Superman Vol 2 226



 This is Your Life (Part I of III) 


 * "Another skirmish in the never-ending battle...another war...another crisis...but so different. So important. If I lose, everything dies."
 * --Superman

Summary
Volume: 1 Issue: 226 Month: April Year: 2006

Credits
Editor in Chief: Dan Didio Head Writer: Joe Kelly Pencilers: Jerry Ordway, Howard Chaykin and Renato Guedes Inkers: Rod Reis and Michelle Madsen Colourists: Renato Guedes Editors: Jeanine Schaefer and Eddie Berganza

Synopsis
Cast of Characters:
 * Superman
 * Franklin Delano Roosevelt (in flashback)
 * Jonathan Kent (Earth-Two)
 * Lois Lane
 * Lois Lane (Earth-Two)
 * Mary Kent
 * Superman (Earth-Two)
 * Justice Society of America (in flashback)
 * Atom (Al Pratt)
 * Black Canary (Dinah Drake Lance)
 * Flash (Jay Garrick)
 * Green Lantern (Alan Scott)
 * Hawkman (Carter Hall)
 * Starman (Ted Knight)
 * Wonder Woman (Earth-Two)

Locations:
 * Earth
 * Metropolis
 * Daily Planet


 * Earth-Two
 * Germany
 * Auschwitz concentration camp
 * United States of America
 * Metropolis
 * Daily Star
 * Smallville (in flashback)
 * Kent farm
 * Washington DC

First Appearances: No first appearances Final Appearances: No final appearances

Synopsis: Superman of Earth-One fights with Superman of Earth-Two in the skies of Metropolis above the Daily Star. With each crushing blow, each man lives the life of the other.

Kal-El sees the events of World War II through Kal-L's eyes, and decides to act. He vows to end the war, and heads off to confront Hitler, only to be stopped by the Spear of Destiny. Later, we see him standing in front of a concentration camp, vowing that this will never happen again. Later, we see Kal-El on a date with the Lois Lane of Earth Two, where he says "This is not my life, but if she's here, I can make it mine." Kal-El notes that on Earth-Two, everything is simple. After Lois informs him that the JSA is on the stand in front of H.U.A.C., he confronts them and reveals his identity.

Meanwhile, on Earth-One, Lois Lane stands on the roof of the Daily Planet building. She can see the corona of Earth-Two high in the sky. She whispers words of guidance for Superman, knowing that he cannot hear her. Finally she says, "I love you."

Trivia

 * The cover to this issue is deliberately designed to appear worn and well-read, as if it were an actual comic book from the Golden Age.


 * This issue contains special Lois Lane photo excerpts courtesy of Jeph Loeb, Tim Sale, Dave Stewart and Comicraft.


 * Many of the Lois Lane photograph features in this issue reflect events first chronicled in Action Comics #1.


 * The following characters make cameo flashback appearances throughout this issue: Batman, Bizarro Lois Lane, Captain Comet, Green Lantern (Kyle Rayner), Hawkgirl (Kendra Saunders), Hawkman (Carter Hall), Jonathan Kent, Lex Luthor, Martha Kent, Maxwell Lord, OMAC, Onimar Synn, Spectre (Entity), Wonder Woman and Zatanna.

Recommended Readings

 * Action Comics #836
 * Superman (Volume 1) #650
 * Infinite Crisis #1
 * Infinite Crisis #2
 * Infinite Crisis #3
 * Infinite Crisis #4
 * Infinite Crisis #5
 * Infinite Crisis #6
 * Infinite Crisis #7

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 * Crisis on Infinite Earths
 * Infinite Crisis
 * Lois Lane appearances list
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 * George Taylor
 * Spear of Destiny