Superman: A Tale of Five Cities
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Interpresse under license from DC Comics |
| Publication date | 1990 |
| Main character(s) | Superman, Lois Lane, Clark Kent, Lex Luthor, Ice |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Niels Søndergaard |
| Artist(s) | Teddy Kristiansen |
| Letterer(s) | Rebecca Løwe |
| Collected editions | |
| Superman og Fredsbomben | ISBN |
| Superman y la Bomba de la Paz | ISBN |
| Superman in Europa | ISBN |
| Stålmannen i Stockholm | ISBN |
| Supermann i Norge | ISBN |
| Teräsmies: Supersankari Helsingissä | ISBN Parameter error in {{}}: Invalid ISBN. |
| "Superman e Il Pacificatore" aka Corto Maltese Magazine #102 (Anno 10, no. 3) | ISBN |
Superman og Fredsbomben (translation: Superman and the Peace Bomb) or Superman: A Tale of Five Cities is a large prestige format 48-page graphic novel published by Danish publisher Interpresse in 1990. In celebration of Superman's 50th anniversary in 1988, DC Comics incentived overseas publishers to produce an original story with the Man of Steel. Only the Interpresse editors from Denmark attended the call, comic book translator and writer Niels Søndergaard wrote the story featuring Clark Kent and Lois Lane in a cold war adventure where Superman needs to devise a Lex Luthor plan to control all Nuclear Bombs in Europe. The storyline presents the Man of Steel visiting five capitals from northern Europe and Scandinavia: Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Oslo, and Helsinki. The art and colors are provided by Teddy Kristiansen and the lettering by Rebecca Løwe. It was dedicated to danish editors Henning Kure and Ove Høyer, pioneers of the super-heroes comics in Denmark.
The United States has developed an invention that can render harmless all nuclear weapons, but wishes to keep it for themselves. The peace activist Theodore P. Wyatt has traveled to Europe together with the Daily Planet reporters Lois Lane and Clark Kent in order to tell the rest of the world about "Peace Monger", closely followed by CIA, KGB... and Superman. The journey goes from Amsterdam to Helsinki through Copenhagen, Oslo to Stockholm and offers scary, nerve-racking experiences - because somebody seems intent on kill Wyatt. SUPERMAN OG FREDSBOMBEN is a purely Danish production - the first Superman story ever originally made outside the USA.
The young danish Teddy Kristiansen designed and colored it in his first major comic book work, his stylish art is presented in a charming cartoonish approach to go along with the light tone by Niels Søndergaard, his storytelling and scenes composition shows a clear influence from Frank Miller's work on Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, including the use of TV screens panels and even the Cold War theme echoes to Miller's miniseries. The album is famous to address the impact of destruction caused by Superman during his actions, for example the Monolitten sculpture located Frogner Park in Oslo and the Sibelius Monument in Helsinki were demolished in distinctive fights between Superman and his opponents.
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