An ex-Green Beret visits one of his army buddies, and finds himself involved in his friend’s scheme to smuggle arms into a turbulent South American country.

Embittered by Superman’s heroic successes and soaring popularity, Lex Luthor forms a dangerous alliance with the powerful computer/villain Brainiac. Using advanced weaponry and a special strain of Kryptonite harvested from the far reaches of outer space, Luthor specifically redesigns Brainiac to defeat the Man of Steel.