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An alien named [[The Master]] plots to take over the galaxy, and [[Superman]] must join forces with his worst enemy and childhood friend [[Lex Luthor]] to stop him.
 
A 1970s [[Superman]] novel by [[Elliot S! Maggin]]. It was originally proposed as the idea for a Superman movie, and the novel was released as a companion to the first Superman movie - although the plot and characterization (especially that of Luthor) differ greatly from the movie. (Even the location of Krypton is different; in the movie, Superman claims he comes from another galaxy, while in this novel Krypton is said to have orbited Antares.)
 
As this novel was written prior to ''[[Crisis Onon Infinite Earths]]'', Superman's powers reach near-ridiculous levels at some points. He flies through the core of the sun to take a refreshing bath. He fires a blast of air between his front teeth that disables a helicopter several blocks away, yet doesn't even affect anything else nearby. He takes out an entire mob of Lex Luthor's goons, one man at a time and in a different and inventively nonlethal way with each man, before a ten-second countdown finishes. It doesn't quite reach the truly insane levels shown in some episodes of the [[Super FriendsSuperfriends]] ("With Colossus distracted, I'll pick the Earth out of his pocket and put it back in orbit around the sun"), but it comes close.
 
There's also a sequel called ''[[Miracle Monday]]''.
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* [[Corrupt Corporate Executive]]: The Master
* [[Does This Remind You of Anything?]]: Clark's discussion with Steve Lombard sounds like it's about something other than drinking.
* [[Dressing Asas the Enemy]]
* [[Enemy Mine]]: Most of the first book's plot.
* [[Evil Cannot Comprehend Good]]: Why Luthor doesn't bother to try and figure out Superman's secret identity
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* [[Foe Yay]]: And people say ''[[Smallville]]'' is gay . . .
* [[A God Am I]] Luthor's eventual aim.
* [[Holding Out for Aa Hero]]
* [[Jerkass]]
* [[The Master]]
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