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... erman figures out that it must be Brainiac (_Superman: The Man Of Steel_ #40 and _Superman_ #96). The storyline concludes in _Adventures of Superman_ #513. Brainiac reanimates "dead Superman" saying, "unlike some of my other attacks, this one does not depend on your belief for its success". Brainiac's power drives this one. Brainiac also attacks Superman personally. But when Superman tells Brainiac that he is only Milton Fine and smashes Brainiac's forcefield, the villain, looking disoriented, collapses, mumbling that no one defeats Brainiac. When Brainiac regains consciousness, it is a confused Milton Fine in control of the body. He has no reco ...

... Bizarro Superman is created. We see Luthor's body continue to deteriorate during the "Bizarro's World" arc (_Superman_ #87, _Adventures of Superman_ #510, _Action Comics_ #697, _Superman: The Man Of Steel_ #32 and _Superman_ #88 -- also in trade paperback). Luthor continues to manipulate even while dying. While Lois Lane tries to find evidence of Luthor's murder of Sasha, he arranges to have her apartment torched and to have her fired from the Daily Planet (_Adventures Of Superman_ #512, _Action Comics_ #699). In searching for a cure, he infiltrates the Cadmus Project and starts a war between the Underworlders (monster shaped clones), the Speci ...

... _____ T H E K R Y P T O N I A N C Y B E R N E T _______________________________________________ http://www.ms.uky.edu/~sykes/kc Issue #51 - June 1998 _____________________________________________________________________________ CONTENTS -------- Section 1: Superscripts: Notes from the Editor Grouping the Man of Steel Ratings At A Glance Titles Shipped May 1998 And Who Disguised As... Hero Worship J.D. Rummel explores the question of how we define our heroes Section 2: News and Notes The newest Superman fan, new info on upcoming comics and creators, some Superman toy updates, and a touch of film news Superman: The Animated Series ...

... Dan Radice Action Comics #745, by Shane Travis Superman: The Man of Steel #80, by Mike Smith Section 5: New Comics Reviews Super-Family Titles Steel #51, by Jeff Sykes Superboy #52, by Rene' Gobeyn Supergirl #22, by Thomas Deja Section 6: New Comic Reviews Other Superman Titles JLA #19, by Anatole Wilson Superman Adventures #20, by Cory Strode Girlfrenzy Superman: Lois Lane #1, by Simon DelMonte Young Justice: The Secret #1, by Rene' Gobeyn Section 7: New Comic Reviews Specials Superman Villains Secret Files #1, by Rene' Gobeyn Manuscripts of Steel Denes House, much to his disdain, begins a review of the Eclipso annuals with Man of Steel Annual ...

... el Soupidis, G.M. Nelson, Joey Ochoa, Jeff Sykes, Mike Smith, Simon DelMonte, and Vic Vitek Section 6: New Comic Reviews Super-Family Titles Superboy #51, by Rene' Gobeyn Supergirl #21, by Thomas Deja Other Superman Titles JLA #18, by Anatole Wilson Superman Adventures #19, by Cory Strode Section 7: New Comic Reviews Specials Team Superman Secret Files #1, by Rene' Gobeyn The Mailbag Section 8: Manuscripts of Steel Return to Superman's 50th anniversary in Action Comics #600, reviewed by Denes House The Phantom Zone Superman Family #200 See how close DC came to predicting today in this issue which peeked into the future, by Scott Devarney Section ...

... ollowing stories with a Cuban accent, and imagine Lois bawling away at a moment's notice. The first warning sign was probably the cover of _Superman_ #51, Mar-Apr 1948. Wayne Boring chose not to illustrate Mr. Mxyztplk, Mr. Ohm, or the crime boss who tricked Superman into granting him three wishes. Instead, we have a scene of domestic "bliss", as an aproned Lois Lane drops a freshly baked biscuit on Superman's foot! Superman is feigning great pain as he hops around, holding the injured toe in his hand. Shortly thereafter, on one of the first _Superman_ covers to actually have something to do with the story inside, a super-powered Lois flies thro ...

... ull length story of Superman's origin, which had only previously appeared as two pages in SUPERMAN #1. "The Man Who Bossed Superman" is from SUPERMAN #51 (March-April 1948). Superman outwits racketeer "Pudge" Purdy. **** Anyone up for a historical review of this reprint for a future Phantom Zone? While reading the entire comic with those 3-D glasses on caused a bit of a headache, I actually enjoyed the reprint more than I did the RED/BLUE special. Not that the latter was particularly bad, mind you. It's just that there was more playful fun in the classic stories. About the only time we see playful fun done well by the current creative teams ...

... 979); by no later than ACTION #544, the programming was no longer effective]." Jim Lesher offers that "Brainiac's temporary reform occurred in ACTION #514." =============================== From: Zohar Gilboa (rami_gil@netvision.net.il) In [October's] issue of KC, the TNT schedule (News and Notes) mentioned the wedding arc [of LOIS AND CLARK's third season]. "November gives us all a reminder of how not to marry two characters on a popular TV show -- from frog-eating clones to Mike the Angel, you just gotta wonder what the producers of LOIS AND CLARK were thinking..." I agree that this might have been a bad decision as it was a very big disappoint ...

... ----------------------- by Bob Hughes (rhughes3@ix.netcom.com) The First Appearance of The Prankster! "The Case of the Crimeless Clues" ACTION COMICS #51, August 1942 By August 1942, the Superman phenomenon had been sweeping the country for over 4 years. Superman was everywhere, having debuted in the newspaper in January 1939, on radio in February 1940, and in the theaters in September 1941. Super merchandise, including the Krypto ray gun which projected film strips on your wall, had been introduced and even hawked in the stories themselves. Between the newspaper strip and the various comics Superman now appeared in, Joe Shuster was faced with p ...

... manity in SUPERMAN #156 when he thinks he is dying: "Do good unto others, and every man can be a Superman." APPENDIX: The Family of Man ACTION COMICS #517 (March, 1981) featured a story entitled, "The War for Peace." Superman spies a spaceship about to burn up from friction upon entry into Earth's atmosphere. Superman wraps the ship in his indestructible, stretchable cape and brings it to the Moon. Shortly after landing, another ship appears, blasting Superman into unconsciousness. When he revives, he meets the pilot of the ship he had rescued, Nemrul of the Margoi. Nemrul tells him that the attacking ship is from the Aloi, and that they have st ...