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  2. Parasite (comics) - Wikipedia

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    An alternate universe variant of Parasite appears in All-Star Superman. He exploits Superman's rising power levels to absorb his energy and grow into a colossal form before being defeated. [27] An unidentified alternate universe variant of Parasite appears in JSA: The Liberty Files. This version is a former KGB agent and freelance contract ...

  3. Quarmer - Wikipedia

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    Can drain the powers and abilities of Superman The Quarmer , a.k.a. the Sand Superman , is a fictional character from DC Comics , created by Dennis O'Neil and Curt Swan . He was a living sand doppelgänger of Superman and first appeared in Superman #233 (January 1971) in " The Sandman Saga ", the first issue that introduced the Bronze Age Superman.

  4. For the Man Who Has Everything - Wikipedia

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    "For the Man Who Has Everything" is a comic book story by writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons, first published in Superman Annual #11 (1985). It contains the first appearance of the Black Mercy, a magical, extraterrestrial, plant-like organism which, upon symbiotically attaching itself to its victims, incapacitates them while causing them to hallucinate living out their greatest fantasy.

  5. Alternative versions of Superman - Wikipedia

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    The character of Superman was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, and has been continually published in a variety of DC Comics book titles since its premiere in 1938. . There have been several versions of Superman over the years, both as the main hero in the stories as well as several alternative versi

  6. Mayfair Exponential Game System - Wikipedia

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    A single increase of an AP roughly doubles the value, so 2 APs of weight is about 200 pounds, while 6 APs of weight is about 3200 pounds, or about 1.5 tons. In Underground, 1 Unit corresponds to 5 seconds, 12 feet (3.7 m), 125 pounds (57 kg), 64 cubic feet (1,800 L), or a bit more than a paragraph of text. An increase of 3 Units represents a ...

  7. List of Superman enemies - Wikipedia

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    A former one-shot Jack Kirby character recently revamped as a morally ambiguous anti-hero, Atlas has a crystal which gives him strength to rival Superman's. Atom Man: World's Finest #271 (September 1981) Heinrich Melch is a Nazi super-soldier on Earth-Two who gained his powers through his father's experiments with Green Kryptonite.

  8. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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    The last image we have of Patrick Cagey is of his first moments as a free man. He has just walked out of a 30-day drug treatment center in Georgetown, Kentucky, dressed in gym clothes and carrying a Nike duffel bag.

  9. DC 100 Page Super Spectacular - Wikipedia

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    The DC 100 Page Super Spectacular series was the "next wave" of "Giant" comics featuring reprint stories in the company's vast trove of tales during a 1971 editorial transition at DC Comics, when the Superman titles were taken over by Julius Schwartz after the retirement of Mort Weisinger, who had overseen all Superman-related comics since the early 1950s.