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In "What if Superman Ended the War?", Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster return to their roots with a story that reimagines the Man of Steel in a world where peace is not just a dream but a weapon. When Doc Gimmick unleashes his peculiar pacifier—a device that turns anyone who smells it into a conciliatory soul—chaos and quietude collide in unexpected ways. Meanwhile, the artist behind the infamous Louie the Lout strip faces a crisis of conscience when his editor demands he push loathsomeness to new extremes, sparking a national backlash. The story, illustrated with the unmistakable style of Joe Shuster and written by Jerry Siegel, features a cover by Dick Ayers, Marvin Stein, and the Siegel and Shuster Studio.
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Having created the "peculiar pacifier", Doc Gimmick sends Torgo out to lure a cop to his laboratory, and when the Policeman arrives, the doc uses his creation on him, whose gas makes anyone who smells it conciliatory or peaceable. When the doc proves that it works, he feels safe on using it anywhere and on anyone so that he can commit his robberies. Meanwhile, the artist on the famed Louie the Lout strip, is told by his editor to achieve a new epitome of loathsomeness for his comic character, which causes newspapers across the land to cancel the strip.
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