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Issue: Superman #2
Publication Date: May 2016
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Issues: #2 of 5 Issues
Title: Funeral for a Friend
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Publisher: FlagDC
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Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 03/30/2016
Volume: 2
Pages: 380
ISBN: 9781401266646
UPC/EAN: 978140126664651999
Price: $23.99 CAD
$19.99 USD
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Content Items: 36 (17 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
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Binding: softcover
Publishing Format: collected editions
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[untitled]

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Funeral for a Friend/1

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Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]
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Death of a Legend

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] (corpse); Lois Lane; Justice League America [Bloodwynd [Martian Manhunter; J'onn J'onzz]; Ice [Tora Olafsdotter]]; Guardian [Jim Harper]; Supergirl [Matrix]; Jimmy Olsen; Cat Grant; Jose Delgado; Adam Morgan; Steve Lombard; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Paul Westfield; Murph; Professor Emil Hamilton; Bibbo Bibbowski; Perry White; Ron Troupe; Whit; Captain Maggie Sawyer; Dan Turpin; Dubbilex; Officer Champley; Doomsday (corpse); Lex Luthor
Synopsis: Guardian, Professor Emil Hamilton and others try to bring Superman back to life.
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Funeral for a Friend

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Justice League America
Character(s): Justice League America [Bloodwynd [Martian Manhunter; J'onn J'onzz]; Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Booster Gold [Michael Jon Carter]; Guy Gardner; Ice [Tora Olafsdotter]; Maxima]
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Grieving

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Justice League America
Character(s): Justice League America [Bloodwynd [Martian Manhunter; J'onn J'onzz]; Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Booster Gold [Michael Jon Carter]; Fire [Beatriz DaCosta]; Guy Gardner; Ice [Tora Olafsdotter]; Maxima; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] (corpse)]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Cat Grant; Maxwell Lord; Oberon; Flash [Wally West]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry; Orin]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Tim Drake]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Titans [Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Starfire [Koriand'r]]; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Power Girl; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Wonder Woman; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Demon [Etrigan; Jason Blood]; Black Condor [Ryan Kendall]; Doomsday (corpse)
Synopsis: The Justice League holds a memorial for Superman.
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Funeral for a Friend/2: The All-New Metropolis Marvel!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] (camera footage); Supergirl [Matrix]; Guardian [Jim Harper]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Allie; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lana Lang; Scott Harris; Captain Maggie Sawyer; Dan Turpin; Paul Westfield; Team Luthor; Mayor Frank Berkowitz; Bibbo Bibbowski; Clovis; Daisy; Doctor Jorge Sanchez; High-Pockets; Lamarr; Lex Luthor; Doomsday (camera footage); Toyman [Winslow Schott] (cameo); Parasite [Rudy Jones] (cameo); Danny; George
Synopsis: Paul Westfield attempts to confiscate Superman and Doomsday's bodies on behalf of Cadmus, but the Metropolis S.C.U. and Lex Luthor won't let that happen. The world continues to mourn Superman's death.
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Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Tim Drake]; Fire [Beatriz DaCosta]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry; Orin]; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Wonder Woman [Diana]; Supergirl [Matrix]; Flash [Wally West]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Bibbo Bibbowski; Guardian [Jim Harper]; Mr. Miracle [Scott Free]
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Funeral Day

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Character(s): Supergirl [Matrix]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Perry White; Allie; Dan; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Tim Drake]; Justice League America [Bloodwynd [Martian Manhunter; J'onn J'onzz]; Booster Gold [Michael Jon Carter]; Fire [Beatriz DaCosta]; Guy Gardner; Ice [Tora Olafsdotter]; Maxima]; Guardian [Jim Harper]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Wonder Woman [Diana]; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Wildcat [Ted Grant]; Power Girl; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Obsidian [Todd Rice]; Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry; Orin]; Flash [Wally West]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Charles McNider]; Green Lantern [Kilowog]; New Titans [Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Phantasm [Danny Chase; Arella; Azarath]; Red Star [Leonid Kovar]; Starfire [Koriand'r]; Wildebeest]; Geo-Force [Brion Markov]; Doctor Fate; Dr. Light [Kimiyo Hoshi]; Forever People [Beautiful Dreamer; Big Bear; Mark Moonrider; Serifan; Vykin the Black]; Oberon; Big Barda; Mr. Miracle [Scott Free]; Dubbilex; Metamorpho [Rex Mason]; Lightray; Orion; Metal Men [Gold; Iron; Lead; Mercury; Platinum; Tin]; Team Titans [Killowat; Mirage [Miriam Delgado]; Redwing [Carrie Levine]]; Mara; Bashir; Lobo; Kramdyn; Keith Robert Parks; Myra; Tiger (cat); Teddy Johnson; Jerry Johnson; Professor Emil Hamilton; Mildred Krantz; Underworlders; Charlie; Bibbo Bibbowski; High-Pockets; Lamarr; Mayor Frank Berkowitz; President Bill Clinton; Hillary Clinton; Mr. Hastings; Lex Luthor
Synopsis: The City of Metropolis has a funeral for Superman. Lois finally works up the nerve to call Jonathan and Martha.
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Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Metamorpho [Rex Mason]; Agent Liberty [Benjamin Lockwood]; Guy Gardner; Maxima; Power Girl; Bloodwynd [Martian Manhunter; J'onn J'onzz]; Dr. Light [Kimiyo Hoshi]; Crimson Fox; Guardian [Jim Harper]; Wonder Woman [Diana]; Flash [Wally West]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Tim Drake]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry; Orin]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]
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Metropolis Mailbag II

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Character(s): Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Wonder Woman [Diana]; Guy Gardner; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Robin [Tim Drake]; Nightwing [Dick Grayson]; Flash [Wally West]; Power Girl; Aquaman [Arthur Curry; Orin]; Maxima; Power Girl; Dr. Light [Kimiyo Hoshi]; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Bibbo Bibbowski; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Lana Lang; Paul Westfield; Mitch Anderson; Claire Anderson; Becky Anderson; Roger Anderson
Synopsis: Various heroes help out people's needs on Christmas Eve. Paul Westfield steals Superman's corpse from his tomb.
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Funeral for a Friend/5

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Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] (statue)
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Grave Obsession

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Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] (corpse); Supergirl [Matrix]; Gangbuster [Jose Delgado]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lois Lane; Elroy (cat); Inspector Bill Henderson; Dan Turpin; Rusty; Captain Maggie Sawyer; Ramirez Cane; Bibbo Bibbowski; Underworlders; Lex Luthor; Clawster; Bog; Mick; Hammer
Synopsis: Lex Luthor and Dan Turpin both find out about the break-in to Superman's tomb. Supergirl and Turpin investigate the tunnels below the tomb, and end up battling the Underworlders.
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Funeral for a Friend/6: Who's Buried in Superman's Tomb?

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Who's Buried in Superman's Tomb?

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Character(s): Supergirl [Matrix]; Guardian [Jim Harper]; Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Captain Maggie Sawyer; Dan Turpin; Inspector Bill Henderson; Dubbilex; Paul Westfield; Scrapper [Patrick MacGuire]; Tommy [Thomas Thompkins]; Big Words [Anthony Rodriguez]; Dr. Walter Johnson; Jorge Lopez; Dr. Carl Packard; Lex Luthor; Sydney Happersen; Gretchen Kelley (flashback)
Synopsis: Supergirl and the Metropolis S.C.U. continue to search the tunnels for Superman's coffin. Guardian confronts Director Westfield about stealing Superman's corpse, and agrees to let Cadmus continue its attempts to clone Superman.
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Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Waverider [Matthew Ryder]; Sinbad [Davood Nassur]; Guardian [Jim Harper]; Thorn [Rose Forrest]; Gangbuster [Jose Delgado]
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The Guardians of Metropolis

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Feature(s): The Guardian
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] (corpse); Guardian [Jim Harper]; Auron [Jim Harper] (clone); Newsboy Legion II [Big Words [Anthony Rodrigues] (clone); Flip [Walter Johnson] (clone); Gabby [John Gabrielli] (clone); Scrapper [Patrick MacGuire] (clone); Tommy [Thomas Thompkins] (clone)]; Dubbilex; Dr. Thomas Thompkins; Dr. Walter Johnson; Paul Westfield; Dr. Packard
Synopsis: Cadmus discovers Superman's D.N.A. code, but a new Jim Harper clone, Auron, overides his programming and destroys the only physical copy of the data.
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Sister Act

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Character(s): Thorn [Rose Forrest]; Cherokee
Synopsis: Thorn reappears to help fight the increase in crime since Superman's death.
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Gangbuster of Suicide Slum

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Gangbuster
Character(s): Gangbuster [Jose Delgado]; Inspector Bill Henderson
Synopsis: Gangbuster is given a heads up from Inspector Henderson that some criminals he stopped are pressing criminal charges against him, and advises him to leave town.
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Funeral Pyres

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Feature(s): Sinbad
Character(s): Sinbad [Davood Nassur]; Hassan Nassur; Hoda Nassur; Uncle Jahir Nassur; Soraya Nassur; Munea Nassur; Clarice; Lex Luthor
Synopsis: Luthor uses Davood Nassur to stop some terrorists.
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Vanishing Point

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Feature(s): Waverider
Character(s): Linear Men [Hunter; Liri Lee; Matthew Ryder; Waverider [Matthew Ryder]]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] (flashback); Lois Lane (flashback); Jimmy Olsen (flashback); Doomsday (flashback)
Synopsis: Waverider visits the time of Superman's death, and must decide whether to save him or let him die.
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Funeral for a Friend/7

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Character(s): Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent
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Ghosts

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] (flashback, dream); Lois Lane; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Guardian [Jim Harper]; Newsboy Legion II [Big Words [Anthony Rodrigues] (clone); Flip [Walter Johnson] (clone); Gabby [John Gabrielli] (clone); Scrapper [Patrick MacGuire] (clone); Tommy [Thomas Thompkins] (clone)]; Dubbilex; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Alfred Pennyworth; Charlie Dawson; Underworlders [Grub; Neep; Teletype; Bubble-Up; Stretch; Sponge; Hot House]; Ed; Captain Maggie Sawyer; Superman Cult
Synopsis: Lois, with the help of the Newsboy Legion and the Underworlders, breaks into Cadmus to search for Superman's body. Jonathan has a heart attack.
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Funeral for a Friend/8: The End

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The End

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Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] (corpse); Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Supergirl [Matrix]; Sasha Green; Wanda; The Hairies; Yango; Mr. Washington; Gene; Paul Westfield; Collin Thornton [Satanus]; Lex Luthor; Doomsday (photos)
Synopsis: Jonathan Kent has a heart attack and is worked on in the ER. Lois Lane, the Hairies, and Supergirl reclaim Superman's body from Cadmus. Lex Luthor kills Sasha.
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The Future Is Now!

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The Future of Metropolis

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Character(s): Supergirl [Matrix]; Team Luthor; Mayor Frank Berkowitz; Lois Lane; Allie; Dr. Kitty Faulkner [Rampage]; Dr. Packard; Mr. Swenson; Sidney Happersen; Gretchen Kelley; Lex Luthor; Hellgrammite; DMT; George Markham
Synopsis: Lex tries to get the city council to deputize Team Luthor. He also uses Supergirl to prove that George Markham was behind Hellgramite trying to kill him.
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Shelter

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Character(s): Supergirl [Matrix]; Charlie Dawson; Underworlders [Mitts; Hothouse; Cracker]; Lex Luthor
Synopsis: The Underworlders try to get some food and warmth in Lex's new homeless shelter.
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Back from the Dead?!

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Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Jonathan Kent; Jor-El; Blaze [Angela Blaze]; Kismet; Cleric
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Life After Death!

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Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] (as a spirit); Lois Lane; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Gangbuster [Jose Delgado]; Kismet; Harry Kent (hallucination); Cat Grant; Peter; Vincent Edge; Ty; Jimmy Olsen; Ron Troupe; High-Pockets; Cindy; Clarice Day; Inspector Bill Henderson; Cleric (demon); Blaze [Angela Blaze]; Prankster [Oswald Loomis]
Synopsis: After suffering a heart attack, Jonathan's spirit joins Clark's in the astral plane. Jonathan must get Clark to clear his head, or else he might end up in Blaze's domain... forever.
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Funeral for a Friend Poster

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Superman: World Without Superman Cover

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Character(s): Supergirl [Matrix]; Lex Luthor; Lois Lane; Robin [Tim Drake]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Martha Kent; Martian Manhunter [as Bloodwynd]; Jonathan Kent; Guy Gardner; Jimmy Olsen; Wonder Woman
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Supergirl Pin-Up

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Supergirl in Action Pin-Up

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Supergirl and Lex Luthor Pin-Up

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