Issue Superman 219 Subtitle Sacrifice #1: Touch Date September 2005 Writer(s) Mark Verheiden Artist(s) Ed Benes, mariah Benes, Rob Lea, Alex Lei storyline Clark returned to the office after surveying the damage from Superman's last battle. He peered through Lois's office wall and saw her with Brainiac. He burst in and flew her home; she didn't know what he was making all the fuss about. He activated the security system and flew to his fortress of solitude. Brainiac had possessed his robot Superman guard. He pointed Superman to his location seven miles beneath the ocean. Brainiac taunted him - he'd been in Lois's mind. He told Superman she feared him, just like everyone else did. They fought, and he presented to him Lois, Lana Lang, Perry White, and Jimmy Olsen - all in his captivity. Superman awakened with blood on his hands and the JLA standing over him.

Issue Action Comics 829 Subtitle Sacrifice #2: End of Identity Date September 2005 Writer(s) Gail Simone Artist(s) John Byrne, Nelson storyline Martian Manhunter appeared at the Kent residence to "protect" Lois. Other superheroes were elsewhere guarding Superman's loved ones. The JLA got to Superman and tried to have him remember what had happened, who's blood was on his hands. He remembered fighting Darkseid, but that was another false memory (like fighting Brainiac). They took him to his victim - Batman.

Issue Adventures of Superman 642 Subtitle Sacrifice #3: Remembrance Date September 2005 Writer(s) Greg Rucka Artist(s) Karl Kerschl, Derec Donovan, Cam Smith, Sean Parsons storyline J'onn played back recordings of the incident. Superman, unprovoked, attacked Batman while he looked for his satellite from the tower. Wonder Woman came in and stopped him. Superman said he thought he was fighting Ruin. J'onn, with Diana, entered Superman's mind in hopes of stopping the mind control he was under. Inside him, they found that Max Lord was controlling the Man of Steel. He agreed to let them put him in a teleportation loop that he would be unable to escape. While preparing, Superman realized he wasn't being controlled - everyone else was. He attacked and left. Diana, with Batman's Kryptonite, went after him. She found him in Max Lord's service.

Issue Wonder Woman 219 Subtitle Sacrifice #4 Date September 2005 Writer(s) Greg Rucka Artist(s) Rags Morales, David Lopez, Tom Derenick, Georges Jeanty, Karl Kerschl, Mark Propst, Bit, Dexter Vines, Bob Petrecca, Nelson storyline Superman saw Wonder Woman as Doomsday in the midst of murdering Lois. He grabbed her and flew her toward the sun. Wonder Woman was able to get her Kryptonite out and flash him with it. He threw her back to earth, where she crashed into a freeway. While she was stunned, Superman continued his attack. She was able to get out of his site and get a blow in from behind. She called birds to her aide - she only needed to distract him long enough to get to Maxwell Lord. She made it to him and he temporarily released Superman. He vowed to control him as long as he lived, so Wonder Woman twisted his neck around. Lord's lifeless body fell to the floor.

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