| Issue | #601 |
| Published | April 2002 |
| Cover Price | $2.25/$3.75 CAD |
| Pages | 44 |
| Editing | Eddie Berganza; Tom Palmer, Jr. (assistant) |
| Characters | Superman; Persuader |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Jean Paul Leon |
| Inks | Jean Paul Leon |
| Colors | Tanya Horie; Richard Horie |
| Characters | Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Persuader [Cole Parker] |
| Synopsis | You met disgruntled factory worker Cole Parker in issue #598 — he had the will to defeat Superman, but not the power. Someone's changed all that, and now the Man of Steel has a deadly new enemy who's come to cut him down to size...literally! [per solicitation] |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Joe Casey |
| Pencils | Pete Woods |
| Inks | Jose Marzan, Jr. |
| Colors | Rob Ro; Alex Bleyaert |
| Letters | Bill Oakley |
| Letters | Typeset |
| Notes | Eddie Berganza answers letters from readers. |