Vandal Savage can afford to be patient - he's immortal, thanks to fragments from a comet he came into contact with more than 40,000 years ago...a comet that he has since spent eons and spilled blood trying to bring back to Earth. A comet that, should he reclaim it, will grant him untold might.
 
Savage's patience is about to pay off. Through his operatives, he&;s taken Superman's powers - and, indirectly, his secret identity - to siphon the collective strength of the Justice League and generate the ultimate tractor beam. As the beam draws Savage's long-lost comet all the way back to Earth, unsuspecting souls bearing the immortal&;s genetic signature are suddenly infused with maddening might, while their "father's" already-incredible power exponentially increases.
 
Only a handful of heroes, led by Wonder Woman and a depowered Superman, stand between Savage and his comet, and soon even they won't be enough - that is, unless Superman taps into a deadly element from his past to deny his immortal adversary a future of eternal power.
 
Collects SUPERMAN ANNUAL #3, ACTION COMICS #48-50, SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN #25-27 and SUPERMAN #48-50.