Superman 2006 #687 Direct Sales - back issue - $3.00

The Science Police and Mon-El take down Shrapnel. General Lane is monitoring, and finds out that Mon-El is not Kryptonian. Jimmy consults with Zatara about what he saw in the fight between Atlas and Superman, and Zatara confirms that it was magic. Jim Harper recruits a team from the Science Police for an off the record mission, to rescue Tellus. Mon-El is relieved that he's been able to work effectively as Superman's replacement, but in mid-flight, he suddenly loses his powers.

This issue is Green Shield Continuity #23. It features the "World Without [S-shield]" promotion on the cover.

• - The solicitation cover also had Black Lightning on it (to the right of Mon-El), but for some reason he was deleted from the final cover.
• Power and Weakness - Story continued from last issue, and continues in the next issue.
• Some of us (a-hem!) older comics fans fondly remember reading the wonderful Sunday funnies of our youth. [April 29, 2009] - Mark tells about the upcoming weekly Wednesday Comics series. Appears on page 34 in this issue.
• House Advertisement - House ad for: Superman: New Krypton Volume 1 hardcover. Appears on page 12 in this issue.
• Ads - Total of 4 one-page and 1 two-page ads for: The Spirit (DVD, OddLot Entertainment), Dragonball Evolution (video game, Bandai Namco), 2009 Design Scholarship Challenge (graphic design colleges, visualdiner.com, 2 pages), Vampirates Black Heart (book, Little Brown), and abovetheinfluence (Partnership for a Drug-Free America). Appear in various places in this issue.