Superman: The Man of Steel Solitude in issue #100 (May 2000). From 1992 to 1997, DC published six issues of "Superman: The Man of Steel Annual". The stories tied into the crossover or themes that were featured in DC's annuals that year. These were: In December 1995, a special "Superman: The Man of Steel Gallery" #1 was published. It features 22 pin-ups drawn by several artists. The title, "Superman: The Man of Steel", would be used again for a series of trade paperbacks collecting the early adventures of the post-Crisis Superman. The first volume collects and retitles "The Man of Steel" limited series. Superman: The
Superhero fiction on the general public, and to enable them to act freely, and hence illegally, without risk of arrest by law-enforcement authorities. Death in superhero fiction is rarely permanent, as characters who die are often brought back to life through supernatural means or via retcons (retroactive changes to the continuity), the alteration of previously established facts in the continuity of a fictional work. Fans have termed the practice of bringing back dead characters "comic book death". Another common trait of superhero fiction is the killing off of a superhero's significant other by a supervillain to advance the plot. Comic book writer