Maybe it was good that Krypton was destroyed (Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow)

Hello all! Welcome to the next installment of The Comic Panel's jaunt into the world of Superman! If you haven't been keeping track, we've read Superman vs Meshi and Superman and the Authority. Now we are reviewing Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow written by Alan Moore.

This collection includes The individual issues included are Superman #423, Action Comics #583, DC Comics Presents #83, and Superman Annual #11. In Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow we are introduced to a world that has gone 10 years without Superman. A reporter from the Daily Bugle does a 10th anniversary special of his disappearance and reaches out to Lois Lane for an interview. She recounts the harrowing tale of Superman's final days, when all his worst villains come back more deadly than ever before. In DC Comics Presents #83 we get an issue where Superman gets infected by a flower and starts hallucinating, and Swamp Thing is the only one who can save him. Finally, in Superman Annual #11 we celebrate Superman's birthday, but he's been given a deadly gift, the Black Mercy. This is a tentacle-y creature that latches onto a host and makes them live out their dreams. Batman, Robin, and Wonder Woman have to save Superman and defeat the person responsible, the War-hungry alien Mongul.

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