20 Essential Comic Issues You Must Read Before You Die

2. Superman Annual #11

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One of the big problems writing Superman is trying to find a weakness for him that doesn't involve kryptonite. Alan Moore's solution was to hit Clark with his cruellest enemy, his heart's desire.

The classic story For the Man Who Has Everything saw Superman's enemy Mongul attack him with the Black Mercy, a plant that makes people experience a brand new reality.

In Superman's mind, he grew up on a Krypton that was never destroyed and eventually had a family of his very own. It was everything he had ever wanted... and he had to sacrifice it all to wake up again.

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