Superman #184
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Demon Under the Red Sun!", Superman faces his greatest trial yet when he loses his powers under a red sun, leaving him vulnerable to the fears of a primitive people who believe he’s a demon. Written by Otto Binder and illustrated by Al Plastino, this 1966 classic sees the Man of Steel test his courage and wits against deadly trials—no powers, just sheer will. The cover by Curt Swan and George Klein captures the eerie, otherworldly tension of a sunlit threat.
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Superman verifies an astronaut's unbelievable report of a zigzagging planetoid and saves a young couple from death, but loses his powers when Zhonda passes under a red sun. The primitive people assume he's a demon, and he cannot pass their dangerous tests without his powers.
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