In this episode, Greg, Leon and Rahul are joined by special guest Marvyn for the inaugural episode in our special series discussing, in honour of it's 30th anniversary, "THE DEATH AND RETURN OF SUPERMAN". In this episode we discuss where the idea for this iconic storyline came from and why this ultimately happened! We dive into the mechanics of the idea, the hype, the worlds response to the death of a cultural icon, and what was happening with Superman comics around this time, as well as diving into the first two arcs of Superman's death and eventual return!:
Superman (Volume Two) #75
SUPERMAN: FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND which covers:
Adventures of Superman #498
Justice League America #70
Action Comics #685
Superman: The Man of Steel #20
Superman (Volume Two) #76
Adventures of Superman #499
Action Comics #686
Superman: The Man of Steel #21
Superman #77
Adventures of Superman #500
Newstime: The Life and Death of the Man of Steel #1
So join us as we begin our voyage through "THE DEATH AND RETURN OF SUPERMAN"
around the 30th anniversary of the event that taught the world not to take our heroes for granted!
Notes:
some of the news coverage and other things we discuss!
Superman's Song (Crash Test Dummies)
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Special Guest: Marvyn Lafayette.
