Sterling Gates, Former OU student and writer of the comics "Supergirl" " Green Lantern Corps" " Superman-Prime" and "Krypton Special," signs his comics to fans on Saturday at Speeding Bullet Comics. Clark McCaskill/The Daily

Comic fans stood clustered around a table Friday and Saturday nights in Speeding Bullet Comics, 614 N. Porter Ave., waiting to have their copies of “Supergirl No. 34” and “Superman: New Krypton Special” signed by comics author Sterling Gates.

Gates, an OU alumnus, worked at Speeding Bullet for three and a half years while studying in Norman. He returned this weekend to promote his newly-published comics.

Travis Preston, manager of Speeding Bullet, said this is not Gates’ first time to do a signing.

“He was here for the Geoff Johns signing,” Preston said.

Gates and Johns co-wrote the latest Superman issue, titled “Superman: New Krypton Special.” Gates previously worked with Johns on comics such as “Green Lantern: Tales of the Sinestro Corps,”

Gates now resides in Los Angeles, but was glad to return to Norman to see friends and visit Speeding Bullet Comics, Preston said.

“I don’t think we have to push too hard,” Preston said when asked if Gates would return to do other signings. “He loves us.”

Gates spent nearly the entire signing joking with customers and store employees, drawing Superman insignias on comic book covers and signing issues.

“I literally think [Speeding Bullet Comics is] the greatest store in America,” Gates said.

Gates allowed a select few a sneak peak at the artwork for his next issue of Supergirl, which is due for a November release.

The issue will introduce Superwoman, a mysterious figure who sports the Superman symbol and conceals her identity beneath a cowl, into Supergirl’s life.

The comic asks the question “Who is Superwoman?” Gates said.

Gates did not offer an answer to the question, but hinted that some big things were in store for Supergirl.