Type: Replacement
Ayiayiayiayeah, Superman's dead...Reign of the Supermen is named after the storyline that followed Superman's much-publicized death, featuring four replacements. Which one was the REAL Superman? Well, none of them were. The one that seemed best able to make the claim was the Eradicator, a former Kryptonian artifact made flesh and who took the mantle while the real deal's stolen corpse was healing in a tank under the Fortress of Solitude. He was a cold, even callous, version of Superman, a true Last Son of Krypton.
It was fun how each series' replacement Superman could pretty much hold one of his alternate names. If the Eradicator could be the Last Son of Krypton, the Cyborg-Superman could be the Man of Tomorrow, while Superboy and the Man of Steel both speak for themselves. They'll each get their turns in my version of Reign eventually.
Now for the Big Unanswered Question: Did the goggles put Superman's secret identity in jeopardy? "Gee, Superman with glasses sure does make him look like Clark Kent!" There's a wacky untold Silver Age story in that somewhere...
As for the original Reign of the Supermen, who was YOUR favorite replacement? Maybe I'll do him sooner than later!
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