![]() ![]() The Silver Age ended yesterday and the Man of Tomorrow cried! In this case, the story contains a closure of the still campy adventure of the Silver Age, but integrating an overture of the yet dark violence of the Bronze Age to come. It was the last story of Superman… the last story of the Silver Age of Comic Books.Īnd as any “last” story of an era, ending it… and bringing a new one… since nothing truly ends… just transforms… the tale is a bittersweet merging of both ages. ![]() Therefore, it was just right that Julius Schwartz would come out with the basic idea for this iconic story, that Alan Moore developed the bold narrative, along with the outstanding illustrations of Curt Swan, and the great inks of George Pérez & Kurt Schaffenberger. ![]() Julius Schwartz, the now iconic editor who updated to the Silver Age so many characters like Green Lantern, The Flash, Hawkman and The Atom, is a true synonym of that era, at least in the titles of DC Comics. It’s an odd feeling to remember that, since I am used to think about the Silver Age as something of the 70s, and always realizing that it ended just 4 years before reaching the 90s… it’s an odd feeling indeed. It was 1986, and the Silver Age of Comic Books were coming to an end. If the nuisances from my past are coming back as killers… …what happens when the killers come back? Inkers: George Pérez & Kurt Schaffenberger This TPB collects “Superman” # 423 & “Action Comics” #583. ![]()
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