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John Byrne
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The Death of Superman I will let this video speak for itself, it’s so well done. I will say, tho, that since the first time, reading SUPERMAN 149 has invariably brought tears to my eyes, and this review accomplishes the same.
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James Woodcock
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I’ve not read that story before, but that video does a really good job of
showing it.
Perfect story
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Michael Penn
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Mr. Siegel's marvelous writing gives the lie to any notion that before comicbooks turned "dark" decades later they couldn't be, while remaining all-ages, thoroughly mature and sophisticated.
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John Byrne
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It’s a pity so many of the Comments spring from the same kinds of smug, ennui-engorged fanboys who have done so much damage over the decades since this story was first published.
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Dave B Stewart
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I first read this in Best of DC Digest #1, just a beautiful little book of great Superman stories. As a relatively new reader of super-hero stories, I was drawn to its great power and weight. Not many books from that time (1961 or 1979 when I read it) have stayed with me, but this one does.
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Brian ONeill
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I find it interesting that Luthor's medical breakthrough was real, and not a placebo. It's as if Hitler cured cancer.
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Kevin Corcoran
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"If he ever needs help, he can fire this emergency rocket, which is molded to look like Lex because this is the Silver Age where sometimes rockets look like people just because."
That made me laugh out loud
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Petter Myhr Ness
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Ah, imaginary stories ... those were the days. Today they'd assign it a part of the Multiverse.
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John Byrne
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Exactly what happened with GENERATIONS. Although I labeled my project an “imaginary story” (how else to explain the structure of the tales?) DC insisted on putting the ElseWorlds bullet on the covers, and even referenced one of the chapters in a multiverse story in another series.
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