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... __________ T H E K R Y P T O N I A N C Y B E R N E T _______________________________________________ http://www.kryptonian-cybernet.com Issue #70 - February 6, 2000 Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster _______________________________________________________ CONTENTS -------- Section 0: Table of Contents Editorial Staff Disclaimers Subscription Information Section 1: Superscripts: Notes from the Editor(s) The Greatest, The Newlyweds, and The Animals Notes about the prize donated to the Kaycees, the most glaring success of the new creative teams, and the Superman for the Animals insert. Ratings At A Glance Titles Shipped Decemb ...

... of Steel #96, by Mike Smith Section 5: New Comic Reviews The Triangle Titles (cont) Action Comics #761, by Shane Travis Super-Family Titles Superboy #70, by Rene' Gobeyn Supergirl #40, by Thomas Deja Section 6: New Comic Reviews Super-Family Titles (cont) Superman Adventures #39, by Cory Strode Team Titles JLA #37, by Edward Mathews Young Justice #16, by Edward Mathews Section 7: New Comic Reviews Miniseries and Specials Batman & Superman: World's Finest #10, by Simon DelMonte Son of Superman, by Joshua Elder Section 8: The KC Mailbag Superman Inc writer Steve Vance, the two-part Transilvane story, finding collectors in your area, Hypertime, an ...

... like a woman." Supergirl's personal story mostly remains in a holding pattern for the next few years. She does get a starring role in _Action Comics_ #708, by David Michelinie with art by Jackson Guice and Denis Rodier. There's not much new here, with most of the issue spent chatting with Ma and Pa Kent, and the usual interruption by a villain. Supergirl gets to demonstrate her powers and let readers catch up on her background. Aside from that, Supergirl puts in some team time, both as part of the Superman family (which includes Superboy and Steel) and a version of the New Titans (the one led by Arsenal after Zero Hour). "PAD"-ING THE LEGEND The ...

... n guest-stars in issue #68 (we'll drag every DC Kirby creation into this book one way or another!) and we finally get back to Hawaii in SB #69. Issue #70 starts a new major storyline, tentatively called The Evil Factory, where Cadmus finally does all the horrible things with genetic research and cloning that everyone's always been worried they'd do! This storyline will tie up a lot of loose ends, some going back as far as SB #49! Right after that, Superboy has a little crossover with the Superman books, setting things up for the next 2 or 3 issues of his own title. And then... who knows! Tom (Grummett) and I certainly don't lack for ideas -- the ...

... figures it out and, as Mxy returns to the 5th Dimension, all returns to normal. Mxy does appear briefly in the Dead Again! story arc (_Action Comics_ #705), but only for four panels and only to deny his involvement. Mxy gets more play in his later appearances, notable in the two part story in _Action Comics_ #721 and _Superman: The Man Of Steel_ #56. Both issues are recommended, but the jewel is the second half -- most notably due to the efforts of Louise Simonson and Jon Bogdanove. Mxy gives everyone in Metropolis one wish -- leading to multiple lottery winners, giant coins, and walking buildings. The transition scene between the two issues has ...

... ss. In anger, he steals the corpse and battles the Metropolis Special Crimes Unit, almost delivering a killing blow to Maggie Sawyer (_Action Comics_ #705). He believes that he is trapped in an illusion -- he can't trust his senses. His outcry that "I'M GOING OUT OF MY MIIIIIND!!" (yes, I counted the I's) reverberates all the way to New Genesis where . . . We learn that Brainiac is responsible. Brainiac easily defeats the New Gods with mental blasts and teleports his body to Earth. Before he leaves, Brainiac mutates himself -- his head growing large, with the exterior showing the contours of his brain. Brainiac claims that he only appeared to be ...

... For Metropolis" and "The Fall Of Metropolis" run through all the Superman titles starting with _Action Comics_ #699 and concluding in _Action Comics_ #701 (triangle numbers 1994: 20 - 28). Luthor's war quickly gets beyond his control. Cadmus' director Paul Westfield launches his own gas rockets to destroy the Underworlders. Not that this overly concerns Luthor, who decides that if he is dying, he will take "his" city with him. There is brief hope for Luthor when the cause and cure for the clone illness is discovered at Cadmus. His goal changes from destruction to trying to secure the serum. But Luthor's efforts are thwarted when Cadmus is appare ...

... res him to enslave the entire population of Rann and the JLA. (Apparently he read that Superman comic where the JLA rebuilt Metropolis after _Action_ #700.) The JLA engineers an escape, only to be betrayed at the last moment by...J'onn J'onzz? Clearly there are more questions that need to be answered. For those of you who are not familiar with Adam Strange, he first appeared in _Showcase_ in 1958, then moved on to his own series in _Mystery In Space_, for about seven years. His adventures were later reprinted in _Strange Adventures_ back around 1970 (you can still pick these up fairly cheaply, if you can find them). Adam didn't waste any time me ...

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