| Superman: Speeding Bullets | |
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 Cover for Superman: Speeding Bullets |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Format | prestige format one-shot |
| Publication date | January 1993 |
| Number of issues | 1 |
| Main character(s) | Batman Thomas Wayne Martha Wayne Lois Lane Perry White Joker |
| Creative team | |
| Creator(s) | J.M. DeMatteis Eduardo Barreto |
Superman: Speeding Bullets is a DC Comics Elseworlds prestige format one-shot comic book published in 1993. It is written by J.M. DeMatteis and features the artwork of Eduardo Barreto. The comic book is based on the concept of an amalgamation of Superman and Batman.
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Plot
Baby Kal-El crashes into Earth, where he is discovered by Thomas and Martha Wayne. The couple decides to adopt Kal-El, and names him Bruce. One night, Thomas and Martha are gunned down by a mugger. Bruce incinerates the mugger with his heat vision and discovers his superpowers, but it is too late to save his parents. He decides to hide his powers.
Bruce decides to create a secret identity for himself many years later, as the Batman. He begins to brutally strike back at the criminals in Gotham. Meanwhile, criminal Lex Luthor is on the run and is caught in a horribly disfiguring accident. Lex becomes this dimension's version of the crazy clown prince of crime, The Joker.
Wayne is eventually persuaded by Lois Lane that a more hopeful superhero is needed than his dark, violent Batman persona, giving birth to his new identity of Superman.
Characters
- Dr. Thomas Wayne: He and his wife, Martha, discover Baby Kal-El's spaceship in a smoldering crater and they adopt the baby. He spends his time journaling his thoughts about his son's origin.
- Martha Wayne: She nurtures and coddles her son, Kal-El; thoroughly enjoying raising a child she has never had the chance to have herself.
- Alfred Pennyworth: The Wayne's butler and Bruce's trusted adviser and friend.
Awards
Superman: Speeding Bullets won the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award for Favorite Original Graphic Novel or Album for 1993.[1]
Publication
The comic was released as a 52-page prestige format one-shot comic book (ISBN 1563891174).
See also
References
- Superman: Speeding Bullets at the Comic Book DB
Footnotes
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