The Death and Life of Superman Author:Roger Stern In 1992, the world was shocked to learn that Superman had been killed. Of course, Superman was a fictional character from DC Comics, but he had been a permanent fixture in some people?s lives. He was a hero, a symbol, an example to follow. He?d been in countless comic books, television shows, movies?and now, DC Comics was killing him off! ... more »The story made front page news in some areas. I remember it like it was yesterday ? people standing in line for hours at comic book stores, waiting for the Death of Superman series to begin. Then, just as suddenly as he died, Superman was alive?but certainly not the same. In fact, there were a number of Supermen, none of them like the original, and a new series of comics was born, as we all struggled to figure out whether or not Superman had actually come back from the grave, or if the new Supermen were all hacks pretending to be the Man of Steel.« less