num_pages: 36
description: Sometimes even Superman finds a task almost impossible. Sometimes even the Last Son of Krypton needs to enlist help. Some tasks require methods and heroes that dont scream Justice League. So Clark Kent the Metropolis Marvel seeks out Manchester Black the most dastardly of rogues to form an all-new Authority tasked with taking care of some business on the sly. Not only will Black know the right candidates for the team but if Superman can make him behave himself and act in service of the greater good then hell prove literally anyone can be a hero! Theyll have to move quickly however as the Ultra-Humanite forms his own team to take out the Man of Steel.This new limited series helps launch an all-new Superman status quo setting up story elements that reverberate across both Action Comics and Superman: Son of Kal-El in the months to come. And not only is Superman putting together a superstar team but it takes superstars to tell the tale: Grant Morrison (The Green Lantern All-Star Superman) and Mikel Jann (Batman Future State: Superman: Worlds of War)!
language: English
title: Superman and The Authority #1
publisher: DC Comics