Superman Vol 2 200

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"The Last Superman Story"

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Superman Vol 2 #199
January, 2004

Executive Editor

Dan DiDio

Cover Artists

Gene Ha

Writers

Steven T. Seagle

Pencilers

Scott McDaniel, Jon Bogdanove, Dan Jurgens, Gene Ha, Phil Jimenez, Talent Caldwell

Inkers

Andy Owens, Nelson DeCastro, Kevin Nowlan, Andy Lanning, Jason Gorder

Colourists

Tanya Horie, Richard Horie

Letterers

Comicraft

Editors

Tom Palmer, Jr., Eddie Berganza

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Appearing in "The Last Superman Story"

Featured Characters:

• Superman

Supporting Characters:

• John Kent (In flashback only)
• Jor-El (In flashback only)
• Jor-L (In flashback only)
• Lara (In flashback only)
• Lora (In flashback only)
• Martha Kent (In flashback only)
• Mary Kent (In flashback only)

Villains:

• Brainiac 12 (Single appearance)

Other Characters:

• Batman (FutureSmiths) (First appearance)
• Lex Luthor (FutureSmiths) (First appearance)
• Lois Lane (Futuresmiths) (First appearance)
• Supergirl (Cir-El) (Final appearance)
• Superman (FutureSmiths)
• Wonder Woman (FutureSmiths) (First appearance)

Locations:

• Futuresmiths Timeline

• Metropolis
• Gotham City
• Paradise Island
• Smallville (In flashback only)

• Krypton (In flashback only)

Items:

• Yes!

Vehicles:

• None
  
  

Synopsis for "The Last Superman Story"

Superman accompanies his alternate self into the future, where they witness a reality forged by the FutureSmiths. This is the natural timeline of Supergirl (Cir-El), who is actually a creation of the FutureSmiths. In this timeline, Lex Luthor is responsible for the creation of Brainiac 12 – an upgraded variant of the original Brainiac. Supergirl (Cir-El) sacrifices herself to prevent this timeline from ever occurring. Superman fights with Brainiac and traps him within a fold in time. Now that the reality of the FutureSmiths has been erased, all of the super-hero counterparts to this timeline cease to exist. Superman attempts to return to his own timeline, but finds himself trapped in an alternate reality whereby his birth-parents never rocketed him away from Krypton.

Notes

• This comic is a sixty-four page anniversary issue.

• This issue includes a Supergirls pin-up page by Mike Deodato, Jr.

• This issue includes concept sketches of the new Metropolis, designed by Leniel Frances Yu.

• With the defeat of Brainiac 12, all of the effects germane to the 64th century character Brainiac 13 (including the Metropolis B-13 conversion) are reversed.

Trivia

• The Batman from one-hundred years into the FutureSmiths timeline is dressed in a costume which resembles the outfit worn by Terry McGinnis in the animated series, Batman Beyond.

Related Articles

• Superman image gallery
• Superman appearances list
• Superman quotes page
• Supergirl (Cir-El) image gallery
• Supergirl (Cir-El) appearances list
• Supergirl (Cir-El) quotes page
  
  

See Also

• Discuss Superman Vol 2 200 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the Superman series
• Images from Superman Vol 2 200

Recommended Reading

• Action Comics
• Superman (Volume 2)
• Superman: The 10¢ Adventure #1

Links and References

• Superman article at Wikipedia
• Superman biography page at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe
• Superman article at Supermanica
• Superman article at Toonopedia
• Superman (Volume 2) series index at the Grand Comics Database
• Superman (Volume 2) series index at the Unofficial Guide to the DC Universe