tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699099469263126223.post980412982533675935..comments2023-07-08T09:03:12.108-07:00Comments on Blackrock's Toybox: The End of Superman's MarriageMark Baker-Wrighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593390925694976101noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5699099469263126223.post-64857633481217945162011-07-23T09:51:18.587-07:002011-07-23T09:51:18.587-07:00During what is sometimes called the "Silver A...During what is sometimes called the "Silver Age" of comics (ending in the mid-80s), it was common for DC comics to publish a Superman story that was explicitly out-of-continuity. These stories were called "Imaginary Stories."<br><br>When the Silver Age was ending, and the mid-80s reboot of Superman's history was a few months away, the story "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?" was written to provide a sort of conclusion to that continuity (I don't know if any similar "conclusion" will be published in the final months of the current continuity before it gives way to the new one in September). It's prologue provides wisdom that I think applies well to today (I've edited out a large portion, but you should get the idea):<br><br>"This is an imaginary story (which may never happen, but then again may) about a perfect man who came from the sky and did only good. It tells of his twilight, when the great battles were over and the great miracles long since performed....<br><br>This is an imaginary story...<br><br>Aren't they all?"Transforming Seminarianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14593390925694976101noreply@blogger.com