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fact that they will merely be friends, and no longer pursues him as she did pre-Crisis. Clark's adoptive parents are alive and well into his adulthood, and Clark visits them periodically. Pre-Crisis, they had died shortly after Clark's high school graduation. Clark is twenty-eight years old by the time the story ends, indicating that the six issues had taken place over ten years.
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with new cover art by John Byrne, with a cover price $ 12.95 US/$ 17.50 Canada. In 1993, it was widely released using newsprint-type paper with a cheaper cover price of $ 7.50 US/$ 9.95 Canada. It was again released in 2003, cover price of $ 14.99 US with a new cover by
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3067:Superman/Fantastic Four: The Infinite Destruction
2638:Green Lantern/Superman: Legend of the Green Flame
2127:"Top 75 Most Iconic DC Covers of All-Time #25-16"
1633:"Alan Kistler's Guide to the Crisis – Conclusion"
321:The series's legacy persisted, as it set the new
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2230:"Why I love John Byrne's Superman: Man of Steel"
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1715:"JOHN BYRNE—EXCLUSIVE KRYPTON CLUB INTERVIEW!"
1665:"Alan Kistler's Profile On: Superman – Part 2"
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1788:(Television Production). The History Channel.
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1518:"Alan Kistler's Guide to THE CRISIS – Intro"
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527:as an explanation. Thus, for modern comics,
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2327:"Byrne is Dead... Long Live... YOD!"
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1663:Kistler, Alan (September 20, 2005).
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3052:Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man
2726:Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton
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2985:Superman & Batman: Generations
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2125:Cronin, Brian (December 7, 2009).
1631:Kistler, Alan (October 11, 2005).
1567:"Comic Book Legends Revealed #254"
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2873:Superman: The Feral Man of Steel
1944:Cronin, Brian (August 9, 2010).
1841:Thompson, Steve (June 4, 2012).
1597:#1, "Meanwhile by Dick Giordano"
1360:The Comic Book History of Comics
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2550:Superman: The Man of Tomorrow
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2881:Superman: Last Son of Earth
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1230:Superman: The Man of Steel
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440:Flash of Two Worlds
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