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""The Gathering Darkness"": Superman meets Bruce Gordon and Mona Bennett, who are searching for Eclipso's Black Diamond fragments in Metropolis. Meanwhile, Eclipso g

Superman: The Man of Steel Annual #1 is an issue of the series Superman: The Man of Steel Annual (Volume 1) with a cover date of July, 1992.

Synopsis for "The Gathering Darkness"

Superman meets Bruce Gordon and Mona Bennett, who are searching for Eclipso's Black Diamond fragments in Metropolis. Meanwhile, Eclipso gets control over Starman, and uses his shapeshifting abilities to get closer to other super-powered humans and possess them. He does that Dr. Karen Faulker, who turns into Rampage. However, Eclipso fails to control both bodies, so Rampage attacks Starman. Superman intervenes following the trail of the Black Crystal, but Eclipso disguises his presence in Starman's body, unnoticed to Superman. The man of steel deals with Rampage, and Eclipso leaves her body when she is affected by the rising sun's light. When Bruce gets to the scene following his device which tracked the Black Diamond in Starman, the eclipsed hero escapes before Gordon could see through his disguise.

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Eclipso: The Darkness Within Crossover
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This comic issue is a part of the "Eclipso: The Darkness Within" crossover event that took place throughout all of DC's Annuals in 1992. The event involved the evil entity known as Eclipso using his Heart of Darkness to corrupt the minds of various heroes and villains when they felt anger, and possess their bodies. This template will categorize articles that include it into the "Eclipso: The Darkness Within Crossover" category.

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