Comic Title: Superman:The Man of Steel Vol. 3 TPB
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2004
On Sale Date: September 9, 2004 Direct Market Date September 1, 2004
Source: Previews, Vol. 14 #7 (#187)

Direct Market Date September 9, 2004
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Thursday, September 9, 2004

Cover Price: $19.95
Page Count: 208
Editor: Robert Greenberger

See Also: The Guide to Graphic Novels and Collected Editions

Title: "Personal Best"
Pages: 22

Feature(s):
Superman (Post-Crisis)

Writer: Marv Wolfman
Artist: Jerry Ordway
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Thomas J. Ziuko

Reprinted From:
Adventures of Superman #428 (1987)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superman #6; next appearance in Hawkman #10)

Supporting Character(s)

• Perry White (last appearance in Superman #5; next appearance in Adventures of Superman #430)
• Jimmy Olsen (last appearance in Superman #5; next appearance in Superman #9)
• Catherine Grant (last appearance in Superman #5; next appearance in Adventures of Superman #429)
• Bibbo (first appearance; next appearance in Adventures of Superman #447)
• Jerry White (Perry's son; next appearance in Adventures of Superman #432)
• Jose Delgado (first appearance; next appearance in Adventures of Superman #432)

Villain(s)

• Jay Falk (a corrupt politician; no further appearances)
• The Cobras (a street gang; Eddie named; no further appearances)
• Falk's henchmen (Antonio Corsetti and Louis Lyppe named; no further appearances)
• President Marlo (first name Hurrambi revealed; last appearance in Adventures of Superman #427; next appearance in Suicide Squad #1)

Other Character(s)

• Alice White (first post-Crisis appearance; last appearance in World of Metropolis #1; next appearance in Adventures of Superman #434)
• Judy Groffman and Dan (a TV reporter and a news anchorman; no further appearances)
• Several party guests (Councilman Rivers, Dagmar, and Klaus named; no further appearances)
• Andrew (a butler; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
Perry White has uncovered evidence against politician Jay Falk. He has attacked Falk in a series of Daily Planet articles and intends to see the reputed mobster put behind bars. To silence Perry Falk kidnaps Perry's teenaged son Jerry, who has been rebeling against his father as part of a street gang. Falk demands that Perry print a retraction or he will kill Jerry.

Superman learns that Jerry is in trouble. He confronts Falk, but he is unable to learn where Jerry is being held. He begins questioning Falk's associates which leads him to Louie Lyppe. Superman disguises himself as a bar brawler named Bibbo to get information from Lyppe. He then rescues Jerry.

When Superman returns Jerry to his home, the teenager is angry with his father for putting his integrity ahead of his family.