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Issue Details

Issue #796
Published December 2002
Cover Price 2.25 USD
Pages 44
Editing Eddie Berganza; Tom Palmer, Jr. (Associate)

Cover Details - "Ending Battle, Conclusion: The Death of Lois Lane!"

Characters Superman; Lois Lane
Genre superhero
Pencils Dan Jurgens
Inks Bill Sienkiewicz
Notes The cover is a variation of the cover to Death of Superman, The (DC, 1993 series) #[nn].
Reprinted in Superman: Ending Battle (DC, 2009 series) #[nn]

22 page Superman story "Ending Battle, Part 8 of 8: The Last Supervillain"

Characters Superman; Lois Lane; Manchester Black (death); Lex Luthor; Jimmy Olsen (cameo); Perry White (cameo); Martha Kent (cameo); Jonathan Kent (cameo)
Synopsis Superman finally finds Manchester Black, who tries to get Superman to cross the line he has always sworn never to cross. But when Superman refuses, Black abandons his plot and removes the knowledge of Superman’s double identity from Lex Luthor’s mind.
Genre Superhero
Script Joe Kelly
Pencils Duncan Rouleau
Inks Marlo Alquiza
Colors Moose Baumann
Letters Comicraft
Notes Story continues from Superman: The Man of Steel (DC, 1991 series) #131. Superman goes back to wearing his traditional red and yellow shield with this story.
Reprinted in Superman: Ending Battle (DC, 2009 series) #[nn]