- The Trial of Superman
"The Trial of Superman" was a long multi-part story arc published between the various
Superman titles: Action Comics # 716-717, Adventures of Superman # 529-531, Superman (Vol. 2) # 106-108, Superman: The Man of Steel # 50-52, and Superman: The Man of Tomorrow # 3. This storyline was later collected as atrade paperback (DC Comics , 257pages, 1997, ISBN 1563893312).Weakened after a titanic battle with the monstrous villain Parasite, Superman inexplicably finds himself shackled and under arrest by a group of intergalactic officers. Taken to another galaxy, the Man of Steel has his powers negated and is instantly put on trial by a fearsome alien tribunal. Discovering that one of his relatives contributed to the annihilation of the Kryptonian race, Superman is found guilty of the crime due to ancestry and sentenced to death. Now with his powers depleted and the jury in, Superman, with the help of
Superboy andSupergirl , must find a way to escape his sentence before his execution.
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