Superman: Distant Fires (1998)

by Howard Chaykin

Series: DC Elseworlds (Superman), Superman (Elseworlds)

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A fantasy graphic novel, set in the aftermath of a nuclear accident in which most of humanity has been killed and the planet's superheroes have been stripped of their powers. Clark Kent, formerly Superman, escapes the ruins of Metropolis to a sanctuary where, as his powers return, he is forced to decide the future of his committment to Earth.… (more)

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Superman: Distant Fires

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1998

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Metropolis, USA (Metropolis, New York, USA)

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Back in the dawn of the computer age, an IBM executive was quoted as saying that he envisioned a worldwide need for no more than a half dozen computers -- ever.

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A fantasy graphic novel, set in the aftermath of a nuclear accident in which most of humanity has been killed and the planet's superheroes have been stripped of their powers. Clark Kent, formerly Superman, escapes the ruins of Metropolis to a sanctuary where, as his powers return, he is forced to decide the future of his committment to Earth.

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