We then get a flashback of Prime's origin story. With his weakness exposed, Prime begins to fly away, making sure to crash through the statue of Bart, saying he just has to wait until dawn, then he'll be unstoppable. Batman tells everyone to focus on Prime's Anti-Monitor armor, saying that's what's fueling his body. Terrific warns Ray that yellow sunlight only makes Prime stronger, and Martian Manhunter realizes that Prime has been locked away on Oa for over a year, meaning his Kryptonian cells haven't fully recharged yet. Superman-Prime escapes the Flashes and charges right into the middle of the superhero army. Prime says there aren't any other Earths to go to, then he begins to stutter, saying he doesn't like speedsters. Leading the charge are Jay Garrick and Wally West, who says he can't believe Prime would be dumb enough to set foot on Earth again. Suddenly, a boom tube opens up near Superman-Prime, releasing the JLA, Teen Titans, Outsiders, Doom Patrol, and many more heroes in between. Prime uses his heat vision to cross out the statue's inscription "Bart Allen: The Flash" and write instead "Bart Allen: The Stupidest Boy Dead." Prime says Bart never stopped being a boy, remembering how he mocked him for being stupid even while Bart was pushing him into the Speed Force. Wearing a Sinestro Corps uniform and Anti-Monitor armor, Prime flies up to the enormous statue of Bart in front of the museum, noting how quick Bart's career as the Flash went. The Sinestro War is raging up in space, but Superman-Prime is down on Earth, having a quiet moment at the Flash Museum in the middle of the night. Our story begins shortly after the Starro/Titans of Tomorrow fight in Teen Titans. I really wonder why nobody told Van Sciver he completely messed up the biggest, most important thing on this cover. The "S" scar on Prime's chest is not a simple "S" - it's the actual Superman logo with the shield and everything. Anyway, this cover has a major error that bugs me to no end. I don't know (or care) how he finally actually grew up because I never knew why he didn't age at all during the years between Crisis on Infinite Earths and Infinite Crisis. But they really, really wanted to bring him back, so somehow, someway, they turned him into Superman-Prime. Rumor has it in 2007 DC was locked in a bitter lawsuit over the rights of Superboy, so they couldn't actually bring back Superboy-Prime. Our cover by Ethan Van Sciver shows our old nemesis, Superboy-Prime, all grown up.
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