Appearing in "To Laugh and Die in Metropolis"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Alice White
- Jimmy Olsen
- Lana Lang
- Lois Lane
- Maggie Sawyer
- Perry White
- Toby Raynes (First appearance)
- Whit
Villains:
Joker 
- Manhunters (Behind the scenes)
Other Characters:
Locations:
- New Troy
- Daily Planet
- Metropolis Bay
- Metropolis Diamond Exchange
- Stryker's Island Maximum Security Internment Center
Items:
- Kent Family Scrapbook
- Superman Robot
- Star of Zaharain
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "To Laugh and Die in Metropolis"
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Appearing in "Metropolis 900 Mi."
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
Other Characters:
- Jenny Hubbard (First appearance)
- Aggie
- Cynthia
- Greg
- Pam
Locations:
- Ralli's Diner
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "Metropolis 900 Mi."
- Synopsis not yet written
Notes
- "To Laugh and Die in Metropolis" was reprinted in Superman: The Man of Steel Vol. 5 and The Joker: A Celebration of 75 Years.
- "Metropolis 900 Mi." was reprinted in Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman and Superman Vs. Lex Luthor.
- Superman appeared last in Adventures of Superman #431.
- The Joker was last seen in Doctor Fate (Volume 1) #2. He appears next in Swamp Thing (Volume 2) #66.
- Lois Lane appeared last in Booster Gold (Volume 1) #19.
- Lana Lang appeared last in Adventures of Superman #430. She appears next in Action Comics #595.
- Maggie Sawyer appeared last in Superman (Volume 2) #7.
- Behind the scenes appearances by the Manhunters.
- First appearance of Jenny Hubbard. She will make one more appearance in Superman (Volume 2) #163.
- First appearance of Toby Raynes, a reporter for the Metropolis Star. She appears next in Superman (Volume 2) #15.
- This is the 1st appearance of the Stryker's Island Penitentiary. It is loosely based on the Riker's Island prison outside of Manhattan Island in New York City. Riker's Island penitentiary does in fact exist in the modern DC Universe.
- Clark finally opens the package that was delivered to him in issue #2. The contents are the Kent Family Scrapbook.
- The Superman Robot that appears in this issue is a weapon utilized by the Joker. It is not to be confused with the robotic simalucrums that Superman keeps in storage at the Fortress of Solitude.
Trivia
- This comic book features advertisements for the following products:
- —M&M chocolate candy
- —Oxy10 facial cleanser
- —Cox Hobbies SB-X stealth bomber snap-together model kit
- —Magna 18-speed bicycle
- —DC Comics – Doom Patrol comic book series debut
- —Mile High Comics comic book back-issue catalogue
See Also
Recommended Reading
Links and References
- Superman at Wikipedia.org
- Superman at DC Comics
- Superman Wiki
- Superman Homepage
- Superman at TV Tropes