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Superman (1939) #321

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"Too Strong to Survive!": Superman goes totally ballistic, almost killing a soldier, and can only be calmed by Lois' touch, but he accidentally hurts her also. He suddenly gets sensory overload, seeing and hearing everything in the whole world all at once, which almost drives him insane. Superma

I could have killed someone! And that weird fit I had-- I might not have regained my senses if not for... you, Lois! Lois, forgive me... for what a fool I've been all these years! For all the wonderful things I refused to see in you... all the love I felt... and refused to admit...
— Superman

Superman #321 is an issue of the series Superman (Volume 1) with a cover date of March, 1978.

Synopsis for "Too Strong to Survive!"

Superman goes totally ballistic, almost killing a soldier, and can only be calmed by Lois' touch, but he accidentally hurts her also. He suddenly gets sensory overload, seeing and hearing everything in the whole world all at once, which almost drives him insane. Superman realizes what he has to do and flies back the the Fortress of Solitude, where he applies a "lotion" that will sap his super-powers from the Sun. In his dream, his subconscious tells him that the Parasite is responsible for his present condition after Superman got a glimpse of the villain during his sensory overload. Superman confronts the Parasite, where he learns that the Parasite is planning to use the Laser Defense System (L.D.S.) to destroy Metropolis unless he is paid 1 billion dollars. The Parasite siphoned the knowledge from the L.D.S.' inventor and because Superman destroyed the control panel back in Mooney Island, the tampered-with test run cannot be stopped from there. The Parasite leaves Superman behind, who has a sudden lapse in his powers.

Appearing in "Too Strong to Survive!"

Featured Characters:

  • Superman (Flashback and main story) and (In dream sequence only)

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

  • Parasite (In dream sequence only) and (Flashback and main story)

Other Characters:

Locations:

Items:

  • Prism of Power (In dream sequence only)
  • L.D.S. (Laser Defense System)
  • Anti-Yellow Sun Rays Lotion

Vehicles:

  • Mechanical Octopus (Flashback only)
  • Sullivan County Tramway (Flashback and main story)
  • Flying Newsroom (Flashback only) (Destroyed)
  • United States Spacecraft (In a vision)




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