| Unofficial Superman: Strength Index |
Credits:
| Story | Scott McCloud |
| Breakdown pencils | Scott McCloud |
| Pencils | Aluir Amancio |
| Inks | Terry Austin |
| Lettering | Todd Klein |
| Colors | Patricia Mulvihill |
| Assistant editing | Michael Siglain |
| Editing | Joey Cavalieri |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (also in flashback to age 10)
Supporting Character(s):
- Lois Lane
- Jonathan Kent (visiting Clark in Metropolis; also in flashback)
Villain(s):
- Exo-Max (first appearance; an exo-armored crook hired to fight Superman to gauge his abilities)
- Fido Pollock (first appearance; created spatial transport gloves)
- Hopper (first appearance)
- Dex (first appearance; creates realistic holograms)
- Sully (first appearance)
- Trudy (first appearance; Fido's girlfriend)
Location(s):
- Metropolis
- Smallville (in flashback only)
Comment(s):
- Story continues in the next issue.
Solicitation:
- What is the true source of Superman's strength? Find out in this 3-issue Prestige Format miniseries written by Scott McCloud (UNDERSTANDING COMICS, REINVENTING COMICS) with art by Aluir Amancio (SUPERMAN ADVENTURES) and Terry Austin (Uncanny X-Men, SUPERMAN ADVENTURES) and astounding painted covers by Alex Ross! A young Clark Kent watches in awe as his supernatural abilities steadily grow, and he stands at the brink of a new world of power and possibilities. But for the first time, he finds reason to question the limits that his adopted parents have placed on him. Confronting the consequences of his actions, Superman must forge in steel the moral world-view that proves to be the source of Superman's real strength!