Superman: Man of Steel # 24 closes the chapter on the white rabbit.

Superman: Man of Steel #24

Triangular number 1993 – 21

Writer: Louise Simonson
Pencil: Jon bogdanove
Inker: Dennis janke
Colorist: Glenn whitmore
Letterer: Bill Oakley

From this issue, we gradually move towards the conclusion of the ‘Reign of the Supermen’ story arc, with each issue leading directly to the next and picking up speed as the action heats up. . Due to the fact that the Kryptonian almost took them to space during their fight in Action comics, he and Man of Steel landed in Coast City, California. As a reminder, the fight started in Metropolis, which in the post-Crisis DC Universe was canonically in Delaware, so it’s a bit of a getaway from one to the other.

Despite knowing he is physically overwhelmed, the Man of Steel continues to fight, proclaiming things along the way that make him doubt this man’s claim that he is the only Superman. As the Kryptonian’s visor shatters and the flashing lights of police cars blind him, he reconsiders his actions and wonders if Superman really needs compassion. One thing I absolutely love about the opening fight scene is the way Bogdanove, Janke, Whitmore, and Oakley all work together on the title page, where the title of the issue, “Impact! Plays directly into the action on the page.

Back in Metropolis, Team Luthor captured the White Rabbit. But Luthor’s plan is more selfish than selfless, as they usually are with him. He believes he can deliver the Man of Steel to him and that at least one enemy will take care of the other. Similarly, he gifted the Man of Steel a private jet to return to Metropolis from Coast City in order to set the trap.

At the Daily Planet, Lois sees Clark in the shadows again, because Ron Troupe is sitting at Clark’s old desk in the dark, and his sister gave him a felt tip pen in honor of his promotion. She seriously considers Jeb’s offer to bring her overseas with him, as he arrives to console her for the little bits of Clark’s life that are slowly fading away.

As the Rabbit Men ambush the Man of Steel, he works them without a sweat before being confronted by Angora’s servant, Graham. Unexpectedly and unexplainedly, Graham is able to expand his mass to a giant, swollen drop, and he uses the new size to try and crush the Man of Steel. After Irons blasts his stomach with rocket boots, he starts drinking barrels of vegetable oil while Irons runs away with Angora. As she tries to destroy both the Man of Steel and the smaller weapons factory she has taken him to, Angora is inadvertently caught in her own trap and perishes as the building blows up, dead. man of steel inside.

Angora Lapin will be back for a few issues of the Steel series when it was going to launch in a few months, but to my knowledge this issue was the last time his minion Graham appeared. What an absolutely weird way to leave a character, just by blowing barrels of vegetable oil.

Ultimately Luthor got what he wanted, the White Rabbit failed to kill Irons but withdrew from the board and left him with enough knowledge to rule the Man of Steel and ensure its cooperation.

In space, the alien spacecraft has arrived in Earth orbit, ready to attack next week.

In the Man of Steel Letters page # 24, Associate Editor Jennifer frank confirms that those present at Superman’s funeral were: Jon, Judy, and Kal-El Bogdanove, Brett Breeding, Dan Jurgens, Jerry and Rachel Ordway, Roger Stern, Walt and Louise Simonson, Dennis Janke, Mike Carlin, and herself; representing a large majority of Superman’s creative and editorial teams.

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