The Death of Superman (1992/93)

The Iron Yuppie · Jan 31, 2021

I didn't read the arc of his death at the time, but the first single issue comics I ever bought were the first issues of the Reign of the Supermen. The covers with the variants of his shield caught my eye, of course I didn't buy the one that was the traditional shield (The Eradicator) and I regret that.

Wingfan19 · Jan 31, 2021

The Iron Yuppie said:
I didn't read the arc of his death at the time, but the first single issue comics I ever bought were the first issues of the Reign of the Supermen. The covers with the variants of his shield caught my eye, of course I didn't buy the one that was the traditional shield (The Eradicator) and I regret that.

Heh, same with me. Except I bought all 4. They were my first comic book purchase ever. Somehow, the stars aligned and my moms business partner decided to become a rep for DC Comics in our area, so he gave me 2 copies of every DC book every week for almost 2 years straight. I had the entire Knightfall and Return of Superman run, Bart Allen origin, Zero Hour, Milestone launch, etc. I couldn't believe it. The best part is when they'd send him some Marvel stuff to see what the competetion was up to and he'd just give them all to me cause he didn't care. Ended up with some pretty random and cool books.

The Iron Yuppie · Jan 31, 2021

Wingfan19 said:
Heh, same with me. Except I bought all 4. They were my first comic book purchase ever. Somehow, the stars aligned and my moms business partner decided to become a rep for DC Comics in our area, so he gave me 2 copies of every DC book every week for almost 2 years straight. I had the entire Knightfall and Return of Superman run, Bart Allen origin, Zero Hour, Milestone launch, etc. I couldn't believe it. The best part is when they'd send him some Marvel stuff to see what the competetion was up to and he'd just give them all to me cause he didn't care. Ended up with some pretty random and cool books.

Lol! Sounds like you had the full-on "Uncle that works at Nintendo" scenario.

Beef Supreme · Jan 31, 2021

halcali said:
I need to see these "black bag first printings" everyone's talking about...

Probably saw it before, but my memory is fuzzy.

Like this except my bag is not open. I'm told that is what is inside (the grey issue).

refusi0n1 · Jan 31, 2021

I remember guy gardner getting rekt then thinking who the hell is guy gardner

Sulik2 · Jan 31, 2021

I was 7/8 I still remember my brother bringing home two of the white bag issues. One to tag one to store we eventually got the graphic novel coronavirus and I really like it. Some great imagery. The death and return of Superman game on genesis was great too.

UltraMav said:
Still love it. And still love that Doomsday came out of nowhere and wrecked everyone's shit. No explanation, no justification, just the end.

This. That was the best part. Just a force of nature that Superman had to die stopping.

DeltaRed · Jan 31, 2021

In the UK I remember this being on the 10 O Clock news. I can't think of another comic book story going as mainstream as that here.

halcali · Jan 31, 2021

DeltaRed said:
In the UK I remember this being on the 10 O Clock news. I can't think of another comic book story going as mainstream as that here.

I remember people were in almost mourning over it... "how could they kill Superman?" lol

Then I became much more aware of my own mortality. I mean, if SUPERMAN can die, so can I.

The Death of Superman (1992/93)

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