Adventures of Superman #429 (June 1987)
Adventures of Superman #429 (June 1987)
Clark Kent finds out his ladyfriend Cat Grant has a son named Adam whose father (a Hollywood guy with ties to the Mafia) won’t let her see. Superman pays a visit to Cat’s ex to talk him into letting Cat meet the damn kid, but just as the guy is telling Superman to mind his own fucking business, they’re attacked by that big monkey-faced guy up there on the cover.
Monkeyface was sent by The Circle, those mysterious mutants Superman pissed off in Adventures #427, who think Superman might be the “missing one” of their legends (but still want to kill him). Naturally, Superman defeats Monkeyface and throws him in jail, but Cat’s ex is seriously hurt during the fight (which destroyed his entire apartment) and little Adam becomes traumatized and is now afraid of Superman. But it’s all worth it, because Cat gets to see her son in the hospital. Yet another happy ending!
Character-Watch:
Presenting Cat’s young son Adam Morgan. He’ll eventually get over his Superman-phobia and become a long-running character, until a tragic encounter with the ‘90s.
Plotline-Watch:
Another appearance by The Circle: we still don’t know who the hell those guys are, just that they have a legend about a missing member (rofl) and they hate Superman for “killing” one of them (and now incarcerating another one). Also, I should mention that Clark has an awkward kiss with Cat Grant in this issue, which is as far as their relationship will go.
At the end of the comic Superman is like “This was a crazy day, better do some soul searching,” which leads to a visit to Smallville on the next issue.
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