| Issue | #4 |
| Published | March 2010 |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Cover Price | 3.99 USD |
| Pages | 44 |
| Editing | Matt Idelson; Wil Moss (assistant editor) |
| Notes | This issue went on sale 2010-01-27 (5 weeks late from the solicited date). "Printed by World Color Press, Inc, Montreal, QC, Canada. 1/20/10." Two covers were done for this issue; one featuring the Superman, Jor-El, and Lara in front of the Fortress, and an alternate one featuring Parasite, Superman, and Lois Lane (10 issues for 1 issue mixture). |
| Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Jor-El; Lara; Fortress of Solitude |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Gary Frank |
| Inks | Gary Frank |
| Colors | Brad Anderson |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | This cover blends in with the other covers in this series to form one continuous image. |
| Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Parasite |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Gary Frank [as GF] (signed) |
| Inks | Gary Frank [as GF] (signed) |
| Colors | Brad Anderson |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | For every 10 copies of the standard edition, retailers were allowed to order one copy of the variant edition. |
| Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Parasite [Rudy Jones]; Lex Luthor; Lois Lane; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Ron Troupe (cameo); Steve Lombard (cameo); Catherine Grant (cameo); Jonathan Kent (flashback, cameo); Martha Kent (flashback, cameo) |
| Synopsis | Luthor has his daily pick of someone to help, and (with the aid of his staff), picks Daily Planet employee Rudy Jones. Taken inside, Rudy snacks on free donuts while Luthor says what will happen to him, before turning him over to his team for tests. Lois and Clark are "invited" to Lexcorp to talk over what happened the previous day with Superman. Jones finishes the tests, but drops one of the donuts into some hazardous chemicals that had spilled on the floor. He eats it anyway, but then starts to morph into a strange creature, attacks a bystander, and bursts into the room where Lex is meeting with Lois and Clark. Clark slips away in the confusion, and as Superman takes the creature outside to the street. But the creature attacks Superman, draining him. Superman gets away, and counter-attacks with heat vision and super-breath to defeat him. Luthor observes this, and confronts Superman, accusing him of being an invader. Superman flies off, and goes to the Daily Planet roof to think, where he finds Jimmy. They start talking, and realize that neither has any friends in Metropolis, and decide to be friends. Jimmy asks to take his picture, and Superman agrees. Luthor looks at newspapers, most playing up Luthor's angle of an invading Superman; except the Planet, in which Lois' article (with Jimmy's photo) calls Superman a savior. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Geoff Johns |
| Pencils | Gary Frank |
| Inks | Jon Sibal |
| Colors | Brad Anderson |
| Letters | Steve Wands |
| Notes | Story continued from the previous issue, and continues in the next issue. |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | A promo for "Smallville - Absolute Justice" TV show, featuring the Justice Society and written by Geoff Johns. Appears on page 42 in this issue. |
| Notes | House ads for: Blackest Night (Checklist Part 3), Green Lantern: Secret Origin softcover, DC Dynamics statues, Batman and Robin, Outsiders, and Absolute Green Lantern: Rebirth. Appear in various places in this issue. |
| Notes | Total of 4 one-page ads for: Soul Eater (DVD, Funimation.com), The Joe Kubert School of Cartoon and Graphic Art (art training), FreeRealms (online game, Sony Online Entertainment), and Glory of Heracles (video game, Nintendo). Appear in various places in this issue. |