| "Brainiac" | |
|---|---|
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Publication date | August – December 2008 |
| Genre | |
| Title(s) | Action Comics #866-870 |
| Main character(s) | Superman Brainiac Kara Zor-El |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Geoff Johns |
| Penciller(s) | Gary Frank |
| Inker(s) | Jon Sibal |
| Letterer(s) | Rob Leigh |
| Colorist(s) | Brad Anderson |
| Editor(s) | Nachie Castro Matt Idelson |
| Hardcover | ISBN 1-4012-2087-8 |
"Brainiac" is a five-issue comic book story arc written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Gary Frank, published in Action Comics #866-870 by American company DC Comics in 2008. The story includes several major plot developments regarding Superman: the death of Superman's adopted father Jonathan Kent, the return of the pre-Crisis bottled city of Kandor, and the return of the original Silver Age incarnation of the supervillain Brainiac. It also serves as a prelude to the "Superman: New Krypton" storyarc.