Stålmannen #8/1979
In "Kampen mot fruktan!", Stålmannen struggles to regain his footing after losing his powers to Sandstålmannen—only to face a new threat: the lingering effects of a brain injury that twist his once-heroic mind into something unpredictable and volatile. With help from I-Ching and the unexpected alliance of Mirakelkvinnan, Sandstålmannen, now revealed to hail from the distant world of Quarrm, must step forward to contain the chaos before it consumes them all. A gripping blend of psychological tension and cosmic mystery, this 1979 issue features Denny O'Neil’s sharp storytelling and Curt Swan’s dynamic art, with Murphy Anderson’s inks and Birgit Lundborg’s lettering rounding out the classic look.
In "Kampen mot fruktan!", Stålmannen struggles to reclaim his strength after losing it to Sandstålmannen, only to find his mind fractured from the ordeal. As his behavior turns erratic and violent, Sandstålmannen reveals his origins from Quarrm and is called upon by Mirakelkvinnan and I-Ching to help restore balance before Stålmannen's rage spirals out of control.
In "Stålmannen - jag är rädd för dig!", Stålmannen encounters Christy, a woman he once knew as Stålpojken, now paralyzed and seemingly beyond help. When a terrifying encounter with an alien war robot suddenly frees her from her condition, the hero is left to wonder if the source of her recovery was salvation—or something far more unsettling.
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↩ Reprints Superman #241 (1971), Action Comics #416 (1972)
Reprinted in Supermann #8/1979 (1979)
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