Cover Credits |
Artist: John L. Byrne |
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Comic Title: Superman:The Man of Steel Vol. 3 HC
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: 2021
On Sale Date:
June 1, 2021 Direct Market Date June 2, 2021
Source: ComicList, New Comic Book Releases List for Wednesday, June 2, 2021
Direct Market Date June 1, 2021
Source: DC Connect, #9
Cover Price: $49.99
Page Count: 464
Editor: Reza Lokman
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Title: "Point of View"
Pages: 22
Feature(s):
Superman (Post-Crisis)
Writer: John L. Byrne
Plotter/Penciller: Jerry Ordway
Inker: John R. Beatty
Letterer: Albert Tobias De Guzman
Colorist: Anthony Tollin
Reprinted From:
Adventures of Superman #437 (1988)
Feature Character(s)
- Superman (last appearance in Millennium #7; next appearance in Millennium #8)
Guest Star(s)
- Celia Windward (last appearance in Millennium #7; next appearance in Millennium #8)
Supporting Character(s)
- Lois Lane (last appearance in Action Comics #595; next appearance in Action Comics #597)
- Gangbuster (last appearance in Adventures of Superman #434; next appearance in Action Comics #597)
Villain(s)
- Lex Luthor (last appearance in Millennium #7; next appearance in Action Comics #599)
- Combattor (dies in this story; no further appearances)
Other Character(s)
- Cynthia (last appearance in Millennium #7; next appearance in Action Comics #648)
- Paul (a waiter; no further appearances)
- A cab driver and various bystanders (no further appearances)
Comments:
This issue is labeled:"Millennium Week 7" and is continued from Millennium #7.
This story in told in parallel. Luthor gives his interpretation of events along the top half of the comic while a newspaper article by Lois Lane tells the story from her point of view along the bottom half of each page.
Synopsis:
Lex Luthor visits the Green Lantern Citadel. He convinces Celia Windward to join him for dinner. He then tells her a tale about a battle between Superman and a super-villain called Combattor. The battle raged in the streets of Metropolis, causing tremendous damage and endangering lives. In Luthor's tale, Superman is made to seem part of the problem. The Man of Steel eventually kills his foe, then flies away leaving the common people to clean up the mess.
Lex's tale does not accurately portray what really happened. When Combattor appeared, he tried to kidnap Lois Lane in order to lure Superman into combat. Instead Gangbuster, who was on a date with Lois, comes to the reporter's rescue. Jose is horribly overmatched, but he fights bravely. His back is broken at the conclusion of the fight, but not before Combattor's own power-suit kills him. Lois writes about Jose's heroism in a newspaper article.
Hours later, Superman confronts Luthor in his office. He knows that Lex created Combattor. The Man of Steel blames him for Gangbuster's injury. He also informs Lex that Celia did not fall for the lies he told her.
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