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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 the power of magic!
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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.
6) Livewire!
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During a rock concert, a bolt of lightning strikes METROPOLIS shock jock Leslie Willis. When she awakes, Willis has gained the power to control electricity...and gained an even greater anger toward SUPERMAN. Soon, the newly named LIVEWIRE sends shockwaves throughout the city and threatens the lives of METROPOLIS' citizens. Only SUPERMAN can stop this deadly Electric Lady.
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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...
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An alien ship, orbiting the Earth, sets up a screen to filter the sun's rays from reaching our planet. Without the yellow sunlight that gives SUPERMAN his amazing powers, his strength begins to drain away. When he becomes as weak as a baby, who will save Earth from the coming invasion of alien warriors led by the indestructible DARKSEID?
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Meet the newest hero of Metropolis... Metallo? But the cyborg criminal isn't reformed, he's being controlled by Lex Luthor. However, when he breaks free of Lex's control, he goes on the attack! Will Superman find a way to stop the metallic menace? Can he defeat an entire army of Metallos attacking the city? Or will the powerful cyborg finally defeat the Man of Steel? You choose the path to decide how Superman might stop one of his most powerful...
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Superman volume 20
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Though Superman and his family have found a measure of peace in their adopted town of Hamilton, they've also sensed a sinister presence lurking beneath its idyllic rural façade-something, as a visiting Batman and Robin are about to discover, that is stripping young Jonathan Kent of his powers and pitting neighbor against neighbor, hero against hero, father against son. Soon the time will come for Jonathan to choose: Will he follow his father into...
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Superman volume 33
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Darkseid is gone and the crown of Apokolips is there for the taking. Now all the lords of this hellish world will play a game of thrones the likes of which have never been seen. The prize: absolute dominion over unspeakable evil. Only Superman and Lex Luthor stand in their way. These two arch-enemies must put their own war aside and join forces to bring peace to Apokolips before the horror spills out of the hellpits and across the universe. And if...
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Superman volume 20
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Superman continues to aim for peace in the galaxy, and the United Planets could be the perfect solution. But an old enemy is about to return to force Superman to fight with everything he has in order to protect it! It's the Man of Steel versus Mongul in this epic fight to save the United Planets and the peace it will ensure-and Superman is determined to win.
If Superman fails, it means the fall of the United Planets.
And old foes give way to new...
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Superman volume 16
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Superman's 1980s adventures continue in this eighth collection of stories from writer/artist John Byrne and others. This latest volume includes the introduction of the super-hero tracking government agency known as Checkmate, as well as appearances by Wonder Woman, Batman's foe Man-Bat and others. Also collects ACTION COMICS #598-600 and ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #439-440.
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Superman volume 151
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A new millennium brings a new era for the Man of Steel, thanks to some of the biggest names in comics! The Son of Mongul debuts! Superman fights his Kryptonian ancestor! Etrigan poses as Santa Claus! Obsession returns-or is it "Mrs. Superman"? If that's not enough, Metropolis gets a major upgrade thanks to Brainiac 13, looking to bring the city into the 64th century! Also collects Superman: Y2K #1, Superman: The Man Of Steel #95-98, Adventures Of...
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In these tales illustrated by master comics artist Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Superman battles Wonder Woman, Lex Luthor, Solomon Grundy, and teams up with Supergirl, The Flash, Adam Strange, the Metal Men and Firestorm. These tales, many of which have never been collected before, are spotlights for Garcia-Lopez's powerful artwork.
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This final volume of John Byrne's classic reinvention of Superman chronicles more of the Man of Steel's greatest adventures, featuring favorites like Wonder Woman, Batman, Supergirl, and the Doom Patrol! Collects Doom Patrol #10, Superman #16-22, Adventures of Superman #439-444, Action Comics #598-600, and Superman Annual #2.
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Superman volume 654
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The Man of Steel has returned to Metropolis and must battle to rout Intergang out of Metropolis! He also faces trouble with Lois, looming problems involving Lana Lang, and a dangerous new discovery in Kazakhstan!
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This collection includes legendary artist Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez's dynamic work on Superman from the 1970s forward! This collection includes stories from DC Comics Presents #41, Realworlds: Superman #1, Superman, Inc. #1, Superman: Kal #1, Superman #347, World's Finest Comics #244, #255 and #258, and Action Comics #1000, plus dozens of pages of cover art and more!
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Superman volume 45
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HE'S NEVER BEEN SO POWERLESS...OR MORE NEEDED!
Life as Superman knew it is no more. He's lost his identity as Clark Kent, his job and almost all of his powers. But he's still Superman. And, powers or no, he's determined to uncover the mastermind that's taken everything from him.
Superman's investigation leads him to an underground super fight club called Mythbrawl, which he joins to make ends meet while he tracks down Hodor_Root, leader of the crime...
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Doomsday is the unstoppable force of evil that once killed the Man of Steel. He has returned to Metropolis and is targeting the other heroes and villains from the original Reign of the Supermen story but there's something different about Doomsday-something even the Justice League of America might not be prepared for! Discover the shocking secret of his ultimate goal in attacking all these members of the Super-family!
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