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40	SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL #117 October 2001 [$2.25] Cover Credits: Doug Mahnke (pencils, signed); Tom Nguyen (inks, signed); Tanya and Richard Horie (colors)

Story: "Total Abandon" (22 Pages)

Credits: Mark Schultz (plot, script); Doug Mahnke (pencils); Tom Nguyen (inks); Wildstorm FX (colors); Ken Lopez (letters); Tom Palmer Jr. and Eddie Berganza (edits)

Feature Character: Superman (last in Adventures of Superman #595; next in Action Comics #782)

Guest Stars: Steel III (last in Impulse #77; appearance in Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #173 page 5 same as his appearance on page 13 of this issue; next in Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #173 page 10); Wonder Woman (betwen pages of Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #173); Maxima (last in Action Comics #781; dies)

Supporting Characters: Lex Luthor (last in Adventures of Superman #595; next in Action Comics #782); Lena Luthor (last in Adventures of Superman #595; next in Action Comics #782)

Villains: General Zod II (next in Action Comics #782); Ignition (last in Adventures of Superman #595); Brainiac-13 (last, behind the scenes, in Adventures of Superman #595; next in Action Comics #782); Faora (next in Harley Quinn: Our Worlds at War #1); Kancer (last in Action Comics #780; next in Harley Quinn: Our Worlds at War #1)

Guest Appearances: Massacre (dies); Captain Atom, Captain Marvel (appearance of both in Wonder Woman Vol. 2 #173 same as appearance in this issue; both next in Action Comics #782)

Synopsis:

I: Things Fall Apart: The alliance is falling to pieces and its individual members each make their own bids to defeat Brainiac-13 and Warworld. On Earth, President Luthor works with his enemies from Pokolistan to invade B-13's earthly stronghold - Lexcorp towers. Meanwhile Maxima and Massacre invade Warworld with some of the Alliance troops; it hardly goes well, but they are rescued by a group of Earth's strongest heroes still standing.

II: Entropy's Cauldron: Inside LexCorp Towers, President Luthor confronts his daughter Lena. In space, Brainiac-13 launches an energy tendril towards the Earth similar to that which has been devastating Apokolips. Seeing this, Maxima steers her vessel into its path, though her sacrifice does nothing except slow it down. At that very moment, Superman unexpectedly receives a transmission from Steel, who has been fitted with the Imperiex-derived armour which Darkseid offered to Superman. Steel surmises that Maxima had the right idea, but they need something bigger, something which Wonder Woman says she can supply.

III: Nothing Left To Lose: Steel, The Amazons of Themyscira use their island to block the energy tendril. As the Amazons battle B-13's energy, and Superman grapples with the 'man' himself, Luthor manages to expose the spark of humanity left in his daughter and turn her over to his side. Even as Earth's hope begins to look more tangible, Superman and his team realise they cannot hope to damage Brainiac-13 as things stand - Superman decides to up the ante, and plunges into the heart of the sun...