Superman Vol 2 75

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"Doomsday!"

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Superman Vol 2 #75
January, 1993

Executive Editor

Jenette Kahn

Cover Artists

Dan Jurgens, Brett Breeding

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It cannot end like this!

-- Bloodwynd

Appearing in "Doomsday!"

Featured Characters:

Superman (Dies in this issue)

Supporting Characters:

Lois Lane
Jimmy Olsen
Cat Grant
Bloodwynd (Cameo)
Ice (Cameo)
Jonathan Kent (Cameo)
Martha Kent (Cameo)

Villains:

Doomsday

Other Characters:

Kevin Crow
Ned (First appearance)

Locations:

Metropolis

New Troy

Smallville

Kent Farm

Items:

None

Vehicles:

None

Synopsis for "Doomsday!"

Superman and Doomsday have their last final confrontation in Metropolis. As each foe delivers a crushing blow onto the other, the impact of their punches shatters windows for miles around. Police and military vehicles converge on the scene, but the streets are in chaos. Superman gets a good luck kiss from Lois Lane, then charges into action.

The two combatants battle it out in front of the Daily Planet, at one point striking each other with such force that the windos shatters. Eventually, Superman delivers a fatal blow to Doomsday, snapping his neck, but Superman recieves an equally deadly blow. Lois Lane rushes over to Superman's limp form and cradles him in her arms, begging him to hold on until the paramedics arrive. However, it is too late, and the Man of Steel fades in her arms.

Superman is dead.

Notes

This issue is triangle number 1 for the year 1993.

This issue is reprinted in the Death of Superman trade paperback.

This issue is loosely adapted in the 2007 Superman: Doomsday animated movie.

This is the final chapter of the "Death of Superman" storyline. It leads into the follow up story, "Funeral for a Friend".

Soon after publication of this issue, the "Death of Superman" storyline was adapted into a novel written by Roger Stern entitled, The Death and Life of Superman.

Superman appeared last in Superman: Man of Steel #19. He appears next as a corpse in Justice League America #70.

Cat Grant appeared last in Adventures of Superman #497. She appears next in Adventures of Superman #498.

Doomsday appears next as a corpse in Justice League America #70.

Ice appeared last in Adventures of Superman #497. She appears next in Justice League America #70.

Jimmy Olsen appeared last in Superman: Man of Steel #19. He appears next in Justice League America #70.

Jonathan Kent appeared last in Superman: Man of Steel #19. He appears next in Adventures of Superman #498.

Lois Lane appeared last in Superman: Man of Steel #19. She appears next in Justice League America #70.

Martha Kent appeared last in Superman: Man of Steel #19. She appears next in Adventures of Superman #498.

The Bloodwynd that appears in this issue is actually the Martian Manhunter. He appeared last in Adventures of Superman #497. He appears next in Justice League America #70.

Trivia

The polybagged edition of this comic book included a black memorial armband, a Daily Planet Superman obituary (authored by Roger Stern), a series of Superman commemorative postage stamps and a "Death of Superman" poster by Dan Jurgens and Brett Breeding.

Justice League member Booster Gold is credited with coining the name Doomsday.

Every page of this issue consists of a single panel.

The Marvel Comics character Hannibal King pays homage to the fall of Superman in an issue of Nightstalkers.

The death of Superman was a subject of conversation on an episode of the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Jay Leno was seen wearing one of the Superman memorial armbands across his left arm.

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