Reign of Doomsday
2011 comic book crossover storyline published by DC Comics that ran through the Superman family of books
"Reign of Doomsday" is a 2011 comic book crossover storyline published by DC Comics that ran through the Superman family of books, The Outsiders and The Justice League of America. The crossover involves Doomsday hunting down Steel, Superboy, Eradicator, and Cyborg Superman, the four main characters introduced following The Death of Superman storyline in 1992. Though the current iteration of the character was not present in the original The Death of Superman storyline, Supergirl appears in the crossover as well due to being part of the Justice League. The storyline draws its title from Reign of the Supermen, the immediate follow-up to The Death of Superman.
Publication history
The crossover began in January 2011 in the Steel one-shot published as part of the DC Icons line. The crossover continued in Outsiders #37, where Doomsday faced Eradicator, Justice League of America #55, and Superman/Batman Annual #5, both of which involved him facing Supergirl and Cyborg Superman, Superboy #6, where he faced Superboy, and Action Comics #900-904, where he faced Superman. The storyline concluded in #904, the final issue of the first volume of Action Comics preceding the title's relaunch as part of The New 52.
The latter half of the story, from Action 900-904, was collected as a hardcover in February 2012 (978-1-4012-3345-7) and reprinted as a trade paperback in March 2013 (978-1-4012-3688-5).
Plot
When Doomsday lands in Metropolis, Steel fights the creature and loses. Doomsday takes Steel and departs from the scene.
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