This issue picks up immediately after Countdown #37. And I do mean immediately after. The last panel of Countdown was Jimmy ripping Clark's shirt open, and it's the first panel of this book. To convince Clark that he's serious about wanting to join the Justice League, he fills him in on the rest of the story about the Kryptonite Man. Last issue, the K-man had Supes down for the count. Jimmy was in the closet and didn't know it, so he rigged a signal device. He broke his watch. But, obviously, Superman didn't come running. But Krypto did. So he tells him how he and Krypto kept K-man busy until Supes recovered. Which Jimmy also had a hand in when he fed him some solar energy. Then Supes made pretty short work of him. But during that, Jimmy took off once he knew that Supes had it under control. He was more concerned about Krypto who seemed affected by all the radiation. Clark said he's think about Jimmy's request. Things go back to normal, but then the green monkey shows up. Jimmy and Krypto are first on the scene. Jimmy's ready to fight it, but then he realizes that if he stays calm, he can probably calm the monkey down also. Which works. And which also impress' Clark, who was watching. So Clark's going to talk to the League, and Krypto is going to live with Jimmy for a while. This was a nice story, again, by Kurt Busiek. I like the way he's handling this character. He's kind of gone a different direction with Superman, and it's interesting. Also Brad Walker does the pencils again this issue. And, as I've previously stated, he really does seem to be improving with every issue. This one had a really nice feel to it. And some great action panels. All in all a great display for a book that's 854 issues old.
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