Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?
| "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?" | |
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Superman #423 (Sept. 1986). Cover art by Curt Swan.
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| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Publication date | September 1986 |
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Superman #423 Action Comics #583 |
| Main character(s) | Superman |
| Creative team | |
| Writer(s) | Alan Moore |
| Penciller(s) | Curt Swan |
| Inker(s) | George Pérez, Kurt Schaffenberger |
| Letterer(s) | Todd Klein |
| Colorist(s) | Gene D'Angelo |
| Editor(s) | Julius Schwartz |
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| The Stories of Alan Moore | |
"Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?" is a 1986 American comic book story published by DC Comics featuring the superhero Superman. Written by Alan Moore with help from long-time Superman editor, Julius Schwartz, the story was published in two parts, beginning in Superman #423 and ending in Action Comics #583, both published in September 1986. The story was drawn by long-time artist Curt Swan, in his final major contribution to the Superman titles, and was inked by George Pérez in the issue of Superman and Kurt Schaffenberger in the issue of Action Comics. The story was an imaginary tale which told the final story of the Silver Age Superman and his long history, which was being rebooted following the events of Crisis on Infinite Earths, before his modern introduction in the John Byrne series, The Man of Steel.
Moore wanted his plot to honor the long history of the character and to serve as a complete conclusion to his mythology. The story is a frame story set ten years after Superman was last seen, where Lois Lane recounts the tale of the end of Superman's career to a reporter from the Daily Planet. Her story includes numerous violent attacks against Superman by his enemies, the public revelation of his secret identity of Clark Kent, and a number of deaths of those closest to him.
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