TITLE: Superman vol. 2, issue #76
YEAR: February 1993
COMPANY: DC Comics
WRITER: Dan Jurgens
PENCILLER: Dan Jurgens
INKER: Brett Breeding
LETTERER: John Costanza
COLORIST: Glenn Whitmore
ASSISTANT EDITOR: Jennifer Frank
EDITOR: Mike Carlin
SUPERMAN was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster
Superman died while protecting the world in his fight against Doomsday.
And now the Justice League of America have come together on Christmas Eve to see if they can do something that Superman would do for the public.
By reading some of his letters written to him, the JLA wants to make Christmas Eve special for a few families as Superman would have done.
Meanwhile in Metropolis, a lot of fake people are coming out of the woodwork pretending to be Superman’s girlfriend or wife and as the Daily Planet should be covering it, Lois Lane tells Jimmy that she wont’ take part in any of it.
As she is hurting and in pain, she goes to Clark’s apartment to find the Kents and Lana there to discuss whether or not they should let people know that Clark Kent and Superman are one of the same.
Meanwhile, as Jimmy is walking and also saddened and knowing Lois is going through a hard time with Clark missing, he comes across a boy who came all the way to Ohio to apologize whoever was close to Superman. As he blames himself for calling out Superman to save him and his family from Doomsday’s destruction, and which in an effort, while Superman was out saving them, Doomsday made his path of destruction towards Metropolis. And the boy blames himself for it.
Jimmy and Bibbo try to talk to the young boy to tell him that he isn’t at fault.
Meanwhile, Director Westfield of Cadmus has his men digging underneath Superman’s tomb. What’s going on?
Overall, “Superman” issue #76 had one of the coolest covers with Batman throwing the tattered cape of Superman with the Justice League all around him. While the storyline was OK, it was more of reminding people of the things Superman would have done around the holidays and the goodwill that he brought people, which would be sorely missed.
An entertaining story but with a powerful cover, I suppose I was expecting something a bit more JLA-driven.