In a recent podcast appearance, Geoff Johns discussed his and Gary Frank's original intentions following their Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes arc... Which was a book starring exactly that. Generally, I know Johns on Superman isn't the most popular on this board, but the consensus seems that this arc in particular was his strongest. I know I certainly quite enjoyed it at the time and I still do today.
What twists that knife more is that when that fell through, they decided to do Superman: Secret Origin. So, we lost a possible Superman & the Legion book (which would be his first time having ongoing adventures with them as an adult, which all of them were now as well) for another origin. Hurray.
They really wanted to do a Lois Lane book after Secret Origin, but apparently that didn't materialize either and given the time I would assume it had to do with the New 52.
For reference, the podcast: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1606344836
This got me thinking of how often we hear about Superman-related books we almost got, but ultimately fell through. Sometimes it's a bullet dodged, but others it's a wound that stings. I actually enjoy Secret Origin, but I'd trade it in a heartbeat for another Lois Lane book and we've all complained about the bullshit that is Superman being removed from the Legion's history.
There are recent examples of books that could have been with the stillborn 5G initiative, but what are some other examples of Superman-related projects that didn't get produced? Long-time fans have likely heard many of them, but certainly not all. From Peter David's Supergirls pitch teaming up Supergirl and Power Girl to the Superman Family animated series that would have brought Kong Kenan to the small screen and the well-known Superman 2000 pitch, what are some projects or pitches that you feel we were robbed of, or perhaps mercifully spared from (as was likely the case with the infamous Superman Lives film)?