THE ULTIMATE GUIDE TO THE

MAN OF STEEL

Written by

SCOTT BEATTY

Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster

A Dorling Kindersley Book

CONTENTS ~

FOREWORD BY]EPH LOEB 6

BIRTH OF A SUPERMAN 8 Superboy 50 Cyborg 90 Planet Krypton 10 Steel 52 Doomsday 92 House of El 12 Guardians 54 Mr. Mxyzptlk 94 Black Zero 14 Supergirl 56 Parasite 96 Armageddon 16 ANew Supergirl 58 Mongul 98 The Kents 18

SECRETS OF THE Imperiex 100 Smallville 20 MAN OF STEEL 60 Metallo 102 Superpowers 22 The Fortress 62 Intergang 104 Super-Weaknesses 24 For Tomorrow 64 Human Horrors 106 Super Style 26 Kandor 66 Demons of Doom 108

CITY OF TOMORROW Godfall

28 68 Alien Alert 110 Super-Tech 70 New Enemies 112 Metropolis 30 The Eradicator 72 The Daily Planet 32 SUPERMAN'S CAREER 114

Clark Kent 34 SUPERVILLAINY 74 The Golden Age 116 Lois Lane 36 Lex Lutllor 76 The Silver Age 118 Sudden Death 38 LexCorp 78 TheJLA 120 The Return 40 Bizarro 80 Superman Birthright 122 Lois & Clark 42 Brainiac 82 Imaginary Stories 124 ,I JimmyOlsen Darkseid Superman Timeline " I 44 84 126 j ,

~ " S. T.A.R. Labs 46 Encantadora 86 Index 142 i 1 "

~ ,! Project Cadmus 48 Dominus 88 Acknowledgments 144 1

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Constitution, 26, 34, 36 Corben, John (Metallo), 102-103 Crone, 109 Crosby, Professor Bridgette, 47 Cyborg (Hank Henshaw), 40, 41, 72, 90-91, 98

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Ferrous, Fine, Milton, Fire Falls, 11 Flash, 120 Flyer pod, 13 Forrest, Rose (Thorn), 54, 55, 108 Fortress of Solitude, 43, 52, 60, 62-63, 66, 70,

72,73,88,125 Freeman, Dr. Torval, 96, 97

G Gangbuster (Jose Delgado), 54 Gazanga lizards, 11 Glenowen-Kent, Mary, 26 Gog, 106 Goldilocks Zone, 10 Granny Goodness, 85 Grant, Catherine "Cat," 33 Green Death, 16,24 Green Lantern, 41, 120, 121 Griggs, Casey, and Elaine, 76 Guardian, The, (Jim Harper), 48, 49 Gunn, Mike "Machine," 104

Ull '_d11J'~, 11 27,45,73,80,81,93,95,109

(Parasite),96-97 J'onnJ'onzz, 92,120,121 Jor-El, 12-13,16-17,62 Jor-El's Laboratory, 12 Justice League of America (JLA), 38, 39, 80, 109,

120-121, 125

K Kalibak the Cruel, 85 Kancer, 53,110, III Kando~ 10, 14,37,60,66-67,91 Kelex,62 Kem-L, 15,67,72,88,89 Kent, Clark, 34-35

childhood, 18-21 secret abilities, 21 wedding, 42-43, 95 see also Superman

Kent, Jonathan, 18-19,26,56 Kent, Martha, 18-19,26,27,56 Kent, Nathaniel, 18, 19,20,26 Kent, Silas, 18 Kent Farm, 18-19,20 Kismet, 54, 88, 89 Knockout, 51

Mercy,?: Metallo (John Corben), 102-103 Meteor Valley, 11 Metropolis, 28, 30-31, 38-39, 77, i63 Misa,45 Mithen,10 Mokkari, 44, 49 Mongal99 Mongul,40,41, 72, 90, 98-99, 100 Mongul 11, 23, 24, 98 Moon, Tana, 51 Mother Box, 71 Mount Mundru, 11 Moxie, Boss, 104 Mudge,108 Mxyzptlk, Mr., 74, 80, 81, 94-95, 109

N Neron, 98,102 New Genesis, 84 Newsboy Legion, 48, 49, 50 Noose, 104

Shark, King (Nanaue), 50 Shelby,19 Shrapnel, 49 Shrew-Face (Mortimer Slake), 1 Silver Banshee (Siobhan .. Simyan, 44, 49 Slake, Mortimer (Shrew-Face), 105 Slate, Dr. Garrison, 46 Sleez,49 Small, Ezra, 20 Smallville, Kansas, 20-21 Special Crimes Unit (S.c.u.), 54, 55 Spence,Arnanda,51 S.T.A.R. Labs, 23, 46-47, 55, 87,96, 105, III Steel (John Henry Irons), 52-53, 55, 62, 71, 73,

85, 105

x Xenon, 10

z Zod, General, 24,53,81,87, Zombi Twins, 104 Zrff,94