138: ACE COMICALS PRESENTS- THE DEATH AND RETURN OF SUPERMAN PART I

In this episode, Greg, Leon and Rahul are joined by special guest Marvyn for the inaugural episode in our special series discussing, in honour of it's 30th anniversary, "THE DEATH AND RETURN OF SUPERMAN". In this episode we discuss where the idea for this iconic storyline came from and why this ultimately happened! We dive into the mechanics of the idea, the hype, the worlds response to the death of a cultural icon, and what was happening with Superman comics around this time, as well as diving into the first two arcs of Superman's death and eventual return!: THE DEATH OF SUPERMAN which covers: Superman: The Man of Steel #18 Justice League America #69 Superman (Volume Two) #74 Adventures of Superman #497 Action Comics #684 Superman: The Man of Steel #19 Superman (Volume Two) #75 SUPERMAN: FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND which covers: Adventures of Superman #498 Justice League America #70 Action Comics #685 Superman: The Man of Steel #20 Superman (Volume Two) #76 Adventures of Superman #499 Action Comics #686 Superman: The Man of Steel #21 Superman #77 Adventures of Superman #500 Newstime: The Life and Death of the Man of Steel #1 So join us as we begin our voyage through "THE DEATH AND RETURN OF SUPERMAN" around the 30th anniversary of the event that taught the world not to take our heroes for granted! Notes: some of the news coverage and other things we discuss! NEWS STORY: DEATH OF SUPERMAN 1992 GOLDEN APPLE COMICS JACK LARSON NOEL NEILL Death of Superman News Segment (OCN Orange County Newschannel) Headline News - On The Death of Superman The Death of Superman Mid Ohio Con 1992 1992: Newsround: The Death of Superman Superman's Song (Crash Test Dummies) Send any questions or feedback to [email protected]. And also please subscribe and leave us a review! If you like what we do please consider donating to us at https://ko-fi.com/acecomicals. All contributions will be used to defray the cost of hosting the website. Ace Comicals, over and out!Special Guest: Marvyn Lafayette.Support Ace Comicals