a whole army of Lobo's people.

But something else is going on here, because Brainiac's ''not'' trying to miniaturize Metropolis or other Earth cities for his collection as would normally be expected. So, if he's not after Earth's cities this time around, what's Brainaic's game? What or who is he seeking to collect?

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The event will see Brainiac make his latest play against Superman and Earth -- and this time's a particular doozy for the Coluan: unleashing an army of Czarnians upon humanity's homeworld. homeworld.

Considering how much trouble Clark and the DC heavy hitters usually have dealing with just ''one'' Czarnian (i.e. Lobo), the Super Family and their allies will more than have their hands full dealing with a whole army of Lobo's people.

But something else is going on here, because Brainiac's ''not'' trying to miniaturize Metropolis or other Earth cities for his collection as would normally be expected. So, if he's not after Earth's cities this time around, then what's Brainaic's game? What or who is he seeking to collect?
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* TheBusCameBack: Brainiac, at least in terms of the ''Superman'' books. While he's remained a threat in the larger DC Universe in recent years (ex. ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueNoJustice''), Brainiac hasn't really had a major presence in Clark's corner of the DC Universe since the ''ComicBook/NewKrypton'' era.

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* TheBusCameBack: Brainiac, at least in terms of the ''Superman'' books. While he's remained a threat in the larger DC Universe in recent years (ex. ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueNoJustice''), Brainiac hasn't really had a major presence in Clark's corner of the DC Universe DCU since the ''ComicBook/NewKrypton'' era.
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The event will see Brainiac make his latest play against Superman and Earth -- and this time's a particular doozy for the Coluan: unleashing an army of Czarnians upon humanity's homeworld. Considering how much trouble Clark and the DC heavy hitters usually have dealing with just ''one'' Czarnian (i.e. [[Franchise/Lobo Lobo]], the Super Family and their allies will more than have their hands full trying to stop the invasion.

But something else is going on here, because Brainiac's ''not'' trying to miniaturize Metropolis or other Earth cities for his collection as to be expected. So, if he's not after Earth's cities this time around, what's Brainaic's game?

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The event will see Brainiac make his latest play against Superman and Earth -- and this time's a particular doozy for the Coluan: unleashing an army of Czarnians upon humanity's homeworld. Considering how much trouble Clark and the DC heavy hitters usually have dealing with just ''one'' Czarnian (i.e. [[Franchise/Lobo Lobo]], Lobo), the Super Family and their allies will more than have their hands full trying to stop the invasion.

dealing with a whole army of Lobo's people.

But something else is going on here, because Brainiac's ''not'' trying to miniaturize Metropolis or other Earth cities for his collection as to would normally be expected. So, if he's not after Earth's cities this time around, what's Brainaic's game?
game? What or who is he seeking to collect?
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DC confirms this a 3 month event (https://www.comicsbeat.com/superman-action-comics-house-of-brainiac/), so I'm updating the involved titles for now even though those remaining two issues of Superman and Action Comics haven't officially been solicited yet.


* ''Action Comics'' #1064-
* ''ComicBook/Superman2023'' #13-

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* ''Action Comics'' #1064-
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* ''ComicBook/Superman2023'' #13-#13-15
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* SealedArmyInACan: Brainiac's Czarnian army, which was previously established in ''Superman'' Annual #1 to have been miniaturized and sealed away with Czarnian City in one of Brainiac's bottles.

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* SealedArmyInACan: Brainiac's Czarnian army, which was previously established in ''Superman'' Annual #1 to have been miniaturized and sealed away with Czarnian City in one of Brainiac's bottles.bottles.
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But something else is going on here, because Brainiac's ''not'' trying to miniaturize and collect Metropolis or other Earth cities for his collection as to be expected. Ti


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But something else is going on here, because Brainiac's ''not'' trying to miniaturize and collect Metropolis or other Earth cities for his collection as to be expected. Ti

So, if he's not after Earth's cities this time around, what's Brainaic's game?

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The event will see Brainiac make his latest play against Earth

, with Superman, the Super Family, and other Earth heroes caught up in his latest invasion.

But the Coluan uncharacteristically ''isn't'' interested in bottling Metropolis or any other Earth city this time around.

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The event will see Brainiac make his latest play against Earth

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Superman and Earth -- and this time's a particular doozy for the Coluan: unleashing an army of Czarnians upon humanity's homeworld. Considering how much trouble Clark and the DC heavy hitters usually have dealing with Superman, just ''one'' Czarnian (i.e. [[Franchise/Lobo Lobo]], the Super Family, Family and other Earth heroes caught up in his latest invasion.

their allies will more than have their hands full trying to stop the invasion.

But the Coluan uncharacteristically ''isn't'' interested in bottling something else is going on here, because Brainiac's ''not'' trying to miniaturize and collect Metropolis or any other Earth city this time around.
cities for his collection as to be expected. Ti




* SealedArmyInACan: Brainiac's Czarnian army, which was previously established in ''Superman'' Annual #1 to have been shrunken and sealed away in one of Brainiac's bottles.

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* DrivingQuestion: If Brainiac isn't seeking to miniaturize and bottle Metropolis or any other Earth cities as usual, what's his game? What is the Coluan looking to collect from Earth this time?
* SealedArmyInACan: Brainiac's Czarnian army, which was previously established in ''Superman'' Annual #1 to have been shrunken miniaturized and sealed away with Czarnian City in one of Brainiac's bottles.

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''House of Brainiac'' is an upcoming comic book event from Creator/DCComics, a Spring 2024 BatFamilyCrossover between ''ComicBook/Superman2023'' and ''Action Comics''. It is written by Creator/JoshuaWilliamson with artwork by Rafa Sandova. It is also the first major ''Superman'' event of Williamson's tenure.

The event will see Brainiac make his latest play against Earth and Metropolis, with Superman, the Super Family, and other Earth heroes caught up in his latest invasion. But Brainiac isn't interested in bottling Metropolis or any other Earth city this time around and something else is going on here...

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''House of Brainiac'' is an upcoming comic book event from Creator/DCComics, a Spring 2024 BatFamilyCrossover between ''ComicBook/Superman2023'' and ''Action Comics''. It is written by Creator/JoshuaWilliamson with artwork by Rafa Sandova.Sandoval. It is also the first major ''Superman'' event of Williamson's tenure.

The event will see Brainiac make his latest play against Earth and Metropolis, Earth

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with Superman, the Super Family, and other Earth heroes caught up in his latest invasion. invasion.

But Brainiac isn't the Coluan uncharacteristically ''isn't'' interested in bottling Metropolis or any other Earth city this time around and something else is going on here...
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* TheBusCameBack: Brainiac, at least in terms of the ''Superman'' books. While he's remained a threat in the larger DC Universe in recent years (ex. ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueNoJustice'')
* SealedArmyInACan: Brainiac's Czarnian army, which was previously established to have been shrunken and sealed away in one of Brainiac's bottles.

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* TheBusCameBack: Brainiac, at least in terms of the ''Superman'' books. While he's remained a threat in the larger DC Universe in recent years (ex. ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueNoJustice'')
''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueNoJustice''), Brainiac hasn't really had a major presence in Clark's corner of the DC Universe since the ''ComicBook/NewKrypton'' era.
* SealedArmyInACan: Brainiac's Czarnian army, which was previously established in ''Superman'' Annual #1 to have been shrunken and sealed away in one of Brainiac's bottles.
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!!'''Warning: ''House of Brainiac'' is a direct sequel to events in ''ComicBook/Superman2023'', so {{Late Arrival Spoiler}}s for this comic may be unmarked on this page.'''

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''House of Brainiac'' is an upcoming comic book event from Creator/DCComics, a Spring 2024 BatFamilyCrossover between ''ComicBook/Superman2023'' and ''Action Comics''. It is written by Creator/JoshuaWilliamson with artwork by Rafa Sandova. It is also the first major ''Superman'' event of Williamson's tenure.

The event will see Brainiac make his latest play against Earth and Metropolis, with Superman, the Super Family, and other Earth heroes caught up in his latest invasion. But Brainiac isn't interested in bottling Metropolis or any other Earth city this time around and something else is going on here...

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* ''Action Comics'' #1064-
* ''ComicBook/Superman2023'' #13-

* ''Hulk'' (Vol. 5) #7-8
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* BatFamilyCrossover: The Superman event of 2024 (and the first Superman crossover since 2022's ''Kal-El Returns'' during the ''Infinite Frontier'' era).
* BigBad: Brainiac.
* TheBusCameBack: Brainiac, at least in terms of the ''Superman'' books. While he's remained a threat in the larger DC Universe in recent years (ex. ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueNoJustice'')
* SealedArmyInACan: Brainiac's Czarnian army, which was previously established to have been shrunken and sealed away in one of Brainiac's bottles.

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