"Adventures of the Super Sons" Comic Book Index
2019
Adventures of the Super Sons #4 (of 12)
Cover date: January 2019
"Lost Boys"
Writer: Peter J. Tomasi
Penciller: Carlo Barberi
Inker: Art Thibert
We open where last issue ended, as the Space Cabbie rescues the boys from The Gang. Rex Luthor monologues about his plan to take over Earth, using the Hypercube. Meanwhile in space, Space Cabbie's taxi/ship starts to have issues with his "hyperspace drive", and they all end up on an unknown planet. Damien takes both Superboy Red and Blue to get help, as they both are unwell, from the events of the previous issue. They end up at a house on a hill. Joker Jnr double crosses everyone, as he knocks out Space Cabbie, and steals his taxi/ship and leaves the planet, so he can better hide from Rex and The Gang. Damien and the two Jon's get pulled into the mysterious house. As Damien gets his bearings together, he finds Jon, now once again whole, as Superboy. They are both attacked, and as they make their escape, they come across a pair of old, overweight versions of themselves in the house.
Adventures of the Super Sons #5 (of 12)
Cover date: February 2019
"Deus Ex Machina"
Writer: Peter J. Tomasi
Penciller: Carlo Barberi
Inker: Matt Santorelli
The boys team up with their older doppelgangers, to foil a plot by to alien brothers, as they attempt to escape the haunted house and planet.
Adventures of the Super Sons #6 (of 12)
Cover date: March 2019
"Tomorrow Sometimes Dies"
Writer: Peter J. Tomasi
Penciller: Scott Godlewski
Inker: Scott Godlewski
The boys are stranded on a strange alien world, and do their best to try and figure a way off of it. Rex Luthor finds them, but is taken down by Tommy Tomorrow. Tommy captures them all, and takes them to Takron Galtos - The prison planet.
Adventures of the Super Sons #7 (of 12)
Cover date: April 2019
"Noir Town"
Writer: Peter J. Tomasi
Penciller: Carlo Barberi
Inker: Matt Santorelli
The boys are thrown into jail on the prison planet Takron-Galtos. Jon is separated from Damien and put into solitary confinement, so that his powers may fade. Damien spends much time searching for him, and comes across Rex Luthor, who is attempting to assemble a new "Gang". After a face off with the Gang, Jon comes to Damien's aid, having found a way to recharge.
Adventures of the Super Sons #8 (of 12)
Cover date: May 2019
"Jailhouse Rocked"
Writer: Peter J. Tomasi
Penciller: Carlo Barberi
Inker: Matt Santorelli
The boys continue to search for a way off of the prison planet with the help of Joker Jnr. Damien captures a couple of Rex's cronies, with the help of a young Green Lantern Cadet that he rescued last issue. Rex manages to grow his army, and tries one last time to destroy the Super Sons, but when he fails, he washes his hands of them, so that he can concentrate on taking over the galaxy. "Gather the rest of the... Injustice Army... The Super Sons are someone else's problem now" - Rex Luthor.
Adventures of the Super Sons #9 (of 12)
Cover date: June 2019
"The Good, The Bad and The Sons"
Writer: Peter J. Tomasi
Penciller: Scott Godlewski
Inker: Scott Godlewski
The boys end up on a sister planet to the prison world that they were incarcerated on last issue. A western world with a Cyborg Jonah Hex as its protector. The boys help Hex on a few missions, with the help of their Green Lantern Cadet friend. As they find a way off the planet to save Earth from Rex Luthor and his Injustice Army, the Green Lantern helps to reprogram Hex, and they all head off planet together. Next Stop the Injustice Army.
Adventures of the Super Sons #10 (of 12)
Cover date: July 2019
"Gang War" - Part One
Writer: Peter J. Tomasi
Penciller: Carlo Barberi
Inker: Matt Santorelli
We open with an elderly gentleman reading a story to a couple of young children, the last great adventure of the Super Sons. We then cut to our main story, as we see Rex running his own monologue, regarding his evil plan. Rex is interrupted by the boys as they come in to relieve Rex of the hypercube, and stop him once and for all. With Rex and his army gaining the upper hand, the boys witness Rex kill Jonah, but when all seems lost, the cavalry arrives. In the form of Tommy Tomorrow, Kid Joker and the elder Robin and Superboy from the dream machine.
Adventures of the Super Sons #11 (of 12)
Cover date: August 2019
"Gang War" - Part Two
Writer: Peter J. Tomasi
Penciller: Carlo Barberi
Inker: Matt Santorelli
We catch the boys standing firm against Rex Luthor's Injustice Gang, with a few allies of their own. As the battle ensues, the good guys gain the advantage in the fight, and it's not long, until an almost defeated Rex makes his final play. He flies up to the stargate above, with the boys hot on his heels. They thank their allies, and head through the stargate also, completely ignoring the collective "Noooooo" from their friends down below. We end with the boys trapped in a Phantom Zone like cube, in Rex's hands, as he gloats over his victory, and as they head into the end game of his plans.
Adventures of the Super Sons #12 (of 12)
Cover date: September 2019
"Gang War" - Conclusion
Writer: Peter J. Tomasi
Penciller: Carlo Barberi
Inker: Matt Santorelli
We Open with Rex declaring himself king, as he has finally defeated the Super Sons, by banishing them into the cube. The boys figure out a way out of the cube, with the help of the cube itself, which has gained sentience and a form. Cube, as he is now called, tells the boys of his existence, and how he came to be, and how he was the one that created Rex Luthor and the rest of the Gang/Injustice Army, by studying the villains of Earth, from the Fortress of Solitude, right before he was liberated by Rex himself. Cube helps the boys escape their prison, and they take down Rex and the Gang. The boys finally get to return home to Earth, just in time for the first day of school, with Alfred making an appearance, and assuring that he knew the boys would have been fine the whole time they were away.
“Super Sons” Comic Book Index
Introduction
Here is a listing of the Super Sons monthly title since its launch in February 2017, the Adventures of the Super Sons 12-issue maxi-series that followed it in 2018-2019, and the Challenge of the Super Sons 14-issue maxi-series that followed it in 2020-2021. The Writer, Penciller and Inker for each issue are listed within the Comic Index pages, directly below each title's name and number.Note: Remember, the month dates listed are from the issue covers, not the actual date when the comic was on sale.
CONTENTS:
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021
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