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Adventures of Superman #446 (November 1988)
December 31, 2013
Adventures of Superman #446 (November 1988) GANGBUSTER’S BACK… is still broken. So how is he back in action? Buy this comic to find out! Or read this summary...
Superman #23 (November 1988)
December 30, 2013
Superman #23 (November 1988) MIKE MIGNOLA IS BACK! Oh, and so is Silver Banshee. The tug of war in this cover never actually happens in the issue, but that’s...
World of Metropolis #3 (October 1988)
December 27, 2013
World of Metropolis #3 (October 1988) Clark Kent remembers the first time he came to Metropolis as a wide-eyed young hick. This was before he became...
Adventures of Superman #445 (October 1988)
December 26, 2013
Adventures of Superman #445 (October 1988) Brainiac is trolling the streets of Metropolis dressed in a fancy top hat and tricking hobos into giving him their...
Superman #22 (October 1988)
December 22, 2013
Superman #22 (October 1988) The end of the Supergirl Saga, and John Byrne’s run on Superman, and General Zod’s life, and Superman’s 50-year no-killing...
World of Metropolis #2 (September 1988)
December 21, 2013
World of Metropolis #2 (September 1988) OK, this issue is fucked up. Short version: Lex Luthor has a nude tape of a 15-year old Lois Lane and he… “enjoys”...
Adventures of Superman #444 (September 1988)
December 19, 2013
Adventures of Superman #444 (September 1988) MA AND PA KENT ARE DEAD! But it’s actually Ma and Pa Kent from another dimension. So they’re not really dead,...
Superman #21 (September 1988)
December 15, 2013
Superman #21 (September 1988) The Supergirl Saga, Part 1 of 3! Back in Superman #16 a group of scientists in the arctic found a lady in a Superman costume...
World of Metropolis #1 (August 1988)
December 14, 2013
World of Metropolis #1 (August 1988) Perry White’s secret origin! And also the secret origin of his son Jerry, who is not actually his son Jerry. I mean,...
Adventures of Superman #443 (August 1988)
December 10, 2013
Adventures of Superman #443 (August 1988) Clark and Jimmy go to Beirut to investigate the location of a US journalist supposedly executed by terrorists, amid...
Superman #20 (August 1988)
December 7, 2013
Superman #20 (August 1988) Superman and the Doom Patrol join forces against Metallo! Even though Metallo doesn’t have kryptonite now, so Superman probably...
Superman Annual #2 (1988)
December 6, 2013
Superman Annual #2 (1988) Remember Sleez, the Apokaliptian sex dwarf who took over Superman’s mind and forced him to star in a porno? He’s back, and this...
World of Smallville #4 (July 1988)
December 5, 2013
World of Smallville #4 (July 1988) Yes, it’s what we’ve all been waiting for: the last part of Lana Lang’s exceedingly dull life story, featuring even more...
Adventures of Superman #442 (July 1988)
November 29, 2013
Adventures of Superman #442 (July 1988) Continued from Superman #19! An alien named Psi-Phon has stolen Superman’s powers and transferred them to his pal...
Superman #19 (July 1988)
November 28, 2013
Superman #19 (July 1988) Superman’s powers betray him in the middle of a fight with his greatest enemy: Professor Killgrave! Wait, what’s the opposite of...
Superman: The Earth Stealers (1988)
November 27, 2013
Superman: The Earth Stealers (1988) In The Earth Stealers, some aliens come along and steal the Earth. When Superman goes over to their ship and tells them...
World of Smallville #3 (June 1988)
November 24, 2013
World of Smallville #3 (June 1988) IN THIS ISSUE: Baby torture! By space robots! Clark Kent and Lana Lang are in a bank in Smallville, for some reason (I...
Action Comics Weekly #601-641 (May 1988-March 1989)
November 23, 2013
Action Comics Weekly #601-641 (May 1988-March 1989) Superman comes across a cult of people in California who worship him like a god. That would be weird...
Adventures of Superman #441 (June 1988)
November 20, 2013
Adventures of Superman #441 (June 1988) Oh crap, it’s been 90 days already? That means it’s time for another visit from the handsome Mr. Mxyzptlk, last seen...
Superman #18 (June 1988)
November 19, 2013
Superman #18 (June 1988) RETURN TO KRYPTON! In Action #600, a wave of cosmic kryptonite radiation reaches Earth and Superman naturally concludes that the...
World of Smallville #2 (May 1988)
November 14, 2013
World of Smallville #2 (May 1988) Superman is still reeling from the revelation that his earthly parents apparently used to live in a sordid soap opera. As...
Action Comics #600 (May 1988)
November 13, 2013
Action Comics #600 (May 1988) Anniversary issue! Superman’s anniversary issues always manage to feel like big events despite the fact that he has like four...
Adventures of Superman #440 (May 1988)
November 8, 2013
Adventures of Superman #440 (May 1988) Superman is all giddy because of his upcoming date with Wonder Woman (set in Superman #17), with nearly disastrous...
Superman #17 (May 1988)
November 6, 2013
Superman #17 (May 1988) Superman versus Silver Banshee, round two. Round one, I’ll remind you, ended when she kinda killed him and then Martian Manhunter...
World of Smallville #1 (April 1988)
November 5, 2013
World of Smallville #1 (April 1988) While visiting Smallville, Superman finds out the Kents’ dark family secret: Ma Kent was married to another dude before...
Action Comics #599 (April 1988)
November 3, 2013
Action Comics #599 (April 1988) Return of the Metal Men, who are a group of robot superheroes and not a bunch of long-haired dudes in devil shirts, as you...
Adventures of Superman #439 (April 1988)
October 30, 2013
Adventures of Superman #439 (April 1988) This issue in 12 words: Superman loses his hand and also he’s a robot, but not really. This is all Jimmy Olsen’s...
Superman #16 (April 1988)
October 28, 2013
Superman #16 (April 1988) Superman versus The Prankster, a villain whose modus operandi is attacking people with practical jokes. I’m not sure why we needed...
World of Krypton #4 (March 1988)
October 27, 2013
World of Krypton #4 (March 1988) Last part of the World of Krypton miniseries, so you probably know how this ends. This issue starts in present-day...
Action Comics #598 (March 1988)
October 26, 2013
Action Comics #598 (March 1988) Hey, that’s a neat cover. The issue itself is basically a backdoor pilot for Checkmate, DC’s then-new espionage series, but...
Adventures of Superman #438 (March 1988)
October 22, 2013
Adventures of Superman #438 (March 1988) Superman vs. Brainiac! Sort of. This isn’t the slim green alien version of Brainiac, but the pudgy alcoholic circus...
Superman #15 (March 1988)
October 21, 2013
Superman #15 (March 1988) A Maggie Sawyer spotlight issue! Yesss. After Captain Maggie’s little daughter Jamie has been missing for five issues (she...
World of Krypton #3 (February 1988)
October 20, 2013
World of Krypton #3 (February 1988) This issue opens with Superman’s dad, Jor-El, as a 15 year old teen locked in a dark room, staring at digital images of...
Action Comics #597 (February 1988)
October 14, 2013
Action Comics #597 (February 1988) That intentionally ridiculous cover is the least ridiculous part of this issue. In Superman #13, a mind-controlled Lana...
Adventures of Superman #437 (February 1988)
October 13, 2013
Adventures of Superman #437 (February 1988) Another freaking Millennium crossover, though this one’s technically only half a crossover. That’s because this...
Superman #14 (February 1988)
October 12, 2013
Superman #14 (February 1988) Now we are balls deep into the Millennium crossover, which is an appropriate metaphor because this issue is all about poontang....
World of Krypton #2 (January 1988)
October 9, 2013
World of Krypton #2 (January 1988) More cheerful tales of old Krypton! In World of Krypton #1, we saw the ancient Kryptonians getting into a war with each...
Action Comics #596 (January 1988)
October 6, 2013
Action Comics #596 (January 1988) After Superman accidentally kills half the city of Smallville by defeating a Manhunter robot called Dr. Whitney who was...
Adventures of Superman #436 (January 1988)
October 5, 2013
Adventures of Superman #436 (January 1988) Millennium time! In Superman #13, Supes found out Lana Lang is apparently a Manhunter (in the “evil space robot,”...
Superman #13 (January 1988)
October 4, 2013
Superman #13 (January 1988) Superman versus Toyman, a deranged British toymaker who went insane after being fired and started using his talents to murder his...
World of Krypton #1 (December 1987)
September 29, 2013
World of Krypton #1 (December 1987) A tale of Superman’s great great great granddaddy, Van-L. Back in Man of Steel #1 we saw Krypton as a desolate planet...
Action Comics #595 (December 1987)
September 28, 2013
Action Comics #595 (December 1987) Here it is, finally. The Death of Superman. When the Justice League can’t defeat a murder machine called Doomsday,...
Adventures of Superman #435 (December 1987)
September 26, 2013
Adventures of Superman #435 (December 1987) The final confrontation between Superman and The Circle, which takes place in the form of a long acid trip. We...
Superman #12 (December 1987)
September 24, 2013
Superman #12 (December 1987) Superman remembers the time in college when he dated a mermaid, only he didn’t know she was a mermaid. I assume/hope that this...
Action Comics #594 (November 1987)
September 22, 2013
Action Comics #594 (November 1987) Metropolis’ other superhero, Booster Gold, is running a smear campaign about Superman, putting out “Superman sucks”...
Action Comics Annual #1 (1987)
September 21, 2013
Action Comics Annual #1 (1987) Batman is investigating some vampire attacks in Gotham City that lead him to a small town in South Carolina. There, he comes...
Adventures of Superman #434 (November 1987)
September 20, 2013
Adventures of Superman #434 (November 1987) Introducing GANGBUSTER! Honest teacher Jose Delgado has had it with these motherfucking thugs in this...
Superman #11 (November 1987)
September 19, 2013
Superman #11 (November 1987) Superman matches wits with that handsome devil from the fifth dimension, Mister Mxyzptlk, whose superior 5-D brain allows him to...
Adventures of Superman Annual #1 (1987)
September 17, 2013
Adventures of Superman Annual #1 (1987) This is more like a horror/sci-fi story with Superman thrown in the middle, like that time he guest-starred in The...
Action Comics #593 (October 1987)
September 15, 2013
Action Comics #593 (October 1987) Part two of Superman’s delightful foray into the porn industry. Last issue, Superman and Big Barda of the New Gods ended up...
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