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Going further · 2005–2008

All-Star Superman

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Doomed by a solar overdose, Superman decides how to spend the time he has left; collects all 12 issues

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Not required. It's left out of the main story but is part of the full chronological order.

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  • Main storynot included
  • Chronological14 of 15
  • Everything8 of 15
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Quick recap

On a rescue mission to the Sun rigged by Lex Luthor, Superman absorbs too much solar radiation. He's stronger than ever, but his cells are dying and his time is short. Instead of hiding, he sets out to settle what matters: he tells Lois the truth, gives her powers for a day, takes on Herculean challenges, looks after Kandor and visits Smallville, where he loses his father, Jonathan Kent. Lex is sentenced to death but takes a formula that gives him Superman's powers for 24 hours. In the end, seeing the world the way Superman does, Lex gives up, and Superman flies into the Sun to fix it, leaving Earth safe and Lois waiting for his return.

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Trivia

  1. ReferenceMorrison's pitch

    Grant Morrison also pitched for the new Superman film. Per Wikipedia, the idea resembled All-Star Superman.

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  2. ReferenceAnimated film

    The series became the animated film All-Star Superman in 2011.

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  3. Behind the scenesAward shelf

    It won Eisner and Harvey awards and tends to top lists of the best Superman stories.

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