Clark has gone to Serbia to help an old friend of his, Dr. Carolyn Llewellyn. In an archeological discovery, in an abandoned Soviet science center, the Kazakhs found an alien labeled "Subjekt-17". They brought in Carolyn to help them figure out what it is capable of, and also to find out whether it's still alive. Well, it's very much alive. And it's very mad. Come to find out it's been in Soviet custody since 1949. That's when an alien ship crashlanded in the Soviet countryside. Most of the beings on board were found to be dead, except what appeared to be a pregnant female. The female they couldn't keep alive, but the baby they did. It started gaining powers almost immediately, but they found a way to retard that by keeping him sedated and near comatose. They then proceeded to experiment on him, for decades. Superman seems to go at it with him blow for blow, until he figures out that sonics affect his mind and his ability to control his body. He finally takes him down, but then "Subjekt-17" disappears. But then who shows up, to scold Superman for the actions he's just partaken in? None other that Arion. We saw a glimpse of him last issue, but now he's come almost 400 years into the future to help Superman. This team of Kurt Busiek and Carlos Pacheco, is just incredible. Hopefully they stick around for more than just 12 issues.
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