The Death of Superman 30th Anniversary Special (2022-Variant Covers)

Plot

30 years ago, the unthinkable happened. The Man of Steel died. After sacrificing himself to stop the unstoppable global threat Doomsday, Metropolis and the rest of the DC Universe mourned the loss of their greatest hero. To mark this monumental moment in comics, DC has reunited the complete creative team behind the original event for four brand-new stories. Led by Dan Jurgens and Brett Breeding, the special kicks off with a new Superman story and villain...DOOMBREAKER! Followed by a series of short stories revisiting some of Superman's greatest allies and exclusive pin-ups done by some of comics' greatest artistic talents. Featuring: "The Life of Superman" by Dan Jurgens and Brett Breeding - A young Jon Kent finds out in school that his dad had died years earlier, as his parents never told him about that fateful day. In the midst of dealing with this emotional news, Jon and Clark need to team up to fight a new villain connected to Doomsday called DOOMBREAKER! Plus: "Above and Beyond" by Jerry Ordway, Tom Grummett and Doug Hazlewood - A powerful story of Ma and Pa Kent watching their son fight Doomsday live on television and going through Clark's photo albums with the feeling that their son always prevails; "Standing Guard" by Roger Stern and Butch Guice - The epic battle between Superman and Doomsday from the Guardians' perspective; and "Time" by Louise Simonson and Jon Bogdanove - The story of how the death of Superman looked from John Henry Irons's perspective. Also: Pin-ups by Clay Mann, Lee Weeks, Walter Simonson, Fabio Moon, Bill Sienkiewicz, Gabriel Rodriguez, Jamal Campbell, Carmine Di Giandomenico and Cully Hamner.