Hi JB,

If you were asked by DC (and accepted the assignment) to undo Superman’s marriage to Lois Lane, in continuity – do you know how you would do it?

Thanks!

Maybe -- maybe ---- when I was first approached to reboot Superman, as many of you know, I wanted to do it in continuity, not with a MAN OF STEEL style relaunch. I came up with the idea of having Superman screw up in some astonishingly cosmic way, so that the entire Earth is destroyed, and everyone on it -- except Superman. He wanders the Universe alone and racked with guilt, seeking out someone, anyone who can help him undo this terrible mistake. Finally he encounters "God", who says yes, he can put everything right, but there will be a price. Superman says "ANYTHING!"

Next issue, the rocket lands outside Smallville.

I read it as a kid, and as a kid was not at all bothered by it all turning out to be a Red K induced mutual dream. Which my story would NOT have been!

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That was actually done, Thom. Superman and Lois were married for a while in the newspaper strip. When National Comics noticed they ordered it immediately undone, and it turned out to be a dream.

Not a clue. Don't want a dead Lois or a divorced Superman.

How about:

"Hi Lois, I'm back from that secret, long-term mission in space to save reality as we know it and -- Hey! What the heck is that Superman Robot I left in my place DOING here?!"