Before Mr. Terrific made his big-screen debut in the “Superman” feature film, his origin in an all-new DC six-issue comic book series!
Brilliant young inventor life was destined for greatness…yet everything screeched to a halt when his wife Paula and unborn son were killed in a car accident. The Holts once shared ambitious dreams of using their technology to help others, but after the tragedy, Michael retreats from society and sells Holt Industries to mysterious and craven tech billionaire Athena Prescott
Discover all the secrets, sorrows, and triumphs of Mr. Terrific and how he came to be in this thrilling modern retelling and expansion of his origin story by DC Writer’s Workshop alumnus and multiple-award-winning TV writer Al Letson and British Fantasy Award-winning artist Valentine De Landro (Black Manta, Bitch Planet)!
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Long-buried secrets are unearthed and mysterious forces revealed as Mr. Terrific: Year One hurtles toward its epic conclusion in Mr. Terrific: Year One #6
Valentine De Landro Variant Cover:
Mr. Terrific: Year One #6
Billionaire Athena Prescott was once an ordinary woman of extraordinary wealth, just trying to beat out her fellow titans of tech to the next big advancement in human history — and she was willing to kill to do it.
But now her fully powered Nexus Engine has ripped a transdimensional tear in the heart of Gateway City… and granted her a great and terrible new power she can’t control!
If Michael Holt hopes to survive, let alone save his city, he’ll have to finally embrace his role as Mr. Terrific… which promises to alter the course of his life forever!
Creative Team
- Writer: Al Letson
- Artist: Valentine De Landro & Edwin Galmon
- Colorist: Marissa Louise
- Letterer: Lucas Gattoni
- Cover Artist: Mateus Karen S Darboe
- Variant Cover Artists: Valentine De Landro
- Group Editor: Paul Kaminski
- Editor: Marquis Draper / Andrea Shea
- Format: Limited Series
- Cover Price/Page Count: $4.99/32 pages
Michael Holt must finally embrace his new role in Mr. Terrific: Year One #6 on shelves & digital platforms on November 12 2025, from DC Comics