2007 Comic Book News Archives

Death of Superman

July 19, 2007: Superman's Death Rated No. 1

Wizard Universe has rated the "50 Greatest Deaths in Comics History", with Superman's demise in "Superman #75" rated at No. 1.

    As a near-deity, Kal-El has scarcely been afforded tests of mettle that truly pushed him to his upper limits. But when the alien Doomsday begins a rampage through Metropolis - spewing collateral damage and routing any heroes who attempt to intervene in the process - Big Blue's reign as champion ass-kicker takes a serious sabbatical. A being of pure rage and single-minded power, Doomsday pummels the Man of Steel like Muhammad Ali taking on a Girl Scout. Bloodied and broken, Superman refuses to take even a single step back. And when all is said and done, when his battered Kryptonian system finally shuts down, he stops breathing only when he's secure in the knowledge that Doomsday has been defeated.

    The blockbusting scuffle finally proved that Superman's heroism, his tireless defense of humanity, was never the result of his physical superiority and alien origins. It came from his character. The fans holding those pages - some of whom bore black armbands on the evening news, like a relative had died - mourned the loss of the greatest superhero who ever lived.

Read the complete list of all 50 comic book deaths at WizardUniverse.com.



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