 I've heard in many different videos, on many different channels here on YouTube, a common myth spread about the death of Superman. The majority of the most popular comic book YouTubers are guilty of spreading this myth. Today, we're going to dive into the idea of Superman's healing coma and its origins. Hey guys, welcome back to Comic Gettin' TV, the only place on YouTube where all geek culture collides. If you're new to the channel, make sure you hit that subscribe button so you don't miss out on future videos. In December of 1992, a team of artisan writers, which included Dan Jurgen's Roger Stern, Louis Simpson, Jerry Ordway, Carl Kessel and editor Mike Carlin began developing a multi-title crossover, which introduced the world to the creature known as Doomsday and showed the world that a Superman could die. The story lasted until October of 1993 and was separated into three parts, Doomsday, funeral for a friend which is also known as a world without Superman, and Reign of the Superman. When news broke, the DC planned to kill off Superman and gained unprecedented mainstream media coverage. It was so popular that in 2007 a loose adaptation was created by Warner Bros. Animation, entitled Superman Doomsday. A second and more faithful adaptation was developed in 2018 entitled The Death of Superman, with a sequel, The Reign of the Superman, to be released in early 2019. The myth of Superman's healing coma was actually introduced by fans as a way to cope with him returning during the Reign of the Superman. This was later used as a plot device to explain his return in Superman Doomsday. However, in the comics, the idea of a Kryptonian healing coma was actually just a question by Superman himself to the eradicator in Superman number 82, which was the conclusion to Reign of the Superman. In the comic, Superman says, But I wasn't dead. I was just in kind of a coma or something, right? To which the eradicator responds with, thoughts such as those may come for you, but you must understand, you were categorically deceased, Kal-El. In The Reign of the Superman story, which started off in funeral for a friend, the last son of Krypton turned out to be the disembodied Kryptonian AI, the eradicator, who, on discovering that Superman was dead, attempted to enter and steal Superman's body, which had, due to its Kryptonian physiology, remained intact. However, Superman's soul had returned to the body, and the eradicator placed the Kryptonian Regeneration Matrix in Superman's Fortress of Solitude. He then created a new flawed body to inhabit. The Matrix restored Superman to health, but not to full power, soon after the eradicator used the Regeneration Matrix himself, destroying it. In The Adventures of Superman No. 692, Lois questions whether Clark is immortal, leading supernatural detective Dr. Occult, who actually debuted in the exact same issue of Action Comics No. 1 as Superman, to tell them that Superman definitely died. In 2001, the miniseries Deadman, Dead Again, featured Deadman, a ghostly superhero, attempting to stop Darius Caldera, a wizard who uses souls and near on a demon, from collecting the souls of dead heroes to perform a ritual. In it, they attempted to capture Superman's soul when he died, but captured Deadman instead. During 2009's company-wide crossover event, Blackest Night, Necron was able to convert any hero or villain who had ever died, even if they came back to life, into Black Lanterns. Superman became a Black Lantern during Blackest Night No. 5. By releasing a Black Lantern ring from the Black Lantern's central power battery, Necron resurrects a clone of Batman who spits out Black Lantern rings, while Necron explains that he was behind every resurrection, and they are still connected to him. Superman, Kid Flash, Superboy, Wonder Woman, Green Arrow, Animal Man, and Ice are transformed into Black Lanterns, with Barry and Hal fighting away the rings. The first part of the Death and Return of Superman story, known as Doomsday, ran in Action Comics No. 684, The Adventures of Superman No. 497, Justice League America No. 69, Superman the Man of Steel No. 18-19, Superman No. 74-75. While Funeral for a Friend, also known as A World Without Superman in Collected Editions, ran in Action Comics No. 685 and 686, The Adventures of Superman No. 498-500, Justice League America No. 70, Superman No. 7677 and No. 83, and Superman the Man of Steel No. 20-21. While the reign of the Superman ran in Action Comics No. 687-691, The Adventures of Superman No. 501-505, Green Lantern No. 46, Superman No. 78-82, and Superman the Man of Steel No. 22-26. Later, in the Superman Doomsday Hunter Prey mini-series, the impact dying at the hands of the monster had on Superman was described as he was constantly haunted by recurring nightmares, waking up in cold sweats, knowing that he had died. So there you have it my friends, the myth that Superman didn't actually die during the death of Superman storyline, but was in a Kryptonian healing coma has been put to rest. Multiple comics, including Reign of the Superman, which actually proved that Superman died after all. So now you know, and knowing his half the battle. I'm Shannon for Comic NTV, the only place on YouTube where all geek culture collides. Take care my friends. Also, you can check out one of these two playlists right here on the side, for more videos just like the one you just watched.