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pos: The Death of Superman (film) theme of the film is relationships and their impact on Superman's world. "The Death of Superman" had its premiere at the San Diego Comic-Con International on July 20, 2018 and released in direct-to-video on August 7, 2018, distributed by Warner Bros. Home Entertainment on DVD, Blu-ray, and on digital distribution platforms on July 24, 2018. The Film is also scheduled to receive a limited theatrical release on January 13, 2019. Reviews for "The Death of Superman" have been positive. On Rotten Tomatoes it has a rating of 92% based on 12 reviews. "Newsarama" called the film "One of DC's Best

neg: The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened? and "The Hollywood Reporter" commented that "Fanboys will relish this overstuffed doc about the Superman movie that never hit the screen". IGN awarded it a score of 8 out of 10, saying, "But even if you come out of the documentary thankful the plug was pulled, the personalities involved and the story’s [sic] they tell are worthwhile and offer some great insight into just what a struggle it can be when so many people try to work together to pull off a film of this scope." The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened? The Death of "Superman Lives": What Happened?

neg: Lex Luthor in other media losing them, Superman condemns him by pointing out that Luthor had already squandered that chance when he instead chose to use them to further his vendetta against Superman. After Superman's apparent death, Luthor, in a gesture of atonement, provides a template for replicating Superman's genetic structure in a human embryo. He appeared to know of Lois's desire to have children with Superman, given when Dr. Lee Quintum stated "they always wanted to have children." While he does not make a physical appearance in "", Lex Luthor is mentioned by a Gotham City newscaster, stating "I promise we won't talk about

neg: Superman vs. The Terminator: Death to the Future Superman vs. The Terminator: Death to the Future Superman versus The Terminator: Death to the Future is a 2000 four-part comic book crossover written by Alan Grant, with pencils by Steve Pugh and inks by Mike Perkins. It was published by DC Comics and Dark Horse Comics as an out-of-continuity battle between DC's superhero Superman and the Terminators from James Cameron's popular films. In the present day of 1999, Sarah Connor and John Connor, who have been fleeing from time-traveling Terminators for years, come upon the city of Metropolis. Skynet has taken control of the world in the distant future

neg: Superman vs. The Terminator: Death to the Future the last remaining Terminators in the present. The series has been collected as a trade paperback: Superman vs. The Terminator: Death to the Future Superman versus The Terminator: Death to the Future is a 2000 four-part comic book crossover written by Alan Grant, with pencils by Steve Pugh and inks by Mike Perkins. It was published by DC Comics and Dark Horse Comics as an out-of-continuity battle between DC's superhero Superman and the Terminators from James Cameron's popular films. In the present day of 1999, Sarah Connor and John Connor, who have been fleeing from time-traveling Terminators for years, come

neg: The Death of Superman (film) Cress Williams returning as Steel, Charles Halford as Eradicator, and Patrick Fabian as Hank Henshaw / Cyborg Superman. The Death of Superman (film) The Death of Superman is a 2018 American animated direct-to-video superhero film produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment. It is based on the DC comic book storyline of the same name. The film, which chronicles the battle between Superman (Jerry O'Connell) and Doomsday, is the 32nd installment in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies and the 11th film in the DC Animated Movie Universe. "The Death of Superman" was released on July 24, 2018, with

neg: The Death of Superman (film) The Death of Superman (film) The Death of Superman is a 2018 American animated direct-to-video superhero film produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC Entertainment. It is based on the DC comic book storyline of the same name. The film, which chronicles the battle between Superman (Jerry O'Connell) and Doomsday, is the 32nd installment in the DC Universe Animated Original Movies and the 11th film in the DC Animated Movie Universe. "The Death of Superman" was released on July 24, 2018, with the film receiving a limited theatrical release on January 13, 2019. A sequel, "Reign of the Supermen", will

neg: The Death of Superman shorter-tempered and no longer in love with Lois Lane. However, "The Death of Superman" remained intact in the new DC Universe. To coincide with the release of the animated film adaptation of the crossover in 2018, a 12-part "Death of Superman" webcomic series began, written by Simonson and illustrated by Cat Staggs, Joel Ojeda, and Laura Braga, among others. The first parts chronicle Superman's actions hours before Doomsday kills him; later parts follow Jimmy Olson during the confrontation and the aftermath of Superman's death. Stern wrote a novelization of "The Death of Superman", "The Death and Life of Superman", in

neg: The Death of Superman stab each other with a spear and bone, respectively, and both die. Jurgens received a "Special Thanks" credit at the end of the film. In "Justice League" (2017), the black suit reappears as an Easter egg in a deleted scene. Costume designer Michael Wilkinson explained that director Zack Snyder planned to have Superman wear the suit when he was resurrected in the film, but scrapped the idea in pre-production. In 2017, DC announced a two-part animated film adaptation, "The Death of Superman" (2018) and "Reign of the Supermen" (2019), to be released as part of the DC Universe Animated Original

neg: Magog (comics) the sky, dropping a golden staff weapon that looks like a two-pronged trident. Wonderstar touches it and becomes Magog. Circe the witch, Wonder Woman's archenemy, had cast spells to turn David Reid into Magog and make his wish come true (revenge on Superman and Wonder Woman). In Superman/Wonder Woman #17, Circe's desire is for Diana to suffer and watch the death of Superman. Circe captures the couple and gloats, but when Wonder Woman outsmarts her, Circe retreats from Superman through a magic portal admitting defeat. Magog is defeated by Wonder Woman and deprived of his now-powerless staff, reverting him to

neg: Superman curse Broadway in the 1960s musical "It's a Bird, It's a Plane, It's Superman!". He called the idea of a Superman curse "silly." He states that "nothing but good" has come from his playing Superman. Henry Cavill, who plays Superman in the 2013 film "Man of Steel", the 2016 sequel" ", and 2017 sequel "Justice League", has said that he does not believe there is a Superman curse, and that incidents thought to be evidence of it are explained by bad luck. Superman curse The Superman curse refers to a series of supposedly related misfortunes that have plagued creative people involved

neg: Mister Mxyzptlk This was most obvious in "Superman: The Man of Steel" #75, a pastiche of Superman's death in "Superman" volume 2 #75, where Mxyzptlk creates a duplicate of Doomsday. The confrontation culminates with Mxyzptlk meeting the Supreme Being who turns out to be Mike Carlin, the then-editor of the Superman titles, who promptly brings him back to life. Although Mxyzptlk does not appear in Grant Morrison's "JLA", Morrison took advantage of certain similarities to tie Johnny Thunder's Thunderbolt and Aquaman's nemesis Qwsp to the fifth dimension, implying the dimension may be the origin for legends of djinn. This story also saw

neg: Clawster tries to murder Clawster and his men with missiles but Superman stops the weapons. Clawster is featured as a sub-boss to the 16-bit game "The Death and Return of Superman" for the SNES and Sega Genesis. Clawster Clawster is a fictional character owned by DC Comics who exists in that company's DC Universe. He is a resident of the artificial planet, Warworld. When Brainiac's invasion with Warworld is stopped, a group of aliens from Warworld come to the Earth city of Metropolis. Clawster has the group steal weapons; Superman tries but fails to stop them. This faction, led by Clawster,

neg: Superman: Doomed there is no way to rescue her as the projector imploded. Sad, Clark publishes an article that argues that the world does not need Superman. However, Lois, who has forgotten Superman's identity, writes an article that says that Superman is still a positive influence on humanity, inspiring Clark. Meanwhile, Lana visits her parents' graves when suddenly a hand rises from a grave. Superman reunites with Wonder Woman after she defeats Giganta in London. As they fly to Diana's apartment, they witness a large plant creature sneaking out. Superman deduces the creature is in a fact a rare Kryptonian plant he

neg: Kalibak ability of psi-beams which are an Omega effect like psionic blast which spikes individual minds with blinding amounts of mental agony. In the tie-in comics to "", Kalibak travels to Earth after Superman calls a peace treaty where he attacks him. After vanquishing the Parademon with Kalibak, Superman engages Kalibak in battle. When Kalibak states that he is a god, Superman states that he does not care and kills Kalibak. Darkseid is not pleased at the death of his son, which causes him to seek revenge in "Injustice 2". Kalibak Kalibak () is a fictional deity and supervillain appearing in

neg: Legion of Doom Justice League prepared a surprise party for Aquaman who ends up cutting into the cake which resulted in Toyman getting stabbed enough for the villains to come out and fight the Justice League. The fight ensues until only Superman, Aquaman, and Lex Luthor remain standing. When Superman and Lex Luthor try to get Aquaman to hand each one the Kryptonite, Aquaman throws the Kryptonite and punches Lex Luthor as it is shown that the Kryptonite hit Superman by accident (yet Superman survived). Both sides attend the funeral of Glen. In the second "Robot Chicken" DC Comics Special, titled "", the

neg: Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman: Trinity just as Superman and Diana burst in. With no time left, Superman gets Diana out as he spins at incredible speed to get the bomb underground as it explodes. As she leaves, Diana sees a knot on a crate that is an Amazonian Bridle Knot. Diana tries to find Superman as his hand breaks through the surface. When Diana mentions the crate addressed to Gotham City, Superman knows who to ask for help. "Diana" and members of The Purge meet with a street gang in Gotham. Inspecting the "merchandise", Batman takes down the Purge, and soon does the same with

neg: DC Animated Movie Universe York Comic Con on October 4, 2018, and released on Blu-ray, DVD, and digital on October 9, 2018. "Reign of the Supermen" will be the second part of a two part film that started with "The Death of Superman" and will be released early 2019. The film will be based on the comic book of the same name which was a follow up to the Death of Superman comic. The film will feature Superboy, Steel, the Eradicator and Cyborg Superman. It will be released digitally on January 15, 2019, and on Blu-ray January 29. "Nightwing and Robin" is a one-minute

neg: Clark Kent Superman. Despite Wonder Woman's initial reluctance, the heroes go ahead with this plan, which does succeed in resurrecting Superman. However, Superman's memories have not returned, and he attacks the group after Cyborg accidentally launches a projectile at him. On the verge of being killed by Superman, Batman enacts his contingency plan: Lois. Superman calms down and leaves with Lane to his family home in Smallville, where he reflects and his memories slowly come back. After reconnecting with Lois and Martha, Superman departs for Russia to help the Justice League defeat Steppenwolf. Superman's presence in the battle proves crucial in the

neg: Hank Henshaw the blast at the expense of his own life. As the Kryptonite energy passes through the Eradicator, the radiation is altered and acts to fully restore Superman's powers. Superman is then able to easily defeat the already weakened Cyborg by sticking his arm through Henshaw's chest, killing him and shattering his body. When Henshaw panics and states that he will "somehow" find a way to come back, a doubting Superman simply says that if he does, he will be waiting. It was later revealed that Henshaw chose to attack Coast City first because he and his late wife were former

neg: Ultra-Humanite but he is rescued by Superman. Ultra's henchmen fire an unknown ray and knock out Superman. Ultra tries hypnotizing him by placing a helmet on his head, but Superman fakes being controlled, and when he is taken to spread the plague with a henchman, he destroys the "fantastic airship of Ultra's creation" that was spreading its "cargo of Purple Death". Superman returns to Ultra's stronghold where the villain tries to blast him, but Superman places the Ultra-Humanite in front of the gun, killing him. In the next issue, Superman learns that Ultra's assistant temporarily revived him "via adrenalin". Ultra orders

neg: Superman curse "That is all newspaper-created rubbish. The idea cracks me up. What about the luck of Superman? When my car crashed this August, if I hadn't hit a telegraph pole after rolling three times, I would have dropped down a 50ft to 60ft ravine. Why don't people focus on that?" Kidder died on May 13, 2018 in Livingston, Montana after a drug and alcohol overdose. Her death was ruled a suicide. Comedian Richard Pryor, who had previously had a drug addiction that led to a near-fatal suicide attempt, starred as villain Gus Gorman in 1983’s "Superman III", but later took Superman's

neg: The Death and Return of Superman (film) through the heart and sunlight, his father explains that writers can kill vampires any way they want because vampires do not exist. In essence, the Death of Superman story arc did not kill Superman; instead, it made death irrelevant in comics, as hundreds of comic book characters would die and resurrect multiple times in the years to come. Ron Howard makes a cameo appearance as Max's son, and Simon Pegg appears as John Landis; Landis had done this style of video before in his web series "Cooking With Comics", as well as his videos "Vague Recollections of Watchmen" and "Drunk

neg: The Death of Superman most exciting part for him was exploring what the DC Universe would be like without Superman and had fun writing about other characters' reactions to his death. DC did not intend for Superman's death to be permanent and the teams kept this a secret; they signed non-disclosure agreements preventing them from revealing the character would return. Carlin expected fans to know the death would be temporary, and in 2018 revealed he still could not believe many did not. However, the teams delayed all Superman comics for three months to create the illusion that he had really been killed because DC's

neg: The Death and Return of Superman Superman for his success and accepting him as the real Superman. "Next Generation" reviewed the Genesis version of the game, rating it two stars out of five, and stated that "If you must catch a glimpse of your favorite superhero, buy the comic book, not the game." The Death and Return of Superman The Death and Return of Superman is a side-scrolling beat 'em up video game released by Sunsoft for the Super NES and Genesis in . It is based on "The Death of Superman" comic book storyline by DC Comics and features many characters from the comics, including

neg: The Death of Superman death. The initial plan called for Superman to be killed in "Superman" #75 (January 1993) and resurrected in "The Adventures of Superman" #500, as both were milestone issues. Jurgens created the concepts of a monster tearing apart Metropolis and an issue dedicated to a single fight separately from "The Death of Superman"; when working on the story, the teams decided to combine them. Carlin had previously rejected the fight idea whenever Jurgens brought it up, feeling it would not be effective without a good story. When deciding which villain should kill Superman, the writers determined that his existing foes relied

neg: Superman (Kingdom Come) Superman (Kingdom Come) The Superman of "Kingdom Come" (usually referred to as Kingdom Come Superman) is a fictional character, an alternate version of Superman in the DC Comics universe. First introduced in "Kingdom Come" #1 (May 1996), Kingdom Come Superman was created by Mark Waid and Alex Ross. The Superman of "Kingdom Come" first appeared as the main character of the 1996 Elseworlds miniseries "Kingdom Come" written by Mark Waid and Alex Ross with art by Ross, set in the future of the DC Universe. In 1999, "The Kingdom", a sequel to "Kingdom Come" written by Waid but without the

neg: The Death of Superman and has a heart attack in his wife Martha's arms. In a coma, Jonathan meets Superman in the afterlife and convinces him to come back, before reawakening. Meanwhile four men claiming to be Superman—Steel, the Cyborg Superman, Superboy, and Eradicator—emerge, and Lane discovers his grave is empty. Steel and Superboy are disproven as the original Superman, but the Cyborg and Eradicator both seem to recall some of his memories. Hamilton tests the Cyborg and concludes he is the real Superman. In actuality, Eradicator stole Superman's body and placed it in a regeneration matrix in the Fortress of Solitude, drawing on

neg: Superman (Kingdom Come) several more years' worth of solar energy, effectively erasing his Kryptonite vulnerability. Superman (Kingdom Come) The Superman of "Kingdom Come" (usually referred to as Kingdom Come Superman) is a fictional character, an alternate version of Superman in the DC Comics universe. First introduced in "Kingdom Come" #1 (May 1996), Kingdom Come Superman was created by Mark Waid and Alex Ross. The Superman of "Kingdom Come" first appeared as the main character of the 1996 Elseworlds miniseries "Kingdom Come" written by Mark Waid and Alex Ross with art by Ross, set in the future of the DC Universe. In 1999, "The

neg: Superman (1978 film) Lex does not care and leaves Superman to die a slow death. Knowing his reputation for keeping his word, Teschmacher rescues Superman on the condition he will stop the eastbound missile first, Superman reluctantly agrees. Teschmacher frees him from the Kryptonite, then Superman diverts the missile into outer space, consequently preventing him from reaching the other missile in time. The other missile explodes in the San Andreas Fault. Massive earthquakes erupt across California, damaging the Golden Gate Bridge and causing the Hollywood Sign and the Hoover Dam to collapse, endangering lives. Superman mitigates the effects of the explosion, getting rid

neg: The Death of Superman fight with the monster Doomsday and concludes with his apparent death. The second depicts Superman's fellow superheroes and the rest of the DC Universe mourning his death, ending with his adoptive father Jonathan Kent having a heart attack. The third sees the emergence of the Supermen, four individuals claiming to be Superman, and the original's return. "The Death of Superman" introduced a number of characters, including Doomsday, the Cyborg Superman, and Steel, who became recurring characters in DC publications. When news broke that DC planned to kill Superman, a beloved cultural icon, "The Death of Superman" received unprecedented coverage from

neg: The Death of Superman put the wedding story in the comics on hold until "Lois & Clark" reached its wedding episode in order that the stories could coincide. With the original storyline set aside in the comics, the teams needed a new event to replace it. The postponement disappointed the writing teams, as they had to put aside a year's worth of story planning and, according to Simonson, essentially had to come up with something at the last minute. When the writing teams were having trouble deciding stories in years past, Ordway would jokingly suggest they kill Superman. The joke became a running gag

neg: Superman (Kingdom Come) in Superman's place. The bomb goes off, killing many superhumans. In the aftermath of the battle, Superman helps fix the damage done to Kansas and resumes his identity as Clark Kent. He begins a romantic relationship with Wonder Woman, and at the end of "Kingdom Come", the two are expecting a child. Twenty years after the events of "Kingdom Come", a survivor of the Kansas disaster is granted power by the Quintessence, who dub him Gog. The power drives him mad, and he takes out his anger on Superman, killing him and carving his "S" shield on the ground. He

neg: The Death of Superman device" rather than a true villain. Penciler Curt Swan disliked the story because he thought it "came out of the blue. There was no build-up, no suspense developed. Superman had no foreboding of some force out there that would conquer him. It all occurred too quickly." "The Death of Superman" had an immediate effect on DC's comics. DC timed a similar event featuring Batman, "", to happen shortly after "The Death of Superman", followed by the deaths of Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, and the Flash. Green Lantern's event, "Emerald Twilight", in which he turned into the villain Parallax,

neg: The Death of Superman Movies line. Compared to "Superman: Doomsday", the new adaptation is more faithful to the comic story. DC's Tim Beedle considered the films "much less condensed" and said they "include many of the fan-favorite moments from the story that were left out of "Doomsday"." The Death of Superman "The Death of Superman" is a crossover story event featured in DC Comics' Superman-related publications. The crossover, which originated from editor Mike Carlin and writers Dan Jurgens, Roger Stern, Louise Simonson, Jerry Ordway, and Karl Kesel, began in December 1992 and lasted until October 1993. It was published in "Superman", "Action Comics", "The

neg: Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 2 Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 2 Come Over When You're Sober, Pt. 2 (often shortened to COWYS2), is the second studio album by Swedish-American rapper Lil Peep. The album was delayed due to Lil Peep's death in November 2017, almost a year before the album was released. The album was thrown into contention following the acquisition of Peep's music by Columbia Records in 2018. On October 18, 2018, the album's lead single "Cry Alone" was released alongside a music video which revealed the release date on November 9, 2018. Following Lil Peep's death, his label and family began to

neg: Superman (Kingdom Come) Later when dealing with Japanese metahuman assassins trying to kill the new Judomaster, he shows he had little or no problem threatening the life of his opponents, an option the present Superman would never consider as he follows a strict code of ethics that abhors the use of deadly force. Power Girl, unable to ignore the strong resemblance between the newly arrived Superman and her dead cousin Kal-L, the Superman of Earth-2, starts to form a bond with this version of Kal-El, who in turn is reminded of his fallen cousin, Kara Zor-El of Earth-22. The Kingdom Come Superman asks

neg: Lex Luthor are dispatched, hands the hero a personal cheque in an attempt to hire him. When Luthor admits that he had not only anticipated the attack, but had arranged for it to occur in order to lure Superman out, the Mayor deputizes Superman to arrest Luthor for reckless endangerment. This, coupled with the indignation that Superman is the only person he could not buy off, threaten, or otherwise control, results in Luthor's pledge to destroy Superman at any cost. As such, he is more than willing to help other businessmen destroy other superbeings. He was instrumental in the apparent death of

neg: Enemies & Allies All of which Luthor doesn't deny, but credits himself for. Lois wonders why Clark isn't around when Superman appears, but that thought is cut short when Clark, Lois, and Jimmy head out for more adventures. In the Batcave, Bruce ponders the kryptonite he still has, and keeps it for safe keeping, hoping not use it. Luthor is found guilty and sentenced to death, and is happy the electric chair was built by LuthorCorp. Superman and Batman meet again in Gotham, agreeing that they both work best alone, though together can accomplish more. Superman promises not to reveal Batman is Bruce

neg: Superman (comic book) a variant cover done by Tony S. Daniel to commemorate the occasion. The series ended its run with issue #45 (April 2018). A new "Superman" series under the direction of Brian Michael Bendis began on July 11, 2018. The "Superman" series had annuals published since 1960. Eight issues of "Superman Annual" were published starting in Winter 1960. An additional four issues were published from 1983 to 1986 and the numbering continued from the 1960 series. "Superman Annual" #11 (1985) featured the story "For the Man Who Has Everything" by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons. When the original "Superman" series was

neg: Eradicator (comics) Lois when she questions him about his identity, that he remembers their relationship, but because of his death and rebirth, cannot be with her as he is only Superman, not Clark anymore. During this time, due to its enhanced senses, the Eradicator has to wear a special visor designed to cut down visible light, since its eyes are particularly sensitive to it; the Eradicator, unlike the real Superman, does not possess heat vision, although he can generate energy blasts from his hands. Also, he cannot absorb yellow sunlight directly, instead tapping into Superman's reserves and using him as a conduit

neg: Question (comics) and poetically just. He uses his skills and his alternative moral code first to detect and then to foil a plot by Lex Luthor not only to assassinate Superman (using chi energy which Sage can detect) but to prevent his return from the dead (which Superman had recently achieved following his death in DC's notorious Doomsday event) by damning his soul upon death. Sage is revealed to have a lifelong infatuation with fellow journalist Lois Lane, which he does not divulge to her. Superman accepts the Question's visionary drug use, and expresses gratitude for his assistance, but forces him to

neg: Power Ring (DC Comics) death as he foolishly battled Sinestro when the ring was low on power. The Outsider also mentions to Pandora that Harold Jordan along with the rest of the Crime Syndicate know how to kill immortal beings such as herself and have done so many times. Being magical in nature Power Ring's ring is more effective than a normal green lantern ring against Kryptonians like Superman. As shown in Power Ring first appearance when he was able to defeat Superman by transporting him to Earth-Three while pointing out that Superman is vulnerable to his ring's magic. Power Ring (DC Comics) Power

neg: Superman (Kingdom Come) them. They reveal Lex Luthor hired them. Superman is about to kill the terrorists but is stopped by New Earth's Superman. Superman lashes out and accidentally hits New Earth's Superman. He apologizes but flees at the sound of New Earth's Lois Lane. Later, Lois Lane meets Superman in JSA headquarters, and asks him what happened to Lois Lane of Earth-22. Superman tells her the story of how his wife died. Sandman, Superman and the JSA learn that Gog is on the verge of permanently rooting himself into the Earth's core, which would result in the planet's destruction if he ever

neg: Yugi Mutou situations during the series' first chapters, the portrayal of Yami might come across as negative due to the actions he does to the villains. Nevertheless, through later episodes, he viewed him as a more admirable "super hero". In 2013, Thompson once again noted how Yami behaved when doing "Penalty Games" on criminal or bullies to the point he was similar to Batman and Superman due to how he does not kill enemies but gives them gruesome fates. While also noting that Yugi was weak due to his inhability to deal with bullies and that his alter-ego committed revenges for their

neg: Kingdom Come (comics) Luthor's influence, turns back into Captain Marvel. He grabs Superman, flinging him back to the ground, and flies after the missile. Marvel intercepts the missile and shouts "Shazam!" three times in rapid succession, detonating the bomb prematurely, and killing Batson in the process. Despite Marvel's sacrifice, most of the metahumans are obliterated in the explosion. Superman is unharmed, but does not realize that there are any other survivors. Enraged at the tremendous loss of life, Superman flies to the U.N. Building and threatens to bring it down atop the delegates as punishment for the massacre. The surviving metahumans arrive, but

neg: Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman: Trinity her but is stabbed. Batman cries for the Amazon, just as Sybil falls to her death and Batman stops the missile. Diana enters the Pit just as Superman arrives. When she emerges, the fact that the Pit causes anyone to go insane at first leads Diana to lash out against Superman and Batman just as she leaves. Worried about her, Superman and Batman travel to Themyscira to see how Diana is doing. Breaking off the harness and gliding down, Batman finds Diana after taking her bath. Overcome by her beauty he rushes forward and kisses her, but Diana, surprised, decks

neg: Snapper Carr arrives on Oolong Island. He teleports Snapper, Superman, and Batman out of Bialya and to Oolong Island, where he tells the heroes that the Science Squad is alarmed that the Four Horsemen remain out of their control. The villains, he says, are now attempting to build a device to contain them, and Checkmate is assisting that effort. Snapper is present when Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman defeat the Four Horsemen, and is left behind on the island by the heroes when they leave. From 2007 to 2008, DC Comics published the "Death of the New Gods" eight-issue limited series. In

neg: Superman and Lois Lane Martha gives Lois an engagement ring which Clark originally planned to give her. Henry Cavill and Amy Adams reprise their roles in "Justice League" (2017). On what role does Lois Lane fulfill for Superman, Cavill stated that: "I think Lois was, and is, a true anchor for Superman, and she always has been." Lois is still grieving over Clark's death and is writing puff pieces for the "Daily Planet". Batman and his allies decide to use the Mother Box to resurrect Superman to help them fight off Steppenwolf and his Parademon army (but also to restore hope to mankind). Superman

neg: The Death of Superman Glen Weldon stated "news outlets like "Newsweek", "People", and New York's "Newsday" pounced upon" the killing of Superman, and it made the front page of "Newsday". Details of "The Death of Superman" were covered by the media before DC wanted them to and the company's publicists were not ready to talk about the story when it appeared in "Newsday". Mark Potts of "The Washington Post" speculated the death would not last, but nonetheless expressed interest in what a world without Superman would be like. "Saturday Night Live" ("SNL") parodied "The Death of Superman" in a sketch in the eighth episode

neg: Alternative versions of Robin late to convince his son of the truth behind Alfred's death. In the prequel comic of the video game sequel "Injustice 2", Damian is first seen in a prison cell as an imprisoned and powerless Superman and Batman talk about what happened, with Batman, tiring of Superman's insistence that it was somehow Bruce's fault for not being there when Clark needed him most, he turns to walk away. As he does so, Superman throws up the past deceased Robins, Dick Grayson and Jason Todd. Then, suddenly, there is an attack on the prison by the Suicide Squad and an imposter

neg: Superman (Kingdom Come) Joker venom, killing all the staff except for Lois Lane, who finds a gas mask. Lois tries to attack the Joker, who fractures her skull in retaliation. Superman returns as Lois succumbs to her injuries and dies. As the Joker arrives for his trial, he is killed by a new superhero named Magog. In an instance of jury nullification, Magog is acquitted for his act. Superman is appalled by the public embracing a killer as a hero. Already disheartened at the death of Lois Lane, Kal-El abandons his life as Superman and retreats to his Fortress of Solitude, where he

neg: Superman (Kingdom Come) shown to have survived 1000 years after his return, and as an old man, he watches the fly-by of the Legion of Super-Heroes future generation of superheroes. "Kingdom Come" Superman shares most of the powers of Superman, including vast superhuman strength, speed, stamina, durability, senses, intelligence, regeneration, invulnerability and longevity; super breath, heat vision, x-ray vision, and flight. "Kingdom Come" Superman is shown to be much more powerful than New Earth Superman. Like other extra-dimensional versions of Superman, he is immune to the Kryptonite of New Earth; in the original "Kingdom Come" mini-series, Lex Luthor explains that Superman has absorbed

neg: Superman in film to voice Superman in the film, but the idea never materialized and Jelenic's pitch was eventually abandoned. In 2018, however, it was announced that Nicolas Cage has been cast to voice Superman in the upcoming animated film "Teen Titans Go! To the Movies" based on the "Teen Titans Go!" TV show, which will be released on July 27 of the same year. Although it was widely reported that McG had become attached to Attanasio's script, in February 2002, J. J. Abrams was hired to write a new screenplay. It would ignore "The Death of Superman" storyline, and instead, it would

neg: 2018 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team Stadium decked out in green one month later on September 1 for Notre Dame's season opener, in order to block out the maize and blue of the Michigan fans in the stands. Such a campaign is meant to unify the student section and the entire Irish crowd. Thus, the Irish want to make sure that such a display by the opposing fans does not happen again when the Wolverines come to town. On August 4, 2018, ESPN announced that its landmark, Saturday morning pregame show College GameDay would indeed be heading to South Bend for Notre Dame's Week 1 showdown

neg: Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman but fails. In a last-ditch attempt, Clark tells Lois that he is in love with her; she replies that she does not return his feelings but cares for him deeply as a friend. Later, Lois asks Superman if there is any chance of a romance between the two of them. Superman turns her down and Lois accepts Luthor's proposal. Luthor decides to coincide his nuptials with the death of Superman, whom he traps in a kryptonite cage in the wine cellar of Luthor Tower, which also contains the chapel where the wedding will occur. As the wedding approaches, Lois realizes

neg: Heideggerian terminology die." The threefold condition of death is thus simultaneously one's ""ownmost potentiality-for-being, non-relational, and not to be out-stripped"". Death is determinate in its inevitability, but an authentic Being-toward-death understands the indeterminate nature of one's own inevitable death — one never knows when or how it is going to come. However, this indeterminacy does not put death in some distant, futural "not-yet"; authentic Being-toward-death understands one's individual death as always already a part of one. With average, everyday (normal) discussion of death, all this is concealed. The "they-self" talks about it in a fugitive manner, passes it off as something that

neg: The Death and Return of Superman (film) again, he had to die. Landis describes the birth of Doomsday and the events that set up his battles with Superman until the deaths of both combatants. DC Comics shipped three million copies of "Superman vol. 2" #75 worldwide, nearly all of which sold out within the first day of release. After the death, DC Comics published the "Reign of the Supermen!" story arc, which introduced four characters claiming to be Superman. One was Hank Henshaw, a cyborg version of Superman who defeated the other three and destroyed Coast City, causing Hal Jordan to lose his sense of reasoning and

neg: All-Star Superman (film) states to Superman that Krull will be dealt with. Samson flirts with Lois and gives her a necklace, the crown jewels of the Ultra-Sphinx. When Superman tells him to back off, he shows Superman a newspaper that reads "Superman Dead" and challenges Superman to contests to win Lois. The Ultra-Sphinx travels through time to reclaim the jewels Samson had stolen, placing Lois between life and death. Superman must answer an unanswerable question to save Lois. The unanswerable question is "What happens when the Irresistible Force meets the Immovable Object?" Superman beats Ultra-Sphinx's challenge with the answer being "they surrender". Superman

neg: Superman: Last Stand on Krypton Zod. Zod questions Luthor and finds out Superman is on the planet and Luthor agrees to help him. Zod's robots descend upon the New Kryptonian sanctuary, where the colonists are infected with Kryptonium, a.k.a. the green death. The animals and people in the colony die horribly. Superman pleads with Zod to avoid war, but Zod declines, and hands him over to Luthor. Luthor infects Superman with forms of the green death, which turns him into a brutish being in the process. Superman is thus rendered animalistic and unintelligible, but his motives are still pure. He takes Lois to his father,

neg: The Death of Superman was released in 2018, while the second, "Reign of the Supermen", is scheduled for release in 2019. Superman is a superhero created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. He debuted in "Action Comics" #1 on April 18, 1938, to immediate success, and the following year became the first superhero to headline his own comic book, "Superman". Since his debut, Superman has been considered a cultural icon in the United States. In 1985, DC launched the crossover event "Crisis on Infinite Earths", which took place in a variety of comics. Its

neg: Superman (1941 film) However, Superman remains determined to fight it, persevering against the beam and punching out each pulse as they come, gradually pounding the beam back to the scientist’s lab. Seeing that the beam has been overpowered, the horrified Mad Scientist increases power, but Superman uses that against him by twisting the barrel of the weapon into a knot, preventing the beam energy from escaping, and the buildup of pressure causes the machine to overheat and explode. As the scientist’s lab disintegrates with the weapon’s demise, the scientist and his pet bird attempt to escape, while Superman arrives to rescue Lois. Superman

neg: Stamp Day for Superman "Adventures of Superman" Season 2 DVD set. It was a featured short and riffed on by the former cast members of "Mystery Science Theater 3000" during the RiffTrax Live MST3K Reunion Show on June 28, 2016. When Lois and Clark come upon a robbery whilst shopping, Superman apprehends the burglar, who claims to have to steal because he never bothered to save his money. Stamp Day for Superman Stamp Day for Superman is a 1954 black-and-white short film starring George Reeves as Superman and Noel Neill as Lois Lane. It was produced by Superman Inc. for the United States Department

neg: Matty Levan out. Luke then rips the phone from Franky's hand and throws it out of the car. In "Nick", Matty talks over webcam with his brother. He managed to find a way to come home from Morocco but he needs his help to pay a guy who's disposed to send him passport and plane ticket. Nick agrees even though he's living an internal struggle: he does want Matty to come back but he's fallen in love with Franky and his friends have no desire to meet Matty, given his involvement in Grace's death. Things get worse when the gangster, a dodgy

neg: Adventures of Superman (TV series) Columbia serials and had guested on the series before. The sudden death of the show's star George Reeves in June 1959 was not the end of the series either, in the producers' eyes. When Jack Larson returned from Europe after the death of Reeves, producers suggested the series could continue as "Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen," with more focus on Larson continuing his character, playing opposite a "Superman" who would be a composite of stock shots of George Reeves and a look-alike stunt double to be filmed from behind. Larson rejected the distasteful idea out of hand, and the series was

neg: Lois Lane she’d be good to go." During the years 1942–1985 Editora Brasil-América and the Editora Abril which published the Brazilian versions of Superman comics, Lois Lane's name was translated to "Miriam Lane" and later to "Miriam Lois Lane." In the Elseworlds series "Kingdom Come" (now Earth-22 in the DC Multiverse), flashbacks reveal that ten years prior to the story's beginning, the Joker murdered ninety-three people in the "Daily Planet" offices, including Lois. Her death is the reason for Superman's retirement from heroics. In the "Justice Society of America Kingdom Come Special: Superman" by Alex Ross, the fate of Earth-22's Lois is

neg: Mercy Graves and the alternate Superman met where he learned what Lex Luthor has been doing behind his back. In the LexCorp building, Mercy was present when Lois and Superman confronted Luthor. Mercy fought Lois, but ultimately lost when Lois planted a jaw-breaking left hook. Rebels stormed into the room and poured onto the hated Mercy while Superman pursued Lex Luthor. In the episode "Ghost in the Machine," Mercy teams up with Superman to find a missing Lex Luthor. Superman tries to convince Mercy that Luthor does not actually care for her; Mercy tries to prove him wrong. However, after a battle

neg: Jungle Drums (film) send the Nazi U-boats to attack the Allied fleet. Superman arrives and saves Lois from burning to death. When the warriors see a man who can walk through fire, they run in terror. The Nazi soldiers futilely fight back against Superman. Meanwhile, Lois takes a spare white cloak and sneaks in to use the radio. The commander catches her but before he can do anything to stop her, Superman comes to her rescue. She sends a message to the American headquarters, warning them about the Nazi subs. Out at sea, the Nazi subs prepare to decimate the Allied fleet. Before

neg: Alfred Pennyworth for her to face Superman. In the following years, Alfred remained the caretaker of Wayne Manor despite Bruce's absence, and still maintained a close relationship with Damian Wayne despite Damian's decision to join Superman. He is visited by Superman in Year Five, the Kryptonian wanting to know the ever-elusive Batman's location. Alfred, unaware where Batman is and not willing to help nonetheless, ignores Superman. He is eventually killed by Victor Zsasz, whom Superman sent to get information on Batman's location. His death pushes Batman out of hiding to confront Zsasz and Damian killing Zsasz out of revenge. In the game's

neg: Lucy and Superman she must have more exciting entertainment for her son's party, Lucy convinces Ricky to ask Superman to appear at Little Ricky's party. Since Superman is in town – and since Ricky met him when the Ricardos and Mertzes visited Hollywood – Ricky agrees to ask him. Meanwhile, Lucy promises her son that Superman will be there. Even Stevie wants to come to Little Ricky's party upon learning about Superman, thus Caroline relents and changes the date of her son’s party. However, Ricky later calls and tells Lucy that Superman will be leaving town on Saturday and can't appear at the

neg: Superman (Kingdom Come) Rip Hunter explains that there actually are alternate timelines, so the "Kingdom Come" reality still exists, but it will no longer be the future of the DC universe. Superman enters New Earth through a dimensional portal created inadvertently by Starman when he opened a black hole to stop a raging mystical fire the Justice Society couldn't contain that was coming from the hole in the chest of the villain Goth. Starman creates a black hole and places Goth inside of it. Goth's powers harmlessly erupt in the black hole, causing a rip in the dimension which brought this Superman to

neg: Clone Saga editor Mark Bernardo said "Marching orders we were given by upper management to come up with something similar in scope to DC's "Death of Superman" storyline, which at the time was breaking sales records left and right. Thus, no outrageous idea was out of bounds. Terry Kavanagh was cajoled into blurting out his clone idea, which first met with groans and indifference, until someone (to my recollection, J.M. DeMatteis) suddenly realized the radical possibilities of such a storyline." Several of the Spider-Man creators believed that the character had drifted too far from his original portrayal and sought a way to

neg: All-Star Superman Metropolis. Believing he is on his home planet of Krypton, Superman joins his Kryptonian father Jor-El, who reveals that Superman's body is converting itself to a solar radio-consciousness. He offers him a choice: remain or come back to life. Clark wakes up, and confronts Luthor, firing a gravity gun at him. The gravity gun warps time for Luthor, speeding up the exhaustion of his powers. As his powers fade, Luthor briefly sees the world as Superman sees it, and weeps before Superman knocks him out. Superman and Lois embrace and he proclaims his love for her once and for all.

neg: Crisis (DC Comics) break the spell. Wonder Woman and Batman succeed in disarming and defeating Doctor Alchemy as he tries to hide his loot. Chronos tries to rob a lighthouse of a valuable clock, and when Superman and Aquaman come to arrest him he uses his vibratory watch to put Aquaman into a coma, saying unless he is exposed to a kryptonite meteor's rays he will die. Superman is weakened when he takes Aquaman there to heal, allowing the Time Thief to escape while Aquaman recovers. Aquaman drags Superman away, then contacts the sea creatures to find the location of Chronos. Superman captures

neg: Superman (Kingdom Come) then travels a day backward in time and kills him again, and repeats the process. As Gog travels closer to the modern DC universe, the Linear Men panic when they see that their ordered index of time is unraveling; Superman is dead in the 21st century, yet alive in the 853rd, and their instruments register no error. When Rip Hunter tries to stop Gog from killing Superman on the day his and Wonder Woman's child is born, Gog manages to steal the infant (named Jonathan), whom he plans to raise and name Magog. Rip Hunter recruits Superman, Batman, and Wonder

neg: Superman and the Mole Men who, out of curiosity, climb to the surface at night. They glow in the dark, which scares the local townfolk, who form a mob intent on killing the strange visitors. Only Superman can intervene to prevent a tragedy. Mild-mannered reporter Clark Kent and Lois Lane are sent to the small town of Silsby for the inauguration of the world's deepest oil well. The drill shaft has penetrated the deep underground home of the "Mole Men", a race of small, furry, though bald-headed humanoids. The Mole Men come up through the shaft at night, and when the creatures first emerge on

neg: Superman: Grounded about the environment, Superman does not want to put an entire town out of work either. He promises to leave the workers alone if they make a better job at cleaning up after themselves. He also says that he will be checking in on them occasionally. Lois and Manuel are surprised by Superman's decision. The workers also say that if Lois publishes her story, the authorities will shut the plant down. Superman tells Lois that she cannot publish her story. Angry, Lois and Manuel walk away, while the workers praise Superman. Later, Superman tries to call Lois, but she doesn't

neg: Wendy and Marvin bloodier one. In "Kingdom Come" #2, an older and out-of-shape Marvin, clad in a leather jacket and other Lobo-like accoutrements, is drinking an "HB" brand of beer in a bar when Superman enters to recruit heroes for his new cause. Although one of the few people in the bar who actually "knows" Superman, Marvin rejects him by saying "Whatever you're sellin'..." before getting punched in the face by Atom Smasher. Wendy and Marvin Wendy Harris and Marvin White are fictional characters, two teen-aged sidekicks of the Super Friends. Along with Marvin's pet dog Wonder Dog, they first appeared in the

neg: Enemies & Allies reveal its own Death Ray and destroys the first ship, and makes the other ships fight back. Superman and Batman arrive in Metropolis just as the UFOs are destroying skyscapers. Knowing they are empty props created by Luthor, Superman and Batman single handedly destroy each ship with the help of the Air Force; Superman saves Batman after the Death Ray attacks his Batplane, and destroys the Ray. Lois gets out of the cell she was in, and sees Superman is freed. Lois gets to a radio and successfully contacts the military to go to Luthor Island just as she's found

neg: Batman: Knightfall readers would prefer a Batman who was willing to kill his opponents. During "DC vs. Marvel", Bane attempts to break Captain America's back in a fight in a similar maneuver, but is caught off-guard when Captain America's shield returns to its owner to strike Bane in the back of the head and knock him out. In the climax to Year One of "", Superman confronts Batman in the Batcave as Batman is downloading the formula to a pill that can grant the user superhuman strength and durability, stolen from the Fortress of Solitude. While Superman does not want to kill

neg: Lex Luthor As a teenager, he takes out a large insurance policy on his parents without their knowledge, then sabotages their car's brakes, causing their deaths. Upon graduating from MIT, Luthor founds his own business, LexCorp, which grows to dominate much of Metropolis. Luthor does not physically appear in "The Man of Steel" until the fourth issue, which takes place over a year after Superman's arrival in Metropolis. When Lois Lane and Clark Kent are invited to a society gala aboard Luthor's yacht, terrorists seize the ship without warning, forcing Superman to intervene. Luthor observes Superman in action, and once the gunmen

neg: Power Girl Mr. Terrific steps down. Power Girl is invited to rejoin Oracle's Birds of Prey, but refuses, stating that she would do so only "when Hell freezes over". Her ill will toward Oracle is the result of a single mission in which she served as one of Oracle's agents, which ended badly. However, Power Girl does come to Oracle's aid against the Spy Smasher in "Birds of Prey" #108. The appearance of the Earth-22 Superman (and his resemblance to Kal-L) upsets Kara greatly when he first arrives on New Earth. However, they adopt each other as family after a period of

neg: Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut I was always trying to lure him in with, you know 'Dick, here's a piece of candy, come in to the cutting room.' and he said 'No, no, no...'" In January 2006, Donner told IGN: "They're doing it. I'm not doing it... I don't even want to see it until it comes out in the theater... I'm too far away from it now." A month later, when asked about the new "Superman II" cut, Donner told the website "Dark Horizons", "I would never shoot like that now in a million years, I mean it was a different way, a different

neg: The Death of Superman (film) the funeral, the Kents welcome Lois into their family. Jimmy rushes to Lois urging her to come with him to Superman's mausoleum where they find his coffin open and a figure observing Superman's silhouette before he flies away. At the same time, at S.T.A.R. Labs, an exonerated Luthor attempts to request custody of Doomsday's corpse for Project Cadmus before Superman's rocket self-starts and flies off. Superman's rocket buries itself under the Arctic Ice near the North Pole and terraforms the Fortress of Solitude as a Superman-like figure watches. Inside a Cadmus laboratory, numerous failed Superman clones are destroyed as one

neg: Doomsday (DC Comics) had thus far managed to seriously injure or kill most of Earth's heroes. Doomsday tore through numerous probes with seemingly little effort, while aided by Superman—the only time the two enemies would come close to teaming up—before finally confronting Imperiex himself. Imperiex proved too much for Doomsday—he blasted the creature, reducing him to a glowing skeleton. "Superman" (vol. 2) #175 commemorated the 100th issue since the death of Superman in battle with Doomsday, by staging a rematch. Doomsday's skeleton was retrieved and his flesh regrown by Lex Luthor (using Superman's Kryptonian DNA), who handed Doomsday over to Darkseid to repay

neg: Superboy (Kon-El) first. A defining moment in Superboy's life would come when Superman asks Superboy to come with him to the Fortress of Solitude. While there, Superboy visits Krypton via virtual reality. After explaining how he considers Superboy part of his family, Superman offers him the Kryptonian name Kon-El. Superboy tearfully accepts, overjoyed with the simple joy of having a real name. He would eventually accept the name "Conner." After Cadmus was shut down, Superboy had no job and no place to stay. He relocates to Metropolis, becoming the "super" at a tenement building called Calvin Gardens. Eventually Superman invites him to

neg: Superman: Grounded strictly legal, it is not bribing Superman. Perry says that Superman does not even carry money. Jack then shows him the picture the fangirl sent to him. The picture shows Superman and Lois kissing, but Sandeep comes in and says that the woman in the picture is not Lois. This reveals Sandeep's status as a mole to Jack. Sandeep then takes out a poster for a party that shows a boy dressed as Superman kissing a red-headed girl. Sandeep says that someone must have photoshopped Lois and Superman's faces on the picture. This effectively makes Jack's evidence invalid. Perry tells

neg: Death of the New Gods his wife back, but stops himself. He receives an urgent summons back to New Genesis. Superman and Mr. Miracle bring Barda's body back to New Genesis. Darkseid asks Desaad to investigate these murders by having him examine Justeen, who was also murdered. Superman and Mr. Miracle arrive on New Genesis. Orion is insulted by Superman's presence and attacks him. Metron arrives and reveals what the cause of death is to all the New Gods. Darkseid has also come to the same conclusion: their souls have been taken from them. Darkseid wonders if all his theories on the Anti-Life Equation were

neg: Billion Dollar Limited followed by the robbers. A stationmaster notices this when the train does not stop at the next station, and sends out a telegraph as signalmen change the warning lights to red, and for a railroad drawbridge to close. Finally, Clark hears the news report through the Planet's telegraph, and discreetly enters the building's storage room, changing into his Superman costume. He arrives on the scene just as the robbers have forced the train onto a track leading to a boxcar filled with explosives. Superman manages to rip the track from the ground and guide the train back to its main

neg: The Death of Superman to do so because of an editorial mandate barring characters from DC's mature comics line appearing in mainstream books like "Superman". Kesel replaced him afterward. Because Jurgens did not want to simply use Superman's classic design when he was revived, he gave him long hair. The teams also deepened the red and blue of Superman's costume to signify that things would not be entirely the same for him. Superman briefly wears a black suit after his revival; this design came from a sketch Bogdanove made at a meeting. "The Death of Superman" was first alluded to in Simonson's "Superman: The

neg: The Death of Superman (film) the 2007 film "". However, "Superman: Doomsday" greatly altered and condensed the story to fit it within a 75-minute runtime, including the events associated with the return of Superman and that sequel-based comic. "The Death of Superman" was written to be much more faithful to the original story; according to DC's Tim Beedle, the film is "much less condensed and will include many of the fan-favorite moments from the story that were left out of "Doomsday"." The film is co-directed by Jake Castorena and produced by Warner Bros. Animation and DC Films. According to supervising producer James Tucker, a primary

neg: Lyla Lerrol he'd earned their love and trust but no more. When Superman and the group of alien Kandor rebels arrive to confront her, she fights back with the powers she stole from him. She stops Preus from killing him but blows both Preus and herself up in an attempt to protect Superman. Her current whereabouts is unknown but Superman believes she survived and will come back one day. Lyla Lerrol Lyla Lerrol is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She first appeared in "Superman" #141 (November 1960). She is one of the many Superman supporting

neg: Lois Lane helps Superman arrest a violent father who has been attacking his wife and son. Later, Lois and Superman investigate a factory in Des Moines. Lois wants to publish an article, which would reveal the workers' illegal activities, but Superman forces her not to. Feeling betrayed, Lois returns to Metropolis and does not speak to Superman for a while. When Lois is kidnapped by Lisa Jennings, a woman who wants to destroy Superman, he rescues her. With the danger over. Superman apologizes to Lois about what happened in Des Moines. Lois replies that she wrote the article anyway, saying that she

neg: Mister Mxyzptlk For example, when Mxyzptlk furnishes a huge supply of food for prospective voters, he says, "Eat up, folks, the food's on me!" Superman uses super-breath to blow the food all over the imp and then chortles to the voters, "Like he said, folks – the food is on him!" The imp tries to get the Man of Steel to say "Namrepus" ("Superman" backwards) repeatedly, but when he finally succeeds, it does not work and Superman remains in the 5th dimension. Mxyzptlk ultimately loses the election, and, his mission accomplished, Superman banishes himself back to Earth by whispering "Le-Lak" (his Kryptonian

neg: Superman (Kingdom Come) involvement of Ross, was published. This series again featured this version of Superman as a central character. In "52" #52, the "Kingdom Come" universe is shown in the DC Multiverse as becoming, for the first time, a part of the mainstream DC continuity. Starting with "Justice Society of America" #9, "Kingdom Come" Superman appears as a member of the Justice Society of America. The character also received a solo one-shot, "Justice Society of America: Kingdom Come Special: Superman". Ten years prior to the start of the events of "Kingdom Come", the Joker floods the offices of the "Daily Planet" with

neg: Superman (1978 film) a mirror, bounce out in front of the lens, hit the costume, [and] millions of little glass beads would light up and bring the image back into the camera." Jerry Goldsmith, who scored Donner's "The Omen", was originally set to compose "Superman". Portions of Goldsmith's work from "Capricorn One" were used in "Superman"'s teaser trailer. He dropped out over scheduling conflicts and John Williams was hired. Williams conducted the London Symphony Orchestra to record the soundtrack. The music was one of the last pieces to come into place. Williams liked that the film did not take itself too seriously and

neg: The Death and Return of Superman the player shifts back to Steel, as he enters the Engine's core to shut it down. Meanwhile, a regenerated Eradicator bursts out of the Fortress and arrives at Engine City to help a weakened Superman, who is at the Cyborg's mercy. The Cyborg shoots Kryptonite fuel at Superman but the Eradicator arrives and shields Superman from the blast. The BMI of the Eradicator alters the deadly effects of the Kryptonite fuel and restores Superman to full strength as the Eradicator dies. Now controlling Superman, the player defeats and destroys the Cyborg Superman. The game ends with Steel and Superboy congratulating

neg: Superman character and cast hero, as he embodies all the best traits that people would believe to see in themselves. Unlike the Golden Age Superman, this Superman dislikes killing and vows to "never take a life", and to retire if he ever does. All the same, when General Zod taunts Superman in the 1982 miniseries "The Phantom Zone" for his resolve, Superman responds, "My code doesn't say a damned thing about not battering you to within an inch of yours!." Recent writers have attempted to deepen Superman's persona and provide a rationale for his goodness. Superman is often depicted with a mix of idealism,

neg: Jonathan and Martha Kent government burned down Kent farm. When the Insurgency breaks into the Fortress to retrieve the super pill, Green Arrow accidentally hits Jonathon in the shoulder with one of his arrows when trying to combat Superman. Clark brutally beats Oliver to death, and Martha takes one of the pills to end his assault. The two confront their son over his unapologetic and dictatorial methods with Jor-El's hologram appearing and agreeing with the Kents that Clark has gone too far. As Superman ignores their pleads and flies out of the Fortress, the two apologize to Jor-El for failing to raise him properly

neg: Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman: Trinity the gang. When he goes after "Diana", Batman is able to fend off most, but not all, of her attacks. Finally, "Diana" knocks him out and escapes. Recovered, Batman uses one of the Purge members to get answers. Not able to get anything, a golden lasso wraps around the man and he starts spilling his guts. Diana does not approve of Batman's aggressive methods, but he is not seeking approval. Superman tries to play peacemaker while he introduces one to another, and why they are here. After bringing him up to speed, Batman gives the two heroes a psychological sketch