When we looked at Superman: the Man of Steel #30, I didn't think we would see this follow-up issue anytime soon, yet here we are! From 1994, L.E.G.I.O.N. '94 #63, "We Fight and Fight and Fight" Written by Tom Peyer, pencils by Arnie Jorgensen, inks by James Pascoe.
The title and the cover make it seem like this is going to be an all-out Superman vs. Lobo slobberknocker of a brawl...and they don't fight at all here, really. Lobo drags Superman to the End of the Line bar, to finally show those barflys and drunks that Superman really was his sidekick. A bit of violence ensues, until one inventive thug slaps a rocket on Lobo's back--"on that little spot on my back I can never reach!"--and launches his ass at a sun! Superman of course saves him, and while Lobo begs him not to tell the guys he had to be rescued, Supes still lets it slip before he takes off.
Sixteen pages of this one go to the book's ongoing plots: Stealth and Vril Dox fight over their son, a surprisingly articulate baby; Lady Quark brings in Garryn Bek for desertion, but may be revealed to be something else; and Strata's attempt at a romantic gesture does not work out at all. I'm not sure how the Lady Quark plot worked out, but that one looked interesting.
Who says Superman doesn't have a sense of humor? Nice Jim Croce reference there, but my god that artwork is horrible even by 90's standards. I remember he did the 1998 New Years' Evil Prometheus origin one-shot and while it looked a little better than this issue, not by much.
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