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"The Death of Superman" is the title of the comic book issue Superman 75, and the catalyst for DC Comics' major universe crossover event of 1993 with the umbrella title The Death and Life of Superman, becoming a major media event. Its premise is as simple as its title: Superman engages in battle with Doomsday, a seemingly unstoppable killing machine, in the streets of Metropolis. In the end, both combatants were (apparently) killed. The story continued into 1993, with the world's reaction to Superman's death, the emergence of four individuals claiming to be the 'new Superman' and the eventual return of the original Superman. The storyline was devised by editor Mike Carlin and the 1991-1993 Superman writing team of Dan Jurgens, Roger Stern, Louise Simonson, Jerry Ordway and Karl Kesel.

The Superman titles gained international exposure, reaching to the top of the comics sales charts and selling out overnight. The Death and Life of Superman storyline brought in millions of readers to DC Comics, despite the entirety of the story being intertwined through numerous different comic series, including Action Comics, Superman, Superman: The Man of Steel, and Adventures of Superman, among others. The cover of Superman 75 (shown above) became a famous image: Superman's tattered cape wrapped around a pole, marking a makeshift grave. Because of Superman's place as an American icon, his death became a multimedia event, covered by newspapers and televised reports. Certain prints of Superman 75 contained a black armband with the familiar "S" symbol adorning it. Many comics fans publicly wore the armband immediately following Superman's death, including, perhaps most famously, Jay Leno.

It starts out when a mysterious hulk of a monster named Doomsday begins to destroy and kill anything and everything in his path, and naturally it's up to Supes to stop him. After he takes out the Justice League, Doomsday makes his way to Metropolis where he and Superman fight until both are dead. The next chapter picks up at a mass funeral for Superman where Stern's writing talent truly shines (the emotionative punch when Lois Lane sees and hears a woman claiming to have been Superman's secret wife packs a wallop), and culminates in the disappearance of Superman's body. The third story arc begins when four mysterious beings appear all claiming to be Superman (The Cyborg, The Eradicator, Steel, and Superboy), and when the true adversary is revealed, it is a nonstop fight to the finish culminating in the return of the true hero. This is a great read and it packs more emotion and action than any of the comics the story is taken from (it even flows so well that it could be used a screen play), and is a must own for comics fans or Superman fans alike.

The Death and Life of Superman storyline brought in millions of readers to DC Comics, despite the entirety of the story being intertwined through numerous different comic series, including Action Comics, Superman, Superman: The Man of Steel, and Adventures of Superman, among others. The cover of Superman 75 (shown above) became a famous image: Superman's tattered cape wrapped around a pole, marking a makeshift grave.

Because of Superman's place as an American icon, his death became a multimedia event, covered by newspapers and televised reports. Certain prints of Superman 75 contained a black armband with the familiar "S" symbol adorning it. Many comics fans publicly wore the armband immediately following Superman's death, including, perhaps most famously, Jay Leno.

The death of Superman took place at roughly the same time as the breaking of Batman's back in KnightSaga. Some critics praised DC for boldly doing the unthinkable and innovatively drawing in more readers. However, many others were highly critical, citing the two concurrent storylines as publicity stunt, with DC knowing full well that they would not eliminate their most popular characters. Some years later, Chuck Rozanksi, owner of Mile High Comics, would pen a controversial essay in Comics Buyer's Guide which blamed the Death of Superman promotion for playing a significant role in the collapse of the comic book industry in the late 1990's.

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01-Death of Superman-1993.part1.cbr

01-Death of Superman-1993.part2.cbr

02-Superman Funeral for a Friend.Part1of2.cbr

02-Superman Funeral for a Friend.Part2of2.cbr

03-Return of Superman.Part1of2.cbr

03-Return of Superman.Part2of2.cbr

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