Superman Vol 1 404

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"Born To Be Superman!"
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Superman Vol 1 #404
February, 1985
Executive Editor	Dick Giordano
Cover Artists	Eduardo Barreto
Born To Be Superman!
Writers	Paul Kupperberg
Pencilers	Carmine Infantino
Inkers	Bob Oksner
Colorists	Gene D'Angelo
Letterers	Milt Snapinn
Editors	Julius Schwartz E. Nelson Bridwell
Previous Issue	Superman # 403
Next Issue	Superman # 405

They tried me as an adult for my crimes, sentencing me to twenty years...of which I did thirteen, until my parole!

— Lex Luthor of Earth-404

Superman #404 is an issue of the series Superman (Volume 1) with a cover date of February, 1985.

Appearing in "Born To Be Superman!"

Featured Characters:

• Superboy/Superman also (In dream sequence only) (as Superman) (Flashback only) (as Superboy)

Supporting Characters:

• Clark Kent, Jr.
• Kent Family
  • Jonathan Kent
  • Martha Kent
• Lana Lang Kent (Flashback and main story)
• Pete Ross (Flashback and main story)

Antagonists:

• Lex Luthor (Flashback and main story)

Other Characters:

• Mr. Parker
• Jimmy Olsen (On a TV or computer screen)
• Smallville Softball Team (On a TV or computer screen) (Flashback only)
• Midvale Softball Team (On a TV or computer screen) (Flashback only)
• Lois Lane (Mentioned only) (Her name appeared on the book she wrote about Superboy)
• Smallville Police Department (Flashback only)
• Metropolis Police Department

Locations:

• 1984
  • Space (In dream sequence only)
  • Earth-404
    • California
      • Los Angeles
        • Kent Supermarket
    • Smallville
      • Kents' Residence
      • Kent General Store (Mentioned only)
      • Smallville Airport
        • 1971
          • September 16th 3:30pm
            • Smallville High School
              • Smallville High Stadium (On a TV or computer screen) (1984) (Flashback only) (1971)
      • Book Barn
    • Midvale
      • Midvale High School (Mentioned only)
    • Metropolis

Items:

• Lex Luthor's Exoskeleton (1971) (Destroyed) (Flashback only)
• Lex Luthor's Exoskeleton (1984) (Destroyed)
• Green Kryptonite (Flashback only)
• Red Kryptonite (Flashback only)
• White Kryptonite (Flashback only)
• Superman's Belt

Vehicles:

• Alien Spacecraft (In dream sequence only)
• Lex Luthor's Two Legged Machine
  

Notes

• Born to Be Superman! was originally published as an imaginary story, a story outside of regular continuity. In Crisis on Infinite Earths: The Compendium, it was retconned as having happened on another Earth, (Earth-404).

• Chapter One Clark Kent
• Chapter Two: Lex Luthor
• Chapter Three: The Man of Steel!
• Clark Kent is president and Chairman of Kent Enterprises.
• Pete Ross is in charge of the Los Angeles office of Kent Enterprises.
• Lois Lane wrote a book titled "A Moment of Wonder" The Superboy Story.

See Also

• Cover gallery for the Superman series
• Images from Superman Vol 1 404

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