Superman: The Man of Steel #117 is an issue of the series Superman: The Man of Steel (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 2001. It was published on August 15, 2001.
Synopsis for "Total Abandon"
The alliance is falling to pieces and its individual members each make their own bids to defeat Brainiac 13 and Warworld. On Earth, President Luthor works with his enemies from Pokolistan to invade B-13's earthly stronghold - LexCorp Towers. Meanwhile Maxima and Massacre invade Warworld with some of the Alliance troops; it hardly goes well, but they are rescued by a group of Earth's strongest heroes still standing.
Inside LexCorp Towers, President Luthor confronts his daughter Lena. In space, Brainiac 13 launches an energy tendril towards the Earth similar to that which has been devastating Apokolips. Seeing this, Maxima steers her vessel into its path, though her sacrifice does nothing except slow it down. At that very moment, Superman unexpectedly receives a transmission from Steel, who has been fitted with the Imperiex-derived armor which Darkseid offered to Superman. Steel surmises that Maxima had the right idea, but they need something bigger, something which Wonder Woman says she can supply.
The Amazons of Themyscira use their island to block the energy tendril. As the Amazons battle B-13's energy, and Superman grapples with the 'man' himself, Luthor manages to expose the spark of humanity left in his daughter and turn her over to his side. Even as Earth's hope begins to look more tangible, Superman and his team realize they cannot hope to damage Brainiac 13 as things stand. Superman decides to up the ante, and plunges into the heart of the sun.
Appearing in "Total Abandon"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- President Lex Luthor
- General Zod II
- Ignition
- Maxima (Dies)
- Steel (Resurrected)
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Massacre (Dies)
- Wonder Woman
- Captain Atom
- Captain Marvel
- Faora
- Kancer
- Amazons of Themyscira
- Perry White (Narrator)
- Lois Lane (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Metropolis
- Warworld (Pluto)
- Apokolips
- Pokolistan (Mentioned only)
- Themyscira (Destroyed)
Items:
Vehicles:
Notes
- This issue is reprinted in:
- This issue is divided into three chapters:
- Things Fall Apart
- Entropy's Cauldron
- Nothing Left to Lose
- Superman navigation number 2001/40.
See Also
- Cover gallery for the Superman: The Man of Steel series
- Images from Superman: The Man of Steel Vol 1 117
Links and References
| Previous Adventures of Superman #595: 2001/39 |
Superman 2001 Navigation |
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