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"The End"

Superman Y2K
February, 2000

Executive Editor

Jenette Kahn

Cover Artists

Jackson Guice

Writers

Joe Kelly

Pencilers

Jackson Guice

Inkers

Richard Bonk, Kevin Conrad, Mark Propst

Colourists

Pat Garrahy, Digital Chameleon

Letterers

Clem Robins

Editors

Maureen McTigue, Eddie Berganza

Appearing in "The End"

Featured Characters:

• Superman

Supporting Characters:

• Jimmy Olsen
• Jonathan Kent
• Lois Lane
• Martha Kent
• Perry White

Villains:

• Brainiac 13 (First appearance)
• Brainiac 2.5
• Lex Luthor (Also in flashback)

Other Characters:

• Amazo
• Aquaman (Cameo)
• Flash (Walter West)
• Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner)
• Hope Taya
• Hourman (Matthew Tyler)
• Lena Luthor
• Martian Manhunter
• Mercy Graves
• Nightwing
• Plastic Man
• Robin
• Steel
• S.T.R.I.P.E.
• Wonder Woman (Cameo)
• Edna Luthor (In flashback only)
• Pennington
• Wallace Luthor (In flashback only)
• Metal Men
  • Iron
  • Lead
  • Mercury
  • Platinum
  • Tin
  • Verdium

Locations:

• Gotham City
• Japan
• California

• Hollywood

• Illinois

• Chicago

• Earth's Moon

• JLA Watchtower

• Missouri

• Central City

• Metropolis (Also in flashback)

• New Troy
• Daily Planet
• Lexcorp Tower

• Kansas

• Keystone City
• Smallville
• Kent Farm

Items:

• S.T.R.I.P.E. Armor
• Arachnae War Drones

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "The End"

• Synopsis not yet written.

Notes

• This issue is triangle #7/2000.

• The events from this issue take place on December 31st, 1999 - January 1st, 2000.

• The events from this issue continue in Superman (Volume 2) #154.

• This issue contains several flashbacks of Metropolis' past, primarily from the perspective of members of the Luthor family. The earliest flashback shows Dutch settlers and their first encounter with the Algonquin Indian tribe. A flashback from 1845 shows Edna Luthor breaking up a riot between disenfranchised workers. A flashback from 1917 shows Wallace Luthor celebrating New Year's at the Metropolis Steel works. A flashback from thirty years ago shows young Lex Luthor in the presence of his abusive father, and his broken down grandfather. Another flashback shows an eighteen-year-old Lex Luthor taking over his family tenement building, and another flashback show Lex only a few short years prior to his initial confrontation with Superman.

Trivia

• The climax of this issue, which introduces the character of Brainiac 13, is digitally generated.

See Also

• Discuss Superman Y2K Vol 1 1 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the Superman Y2K series

Recommended Reading

• Superman Titles

• List of Superman comics
• Action Comics
• Adventures of Superman
• Superman (Volume 1)
• Superman (Volume 2)
• Superman/Batman
• Superman Confidential
• Superman: Man of Steel
• Superman: Man of Tomorrow
• World's Finest

Links and References

• Superman at Wikipedia.org
• Superman at DC Comics
• Superman Wiki
• Supermanica Homepage
• Superman Homepage
• Superman at TV Tropes

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