The second depicts Superman's fellow superheroes and the rest of the DC Universe mourning his death, ending with his adoptive father Jonathan Kent having a heart attack. The first arc chronicles Superman's fight with the monster Doomsday and concludes with his death. "The Death of Superman" is divided into three story arcs: "Doomsday!", "Funeral for a Friend", and "Reign of the Supermen!". They wanted the crossover to surprise readers and show Superman is not invincible. As Superman comic sales had declined in recent years, the writing teams felt the character had been taken for granted and decided to temporarily kill him to emphasize his importance. While pitching possible replacements, Ordway jokingly suggested that they should kill Superman.
Mike Machlan Ande Parks Josef Rubinstein Trevor Scott Walter Simonsonĭevelopment began after a planned story, in which Clark Kent (Superman) and Lois Lane would be married, was postponed to coincide with a similar storyline in the television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. Brett Breeding Doug Hazelwood Dennis Janke Denis Rodier
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