The Death of Superman Page #4

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works for you, works for me.

There's a place

in Hob's Bay.

Get the address from Jimmy

and I'll meet you there.

Wow!

- So, what do you think?

- It's hard to say.

He's nervous, that's for sure.

It could be nothing.

You know how men

are, you never know.

Hmm. Yeah,

you're in trouble.

I'm sorry.

Don't order a lot for lunch. You

don't wanna be bloated when, mmm...

I got the alert. What's up?

Just wanted you to

know there's action in your zone.

- Where?

- I think we're okay for now.

Flash and a few others

are already headed out.

Initial reports are some

kind of creature.

Arthur spotted something

off shore, might be related.

I've got a lunch

with Lois but I'll cancel.

We're good with who we have.

This lunch wouldn't have anything to do

with what we were discussing the other day?

Call if the League

needs me.

Is that your way of saying,

"Mind your own business?"

Yup.

It killed him. It killed him!

Oh, my God!

Goodness!

If anyone's watching this,

send help.

This monster's

killing everyone!

Oh, no!

No!

It's okay, kid.

We're here now.

Flash, civilians!

Hawk's still alive.

Lantern?

We need a parameter.

Like hell! This is no time

for a rope-a-dope.

I'm a member of

the Green Lantern Corp.

We eat monsters

like this for breakfast.

Okay, I didn't see

that coming.

Alert. Three leaders down and we

only just got here. Need backup now.

Dabney Donovan, how's my

hard-earned money being spent?

Lex, why it's all in front of you.

Every penny.

I'll stay here. I don't

do crazy very well.

- Still carrying the gun?

- Oh yes.

You never know when one of

my babies might break out.

They get confused.

Any progress?

Hit or miss, I expect to have more

obedient samples soon. Very soon.

I don't want samples.

I want an army.

It's difficult

replicating DNA.

We need a more

durable code.

Now, that creature

you told me about...

We're tracking it down, Dabney.

Don't count your chickens.

What about this one?

This was to be the prototype.

- It's still growing.

- Lex!

We found it.

Fall, you bastard!

And then I says

to Superman, I says,

"Hit him with an uppercut. Now

counterpunch, counterpunch!"

And that's pretty much how I helped

him save the city, more or less.

That's quite a story.

- I got a hundred of 'em.

- I'll bet you do.

How about menus,

do you have any of those?

Oh yeah. Here you go.

Try the ribs. It comes with super

sauce and a side of super slaw.

Um, super!

I'm sorry. Jimmy

loves this place.

Jimmy Olsen eats

chili dogs for breakfast.

So, what did you

wanna talk about?

Okay.

The other day you said it

felt like I was holding back,

like something was wrong.

You were right.

Okay. Glad to know

I'm not crazy.

Well, this doesn't have

to be a bad break-up.

I'm still gonna come

to work each day.

If that's a problem,

it's on you to deal with. I...

Wait, let me finish.

There's a reason

why I'm so secretive.

And I think you deserve

to know why.

And?

I'm Superman.

That's... That's good,

Clark. You got me.

Look at me.

Oh, my God!

This is insane. But it makes

total sense. You...

You always showed up around the same time.

It was like you were just there.

And you were good,

too good.

Oh, my God, this is so unethical.

You wrote stories about yourself.

Well, yeah, but only

a couple of times.

I really wanted the job.

You never take vacations, you

never sweat, you never tan...

Are those people

even your parents?

They are, but you know,

it's complicated.

Oh, my God!

You're from another planet!

My boyfriend's

from another planet.

Listen, Lois, I'm just a guy from a small

town who wants to do the right thing.

But doing what I do could

put my family in danger.

I did this so that they wouldn't

have to pay for my choices.

And now you want me

to live with it, too.

I hope you can, because there's been

something else I've been keeping secret.

You want to get that?

Jimmy, I'm busy.

Call back... What?

What? Speak up,

I can't hear you.

Chief wants you on the chopper.

I'll be right there!

- What, why?

- A monster's heading towards Metropolis.

He's already taken out

half the Justice League.

Well, I guess you must have heard...

...that.

Can you tell what

he's thinking?

No real thoughts.

It's all aggressive, all about the fight.

Killing machine.

No!

Batman, heads up!

Not looking too good, Cyborg.

We can take this creep.

Come on! Let's...

Come on!

Where is that monstrosity?

South. Heading

towards Metropolis.

We need you, Clark.

I call you out, monster!

I compel you to surrender!

You may resist

the lasso, mindless creature.

But by Hera,

you will fall!

Diana?

I should have

gotten here sooner.

Not your fault.

You wait here, okay?

Wait. Take him down, Clark.

Don't hold back.

Or he'll kill everyone.

I don't know what hole you crawled

out of or where you came from,

but I'm sending you back.

This creature has not been

identified by the government

and is rumored to have left

members of the Justice League

wounded or near death

in Carlon Heights.

Hey, if you ain't gotta place to go,

you can stay with me while Superman

cleans this clown's clock.

I'll be here for you.

Just like my buddy Supes

is always there for us.

Question is, will

Superman once again

meet the challenge and keep this

Doomsday out of Metropolis?

You heard her, people,

Lois has given

this thing a name.

Doomsday. Let's get on it.

We need a new Page 1.

Yeah, if there's

anyone left to read it.

Superman may be

the only hope Metropolis has.

In the past,

that's always been enough.

Oh, please,

cry me a river.

Fascinating. What kind of

civilization would produce that?

It seems its only

function is destruction.

Perhaps it's a weapon. A first

strike meant to wipe out all life

on a planet for

a conquering force.

That would explain

why it's come to Metropolis.

It's drawn to

population centers.

Who besides me would

send an apex predator here

to kill the strongest

thing it could find?

You think it might

kill Superman?

It would save me

a lot of trouble.

But what if the caped

wonder can't bring him down?

Metropolis will still

need to be protected.

Luckily, it's a day I've been

planning for a long time.

The United States

metahuman adviser department

is recommending all civilians

head to safety zones.

Get out of the car, get out of the car!

Come on!

Get out of here!

Joey, no!

Somebody,

help my child!

Get back to your mom, son.

Everything's going to be okay.

Oh, man! Superman's

not looking good.

Huh?

I've got you.

You've got me?

But who's got you?

We need to call in

the cavalry.

I am the cavalry.

You can't go back after

that thing. It's suicide!

So was following

in a chopper.

I have to get back to work.

Come on, Jimmy.

At this point, it's impossible

to tell who's the victor.

Though Superman has

come from behind before...

Lane, Olsen,

keep the camera rolling.

You'll wanna get this.

You think taking down the Justice

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