Does Clark Have What It Takes To Save Smallville Or Is He In Over His Head in Action Comics #1091

By Chad Burdette

on October 6, 2025

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Action Comics #1091

Superboy learns what it really means to be a hero when given the choice between life or death for the former hero that has been tormenting him. Will Clark have what it takes to save Smallville and find a cure? Or is the young hero in over his head?

Creative Team

Writer: Mark Waid
Artist: Skylar Patridge
Colorist: Ivan Plascencia
Letterer: Steve Wands
Standard Cover Artist: Ryan Sook
Variant Cover Artist(s): Skylar Patridge; Michael Cho; Joe Quinones
Editor: Paul Kaminski
Assistant Editor: Jillian Grant
Format: Ongoing Series
Page Count/Cover Price: 32 pages/ $5.99

Does Will Clark have what it takes to save Smallville or is he in over his head in Action Comics #1091, on shelves and digital platforms October 8, 2025, from DC Comics