Superman Taschenbuch #79

In "Terraman Terror-Trio," Superman faces his darkest hour when Brainiac—having taken over Lex Luthor’s body—launches a relentless assault on the Fortress of Solitude, aided by the Kryptonite Man and the Legion of Super-Villains. As Lana Lang, Jimmy Olsen, and Krypto fall in the chaos, the true villain emerges: a malevolent Mxyzptlk, whose transformation forces Superman to use the Phantom Zone projector to stop him—only to be left broken, sacrificing his powers with gold Kryptonite and vanishing from the world’s sight. Written by Alan Moore and illustrated with timeless precision by Curt Swan, with inks by Kurt Schaffenberger and Murphy Anderson, and colors by Gene D'Angelo, this 1987 issue stands as a pivotal moment in Superman’s mythos, its haunting cover by Swan and Saviuk capturing the gravity of the fall.