Cosmic Treadmill, Episode 65 - Reign of the Supermen, Part One

Hello again, friends! In this episode, Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) return to their 25th Anniversary celebration of the DC Comics event "The Death of Superman" with a look at 1993's "Reign of the Supermen," which ran through Action Comics #687, Superman: The Man of Steel #22, Superman #78, and Adventures of Superman #501--four comic books which were all released on the same day! After introducing soe new creators and describing two related comics that came out during a three-month Superman publishing hiatus, they dissect each issue in their usual style. After a little discussion of their memories of reading this series as it came out, our pair look at other times heroes had to be replaced by understudies! It's an episode jam-packed with returns!

Cosmic Treadmill, Episode 64: Superman - Funeral For a Friend (1992-1993)

Cosmic Treadmill, Episode 64:
Superman: Funeral For a Friend (1992-1993)

Greetings, fellow mourners. In this episode, pallbearers Chris (@AceComics) and Reggie (@reggiereggie) somberly detail the second chapter in the Death of Superman saga, 1992-93's Funeral For a Friend by DC Comics!

After some recap, they describe Justice League America #70, which came out the same day as Superman #75 and served as a bridge into the eight-issue Funeral For a Friend series!

And when those details are done, the show wraps up with some other funny-book funerals through the years. This episode puts the "fun" in "funeral!"



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DC Comics NEWSTIME Magazine:

BREAK AUDIO: Cable report on Mid Ohio Con 1992 and the Death of Superman