Well, the joy couldn’t last. Once again, Superboy is
down in the dumps. First his arch-enemy escaped Juvenile, then his roommate was
paralyzed from the waist down after drunk driving, then his girlfriend turned
out to be a mermaid who went back to live with her people. To top things off,
Superboy’s best friend died in a fiery accident and the Boy of Steel was just
seconds too late to save him.
In order to ease his pains, Superboy goes off to
live with the survivors of the Bermuda Triangle, who were discovered to have
found paradise in a parallel universe a couple of issues ago. With Superboy
gone, all hell has broken loose as Lex Luthor has taken control of the USA’s
nuclear arsenal and will destroy earth, unless the Boy of Steel agrees to die
at Chrome Dome’s hands.
How will this work? Well, let’s just say that Luthor’s
come up with a way to steal Superboy’s powers and thus if and when Superboy
ever answers Luthor’s challenge it’s going to be an uneven fight in the
opposite direction.
The biggest conflict in this issue isn’t if Superboy
will defeat Luthor but will he be reached in time to keep earth from being
vaporized. Remember, Superboy is on a parallel earth and despite super-hearing
can’t hear Luthor’s global communiqué. Thankfully Superboy created a sort of
dog-whistle and pre-cursor to Jimmy Olsen’s signal watch in order to give to
his best friend in case of emergency and we all know how that turned out.
Perry White in his pre-editorial days at the Daily
Planet plays a major part in this conclusion to the Secret Years. 'Where’s
Superboy?' has become the leading headline and solving this question could earn
the reporter who breaks that story a Pulitzer- and editorship of the Planet. I’m
just glad White was around to offer some sage fatherly advice that Clark Kent
has sorely been missing in this mini-series. So, all-in-all, I was very happy
with how this series ended.
Lastly, I want to talk about the cover art. It
features a pre-Dark Knight Returns Frank Miller. I’ve really enjoyed these
covers. But, this one of Superman in a very patriotic pose is one of my
favorites. It’s classic Superman!
Worth Consuming.
Rating: 9 out of 10 stars (Overall series rating:
8.75)
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