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Superman volume 1
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In 1986, John Byrne was recruited from Marvel Comics to reinvent Superman for a brand-new audience. Along with inker Dick Giordano, Byrne reimagined the look of Superman, Lois Lane, Krypton and Lex Luthor.The relationships between Superman and Lois, Superman and Batman, and Superman and Luthor were reexamined and tweaked for modern readers. Old villains such as Bizarro returned and new ones, such as Magpie, were introduced. It was the dawn of a new...
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A cataclysmic event has struck the Earth. Millions of people have vanished without a trace. No one is left unaffected; not even Superman! But after a year, Superman is left with many questions. For a hero who tries to have all the answers, it's torture. And, just as the action heats up and the stakes are raised, one huge question emerges: just how far is Superman willing to go 'For Tomorrow'?
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"Daily Planet reporters Clark Kent and Lois Lane are covering the opening of the new Metropolis Museum when, suddenly, a gigantic skeleton of a blue whale comes to life. With lightning-speed, Superman catches the colossal creature, but the magical mischief is far from over. The impish Mr. Mxyzptlk has returned from the Fifth Dimension with dozens of troublesome tricks. Even the Man of Steel is helpless against his power of magic"--P. [4] of cover
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The distant planet Krypton faces total destruction. Before it explodes, the scientist Jor-El and his wife Lara send their only son into outer space. Later, the child's rocket crashes into a Kansas cornfield where a farmer and his wife discover the boy and his strange powers
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Superman has his hands full. First, he encounters his cousin, Supergirl, a reckless teenager with powers like his own. Then he confronts a creature known as Parasite, who can absorb Superman's strength and super-speed just by touching him. Superman knows enough to not shake hands with the deadly fiend, but Supergirl is still learning the ropes. Filled with her power, the Parasite now battles the Man of Steel in a fight that rocks the planet. How can...
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After being released from prison, the evil PRANKSTER vows to turn over a new leaf. Instead of using his trickster talents for trouble, he's taking them to TV. As the host of a new show, the PRANKSTER recruits teenagers to perform practical jokes for a television audience. At first, the show is a hilarious hit. Soon, however, each prank becomes a preview for a crime, and SUPERMAN isn't amused. He's sending teenage reporter JIMMY OLSEN to investigate,...
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Reporter Clark Kent investigates the theft of black crystals from a Metropolis museum. As he searches for clues, electrical transformers beneath the street suddenly explode! Clark quickly changes into his alter ego, Superman, and locates the problem. It's Acrata, a super heroine who can teleport through shadows. She insists that the power must be shut down, or the earth will be doomed. Superman isn't convinced. He stops Acrata, but soon a new problem...
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As the sun sets in METROPOLIS, the electricity suddenly goes out, and crime wave erupts throughout the darkened city. This is a job for SUPERMAN! But as the MAN OF STEEL restores order, an even bigger problem arrives ... the evil PARASITE. This power-hungry monster won't let SUPERMAN save the day without a fight. If the MAN OF STEEL isn't careful, it'll be lights out for him as well.
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Intergalactic bounty hunter LOBO has a new job. The evil aliens KALIBAK and DESAAD have hired him to capture SUPERMAN, dead or alive! However, when LOBO finally manages to wrangle up the MAN OF STEEL, the aliens aren't far behind. They don't trust the ill-mannered bounty hunter, and quickly trap him beneath a force field with SUPERMAN. LOBO and the MAN OF STEEL must set aside their differences in order to escape, capture the two villains, and collect...
19) Bizarro is Born!
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DAILY PLANET reporter LOIS LANE discovers that the evil LEX LUTHER has created his own super hero - BIZARRO SUPERMAN! The confused creature captures LOIS and sets out on a path of destruction. The real MAN OF STEEL must stop the monster, before it destroys METROPOLIS in a warped pursuit of truth, justice, and the American way.
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When astronauts crash on Pluto, only one man can save them ... SUPERMAN! Faster than a speeding bullet, the MAN OF STEEL soars toward the dwarf planet, towing a high-tech rescue vehicle. Soon, he discovers an unexpected passenger aboard the spacecraft. JIMMY OLSEN, the DAILY PLANET'S young photographer, has hitched a ride, but that's not SUPERMAN'S biggest problem. When the evil KANJAR RO attacks, the MAN OF STEEL finds himself weakened by deep-space...
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