Justice League America Vol 1 70

"Grieving": Superman has been killed by Doomsday.

"Grieving"
Part of the "Superman: Funeral for a Friend" storyline.
Justice League America Vol 1 #70
January, 1993
Executive Editor	Dick Giordano
Cover Artists	Dan Jurgens Rick Burchett
Grieving
Writers	Dan Jurgens
Pencilers	Dan Jurgens
Inkers	Rick Burchett
Colorists	Gene D'Angelo
Letterers	Willie Schubert
Editors	Brian Augustyn
Previous Issue	Justice League America # 69
Next Issue	Justice League America # 71

He's gone Bea. He's really... gone.

— Ice

Justice League America #70 is an issue of the series Justice League America (Volume 1) with a cover date of January, 1993.

Synopsis for "Grieving"

Superman has been killed by Doomsday.

The Justice League America takes Blue Beetle to the hospital.

Superheroes from around the world come to the JLA and say that something needs to be done for Superman now that he is dead. They all don armbands with his S insignia. Ice creates an ice sculpture of the Man of Steel.

Appearing in "Grieving"

Featured Characters:

• Justice League America
  • Bloodwynd
  • Blue Beetle
  • Booster Gold
  • Fire
  • Guy Gardner
  • Ice
  • Maxima
  • Superman (Deceased)

Supporting Characters:

• Aquaman
• Batman
• Black Canary
• Black Condor
• Demon
• Elongated Man
• Flash (Jay Garrick)
• Flash (Wally West)
• Green Arrow (Oliver Queen)
• Green Lantern (Alan Scott)
• Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)
• Hawkman (Katar Hol)
• Nightwing (Dick Grayson)
• Power Girl
• Robin (Tim Drake)
• Starfire
• Wonder Woman
• Oberon

Antagonists:

• Doomsday (Deceased)

Other Characters:

• Cat Grant
• Jimmy Olsen
• Lois Lane
• Maxwell Lord

Locations:

• Metropolis
• New York City
  • United Nations Building

Items:

• Yellow Lantern Ring
• Death of Superman Armband
• Blood Gem
  

Notes

• This issue follows the events from Superman (Volume 2) #75.

• The "Funeral for a Friend" storyline begins with this issue.

• The cover to this issue includes a half-cover cardstock preview.

• Despite being touted as a Funeral for a Friend tie-in, it wasn't included in the World Without a Superman trade paperback.

• This issue is reprinted in the Superman: Funeral for a Friend trade paperback.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Justice League America series

Recommended Reading

• Justice League Recommended Reading
  • Justice League of America (Volume 1)
  • Justice League of America (Volume 2)
  • Justice League of America (Volume 3)
  • Justice League of America (Volume 4)
  • Justice League of America (Volume 5)
  • JLA (Volume 1)
  • Justice League (Volume 1)
  • Justice League (Volume 2)
  • Justice League (Volume 3)
  • Justice League (Volume 4)
  • Justice League International (Volume 1)
  • Justice League International (Volume 2)
  • Justice League International (Volume 3)
  • Justice League Europe (Volume 1)
  • Justice League America (Volume 1)
  • Justice League Task Force (Volume 1)
  • Justice League Quarterly (Volume 1)
  • Justice League Dark (Volume 1)
  • Justice League Dark (Volume 2)
  • Extreme Justice (Volume 1)
  • Justice League Elite (Volume 1)
  • Justice League Odyssey (Volume 1)

Links and References

The Death and Return of Superman The events from this issue or series are related to The Death and Return of Superman, a retroactively named trilogy in which Superman is killed by the monster Doomsday. Later, four superheroes debut in Metropolis who claim or are assumed to be reincarnations of him—the Last Son of Krypton, the Man of Steel, the Man of Tomorrow, and the Metropolis Kid. Meanwhile, Superman is brought back to life. This template will automatically categorize articles that include it into the Death and Return of Superman Crossovers category. Doomsday! Superman: The Man of Steel #18: 1992/45 • Justice League America #69 • Superman (Volume 2) #74: 1992/46 • Adventures of Superman #497: 1992/47 • Action Comics #684: 1992/48 • Superman: The Man of Steel #19: 1993/1 • Superman (Volume 2) #75: 1993/2 Funeral for a Friend Adventures of Superman #498: 1993/3 • Justice League America #70 • Action Comics #685: 1993/4 • Superman: The Man of Steel #20: 1993/5 • Superman (Volume 2) #76: 1993/6 • Adventures of Superman #499: 1993/7 • Action Comics #686: 1993/8 • Superman: The Man of Steel #21: 1993/9 • Superman (Volume 2) #77: 1993/10 • Adventures of Superman #500: 1993/11 • Superman (Volume 2) #83: 1993/34 Reign of the Supermen! Action Comics #687: 1993/12 • Superman: The Man of Steel #22: 1993/13 • Superman (Volume 2) #78: 1993/14 • Adventures of Superman #501: 1993/15 • Action Comics #688: 1993/16 • Superman: The Man of Steel #23: 1993/17 • Superman (Volume 2) #79: 1993/18 • Adventures of Superman #502: 1993/19 • Action Comics #689: 1993/20 • Superman: The Man of Steel #24: 1993/21 • Superman (Volume 2) #80: 1993/22 • Adventures of Superman #503: 1993/23 • Action Comics #690: 1993/24 • Superman: The Man of Steel #25: 1993/25 • Superman (Volume 2) #81: 1993/26 • Adventures of Superman #504: 1993/27 • Action Comics #691: 1993/28 • Superman: The Man of Steel #26: 1993/29 • Green Lantern (Volume 3) #46 • Superman (Volume 2) #82: 1993/30 • Adventures of Superman #505: 1993/31