Dates
- Cover date
- [September] 1985
- On sale
- June 20, 1985
- In stores
- June 20, 1985
- Pages
- 52
Values
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Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #11 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition$1.25 cover
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
This edition’s page - Newsstand edition$1.25 cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0709893329155 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Canadian price edition1.60 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 1.60 CAD.
Barcode 0709893329155 · shared with another edition
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Publisher’s description
Cover by Dave Gibbons."For the Man Who has Everything..." written by Alan Moore, penciled, inked and lettered by Dave Gibbons and colored by Tom Ziuko.*Notes:* Ranked #4 in Wizard Magazine's list of "100 Best Single Issue Comics Since You Were Born".The legendary writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons teamed up once more with the just-as- legendary Man of Tomorrow for a special that saw Superman face his worst nightmare: the sacrifice of his fantasy life. It was Superman's birthday. Wonder Woman, Batman and Robin had flown to the far reaches of his arctic Fortress of Solitude in order to celebrate the birth of the World's Greatest Super Hero. However, they arrived to find Superman held in the sway of the Black Mercy, a rare alien plant life that puts its victims in a trance like state where their greatest dreams are realized. As Superman lived out a fantasy life on Krypton, happily married with a wife and child, his friends tried to bring him back to reality and instead found themselves facing the might of the villainous Mongul, the mastermind behind the Last Son of Krypton's present predicament. When Superman finally sacrificed his dream world to return to his harsh reality, he viciously attacked Mongul, punishing the villain for the shattered life that had seemed so real to him. A classic tale of heroism over self-interest, this annual quickly became a fan favorite, and years later was even adapted into an episode of the 2004 animated series Justice League Unlimited.
Reprinted in
The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (1987), The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (1987), Across the Universe: The DC Universe Stories of Alan Moore (2003), DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore (2006), Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? The Deluxe Edition (2009), Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? (2010), DC Universe by Alan Moore (2012), DC Universe by Alan Moore (2013), Superman: A Celebration of 75 Years (2013), Superman vs. Mongul (2013), Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? The Deluxe Edition (2020 Edition) (2020), DC Heroes & Villains Collection (2021)