Writer: Jeph Loeb
Pencils: Mike McKone
Inks: Marlo Alquiza
Colors: Tanya and Richard Horie
Letters: Comicraft
Superman #153
Cover by Ian Churchill and Norm Rapmund
"Say Goodbye"
Published December, 1999
Mongul by Mike McKone and Tanya Horie
The first appearance of Imperiex takes place in a story told from the point of view of Lois Lane, who prepares for the final Christmas of the century. Her husband, the Man of Steel, is in outer space with the new Mongul, after briefly training on Earth in preparation for a big battle against what seems to be just the villain of the month.
Inks by Marlo Alquiza
After a quick and anti-climatic fight, the so-called "Destroyer of Galaxies" vanishes, and while Lois reflects on what Clark brings to her life, Superman teaches Mongul why there is true strength in holding back. Our hero returns home to the arms of her beloved, not knowing that what he just fought was nothing but a probe. The true Imperiex is a vast, much more menacing figure still unrevealed to him!
The true Imperiex revealed.
Artwork by Mike McKone and Tanya Horie
Inks by Marlo Alquiza
This is how the issue was originally solicited:
SUPERMAN #153
Written by Jeph Loeb; art by Mike McKone; cover by Ian Churchill.
Done with his lethal training at the side of young Mongul, Superman and the junior villain head into the depths of space to confront Imperiex. This enigmatic being is powerful enough to live in a black hole and all too ready to turn the Earth into one! Will Superman's new battle skills be enough to stop Imperiex? And can the Man of Steel trust his new ally?
In Shops: Dec 01, 1999
