In Zero Hour Strikes! Episode 3, Bass and Siskoid follow Batman to the Superman family of books, specifically to Superman: The Man of Steel #37 by Louise Simonson, Jon Bogdanove and Dennis Janke. Then, it's off to Smallville for Superboy #8, by Karl Kesel, Tom Grummett and Doug Hazelwood, where it's Superboy vs. Superboy! Plus, things look bad for the Bat in our feedback section, Letters Lost in Time!
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Highlights from Superman: The Man of Steel #37 (by Louise Simonson, Jon Bogdanove and Dennis Janke) and Superboy #8 (by Karl Kesel, Tom Grummett and Doug Hazelwood):
Which Batman is whose? Bogdanove offered a key:
And this is the flip-side made into a Zero Hour poster (you'll have to furnish the artists being mimicked):
Neal Adams Batman breaks the panel frames and gestures strangely.
Frank Miller Batman lives in small moment-by-moment, narrated action.
Miller, Kelly Jones, and Bob Kane each liked to hang out on gargoyles
In Superboy #8, Superboys of two worlds:
Billboards of two worlds:
Superboy vs. Superboy.
Credits:Relevant teaser clip: "Back to the Future, Part 2" by Robert Zemeckis, starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd
Bonus clips: "U Can'T Touch This" by MC Hammer; "Never Said" by Liz Phair; and "Violet" by Hole.
End theme music from "The Time Tunnel Theme" by John Williams
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