With all the important story-lines going on with the New Gods, and Darkseid, lately, I guess the powers that be decided that we needed to know how Superman met up with all these fellows in the first place. This issue shows how he first met up with the Forever People, and then through his ordeal with them . . . Darkseid. This was back when Darkseid was still trying to assemble the anti-life equation, so he had captured Beautiful Dreamer. She could lock in to the consciousness of all the natives on earth, and then she would look to see if any of them were hiding part of the equation. Anyways, when the Forever People boomed out to get her, Superman followed. And it's a good thing he did, because he was the one that saved Dreamer. Apparently that was also Darkseid's first realization of Superman's existence. But after all is said and done with the Forever People, and they head back home to New Genesis, another boom-tube opens up. This one has Arion looking for Superman. This was a nice story by Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning. Chris Batista and Cam Smith do the art and the cover. I'm just wondering, back in the late 60's, early 70's, when Jack Kirby created these characters, whose idea was it to put Darkseid in these thigh-high books, and the uniform that looks like a smock? Just wondering. I would never question the King's creative abilities, it's just that they seem kind of . . . . dated, now. Don't get me wrong, I loved the story and the characters. It's just one of those things that runs through your head every now and then.
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