Who's Who in the Superman Comics

Massacre

Massacre

An alien fighter who enjoys hunting down others as prey. Superman first encountered Massacre while in outer space and fought with him, before Massacre escaped. Massacre vowed he'd fight Superman again, and later came to Earth and again battled Superman this time in Metropolis, but Superman finally figured out how Massacre could anticipate Superman's actions. Massacre again left Superman taking the dying body of his scavenging alien companion Skimmer.

When Superman was being held by an alien Tribunal he saw Massacre also appeare before the Tribunal. The warrants out for his arrest for the hundreds of thousands of murders he has committed finally brought him in front of this self appointed arbiter of Justice. He was sentenced to death, a death given to him by the survivors of those he had killed. Massacre was mobbed and beaten until his eventual death. Apparently Massacre did not die during his sentencing by the Tribunal (SUP #106). Then again, Superman himself has been dead before. Maxima seemed to hint that Massacre serves only her now, leading one to believe he was under the direct control of someone else. However he fits into everything, Massacre is now allied with Maxima to help shepherd her people to a safer corner of the galaxy after Imperiex took control of Almerac.

Massacre appeared to perish with Maxima when she heroicly tried to put her ship between the destructive beams of Brainiac 13's Warworld which would have resulted in the destruction of the entire universe (MOS #117).

First Appearance: AOS #509 (Feb. 1994)



Who's Who in the Superman Comics

Introduction

This is a listing of many of the notable characters and a few places that have appeared in the Superman comics from the 1986 revamp up until around 2008.

NOTE: A new, and more current version of the Who's Who is currently being worked on and can be accessed by clicking here.

Although Superman often appears in other DC Comics, this text's information is limited mainly to what has occurred in the regular Superman comics.

Many thanks to Scotty V, Derrick Lyle Coleman, Dean Vanek, Genevieve Clemens and Benjamin Grose who all helped out at one time or another with writing and updating these Who's Who descriptions.

The listings are displayed as follows:

  • Surname, Firstname - Text describing the character, place, object, etc...

Relevant issues of the Superman comics are listed as such:
  • SUP = Superman
  • MOS = Man of Steel
  • AOS = Adventures of Superman
  • ACT = Action Comics
  • MOT = Man of Tomorrow

The Issue Number for each of these titles is written in this manner: “#000”. (e.g. SUP #123)

“First Appearance” refers to the issue since 1986 unless otherwise noted.



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