138: ACE COMICALS PRESENTS- THE DEATH AND RETURN OF SUPERMAN PART I

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In this episode, Greg, Leon and Rahul are joined by special guest Marvyn for the inaugural episode in our special series discussing, in honour of it's 30th anniversary, "THE DEATH AND RETURN OF SUPERMAN". In this episode we discuss where the idea for this iconic storyline came from and why this ultimately happened! We dive into the mechanics of the idea, the hype, the worlds response to the death of a cultural icon, and what was happening with Superman comics around this time, as well as diving into the first two arcs of Superman's death and eventual return!:

• THE DEATH OF SUPERMAN which covers:
• Superman: The Man of Steel #18
• Justice League America #69
• Superman (Volume Two) #74
• Adventures of Superman #497
• Action Comics #684
• Superman: The Man of Steel #19

• Superman (Volume Two) #75

• SUPERMAN: FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND which covers:

• Adventures of Superman #498

• Justice League America #70

• Action Comics #685

• Superman: The Man of Steel #20

• Superman (Volume Two) #76

• Adventures of Superman #499

• Action Comics #686

• Superman: The Man of Steel #21

• Superman #77

• Adventures of Superman #500

• Newstime: The Life and Death of the Man of Steel #1

So join us as we begin our voyage through "THE DEATH AND RETURN OF SUPERMAN"
around the 30th anniversary of the event that taught the world not to take our heroes for granted!

Notes:
some of the news coverage and other things we discuss!

• NEWS STORY: DEATH OF SUPERMAN 1992 GOLDEN APPLE COMICS JACK LARSON NOEL NEILL
• Death of Superman News Segment (OCN Orange County Newschannel)
• Headline News - On The Death of Superman
• The Death of Superman Mid Ohio Con 1992
• 1992: Newsround: The Death of Superman

Superman's Song (Crash Test Dummies)

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