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| Superman Unchained | |
| Title: | "The Leap" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Cover price: | $2.99 |
| Cover date: | August, 2013 |
| Publisher: | DC Comics |
| Credits | |
| Ex. Ed: | Bobbie Chase |
| Writers: | Scott Snyder |
| Pencilers: | Jim Lee |
| Inkers: | Scott Williams |
| Cover artists: | Jim Lee |
| Cover inker: | Scott Williams |
| Cover colorist: | Alex Sinclair |
| Colorists: | Alex Sinclair; John Kalisz |
| Letterers: | Sal Cipriano |
| Assistants: | Chris Conroy |
| Editors: | Matt Idelson |
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"The Leap" is the title of the premiere issue of the American ongoing superhero comic book series Superman Unchained, published by DC Comics. The story was written by Scott Snyder with artwork by super-star penciler Jim Lee, artist Dustin Nguyen and inker Scott Williams. It was colored by Alex Sinclair and lettered by Sal Cipriano. Lee, Williams and Sinclair also provided the cover art illustration to this issue. The book was edited by Matt Idelson with Chris Conroy as associate editor. It shipped with an August, 2013 cover date and carried a cover price of $2.99 per copy (US).
When thirteen satellites fall from the sky in one day, the logical suspect is Lex Luthor—even though he's still locked up in prison! But a stranger question remains: If Superman didn't stop the last satellite from falling, who did? There’s a mystery hidden where even Superman can’t see it—Can The Man of Steel drag a decades-old secret into the light?
Synopsis[]
Appearances[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
Minor characters
- Aika
- Hideki
- Ichuru
Organizations
Races
Locations
- Nagasaki
- Andaman Sea
- The Maw
- Asia
Items
Vehicles
Powers
Notes & Trivia[]
- This issue is rated T (12 and up).
- This issue shipped with a black and white alternate cover illustrated by Jim Lee.
- This issue shipped to retailers on June 13th, 2013. It was released to coincide with the premiere of the Man of Steel feature film, which opened on June 14th, 2013.
- The premiere of this series conincides with the 75th Anniversary of Superman.
- Colorist Alex Sinclair is credited as Sinc in this issue.
- Dustin Nguyen provides the artwork on this issue's epilogue only.
- John Kalisz provides the coloring on this issue's epilogue only.
Recommended Reading[]
See also[]
Media
The World of Superman
Superman miscellaneous
External Links[]
- Superman Unchained #1 at DCDP
- Superman Unchained #1 at Comics.org
- Superman Unchained #1 at Comic Vine