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Action Comics # 713 1995 Scarlet Salvation pg 4 by Kieron Dwyer & Denid Rodier

Artists: Kieron Dwyer (Penciller) , Denis Rodier (Inker) , Bill Oakley (Letterer) , David Michelinie (Writer)

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Title:	Action Comics # 713 1995 Scarlet Salvation pg 4 by Kieron Dwyer & Denid Rodier
Artist:	Kieron Dwyer (Penciller)
Artist:	Denis Rodier (Inker)
Artist:	Bill Oakley (Letterer)
Artist:	David Michelinie (Writer)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	239
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Comments:	1
Added to Site:	3/9/2023
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Action Comics # 713 September 1995
"Scarlet Salvation" pg 4
Inks over pencil on DC Comics board 11 x 17
Pencils: Kieron Dwyer (Signed bottom right)
Inks: Denis Rodier
Writer: David Michelinie
Letters. Bill Oakley

Three years prior, the world watched in horror as the alien creature Doomsday fought Superman to a stand-still, the two dying in the street by each other's hands.

Having returned after the destruction of Coast City, Superman returns to resume his battle for truth, justice and the American way -- but not everyone is convinced!

After a sinister plot orchestrated by the Kryptonian cybernetic fiend, Braniac; a doubt is cast in the minds of all when an illusion is cast to reveal Superman still dead in his coffin. Though the truth was eventually revealed, deranged serial killer, Ramsey Murdoch, remains unconvinced.

Believing himself to be a self-proclaimed saviour, Murdoch prepares himself to destroy the one who poses as Superman. The serial killer plaguing Metropolis gains metahuman abilities and sets out to make a corpse of the Man of Steel. Ramsey Murdoch believes that Superman never really returned from the grave, and refers to him as the "Deceiver".

Having escaped prison, the ominpotently powered madman, Ramsey Murdoch, finds his way to Planet reporter Ron Troupe. Having covered Murdoch's trial for a string of murders connected to Murdoch's mission to destroy "deceivers", Troupe makes himself a dangerous enemy in Saviour, but finds himself saved by a bigger concern pertinent to his agenda.

In a public show, Murdoch takes Troupe hostage in a Metropolis street, garnering the attentions of the man calling himself Superman. Referring to the hero as the great deceiver, Murdoch waves the proof of a newspaper photograph of Superman's coffin in the air, insistant that Superman appears in the picture.

Unable to talk the killer down, Superman resorts to heat vision to melt Murdoch's knife. Ron Troupe is able to flee to the sidelines as Murdoch turns his attentions to Superman, revealing from beneath a headban the Superman shield he has carved in his own forehead -- a mark for the truth he believes he stands for.

Murdoch dedicates himself to Superman's cause, growing in proportions and using his ability to turn regular streetwear to the red and blue of Superman. The red S begins to bleed as his transformation turns the costume to black.

Recognising the undeniable escalation of the situation, Superman leaps into action, flying directly to his enlarged opponent. Unfortunately for him, Murdoch's strength is proportionately adjusted, matching that of out caped crusader!

Troupe courageously steps into the battlefield to challenge Saviour and his self-proclaimed truth. He recounts Murdoch's unimportance in the world, and tendencies to blame everyone but himself for his predicaments.
Terrified but commited, Troupe continues to psychologically attack Saviour, buying Superman time to put out the fires that threaten citizens of Metropolis.

Troupe's attack manifests itself physically as Murdoch is confronted with his shortcomings, reflected by Saviour's psycho-kinetic powers.

Reduced to a worthless whep on the ground, Saviour is quickly revived by Troupe's call to Superman. Big blue swoops in to clean the deck before Saviour can again reconceive his invulnerability, allowing the polish hammer to do the job of knocking the villainous Murdoch out.

He is taken into custody by STAR Labs, where their advanced facilities are used to keep Ramsey Murdoch in a suspended state of sleep, at least until he would next awake to terrorize Metropolis.

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Gal Schwartz
Member Since 2005

Posted on 3/13/2023

A a huge Dwyer fan, I was excited when he'd joined the Super-titles. This page is a very cool example from his fun (and too short) run !

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