Back from the Dead? (The Adventures of Superman #500)
I bought into the “Death and Return of Superman” hook, line and sinker. I was stoked for this book to come out and wanted to see how they would handle bringing a character back from the dead, in a time where comics characters didn't return from the dead that often. This book was polybagged in a white bag and came with a trading card. This book set up the “Reign of the Superman” storyline. This issue was also Jerry Ordway’s send off from the Superman books. Ordway had been with The Adventures of Superman since Byrne revamped Superman.
Doomsday! (Superman #75)
For those too young to remember, “The Death of Superman” was a huge storyline with major mainstream news coverage and it was possibly the first storyline where the main character actually died. Sure, characters died, you lost Uncle Ben, Gwen Stacy and Bucky but you never lost Spider-Man, Captain America and certainly not Superman, the greatest hero of them all!
Superman's Lost Love (Superman #12)
Toyman In The Attic (Superman #85)
Make Metropolis Great Again! (Man of Steel #4 & 5)
I loved the scene in Clark’s apartment and love this version of Luthor, especially in today’s environment. He reminds me of Donald Trump although I am not sure if Trump was a known commodity in 1986. He’s a ruthless businessman with bad red hair, who thinks he runs an entire city. It’s a shame that it looks like we won’t see this Lex in the new Batman v. Superman, instead we’re getting a hammy version of the Riddler.
