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* '''The Man of Steel ([[Steel]]):''' A [[Race Lift|black]] hero wearing a suit of [[Powered Armor]]. He was the only one to both admit he was NOT Superman from the start ''and'' not actively claim the name for himself. [[Meaningful Name|John Henry Irons]] merely wanted to keep the spirit of Superman alive (although there were hints that he may have been literally serving as an anchor for Superman's soul).
Each of these characters was allowed to star in one of Superman's then current titles for a few months. It was eventually revealed that the real Superman was {{spoiler|none of them, he wasn't even dead but rather in [[Suspended Animation]]}} and in fact the {{spoiler|Cyborg Superman}} was a ''villain'', with {{spoiler|Mongul}} as his [[The Dragon|Dragon]]. whom the others had to team up to stop. Superman was soon [[Back
The storyline also had a huge impact on [[Green Lantern]]. {{spoiler|The Cyborg Superman}} turned out to be a villain collaborating with {{spoiler|Mongul}} to prepare Earth to be converted into a [[War World]] (basically like a Death Star). He started by annihilating [[Green Lantern|Hal Jordan's]] home town of Coast City, while Jordan was in space. When Jordan returned, his grief drove him into his controversial turn as [[Face Heel Turn|Parallax]].
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* [[Affirmative Action Legacy]]: Sort of with the African American Steel. He didn't outright want to replace Superman, but just wanted to keep his spirit alive.
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* [[Badass Long Hair]]: Supes came back with [[Fan Nickname|The Super-Mullet]] that he wore for a good portion of the nineties. He cut it back to his traditional spitcurl when he got married to Lois.
* [[Cash Cow Franchise]]: The compiled first part of the arc, called "The Death of Superman", is the best-selling graphic novel of all time.
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