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Cover: Curt Swan & Murphy Anderson

Superman #423

Sep 1986 · DC · 0.75 USD; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP
“Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?”

Tim Crane interviews Lois Lane Elliot about Superman’s final days on the 10th anniversary of his disappearance. Lois relates how Bizarro suddenly became murderous, then the Toyman and the Prankster attacked revealing Superman’s secret identity, and finally a group of Metallos attacked the Daily Planet. In response, Superman took his closest friends to the Fortress of Solitude for protection. As Brainiac took over Luthor's body and recruited the Kryptonite Man, the Legion of Super-Heroes accompanied by Supergirl visited Superman and presented him with a statuette.

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writer Alan Moore · artist Curt Swan · inker George Pérez · colorist Gene D'Angelo · letterer Todd Klein · cover Curt SwanMurphy Anderson

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writer Alan Moore
artist Curt Swan
colorist Gene D'Angelo
letterer Todd Klein
cover pencils Curt Swan
cover inks Murphy Anderson

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Tim Crane interviews Lois Lane Elliot about Superman’s final days on the 10th anniversary of his disappearance. Lois relates how Bizarro suddenly became murderous, then the Toyman and the Prankster attacked revealing Superman’s secret identity, and finally a group of Metallos attacked the Daily Planet. In response, Superman took his closest friends to the Fortress of Solitude for protection. As Brainiac took over Luthor's body and recruited the Kryptonite Man, the Legion of Super-Heroes accompanied by Supergirl visited Superman and presented him with a statuette.

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