So much of Metropolis is rubble now! It's like Luthor was determined not to leave a stone on top of stone! But the real toll was in people's lives! 
- — Superman
Superman: The Man of Steel #35 is an issue of the series Superman: The Man of Steel (Volume 1) with a cover date of July, 1994.
Synopsis for "Afterburn"
Superman continues to render aid to any who need in the wake of the "Fall of Metropolis". He meets with Myra Allen who is keeping a watch over her orphan charges. Suddenly, a giant cybernetic robot rise up from out of the ground and begins targeting specific individuals with a death ray emanating from its visor.
Meanwhile, Professor Emil Hamilton finds postal worker Fred Bentson at one of the triage tents. Bentson reveals that he has been suffering from a sleep disorder and Hamilton refers him to a special clinic near the Hobsneck Bridge.
Later, the killer robot comes to Hob's Bay and begins going after Myra and the kids. It blasts Myra with an energizer ray, burning her to death. It then begins targeting Keith and the others. Superman arrives and begins fighting the robot. He lifts into the sky and hurls it into outer space.
At the Hob's Bay sleep center, Fred Benston is hooked up to a machine to study his dreams. He suddenly finds himself whisked away to a parallel dimension populated by a unique assortment of super-heroes; one of whom is the electrokinetic known as Static.
Appearing in "Afterburn"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Emil Hamilton
- Fred Bentson
- Keith Parks
- Lois Lane
- Maggie Sawyer
- Myra Allen (Final appearance; dies)
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Metropolis Special Crimes Unit
- Wonder Woman (Cameo)
- Static
- Elsa (one of Myra's orphans)
- Timmy (one of Myra's orphans)
- Zack (one of Myra's orphans)
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
- SCU van
Notes
- This issue is Part I of the "Worlds Collide" storyline, an inter-company crossover between the mainstream DC Universe and the "Dakotaverse" reality published by Milestone Media.
- In addition, this issue is also Part II of the "Fall of Metropolis" storyline. Lex Luthor's schemes to destroy the city took place in Action Comics #700.
- The triangle navigation number on the cover to this issue reads 1994/28 when it should actually read 1994/25.
- Wonder Woman's appearance in this issue is explained in Wonder Woman (Volume 2) #88.
- Superman makes reference to the fight between Superboy and Stinger which destroyed half of the Hobsneck Bridge. This fight took place in Adventures of Superman #502.
- The reason why the Newstime Building wasn't destroyed was explained in Action Comics #700.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Milestone Media Recommended Reading
- Blood Syndicate (Volume 1)
- Deathwish (Volume 1)
- Heroes (Volume 1)
- Hardware (Volume 1)
- Icon (Volume 1)
- Kobalt (Volume 1)
- Long Hot Summer (Volume 1)
- Milestone Forever (Volume 1)
- Milestone Returns #0
- My Name is Holocaust (Volume 1)
- Shadow Cabinet (Volume 1)
- Static (Volume 1)
- Static Shock (Volume 1)
- Static Shock: Rebirth of the Cool (Volume 1)
- Wise Son: The White Wolf (Volume 1)
- Xombi (Volume 1)
- Xombi (Volume 2)
- "Shadow War"
- "Long Hot Summer"
- "Worlds Collide"
Links and References
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Superman 1994 Navigation |
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  Worlds Collide Crossover Crossovers
Superman: The Man of Steel #35 • Hardware #17 • Superboy #6 • Icon #15 • Steel #6 • Blood Syndicate #16 • Worlds Collide #1 • Superboy #7 • Hardware #18 • Superman: The Man of Steel #36 • Icon #16 • Steel #7 • Blood Syndicate #17 • Static #14 |
 Fall of Metropolis Crossover This issue is related to the Battle for Metropolis and Fall of Metropolis storylines, spanning through the Superman Titles in 1994, and involving the battle for, and then fall of Metropolis. Battle for Metropolis
Fall of Metropolis
Action Comics #700 • Superman: The Man of Steel #35 • Superman #91 • Adventures of Superman #514 • Action Comics #701 |
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