Only h-his life-force is p-power-ful enough to activate the siphon-mechanism-- --powerful enough t-to reverse the m-monstrous side-effects of m-my immortality elixer-- --powerful enough t-to restore m-my lost humanity! A m-moment more and I w-will be a man again, n-not some misshapen beast! 
Superman Special #3 is an issue of the series Superman Special (Volume 1) with a cover date of April, 1985. It was published on January 17, 1985.
Synopsis for "Amazo Means Mayhem!"
Prof. Ivo regains and reconstructs Amazo, giving him the power of some new Justice League members, and sends him to battle and capture Superman.
Appearing in "Amazo Means Mayhem!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Jimmy Olsen
- Lana Lang
- Josh Coyle
- Perry White (Cameo)
Antagonists:
- Amazo (Flashback and main story)
- Professor Ivo
- Owl (Briefly enlarged to attack Superman)
- Three Giant Earth and Stone Monsters (Single appearance) (Destroyed)
Other Characters:
- Lex Luthor (Headshot) (Cameo)
- Brainiac (Headshot) (Cameo)
- The Key (Cameo) (On a TV or computer screen)
- Doctor Destiny (Mentioned only)
- Professor Fortune (Mentioned only)
- Felix Faust (Mentioned only)
- T.O. Morrow (Mentioned only)
- Justice League of America (Mentioned only)
- Black Canary (Mentioned only)
- Red Tornado (Mentioned only)
- The Atom (Mentioned only)
- Elongated Man (Mentioned only)
- Flash (Mentioned only)
- Green Lantern (Mentioned only)
- Aquaman (Mentioned only)
- Firestorm (Mentioned only)
- Zatanna (Mentioned only)
- Martian Manhunter (Mentioned only)
- Wonder Woman (Mentioned only)
- Hawkman (Mentioned only)
- Daily Planet Staff (Unnamed)
- Ryan Lowell (Final appearance)
- WGBS Staff (Unnamed)
- Hester (Ryan Lowell's sister and mother of Peter) (Mentioned only)
- Peter (The Amazing Presto) (Ryan Lowell's nephew) (Single appearance)
- The Amazing Presto's audience (Unnamed)
- Kandorians (Mentioned only)
- Miniature Alien Race (Unnamed) (Living in the Bottle City of Kandor Model) (Sh'strians? from Superman #370 and Superman #371)
Locations:
- Space (Flashback and main story)
- Rokyn (Mentioned only)
- Kandor (Mentioned only)
- Saturn (Mentioned only)
- Justice League Satellite (Flashback only)
- Earth
- North Pole
- Gotham City
- Arkham Asylum (Mentioned only)
- Colorado
- Colorado Rockies
- Professor Ivo's Laboratory
- Colorado Rockies
- Metropolis
- Galaxy Communications Building
- Storeroom
- City Room
- WGBS Studios
- Obituary Room
- Orpheum
- 344 Clinton Street
- Clark Kent's Apartment
- Galaxy Communications Building
- Atlantic Ocean (Unnamed)
- Middle East (Mentioned only)
- Rokyn (Mentioned only)
Items:
- Superman Trophies
- Bottle City of Kandor (Model)
- Super-Computer
- Fortress of Solitude Key
- Jimmy Olsen's Signal Watch
- Superman Diary (Mentioned only) (from Action Comics #429)
- Amazo's Duplicating Power Ring
- Amazo's Duplicate of the Glowing Golden Lasso (Superman threw it beyond the orbit of Saturn)
- Immortality Elixer (Mentioned only)
- Life Siphon (Destroyed)
- Daily Planet Newspaper
Concepts:
- Kryptonese (Mentioned only)
Notes
- Professor Ivo escaped from Arkham Asylum.
- Editor notes previous encounters from Professor Ivo using new androids against the JLA in Justice League of America #218 to Amazo attempting to kill Professor Ivo in Action Comics #480–483.
- Ryan Lowell is aware of Superman's secret identity from Action Comics #429. He was hypnotized by his nephew Peter who also learned Superman's secret identity. Superman used Super-Hypnosis on Ryan and Peter to forget his secret identity.
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