Superman #3 Legends from the Darkside

Issue Description

Cover by John Byrne."Legends from the Darkside" written and penciled by John Byrne, inked by Terry Austin, colored by Tom Ziuko and lettered by John Costanza.

While Lois interviews Glorious Godfrey, Superman is transported to Apokolips by Darkseid and is shocked by the conditions there.

Full Plot

Lois Lane comes to the Grande Hotel to interview Mr. G. Gordon Godfrey for his campaign against super-heroes. Godfrey’s personal guard is almost thinking Lois is a threat to his master. Godfrey apologizes to Lois, but does not differ from his point when asked about super-heroes. He tells that super-heroes are a menace. The world would have been a better place without them. Personally, he would wipe out all of them if he could.

Elsewhere, Clark is running wildly through the streets. But not without reason. A pair of Omega Beams are following his every move. ducks into the sewers, but does not escape the beams. They hit him and he disappears.

As to where he appears next, Clark is bewildered to see himself standing before Darkseid. Darkseid is disappointed. He had sent forth his Omega Beams to seek out Superman, not Clark. The Phantom Stranger, who too is standing there, prefers to remain silent. He knows who Clark is. Darkseid is furious and hurls Clark out of the window. Kent falls below into the streets of Armagetto. He is immediately attacked by the hunger dogs, who almost strip him of his clothes. Clark changes into Superman and frightens them away. Then he spots Parademons flying overhead. Fearing he might reveal his dual identity, Superman covers himself in rags and ventures outside to mix with the people.

Superman spots people shouting. He sees that some royal guards have taken a woman prisoner for preaching against Darkseid and are about to execute her. Superman breaks into the restricted area and helps the woman to escape. Then he confronts the guards. The guards deploy a Pacifier to deal with Superman. Superman puts up a fight with the pacifier. After a brief struggle, he tears up the armor to reveal a glommer. The glommer jumps at its first chance to take over Superman’s central nervous system. It compels Superman to fly into one of the huge Fire-Pits.

Darkseid watches the whole incident from his tower and lets out a bellowing laugh.

Continued in Adventures of Superman #426.

Superman (1987)

Publisher

DC Comics

Volume Description

Starring: Clark Kent / Kal-El as Superman

For the second time in his history, Superman's self-titled comic saw a first issue. Writer / artist John Byrne's successful landmark Man of Steel mini series had rebooted Superman's history, updating him for the modern comic book landscape, and as a result, drastic changes had swept through the Superman line of comics. The original Superman title had adopted the new name, The Adventures of Superman, but continued the original numbering of its long and storied history. Popular writer Marv Wolfman and artist Jerry Ordway handled the creative chores on that particular title. Meanwhile Action Comics continued, keeping its original numbering, but that too was now written and drawn by Byrne. And last but not least, a new series was introduced, simply titled Superman - again written and drawn by the prolific Mr Byrne.

Not resting on his laurels after the success of the sweeping changes made during the Man of Steel, Byrne started Superman's new title off with the re-introduction of Metallo, a powerful cyborg with a hatred for the Man of Tomorrow and possessing a kryptonite heart. It was a dangerous new world for the Last Son of Krypton, but the reboot continued to prove an overwhelming success. This second series of Superman became a mainstay for DC - running 226 issues before it ended in April 2006.

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