Superman: Up, Up and Away! (Collected)



''' Up, Up, and Away! '''


 * "I had responsibilities as Superman, and I met them. Now I have responsibilities as Clark, and meet them too. And I'll tell you...I'm having a great time doing it."
 * --Clark Kent

Summary
Volume: 1 Issue: 1 Month: Month of first print unknown Year: 2006

Credits
Editor in Chief: Dan Didio Head Writer: Kurt Busiek Writers: Geoff Johns Cover Artists: Terry Dodson, Rachel Dodson and Alex Sinclair Pencilers: Pete Woods Inkers: Pete Woods Colourists: Brad Anderson Editors: Nachie Castro and Matt Idelson

Synopsis
Cast of Characters:
 * Superman
 * Bloodsport
 * Bruno
 * Councilman Jeffries
 * Doctor Light (Kimiyo Hoshi) (in a dream)
 * Flea Circus
 * Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)
 * Hawkgirl (Kendra Saunders)
 * Hellgrammite
 * Jared
 * Jimmy Olsen
 * Jonathan Kent (film representation)
 * Jor-El (film representation)
 * Kryptonite Man (K. Russell Abernathy)
 * Lara (film representation)
 * Lex Luthor
 * Livewire
 * Lois Lane
 * Mahjoub
 * Martha Kent (film representation)
 * Metallo
 * Mister Terrific (Michael Holt) (in a dream)
 * Neutron
 * Perry White
 * Prankster
 * Puzzler
 * Radion
 * Ray (Ray Terrill) (in a dream)
 * Riot
 * Schuman
 * Supergirl (Kara Zor-El)
 * Toyman

Locations:
 * Fortress of Solitude
 * Metropolis
 * 1938 Sullivan Place
 * Avenue of Tomorrow
 * Bakerline
 * Centennial Park
 * Central Business District
 * Criminal Courts Building
 * Daily Planet
 * Metropolis Park
 * Metro Square
 * Shuster Arena
 * Stryker's Island Penitentiary


 * New York City (in a dream)
 * S.T.A.R. Labs


 * Smallville (film representation)

Items:
 * Green Lantern Ring
 * Jimmy Olsen's Signal Watch
 * K-Cannon
 * Kryptonian warship
 * Kryptonite
 * Luthor's Warsuit
 * Nth Metal
 * Sunstone
 * Superboy memorial statue
 * Superman memorial statue
 * Superman robot

First Appearances: Bruno (Lex Luthor's limo driver); Councilman Jeffries (a corrupt politician); Flea Circus (a group of insectoid villains); Jared (Dr. Abernathy's assistant); Kryptonite Man (K. Russell Abernathy); Majoub (a pretzel vendor); Schuman (a Daily Planet staff employee) Final Appearances: Bruno; Councilman Jeffries; Jared; Majoub; Schuman

Synopsis: This issue collects all eight issues of the Up, Up, and Away storyline as originally presented in the following comic books:
 * Part I: Superman (Volume 1) #650
 * Part II: Action Comics #837
 * Part III: Superman (Volume 1) #651
 * Part IV: Action Comics #838
 * Part V: Superman (Volume 1) #652
 * Part VI: Action Comics #839
 * Part VII: Superman (Volume 1) #653
 * Part VIII: Action Comics #840

Trivia

 * Many of the plot elements from this storyline mirror events chronicled in the movie, Superman Returns.


 * This story establishes that Krypton exploded sixty-eight years ago, in the year 1938. This is the same year that National Periodical Publications published Action Comics #1, the first appearance of Superman. Ever since the Crisis on Infinite Earths, DC Comics has consistently maintained that Krypton was destroyed in 1938.


 * In this story, Clark uses a special signal watch to contact Supergirl. This is a nod towards two different sets of circumstances popularized during the Silver Age. Superman often relied upon Supergirl as his "secret weapon" for the first few years that she was on Earth. Also, Jimmy Olsen classically used a specially modified signal watch to contact Superman in times of need.


 * The title for this story arc, Up, Up, and Away! was a quote often proferred forth by the Man of Steel just before taking flight. It was first used in the 1940 Adventures of Superman radio dramatization.


 * The Toyman as seen in this issue is reminiscent of the Toyman character featured in the Superman animated series.

Recommended Readings

 * Action Comics
 * Infinite Crisis
 * Supergirl (Volume 5)
 * Superman (Volume 1)
 * Superman (Volume 2)

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