Ok the part 3 segment of boxing Superman might be my absolute favorite Superman story in a very long time. Perfectly encapsulates who Superman is: Someone who wont give up, ever. And Good God does Andy Kubert kill it on art, Superman gets the **** beat out of him and keeps coming back for more. I love it when Supes shows off his boxing skills and this story was wonderful for that.

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Part 4 did a wonderful job of portraying Superman’s ability to inspire even though it’s a bittersweet example of him spoilers:
inspiring the healer to give up his life to save Superman.
end of spoilers. I found that part generally heartbreaking and yet oddly uplifting as well. Next issue I think has the controversial Lois portion, and I’m curious to read it in full for myself. King talked about his intentions with that scene on the last Word Balloon podcast and it made me more willing to give it another chance.