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Superman: The Bottle City of Kandor #[nn]
In "The Super-Duel in Space," Superman faces off against the cunning alien Brainiac during a high-stakes encounter aboard his shrinking ship, where Clark and Lois are caught in the crossfire. With the fate of Earth’s cities hanging in the balance, Superman ventures into the bottled metropolis of Kandor—home to a hidden scientist whose knowledge may be the key to saving the world. Written by Otto Binder and illustrated by Al Plastino, this 2007 tale blends classic sci-fi intrigue with the hero’s enduring resolve, all captured in a striking cover by Marc Witz.
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While on an experimental rocket, Clark and Lois encounter the alien Brainiac, who plans to shrink and bottle the great cities of Earth and then use them to repopulate his planet. Superman gets inside Brainiac’s ship when the villain snatches Metropolis and there finds a bottle with the Kryptonian city of Kandor. He enters the bottle and with the help of a scientist there restores the cities of Earth while Brainiac lies in suspended animation for his trip home. Because there is not enough power to restore Kandor, Superman places the city in his Fortress, as Brainiac rockets away empty-handed.
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