The Man of Steel Vol 1 2

"The Story of the Century!"

Cover

The Story of the Century!

Editors

Andrew Helfer

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Relax, Lois. Relax. You were beaten to it, that's all. Happens to the best reporters. Used to happen to me all the time. And you might as well take a good look at the fella who got the Superman story ahead of you. He's joined the Planet staff, as of today. Lois Lane, meet Clark Kent!

— Perry White

The Man of Steel #2 is an issue of the series The Man of Steel (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 1986.

Synopsis for "The Story of the Century!"

Daily Planet editor-in-chief Perry White assigns Lois Lane to get an interview with Superman.

Meanwhile, Superman is all over Metropolis rescuing citizens and foiling bank robberies. After a series of failed attempts to interview Superman, Lois decides to take a gamble and plunges her car into the harbor. Superman arrives and takes her home. She finally has the scoop on Superman only to find out she was beaten to the headline by the new reporter, Clark Kent.

Appearing in "The Story of the Century!"

Featured Characters:

Superman

Supporting Characters:

Lois Lane
Jimmy Olsen (First appearance)
Perry White (First appearance)

Antagonists:

Lex Luthor (First appearance)

Other Characters:

Chuck (Single appearance)
Guthrie (Single appearance)
Reagan (Single appearance)

Locations:

Metropolis
- New Troy
- Daily Planet

Items:

Vehicles:

Notes

This issue was reprinted in Superman: The Man of Steel Vol. 1and Lois Lane: A Celebration of 75 Years.

The Post-Crisis version of Lex Luthor first appeared in Swamp Thing (Volume 2) #52. In the revised continuity, Luthor is a corrupt businessman rather than an evil mad scientist. He made his last chronological appearance in a flashback in World of Metropolis #2.

This is the first Post-Crisis appearance of Jimmy Olsen. He made his last chronological appearance in a flashback in World of Metropolis #4.

This is the first Post-Crisis appearance of Perry White. He made his last chronological appearance in a flashback in World of Metropolis #2.

Links and References

Post-Crisis Reboot

After the Crisis on Infinite Earths, a 1985–1986 maxiseries which completely reset the continuity of the entire DC Universe, all of DC's major characters and franchises needed to be updated to reflect the changes in the events of their lives. Multiple story arcs were put out to explain these rebooted versions of popular characters.

Superman: The Man of Steel

The Man of Steel #1 • The Man of Steel #2 • The Man of Steel #3 • The Man of Steel #4 • The Man of Steel #5 • The Man of Steel #6

Batman: Year One

Batman #404 • Batman #405 • Batman #406 • Batman #407

Wonder Woman: Gods and Mortals

Wonder Woman #1 • Wonder Woman #2 • Wonder Woman #3 • Wonder Woman #4 • Wonder Woman #5 • Wonder Woman #6 • Wonder Woman #7

Green Lantern: Emerald Dawn I and II