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... rc in the Superman Triangle Titles --------------------------------------------------------- [32] Golden Age Superman tribute, Superman: Man of Steel #80-81 [16] Superman Forever #1 [13] "Checkmate", Superman #131 [10] "The Death of Mr. Mxyzptlk", Superman: Man of Steel #75 [10] Silver Age Superman tribute, Adventures of Superman #558-560 [ 4] Superman 2999, Superman #136-137 [ 3] Superman: Save the Planet #1 [ 2] "Polyesteryear", Action Comics #745-746 TT2: Worst Story/Story-arc in the Superman Triangle Titles ---------------------------------------------------------- [41] Millennium Giants, Triangles 15-20 [16] Superman Red/Superman Bl ...

... aliciously evil Lex Luthor can be. In the end, however, my vote went to Bogdanove and Simonson's fantastic homage to the Golden Age in _Man of Steel_ #80-81. Perhaps this had something to do with my newfound interest in Siegel and Shuster's original vision, but there can be no mistaking that Bog and Simonson crafted a powerful story which wonderfully captured the feel of the era. ST: These were definitely the three stand-outs, Jeff, although I wasn't as wild about the Bog and Simonson Mxyzptlk story as you; it just seemed too... forced. That left me with two real choices, but unlike you I went with the chilling portrayal of Luthor and voted for ...

... f Superman #558-560 [ ] "Polyesteryear", Action Comics #745-746 (from 1970s Superman tribute) [ ] Golden Age Superman tribute, Superman: Man of Steel #80-81 [ ] Superman 2999, Superman #136-137 (Superman/JLA of 2999 vs Muto) [ ] Superman: Save the Planet #1 (Meteor Shower, Luthor buys the Planet) TT2: Worst Story/Story-arc in the Superman Triangle Titles [ ] Superman Red/Superman Blue #1 (Toyman/Cyborg split Superman in two) [ ] Superman Red/Superman Blue arc, Triangles 6-20 [ ] "Devil May Care: A Thesis...", Action Comics #742 (Kirichitan) [ ] Millennium Giants, Triangles 15-20 [ ] Superman Forever #1 (Powers restored, Super ...

... my Palmiotti Cover by Stuart Immonen and Jose Marzan, Jr. Prankster sells a bridge, hijacks a cruise ship (Seventies) 24 - SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL #80 Written by Jon Bogdanove and Louise Simonson Art and Cover by Jon Bogdanove and Dennis Janke Superman battles the rise of Nazis in Metropolis (Golden Age) 25 - SUPERMAN #136, "Shattered Worlds" Written by Dan Jurgens Art by Paul Ryan and Josef Rubinstein Cover by Dan Jurgens and Josef Rubinstein Superman XIX makes his Metropolis debut (Year 2999) 26 - ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #559, "The Day of the Super-Comet" Written by Karl Kesel and Jerry Ordway Art and Cover by Tom Grummett and Denis Rodier A ...

... ntitled "Superman". If only for the sake of distinguishing this one from the last issue, I'd nickname it "The Sucker Punch," and here's why. You read #80 and you get the feeling that this is just another loving tribute to a bygone age. The Nazi presence shows that some hindsight went into the work, but that's going on in the other three Superman titles too. Otherwise, things are pretty much hunky-dory. So I started reading #81 this week and I was convinced this would be more of the same: The Nazis would be back, but the _important_ plotline would be Superman saving a little girl from a train as per the cover. Not so. I'll tell you what happened: ...

... on 4: New Comic Reviews The Triangle Titles Adventures of Superman #558, by 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 h ...

... is Clark working at WGBS? Didn't this all happen in the seventies!? How about the Golden Age? In the fourth week of April, SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL #80 presents the first part of yet another three-part story, and yet another anomaly. Incredible intelligence, Herculean strength, nemesis to wrong-doers, able to leap an eighth of a mile, and his skin impenetrable to anything less than a bursting shell? How'd we get back to the 1930s!? Still looking for the perfect Man of Steel? In the first week of May, SUPERMAN #136 presents the first part of still another multi-part story. Perhaps "The Superman of 3000 AD" can figure out what's going on -- assu ...

... gy they can generate isn't enough, and when the Sun-eater turns on them it nearly kills them all. It continues on and envelops the sun. GREEN LANTERN #80: "Light in Darkness" In one of the worst cases of bad timing imaginable, the original Dr. Light manages to escape from the Power Lantern, only to find himself fighting the current Green Lantern, but having to face the possible death of the Earth. THE POWER OF SHAZAM! #20: "Shelter from the Storm" Superman guest stars in this issue. The sun has gone out every where on Earth except for Fawcett City. Superman and Captain Marvel face the double problem of trying to convince the wizard Shazam to ext ...

... over price of $2.95. THE FINAL NIGHT CHECKLIST! -------------------------- September 5: Main story: THE FINAL NIGHT #1 Affected issues: Green Lantern #80 The Power of Shazam! #20 Sovereign Seven #16 Superman #117 September 11: Main story: THE FINAL NIGHT #2 Affected issues: Adventures of Superman #540 Batman #536 Green Arrow #114 Supergirl #3 September 18: Main story: THE FINAL NIGHT #2 Affected issues: Action Comics #727 Aquaman #26 Detective Comics #703 Superboy #33 Tie-In: PARALLAX: EMERALD NIGHT September 25: Affected issues: The Flash #119 Hitman #8 Legion of Super-Heroes #86 Robin #35 The Spectre #47 Superman: The Man of Steel #62 Takion # ...

... Image- or Larsen/Liefeld-inspired. Not that thatÕs bad in some peopleÕs opinion, just not my cup of tea. [Note: Kevin West was the artist on JLA #80-85. ÑJeff] I felt that this issue was a little of the same of #14 - too much action, a little short on plot. This issue, GrummettÕs art wasnÕt around to boost the quality of Superboy. I think the story suffered from too many characters and trying to integrate too much of a storyline within three issues. It seemed that a good pace was established in #13 but then disrupted with the subsequent issues. I agree that Knockout and King SharkÕs fate should be left to mysterious circumstances (a chance ...