The Kid Who Saved Superman

By Paul Kupperberg, Min Sung Ku and Lee Loughridge

When a series of earthquakes ripple across the planet, a school field trip turns deadly. Students are trapped on a crumbling mountain, and only one man can rescue them . . . SUPERMAN! But the tremors have exposed a large chunk of KRYPTONITE. With the MAN OF STEEL weakened by the radioactive rock, a student must save the day. Who will become the Kid Who Saved SUPERMAN?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: Jun 15, 2013
• ISBN: 9781434265999

Paul Kupperberg

Paul Kupperberg is the writer of hundreds of books, stories, comic books, and newspaper comic strips. He has written for many comic book characters including Superman, Superboy, Supergirl, Vigilante, Power Girl, Aquaman, Green Lantern, Doom Patrol, Captain America, Conan, Captain Action, Archie, The Simpsons, Johnny Bravo, Scooby Doo, and dozens of others. In former lives, Paul has also been an editor for DC Comics, executive editor of Weekly World News and senior editor of WWE Kids Magazine. He lives in Connecticut with his son, Max.

Book preview

CHAPTER 1

A FIELD TRIP

CHAPTER 2

EARTHQUAKE!

CHAPTER 3

LOST IN THE CAVERNS

CHAPTER 4

A DEADLY GREEN LIGHT

CHAPTER 5

A SUPER RESCUE

Hakeem Bennett carefully climbed up the highest peak of the Adirondack Mountains. He relied only on his fingers and toes to find the little cracks in the rock. The small spaces would allow him to scale the summit. No ropes or safety harnesses for Hakeem Bennett! It was just him …

Hakeem!

… Just him, Hakeem Bennett, alone against the mountain. Of course, since he was also a famous geologist, Hakeem had professional responsibilities.

Hakeem would stop along the way to the top of the world and collect rock samples. He tucked them in his backpack for later examination.

Hakeem Bennett! shouted Principal Schneider from far behind him. You’re daydreaming again! We’re stopping for lunch.

Huh? replied Hakeem with a shake of his head. He hadn’t been paying attention. Johanna Schneider, the school’s nature expert, had been telling the class about the animals, insects, and rocks that could be found in the Adirondack