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This article hold in spoilers forAction Comics#1024 .
Superman ’s Metropolis is officially becoming even more dangerous than Batman ’s Gotham City . Let ’s face up it , a felon would have to be mad to try operating out of Metropolis . Superman ’s super - hearing and super - sight stand for he ’s always on the alerting , and he can cross the urban center quicker than a bucket along heater when he take in he ’s want . When the Man of Steel turns up , any mugger or bank - robber is done for unless they occur to have aKryptonitebullet W. C. Handy .
Brian Bendisand John Romita , Jr. ‘sAction Comicsrun has revealed Metropolis is far from a crime - spare zone , though . Criminals have adapted to Superman ’s bearing , just as they have to Batman ’s in Gotham . They ’ve established what ’s called an " Invisible Mafia , " who for class have been operating in hush-hush , depart to extreme length to ensure they avoid Superman ’s attention . That scheme has finally failed , but unfortunately for the Man of Steel the Invisible Mafia have allied with theRed Cloud , a villain who has the ability to choke even Superman . Metropolis is now get its first taste of a offense war between its resident superhero and the Invisible Mafia .
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This week’sAction Comics#1024 confirms that anybody is at peril , with the Red Cloud deciding to strike out at a mayoral campaigner named Melody Moore . Melody is a fire chief who help Superman investigate a series of arsons across the city , and she was one of the first people he confided his clandestine individuality to . She ’s swear out as something of an inspiration to the Man of Steel , reminding him that some human beings really are dedicated to doing good . But her friendly relationship with Superman make her a object to the Red Cloud - with fateful results , as Superman learns when he arrives on the scene too belatedly to deliver her animation . A heartache - stricken Superman soar into the sky , where he is comfort bySupergirl .
Superman and the unseeable Mafia have now enter into a pattern that will be familiar to anybody who ’s been following the Batman books ; the conflict is escalating , with each going to groovy length to take the other out , and with the villains not caring who gets smart . It ’s hard to envisage a more high - profile quarry than an actual mayoral campaigner , suggesting nobody in Metropolis should be considered safe right now .
The Invisible Mafia has a problem , however . While the Red Cloud is able-bodied to moderate her own against Superman , the Man of Steel is gathering his ally to his side ; Supergirl , two different versions of Superboy , andBrainiac 5from the Legion of Super Heroes . This escalation is most unwise , because Superman can draw on resources far beyond the Red Cloud and the Invisible Mafia . justly now , Metropolis actually reckon even more insecure than Gotham City , but Superman is sure to guarantee matters are put right fairly rapidly .
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