Superman: DC is Back and Its Future | The Jaftaf Show 88

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After Clark Kent / Superman stops the nation of Boravia, an ally of the United States, from invading the neighboring country of Jarhanpur, a metahuman named the "Hammer of Boravia" attacked Superman in Metropolis. Superman is defeated for the first time, and flees to his Fortress of Solitude in Antarctica with the help of the superpowered dog Krypto. They are followed by Angela Spica / The Engineer, an ally of billionaire Lex Luthor. Superman's robots use concentrated solar radiation to heal him and comfort Superman with a message from his alien parents, Jor-El and Lara Lor-Van, who sent him to Earth to save him from the destruction of their planet Krypton. The message was damaged during the journey, so only the first half can be played. Superman returns to Metropolis and is again beaten by the Hammer, who is secretly Luthor's metahuman Ultraman.

Superman agrees to be interviewed by Lois Lane, his girlfriend and reporter colleague at the Daily Planet, leading to an argument when Lois presses him on the legal and ethical implications of his actions in Boravia. Weeks later, Luthor unleashes a kaiju on Metropolis as a distraction while he infiltrates the Fortress with Ultraman and the Engineer. They overpower the robots, capture Krypto, and discover the Kryptonian message; the Engineer restores the damaged portion. As Superman fights the kaiju, the "Justice Gang", a team composed of heroes Green Lantern, Mister Terrific, and Hawkgirl arrives and kills the kaiju, much to Superman's disappointment. In that moment, Luthor broadcasts the entire Kryptonian message to the world, and Superman is shocked to hear the second half in which his parents urge him to conquer Earth and take as many wives as needed to restore the Kryptonian race. Public opinion quickly turns against Superman, and the U.S. government allows Luthor to detain him. Lois reassures Superman that she believes he is good. He confesses his love for her before surrendering himself to the U.S. government, who in turn hand him over to Luthor.

Luthor imprisons Superman in an artificial pocket universe where he holds his enemies, including Krypto and the metahuman Metamorpho. Using Metamorpho's infant son Joey as leverage, Luthor forces Metamorpho to transmute his body into Kryptonite which renders Superman powerless. While questioning Superman, Luthor murders Superman supporter Malik Ali, which horrifies Metamorpho. He helps Superman escape and together they free Joey and Krypto. Lois convinces Mister Terrific to help find Superman and they enter the pocket universe, rescuing the others. Lois takes Superman to recuperate with his adopted human parents, Jonathan and Martha Kent. Jonathan tells the demoralized Superman that his actions determine who he is, not the message from his birth parents. Luthor lures Superman back to Metropolis by opening an unstable portal to the pocket universe which creates a dimensional rift. Luthor's girlfriend Eve Teschmacher, who is infatuated with Daily Planet photographer Jimmy Olsen, provides evidence to the Daily Planet that Luthor is aiding Boravia in return for half of Jarhanpur's territory before being imprisoned herself.

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