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By various (DC Comics)
\nISBN 1-84576-390-4<\/p>\n
After the six issue miniseries (see Man of Steel<\/strong> ISBN: 1-84576-128-6), volume 2 begins the more or less (narrative permitting) chronological reprinting of the regular monthly titles, (Superman<\/strong> 1-3, Action<\/strong> 584-586 and Adventures of Superman<\/strong> 424-426) – plus relevant pages from the DC Who’s Who Update<\/strong> 1987.<\/p>\n Beginning with ‘Heart of Stone’<\/em>, a new origin for Metallo, the Terminator-style Cyborg with a human brain and a Kryptonite heart (Superman<\/strong> vol. 2 #1), and rapidly progressing to a team-up with the Teen Titans (Action<\/strong> #584), the accent is completely on breakneck pace and action.<\/p>\n Superman<\/strong> #2 brings ‘The Secret Revealed’<\/em> as Luthor makes the biggest mistake of his life, and this is followed by Marv Wolfman and Jerry Ordway’s ‘Man O’ War’<\/em> and ‘Going the Gauntlet,’ <\/em>which introduce the tragic Dr. Emil Hamilton to the mythology, from Adventures of Superman<\/strong> #424 and #425. These high-tech and socially aware dramas would become a truer and more lasting template for the modern Man of Steel after Byrne’s eventual retirement from the character.<\/p>\n The Phantom Stranger guests in ‘And the Graves Give Up Their Dead’<\/em> (from Action<\/strong> #585) before the last three chapters are given over to the Superman segment of the multi-part crossover event Legends<\/strong>. Superman<\/strong> #3 produced ‘Legends of the Darkside’<\/em>, Adventures\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<\/strong> #426 gave us an amnesiac Superman on Apokolips in ‘From the Dregs’<\/em> and the narrative concludes with ‘The Champion’<\/em>, as Action Comics<\/strong> #586 guest stars Jack Kirby’s legendary New Gods.<\/p>\n As I’ve previously mentioned, a major problem that most non-fans have with super-hero comics (apart from them actually having super-heroes in them) is the insane convolutions of in-house continuity. This All-Readers-Start-Here opportunity to show doubters how good this genre can be is one all comics missionaries should exploit to the fullest.<\/p>\n So that’s your wife\/partner\/girl-friend\/mother\/dad\/kid’s next present sorted then, no?<\/p>\n \u00c2\u00a9 1987, 2005 DC Comics. All Rights Reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u00c2\u00a0 By various (DC Comics) ISBN 1-84576-390-4 After the six issue miniseries (see Man of Steel ISBN: 1-84576-128-6), volume 2 begins the more or less (narrative permitting) chronological reprinting of the regular monthly titles, (Superman 1-3, Action 584-586 and Adventures of Superman 424-426) – plus relevant pages from the DC Who’s Who Update 1987. Beginning … <\/p>\n