Comic Title: Superman #48
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: October 1990
On Sale Date: August 21, 1990 Shipping Date August 21, 1990
Source: Previews, #18

Shipping Date August 21, 1990
Source: Amazing Heroes, #182

Copyright Date August 21, 1990
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1990

Direct Market Date August 23, 1990
Source: Comic Shop News, #157, #162

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.75
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mike Carlin

Title: "The Sinbad Contract Part One"
Pages: 22

Feature(s):
Superman (Post-Crisis)

Writer: William Messner-Loebs
Penciller: Curt Swan
Inker: Dennis Janke
Letterer: Bill Oakley
Colorist: Glenn Whitmore

Reprinted In:
Superman:The Power Within TPB (2015)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Captain Atom #46; next appearance in Adventures of Superman #471)

Guest Star(s)

• Davood Nassur (first appearance; next appearance in Adventures of Superman #471)

Villain(s)

• Lex Luthor (last appearance in Action Comics #657; next appearance in Adventures of Superman #471)
• Armored agents of D.M.T. (next appearance in Adventures of Superman #471)
• An unnamed gunman (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Soraya Nassur (Davood's sister; next appearance in Adventures of Superman #471)
• Jahir (Davood's uncle; next appearance in Adventures of Superman #471)
• Munea (Davood's mother; next appearance in Adventures of Superman #471)
• Hassan and Noda (Davood's brother and sister; next appearance in Adventures of Superman #471)
• Ismail (Davood's friend; no further appearances)
• Joan Rogers and Jim Fredders (police officers; next appearance in Adventures of Superman #471)
• Ms. Kreel (Soraya's boss; next appearance in Adventures of Superman #471)
• Keith Timmons (first name revealed; last appearance in Action Comics #656; next appearance in Action Comics #658)
• Carl Masters (dies in this story; no further appearances)

Comments:
This story continues in Adventures of Superman #471.

Synopsis:
Davood Nassur, a teenage Quraci immigrant, has developed meta-human powers following the detonation of the gene-bomb. He can levitate a few inches off the ground and deflect small objects. His sister Soraya works at LexCorp. One evening while Davood is delivering food to his sister, a dying man approaches them carrying a package. Armored flying men are in pursuit. The men chase Davood and his sister back into the building.

Inside, Davood opens the package and finds a belt inside. He puts on the belt. The armored men attack again and fire on Davood. He is able to deflect the bullets and escape into the air. Superman arrives on the scene to stop the men. Davood mistrusts Superman because of his actions in Qurac. He and his sister flee.