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Superman #66 Vol II page 22

Artists: Dan Jurgens (Penciller) , Brett Breeding (Inker)

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Title:	Superman #66 Vol II page 22
Artist:	Dan Jurgens (Penciller)
Artist:	Brett Breeding (Inker)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Splash Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	642
Likes on CAF:	1 2
Comments:	1
Added to Site:	5/13/2014
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Another great last page, although not really a splash page, from Dan Jurgens. I remember the furor that came out with the "Death of Superman" storyline. Besides the scramble for Superman #75, the origin of Doomsday was pretty unknown. From Comic Book Urban Legends Revealed #57, "Therefore, when the Death of Superman happened, and the books became huge hits, speculators looked into the past for �hot� books they could sell. And one such �hot� book was Superman #66, the last part of the �Panic in the Sky� storyline, which was about Superman leading Earth�s heroes against the evil Brainiac, who had taken over Warworld.
At the end of the story, after Brainiac was defeated, he released a device.The story was that THIS was the �first appearance� of Doomsday, who would go on to kill Superman nine issues later. The issue even made Wizard�s �Top Ten Hottest Books of the Month� list!
The only problem was, if you were actually READING Superman, you would know that the device was explained�the very next issue! In Superman #67, Superman faces �the Swarm,� who are sent in the wake of Warworld to destroy whatever life is remaining on the planet. So there was some decent detective work to find #66, but not good enough to find #67�hehe."...Hehe right. I still see this "urban legend" pop up on the internet even to this day, and it is also why I am the proud honor of more than a few issues of Superman #66, Vol II.

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James Sharland
Member Since 2010

Posted on 8/27/2014

Yes! I remember this issue garnering much unwarranted attention during the Doomsday saga... Panic in the Sky was a pretty cool read but when this issue landed on Wizard's top ten list, I knew that certain people were trying very hard to manipulate the market. And that was proven true in 1997 when the comic industry was, basically, destroyed.

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