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Genres: superhero

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Genres: superhero

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Angel

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Subjekt 17 (cameo); Arion [of Atlantis] (cameo); Barbara Johnson (intro, flashback); Challengers of the Unknown (photo); Clockworks (flashback); Bay Lords gang (flashback); Michael Leon Polk (flashback); Bret Bradley (flashback)

Synopsis: Superman reviews when he saved Barbara Johnson from a drunk driver. She calls on the Lord to save her and Superman does. She thinks he's an angel. She has other experiences where Superman saves the day. She boldly confronts the local gang, goading the leader into shooting at her. She expects Superman, but he is busy saving someone else. He visits Barbara in a hospital. She says her shooting outraged the neighborhood and people are now cleaning out the gang. Back in the present, he thinks of the good she has done since then and doubts Arion's message that he is influencing mankind in a bad way.

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Pages: 22

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Redemption

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Redemption, Part One: If You Believe, a Man Can Fly

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Supernova (photo); Redemption (intro); Mr. Dale (cameo); Mrs. Dale (cameo); Reverend Matthew Hightower

Synopsis: There is a group of missionaries in Nyasir. The government there opposes them, but the locals want them there. Government troops threaten them, so their protector, a superhuman named Redemption, appears and defends them. When the troops open fire, Redemption blasts them, accidentally killing all the troops. Superman gets wind of this, and is able to track Redemption's trail back to Colorado. He finds a man praying with his folks, regretting that he couldn't control the power, which comes from beliefs in him. Superman changes to Clark, and then goes to the local church, meeting Rev. Hightower. They talk, and Hightower says he sent Redemption to protect the missionaries, but is also not pleased with the final result. Later, Hightower and Jared (Redemption's civilian name) discuss the situation, and what could happen next time. Meantime, back in Nyasir, more government troops track down the missionaries, and slaughter them. Superman hears news reports of problems there, and rushes there, as does Redemption, too late to immediately help. Redemption confronts the troops, but Superman disarms them, and confronts Redemption.

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Pages: 22

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Redemption; Reverend Matthew Hightower

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Redemption Part Two: In Good Faith

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Redemption [Jarod Dale]; Reverend Matthew Hightower; Barbara Johnson; Mr. Dale (cameo); Mrs. Dale (cameo)

Synopsis: Superman battles Redemption.

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Pages: 22

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The Beast from Krypton

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Genres: superhero

Character(s): Parasite (cameo, dream); Silver Banshee (cameo, dream); Terra Man (cameo, dream); Conduit (cameo, dream); Rakkar the Nothing (intro, villain); Lords of Hell

Synopsis: The Phantom Stranger comes to Clark at the Planet, and takes him away. Next, Clark is back home, and dreams of a world where Superman is ruler, and everyone is marked with his symbol. After awakening, he decides to go out, and Lois asks him to pick up pickles and ice cream. At the Foodopolis mart, he starts to lose his temper, and Zatanna appears, observing him. He sees her, and tells her since this is still a dream, he can blow off a little steam, and act however he wants. He literally blows her away, then is attacked by many of his old foes. He decimates them, killing many. He kills Jimmy and Perry, and destroys the Daily Planet. He goes to Washington DC, destroys the Washington Monument, and steals the throne that Lincoln sits on in the Lincoln Memorial, and sits on it in Earth orbit. He then goes to Smallville, creates an earthquake, and then enters into the earth, descending down into hell. The Demon confronts him, but is swatted aside, and Zatanna follows, watching. Superman confronts a ruler there. This ruler, named Rakkar, tells Superman that he is from Krypton's hell, and as Krypton died, its hell did too. But Rakkar managed to escape, but had nothing to feed on for years. But when Superman killed, it strengthened the demon, and he grew in power. His allies, the Lords of Hell, drew Superman into this corrupting dream. Now, Rakkar can attack Superman, and transforms his corrupted soul into a beast of hell. However, out of that transformed body pops Superman, normal as can be. He tells Rakkar that Rakkar's schemes were sensed, and the Phantom Stranger helped Superman divide his soul in two, creating a weak outer shell that was corruptible while his true soul stayed clean and unharmed to resurface later. Since Rakkar depends on the corruption, he is now powerless. Superman and the Lords of Hell strike a deal; they will withdraw their power from Rakkar and crush him, if Superman will just leave, and it is done.

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Pages: 38

Notes: A lot of the imagery for this story (the number 666, not being able to buy things without a mark on the forehead, etc.) comes from the book of Revelation in the Bible.