Chapter Summaries

Solomon stripped Black Adam of Champion Power after the caterpillar’s manipulation nearly got Martha killed, then gave Adam’s power to Clark, raising every attribute to level 7. The caterpillar escaped, and Solomon turned his attention to Hespera and her sisters, leaving Anthea and Calypso under threat.

• Martha pleaded for Black Adam, and Solomon agreed to spare him but ordered him to return to Kahndaq and surrender Champion Power.
• Solomon transferred Black Adam’s Champion Power to Clark, whose transformed suit and attributes showed the combined strength of twelve gods.
• Black Adam discovered the caterpillar had escaped, and Solomon warned everyone not to trust it or let it near them.
• Solomon released his mental restraints on Calypso and Anthea, and Calypso begged Hespera to save her.
• Anthea began to summon axis power, but Hespera stopped her and warned that acting against Solomon would get her killed.

Solomon spared Calypso by stripping away her divine powers and ordered the sisters to leave Earth for the Divine Realm. He then told J'onn to return Black Adam to Kahndaq and hunt down the Caterpillar, whom Solomon blamed for manipulating events.

• Hespera begged Solomon to spare Calypso, and Anthea and Calypso offered their own lives in her place.
• Martha and Clark urged Solomon to show mercy, and he chose to spare Calypso but remove her Champion Power, Rule Power, and Chaos Magic.
• Solomon ordered Hespera, Anthea, and Calypso to leave Earth, and the sisters departed for the Divine Realm with the Golden Apple.
• Solomon instructed J'onn to return Black Adam to Kahndaq and find the Caterpillar, warning him not to trust the creature's words.
• J'onn agreed to hunt the Caterpillar but privately wondered why Solomon blamed him for releasing Enchantress.

J'onn failed to find Mister Mind and began to suspect that Lex Luthor had manipulated him. In Luthor's office, Luthor revealed that Mister Mind had restored his original personality from a backup after Solomon had rewritten his memories, leaving his next move unclear.

• Solomon told Clark he could decide whether to return Teth-Adam's power and warned him to guard against Calypso and the gods.
• J'onn questioned Teth-Adam, searched for Mister Mind around Kahndaq and Doctor Sivana's home, but found no trace of the worm.
• J'onn returned to Vought Tower to deliver Queen Hippolyta's box to Diana, then reconsidered whether Luthor had used him as a pawn.
• J'onn secretly watched Luthor meet a stranger in his office and heard Luthor admit that Solomon had rewritten his memories.
• Luthor explained that Mister Mind had restored his backed-up personality, freeing him from his fanatical loyalty to Solomon.

Lex Luthor planned to stay close to Solomon and exploit his false appearance of loyalty, while Mister Mind fled. J'onn delivered a warning from Diana's mother, prompting Diana to seek answers at the Amazons Temple.

• Mister Mind feared Solomon's thousand Clones and decided to leave rather than risk staying near him.
• Luthor said he would remain near Solomon and pretend to be loyal so he could act while Solomon trusted him.
• Luthor urged Mister Mind to recruit Martian Manhunter, then dismissed him as useless after he left.
• J'onn delivered Diana a secret letter from her mother warning her to watch Solomon and keep Themyscira's secrets.
• Diana learned Atlantis's queen had warned her mother about Solomon and decided to visit the Amazons Temple.
• J'onn asked to accompany Diana, and she agreed he could wait outside the forbidden grounds.

Diana visited the Amazons Temple to learn why Hippolyta suspected Solomon and concluded that the ancient mural did not prove he served the alien god. She decided to confront Solomon directly with the Lasso of Truth, while J'onn pursued her.

• Diana and J'onn flew to the Amazons Temple, where Diana argued that Solomon's actions had protected Earth and humanity.
• J'onn explained his suspicions, and Diana entered the temple alone while he waited outside.
• Diana discovered a mural depicting an ancient invasion by an alien god and the sealing of three Mother Boxes by the gods, Amazons, and Atlanteans.
• Diana told J'onn that Hippolyta and the Atlanteans likely connected Solomon to the ancient threat, but she rejected the idea that he served the invader.
• Diana set off for Metropolis to question Solomon face-to-face, carrying the Lasso of Truth, and J'onn chased after her.

Diana confronted Solomon at Kent Farm and used the Lasso of Truth to question his identity. Solomon agreed to answer honestly without the lasso, and admitted that he was an Earthling rather than a Kryptonian.

• Diana arrived at Kent Farm with J'onn and asked Solomon to take hold of the Lasso of Truth.
• Solomon grasped the lasso and truthfully confirmed that his real name was Solomon.
• Solomon explained that the lasso could overpower even his rule power, then tossed it onto the coffee table and offered to answer Diana's questions honestly.
• Diana put the lasso away and asked whether Solomon was a Kryptonian.
• Solomon said he was a genuine Earthling, not a Kryptonian.

Solomon revealed that he had secretly guided Clark's growth and released Sabbac and Teth-Adam so he could defeat powerful opponents and copy their abilities. He also admitted he came from beyond their world and would leave in a few months, leaving Clark anxious about whether he would return.

• Clark told Solomon he had known for a long time that Solomon was not Kryptonian and trusted him because of how he had treated Clark and his family.
• Solomon explained that General Zod had followed the scout ship's signal, but he had guided Clark to the ship and secretly released Sabbac and Teth-Adam to gain their powers by defeating them.
• Solomon admitted he had copied the abilities of everyone present and had once been an ordinary person, assembling his flight, Heat Vision, defenses, and strength from other people.
• Solomon revealed that he was a traveler from outside their world and had gained powers across different worlds.
• Solomon said he would leave in a few months, and Clark urgently asked when he would return.

Solomon corrected J'onn's false belief that he had massacred Atlanteans, then warned Diana, Clark, and J'onn about Steppenwolf's coming invasion and the dangers of Barry Allen's future time travel. The chapter ended with J'onn suggesting they eliminate Barry before he became a threat.

• Solomon said he could not control when or whether he would return, and Diana asked him to stay.
• Solomon told J'onn he had killed only one Atlantean, after Poseidon nearly killed him during his attempt to gain abilities.
• Solomon warned Diana and Clark that Steppenwolf would arrive in 2017 seeking the Mother Boxes and that Darkseid would follow if he succeeded.
• Solomon revealed that Darkseid had once invaded Earth as an eight-year-old and that Earth's ancient defenders had barely repelled him.
• Solomon said Clark would be key to defeating Steppenwolf and warned that Barry Allen could destroy the timeline by traveling back to save his mother.
• J'onn suggested killing Barry before he could become a threat.

Solomon explained why the Flash had to be protected and discussed gaining strength from the Amazons and Atlanteans to prepare for Darkseid. Diana planned to seek their support and proposed taking a Mother Box out of the world, while J'onn learned that Lex Luthor had secretly helped Caterpillar and caused earlier threats.

• Solomon told J'onn that the Flash had reversed time to give the heroes a chance against Steppenwolf, so they needed to protect and train him.
• Diana asked whether Solomon could copy the strength of the Amazons and Atlanteans to challenge Darkseid, and Solomon said it still would not make him strong enough.
• After confirming that Solomon's copying ability caused no harm, Diana decided to negotiate with Themyscira and Atlantis so he could copy their warriors' abilities.
• Diana proposed taking one of the Mother Boxes out of the world to prevent Steppenwolf from uniting all three, and Solomon agreed to try if the peoples allowed it.
• J'onn questioned Solomon's control of Lex Luthor, and Clark revealed that Luthor had secretly worked with Caterpillar and arranged Adam's manipulation and Enchantress's early release.

Solomon revealed that Luthor had once been destined to kill Clark with kryptonite, then took Clark to New Krypton, where General Zod welcomed him home. Zod told Solomon that reconstruction had begun and asked him to lead the Kryptonian people.

• Solomon explained that Luthor had manipulated J'onn and that Clark's death would have left Earth vulnerable to Steppenwolf's invasion.
• Solomon warned Diana and J'onn never to let the Flash reset the universe, then Diana left for Themyscira and J'onn went to hunt the Caterpillar.
• The next morning, Solomon took Clark through a portal to New Krypton, where the simulated Kryptonian atmosphere made Clark feel ill.
• Clark saw the barren landscape transformed by the World Engine, and Solomon offered him access to New Krypton and its support whenever Earth faced a crisis.
• General Zod welcomed Clark home and asked Solomon to become New Krypton's supreme leader.

Solomon appointed Zod leader of New Krypton, then spent three months in the Divine Realm controlling mythical creatures and increasing his power. Back on Earth, he learned the Amazons would let him copy their abilities and take the Mother Box under certain conditions, while Atlantis still refused him entry.

• Solomon refused to lead New Krypton and appointed Zod supreme leader, telling him to rebuild Kryptonian civilization and eventually encourage natural reproduction.
• Solomon left Clark to explore Krypton and speak with Jor-El, then entered the Divine Realm and took control of its ancient dragon, gaining several strands of Rule Power.
• Over the next three months, Solomon controlled mythical creatures throughout the revived Divine Realm and added two more strands of Rule Power.
• Solomon avoided opening the Divine Realm's unknown portals and returned to the Kansas farm after three months.
• Clark told Solomon that Diana had secured the Amazons' permission for him to copy their abilities and take the Mother Box when he left, provided he departed from Themyscira and returned the box there if he could not take it.
• Clark said Atlantis still refused to let Solomon enter its territory, but Solomon dismissed their refusal.

After spending three days with Diana, Solomon traveled with her to Themyscira and gained Queen Hippolyta’s permission to use his power on the Amazons. He copied the Amazons’ abilities and gained the gods of Olympus’ favor and Zeus’s protection, leaving Hippolyta shaken by his strength.

• Solomon appeared in Diana’s room at Vought Tower, and they spent three days and nights together.
• Diana brought Solomon to Themyscira, where he met Queen Hippolyta and General Antiope.
• Hippolyta agreed to Solomon’s request after he assured her that his method would not harm the Amazons.
• Solomon unleashed his psychic power across Themyscira, briefly freezing the Amazon warriors, Hippolyta, and Antiope as he copied their Amazons Physique.
• Solomon gained Olympus’s Favor and Zeus’s Protection, and Hippolyta realized how terrifyingly powerful he had become.

Solomon asked Hippolyta to let him test whether his Storage Space could hold the Mother Box, prompting her to consult the elders and agree to show it to him the next day under guard. While Diana showed Solomon around Themyscira, she shared memories of Steve Trevor and confessed her love, asking Solomon to return safely from his future travels.

• Solomon asked Hippolyta to let him see and test the Mother Box ahead of schedule, and Hippolyta said she would consult the Elders' Congress.
• Hippolyta summoned Antiope and the elders, then decided they would let Solomon see the Mother Box while Amazon warriors stood ready outside the Temple.
• Diana led Solomon around Themyscira and told him about her childhood, meeting Steve Trevor, and his sacrifice.
• Diana told Solomon she loved him and asked him to protect himself and return to the person waiting for him in their world.

Solomon secured the Mother Box and spent his remaining months with Diana and Clark before preparing to leave the world. He harvested Kryptonian physiology from newborns on New Krypton, collected the planet’s equipment and resources, and vanished from Vought Tower after saying goodbye.

• Solomon stored the Mother Box, promising Hippolyta that he would take it out of the world when he left.
• Solomon spent several months with Diana and Clark while searching unsuccessfully for stronger Metahumans to harvest attributes from.
• Solomon gathered 200 instances of Kryptonian physiology from newborns on New Krypton, boosting his solar-energy growth rate.
• Solomon packed away the scout ship, Kryptonian cultivation resources, and World Engine under Zod’s watch.
• Solomon collected the Nth metal from Hawkman and said farewell to Diana, Clark, and the other Superheroes before disappearing from Vought Tower.

Solomon conquered Atlantis, gained a Sea God's protective avatar, and greatly increased his attributes before leaving his universe for The Boys. He arrived in a New York alley, where a Supe and his accomplices tried to rob him.

• Solomon overwhelmed Atlantis and copied the abilities of its millions of inhabitants, gaining a Sea God's rule avatar and raising his attributes and rule power.
• Solomon looked back at Earth and vanished to begin a new journey; Lex Luthor glimpsed his departure before lightning burned Lex to a husk.
• Solomon arrived in a Lower East Side alley in The Boys and encountered three men demanding money.
• The leader revealed his Supe powers by extending sharp nails and threatening Solomon, while his accomplices praised him for injuring a robbery suspect.

Solomon saw how Compound V had fueled worldwide chaos and killed three violent supe robbers in New York before deciding Vought needed Edgar’s help. He found Edgar hiding in a fortified bunker and confronted him about Vought’s collapse.

• Solomon read the robber leader’s memories and learned that supes and ordinary people were fighting across the world as Vought struggled to contain the disorder.
• Solomon killed the three robbers who had terrorized New York residents and appeared on Vought headquarters’ rooftop.
• Solomon saw Ashley overwhelmed by Vought’s crises and considered bringing Edgar back as her adviser.
• Solomon located Edgar in his underground bunker and heard him blame Vought’s collapse on the spread of Compound V and the resulting social disorder.
• Solomon appeared behind Edgar and challenged his claim that the crisis was difficult to manage.

Solomon used the Mind Stone to rewrite Stan Edgar’s memories and make him devoted to his service. He brought Edgar to Vought headquarters, where Ashley learned Edgar would assist her in restoring the company.

• Edgar assumed Solomon had come to recruit him back to Vought and offered to manage the company’s crises.
• Solomon rejected Edgar’s attempt to negotiate and used the Mind Stone to overwrite his memories with absolute loyalty.
• Edgar accepted Solomon as his master, and Solomon transported them from the Bunker to Vought headquarters.
• Ashley saw Solomon return with Edgar and feared she was being replaced as president.
• Solomon told Ashley that Edgar would assist her, and Edgar respectfully offered to work under her guidance.

Solomon returned to Vought amid worldwide chaos caused by rogue Supes and ordered the rollout of a revised Compound V while preparing to address the crisis in a livestreamed press conference. Homelander admitted he had spread Compound V on the black market, raising the global Supe population to a million, and Solomon reprimanded him but praised the result.

• Solomon ordered Ashley to arrange a livestreamed press conference and summon Homelander and the other members of The Seven to headquarters.
• Homelander and the others gathered at Vought, exhausted and frustrated by riots and public anger over their violent interventions.
• Solomon criticized The Seven for failing to contain the chaos and announced that his revised Compound V had a one hundred percent success rate with no side effects.
• Solomon said the original Compound V would be restricted to people with level 3 abilities or above, and Queen Maeve warned that distributing more could worsen the crisis.
• Solomon asked Homelander whether he had put a large batch of Compound V on the black market, and Homelander admitted that he had helped increase the worldwide Supe population to a million.
• Solomon warned Homelander to consider the consequences of his actions but praised him for growing the Supe population.

Solomon publicly announced Vought’s plan to accelerate Compound V distribution and impose strict rules on Supes, including mandatory registration and severe penalties for criminals. His worldwide message left Supes scrambling to register, surrender, resist, or flee.

• Ashley introduced The Seven at Vought’s press conference, where Homelander and the others faced a hostile audience.
• Ashley introduced Solomon as Vought International’s largest shareholder, and he addressed the reporters about the dangers caused by Compound V and Supes.
• Solomon announced that Vought would accelerate the rollout of New Compound V, require all Supes to register within one month, and enforce laws with severe penalties for noncompliance.
• Solomon gave Supes who had committed crimes twenty-four hours to surrender, then revealed that his announcement had been transmitted directly into every Supe’s mind worldwide.
• Supes across the world reacted with fear and uncertainty, with some rushing to register or surrender while others planned to resist or flee.
• Solomon left the press hall without taking questions, leaving the reporters stunned.

After Solomon’s telepathic threat forced Supes worldwide to register and calmed the crisis, he traveled to Mars and began transforming it into a new Krypton. He started cultivating one hundred Kryptonian babies programmed to obey him, then teleported away.

• Reporters and Supes confirmed that Solomon had spoken directly into the minds of Supes around the world, and news of his threat sent Supes rushing to register and criminals surrendering or fleeing.
• Vought International's stock rebounded as the public and The Seven recognized Solomon’s power, leaving Homelander conflicted, Maeve wary, and Soldier Boy calling him a monster.
• Solomon materialized the Krypton Scout Ship in space, traveled to Mars, and launched the World Engine to reshape the planet's crust and atmosphere into a new Krypton.
• Solomon entered the Genesis Chamber and began cultivating one hundred Kryptonian babies with genetic commands requiring absolute obedience to him.
• Solomon left a Clone to guard the Genesis Chamber and used Spatial Magic to teleport away from Mars.