"Hang on, Tommy." "Just climb down." "I'm scared. I can't move." "What if he dies?" "l'm not telling his mom." "Look. it's Superman." "Tommy, Superman's coming." "He's gonna help." "lt's okay now. I've got you." "All right." "Who wants to explain what you were doing up there?" "They dared me." "We didn't think you'd do it." "I know it's tough to turn down a dare but sometimes being brave means using your head not doing something dangerous because others pressure you." "You're right, Superman." "I'll be smarter next time." "Yeah." "Thanks, Superman." "Okay, then." "Bye-bye." "What a dork." "ls not." "Of course he is, with that corny speech." "Be quiet." "He's not." "Little whiner." "Shut up." "Hey, Superman." "We love you, big guy." "Get your hands up!" "Take a wrong step, Mr. Kent?" "What?" "Clark!" "Thanks." "Superman." "Maybe you two should leave the dirty work to the authorities." "l...." "Yeah, right." "Have you ever known me to play it safe?" "I suppose not." "We should have a word about that." "Maybe over dinner?" "Fine with me." "Eight o'clock?" "Meet you on the roof of the Planet." "lt's a date." "A date?" "Must be this new perfume." "Hey, Smallville." "You all right?" "Yeah." "A little shaken up, I guess." "You go on ahead, Lois, I feel like walking it off." "Are you nuts?" "We're miles from nowhere." "What about the story?" "You know us country bumpkins." "Ten miles to school and all that." "Your loss." "My byline." "Thanks, Superman." "We're okay from here." "Excuse me." "I know you're a busy guy, but I am dying to get your autograph." "Okay, who are you?" "What's the game?" "There's no point keeping up the act with me." "The question is, who are you?" "Let me guess." "This is all a distraction to keep me busy." "If you say so." "But I should warn you, your makeup's rubbing off." "This" " This is a trick." "How are you doing this?" "Answer me!" "Whoever you are, you don't look so good." "Leave me alone." "I have a problem." "My friend, I would call that an understatement." "But he looked like me." "I no understand." "It's all right." "Calm down." "How?" "How could he?" "I'm Superman." "Me." "Me." "What's happening to him?" "Why isn't he following my orders?" "l warned you." "The alien DNA was unlike anything we'd cloned before." "It must be breaking down. I say we abort." "Activate the auto-destruct." "Get rid of them all while we can." "We're not scrapping the project for one glitch." "Take this opportunity to learn, doctor." "Study him for the sake of the others." "Come." "Let's look you over." "What going on?" "Me am Superman." "Yes." "Yes, of course you are." "At least his programmed memories are holding." "Although the damage has clearly affected some parts of his brain." "No kidding." "What am me?" "Bizarro, that's what you am." "Mercy." "Bizarro?" "That not my name." "lf the shoe fits, handsome." "No, me am Superman." "Me am hero." "Me show you." "That's coming out of your pay." "There." "Me save building." "Don't ask me. I just catch them." "Me fix bridge." "That prove me Superman." "What the heck is he doing?" "l can't slow it in time, sir." "It not break again." "No!" "You am no Superman." "Me am Superman." "You leave me alone." "So now I'm ruining his day." "I wasn't sure you'd really come." "Me remember." "Me need Lois help." "Don't be afraid." "Me never hurt you." "I heard about our date, Lois." "Problem is, you made it with the wrong guy." "Imposter." "Stay back, Lois." "Me protect you." "Lois." "Don't worry." "Me save Lois." "Me always save Lois." "Me hero." "Me have memories." "Me know am Superman but other Superman make me confused." "Me come to Lois because Lois friend." "I had a late lunch." "Which I'm about to lose." "So, Superman, tell me about these memories." "What is it you remember?" "Girl at lab call me Bizarro, but that not right." "Me am Superman." "Did you say lab?" "ln mountain, where me born." "Me show Lois." "Me like take Lois for ride." "Sure." "But use the door this time." "Okay." "This am home." "Cozy." "Oh, my God." "This is some kind of cloning operation." "Someone's making duplicates of Superman." "Not someone." "Me." "It was a freak dressed as Superman." "He burst in here with a woman and scared everyone away." "They just sat there for a few minutes and then they took off." "But that not right." "Me am Superman." "Did you say lab?" "In mountain, where me born." "What direction were they headed?" "I trust you remember Superman's run-in with a mechanical dinosaur?" "How could I forget?" "He was so weak from the Kryptonite, our "Man of Steel" actually bled." "My technicians collected a few drops from the floor and from that humble beginning, we have this." "Your own army of Supermen." "All programmed to answer to me." "A charming image, except for this technical difficulty." "No." "Them no Superman." "Me am Superman." "Me am hero." "Sorry, my friend, but you am toast." "No!" "Since it's too late to save the others, we should clean house." "Engage the auto-destruct." "Mercy, start the chopper." "There." "We've got two minutes." "You can't just leave him like this." "You're welcome to stay." "Though I wouldn't advise it." "Decide quickly, Lois." "The ride leaves now." "Where think you going?" "You not get away from Superman." "Now, no one leave." "He's destroyed the terminal." "I can't cancel the auto-destruct." "Superman, we've gotta get out." "You." "Me kill you." "She meant now, Superman." "We're sitting on top of a half kiloton of explosives." "Enough, I presume, to destroy even you." "Now." "Run!" "Superman." "Superman save Lois?" "My leg." "Me hold." "You go." "Me no am Superman." "You am Superman." "Superman, save Lois." "You are a hero." "Do you think he survived?" "I don't know." "I've never been in a half-kiloton blast." "I hope he did." "He turned out to have a good heart." "Well, naturally." "He came from good stock." "[english]" "Hi, I'm Angela Chen." "Tonight, a new segment on Metropolis Edition:" ""Profiles in infamy:" "Where are they now?"" "This evening, we spotlight John Corben, also known as Metallo." "Who can forget his epic battle with Superman exactly one year ago?" "This is the last known recording of the metal monster who was later lost at sea." "But is he rusting on the ocean floor or just resting?" "Out of my way, Quantam Rider!" "This is the last of your evil treachery!" "Stupid volcano." "Can I play?" "Go play with your dolls." "Fine. I'll go buy my own action figures." "On this island?" "I don't think so." "Stupid island." "Stupid brother." "Sarita?" "It's a monster!" "Sarita!" "Are you all right?" "l think so." "That was cool." "You saved my life." "Who are you?" "I don't know." "You don't know your own name?" "Hush up, Sarita." "What are you?" "Where are you from?" "Not sure." "He's lost." "He has no place to go." "Can we keep him?" "I suppose. lf he doesn't belong to anybody." "He does now." "I'm gonna call you Tinman." "Tinman?" "Give me a break." "l found him." "Look at him." "He's big." "He's strong." "Like Superman." "Superman?" "Steelman." "Like the Man of Steel." "That's what we'll call you." "What do you think?" "Bobby!" "Look." "It's gonna fall!" "You gotta save him." "Oh, my gosh." "What?" "Steelman, let's go!" "Come on." "Hey, did you guys read this?" "A trucker up in Raknaveek says he was saved by a robot." "Peddle it to Angela, kid." "She covers the wackos." "Say, Perry, about this robot story." "I was thinking..." "...you might wanna send somebody" "He is." "Afraid Lois beat you to it." "That's becoming your mantra, isn't it?" "You think it's Metallo too, don't you?" "Let's just say things could get hotter on the island of Raknaveek and I'm not talking volcanoes." "Hi, professor." "I'm going on a little trip and thought I'd bring a change of clothes." "There's a juicer, a granola bar, a peanut butter and jelly sandwich and some grapes." "I told you he wouldn't eat that stuff." "Listen, Steelman, we gotta get back to our dad but we'll see you in the morning." "Okay?" "Wait." "Here's something I made for you, in case you get lonely." "Sarita!" "l'm coming." "Superman!" "I'll be at the observation site all day, so don't wander too far." "lf the volcano should erupt" "Yeah, yeah." "We know." "Come right home." "Now, listen to me." "The pressure's building faster than we thought." "We could be evacuating any time." "But...." "l thought you'd be happy to get off this stupid old island." "Come on." "Was he wearing a costume?" "A cape?" "Did he say or do anything unusual?" "He pulled me out of a burning truck." "I'd call that unusual." "And he didn't say nothing." "He just ran off with a couple of kids." "Hey, I'm not making this up." "I tell you, they were kids." "I've started to remember everything." "You see, I'm-- l'm from another planet." "I knew it." "Yes. I came here to deliver an important message to the leaders of your world." "But there are bad people who want to stop me." "I'll need a disguise to get off the island safely." "The fate of the whole galaxy is at stake." "You can count on us, Steelman." "Hey, what about Dad's old coat?" "This should fit him." "Sarita and Bobby, right?" "Who are you?" "My name is Lois Lane." "I'm a newspaper reporter." "I'd just like to ask you a few questions." "About what?" "About that robot." "The one that saved that trucker's life a few days ago?" "Someone said you might have been there." "They lied." "I'll just put that down as a "no comment."" "Truth is, Superman, most of us are so tied up in this project..." "...we wouldn't notice a flying cow." "l only ask because the robot..." "...was seen not far from your" "Hold on." "Collins!" "Get over here." "Look at that sonar gauge." "This can't be right." "She's not due to erupt for" "Good Lord!" "You're evacuating?" "You bet." "That little shakeup was just a preamble." "Yes." "You did well." "My pursuers will never recognize me." "l think we met one of them." "What?" "A lady." "She was asking questions about you." "You didn't tell her anything?" "No, of course not." "You're hurting me." "You did the right thing." "But we have to be careful." "These people can be tricky." "Very tricky." "Lois Lane. I'd give you a kiss if I still had my lips." "Let go of me, you walking waffle iron." "Now, now." "Not in front of the children." "The evacuation alarm." "Hold on a second." "Okay, hit it." "Thanks, Superman!" "Bobby!" "Sarita!" "Bobby!" "What's wrong?" "My kids." "They must be in the woods." "They're supposed to head back here the minute they hear the alarm." "You're not going to get away with this, Corben." "Ms. Lane, please." "Such cliches." "How did you ever win that Pulitzer?" "Let's go." "We can't just leave her here." "She'll die." "So what?" "She deserves it." "Superman wouldn't let anyone die, no matter how bad they were." "I'm not Superman." "It's him!" "Isn't it?" "Nice space suit." "When I'm done with you, you'll wish you were on the moon." "It won't work this time." "We have to get these kids out of here now." "Get going!" "What are they doing?" "Why are they fighting?" "We got our own problems, kid." "Have a drink on me, Superman." "Steelman, no!" "Don't do it, Steelman!" "Steelman?" "Steelman is dead." "And so are you, Superman." "No!" "Hang on." "How could Steelman do those things?" "We thought he was good." "He was, while he was with you." "Whatever goodness he had, though, got buried along with the rest of him." "It's so still and dark." "No sound." "No light." "Nothingness." "My mind." "I cannot let it drift." "I must remember." "I am Metallo." "I am Metallo." "[english]" "Nominees for lnvestigative Journalism are Patrice Bandi for her article on illegal drug traffic." "Mike Hart for his expose on diet fraud." "Julian Frey for his piece, "No Profit Like Nonprofit."" "Good luck, Julian." "And Lois Lane for "Lex-Scam:" "Nuclear Danger."" "You too, my dear." "And the award goes to...." "Lois Lane." "Lois, go up." "Did you hear that?" "Yes, I can hardly believe it, either." "As if her ego weren't big enough already." "Ladies and gentlemen of the Metropolis Press, colleagues I'd like to thank the Excalibur Committee for nominating my work." "I would also like to thank the members of the Daily Planet Editorial Department and the entire support staff for their invaluable help locating and compiling the data for this article." "I would also like to congratulate my fellow nominees." "Oh, please." "Better go wash this out before it stains." "When corruption or waste or fraud is uncovered, we all win." "Thank you, all. I will treasure" "What's going on?" "l think she's all right." "How did that happen?" "Some kind of electro-gizmo." "lt looks like it's got a" "When did you join the force?" "This is police business." "When we have information, you'll get it along with all the other reporters." "I'm not just one of the other reporters." "This was an attempt on my life, you know." "You really want to be helpful?" "Try making a list of all the people who might wanna see you dead and try to keep it to one page." "What do you think the chances are of Bowman actually solving this case?" "What's his problem?" "Oh, about two years ago I wrote an expose on police corruption." "It cost him a promotion." "He's had it in for me ever since." "Careful!" "Don't worry, Kent." "I'm always in control." "If you want, I'd be happy to stay at your apartment tonight." "Somebody did try to kill you." "And he failed." "Look, Kent, I'm not worried." "You shouldn't be either." "And now, a very special request." "is there anything else on?" "Paldoverdi's version of "You Win, You Die. "" "lt won't change." "Dedicated to Lois Lane." "Yes, Lois, you." "What a shame that an innocent party like Mr. Kent must also suffer but you never were one to let an innocent stand in your way." "What are you doing?" "Getting us out of here." "Clark!" "Clark!" "Oh, no, you don't, Lois." "Are you all right?" "Yes, but Clark" "He's fine. I was able to cushion his fall." "A little something for your insurance agent." "Arm still hurting?" "About the same as yesterday." "I still think we should have taken it to the police first." "Oh, yeah. I'm sure Detective Bowman won't rest until he finds out where this came from." "At least I know Edward Lytener will be helpful." "Yes, yes." "What is it?" "Oh, yes." "Very helpful, I'm sure." "It's me, Eddie." "Lois." "Lois." "Lois Lane." "Of course." "Of course." "I wouldn't." "Ten gigawatts." "Real nasty shock." "l'm really sorry to bother you like this." "No bother." "I've been in this lab 24 hours straight without looking up." "I could use the break, and the company." "The circuit patterns are like what they're working on over at LexCorp RD." "How do you know that?" "Eddie used to work for Luthor." "He was my informant on the "Lex-Scam" article." "By the way, Lois." "Congratulations." "Yeah, thanks." "Hello." "What's this?" "L.C." "It's from LexCorp, all right." "Somebody there must really have it in for you, Lois." "Another in a long line of killing machines." "It's not as much fun when you're on the receiving end." "I heard about the regrettable incident at the Excalibur Awards." "Yes, and this little goodie was in my car." "I have evidence it was manufactured here, at LexCorp." "Really, Lois." "I wouldn't leave so blatant a trail even if I were out to get you." "And you're not?" "No." "Why would I be?" "I respect you and what you do even when you're taking potshots at my company." "But the device" "This disturbs me as much as it does you." "If it came from LexCorp, I'll find out how it ended up in your car." "I promise." "Trust me, Lois." "Trust him?" "Why would you do that?" "He's trying to keep you from nosing around LexCorp." "Probably." "But I believed him when he said he wasn't behind it." "The way this assassin keeps warning me it's like he wants me to suffer first." "That's weird, but it's not Lex." "Lois, my dear." "Perry has just handed me some of your overdue assignments." "What?" "He was worried about you falling behind." "I certainly hope I can come up to your award-winning standards." "I'm sure you will." "Great." "You're not safe, Lois." "Not outside, not in your car." "Not even here at work." "I'll give you exactly one minute to prepare to meet your maker." "I believe this is your floor." "I'm not having a good day." "I just hate this. I can't sleep, I can't eat. I feel so helpless." "Why don't you just relax?" "I can't relax." "I feel like I should be out there doing something, not sitting here wondering what everybody else is up to." "It feels wrong." "Why?" "Let other people take the risks for you for a change." "The world can get by without Lois Lane for a couple of days." "Yeah, just enough time for Julian to steal all my stories and my byline." "Oh, by the way, Angela Chen called." "She heard about your award on the news last night..." "...and wanted to congratulate you." "On the news, huh?" "You know, Clark, maybe you're right." "Let everyone else take care of things." "That's the spirit." "In fact, I think I'll go relax in a nice, hot bath." "Right now." "See you." "I got a couple more hours." "But my shift will be over by 1 0." "Maybe we could get together." "Okay." "If we put our heads together we could figure out who's behind this." "Of course, I hate to be taking you away from your work again." "Not at all, Lois." "I'm happy to help in any way I can." "By the way, what were you working on so hard the other night?" "Top-secret." "You certainly have the most amazing collection of gadgets..." "...but no TV, no radio?" "Never." "They're a wasteland of call-in drivel and news trivia." "It would just break my concentra" "What is it?" "You know, don't you?" "Know what?" "Tell me, Lois." "How did you figure it out?" "You congratulated me on my award, remember?" "If you were in this lab all night with no TV, no radio then how did you know I'd won the Excalibur?" "Such a clever girl." "Hello?" "Kent." "I was hoping to speak to Lois." "She's not here." "Then take a note." "I've traced the materials she was asking about." "It was part of a lot that went missing from inventory right after her little snitch, Lytener, was fired." "Did you get that, Kent?" "Hello?" "Hello?" "Eddie, why are you doing this?" "What have I ever done to you?" "That's just it." "You never did anything for me and I risked it all." "My job, my reputation, my research." "I knew what would happen if Lex found out." "You blew the whistle because it was the right thing." "Wrong. I blew the whistle because I wanted you to notice me." "You didn't." "But you will now." "Daddy was a black belt." "You're an unusual woman, Lois." "That's why I've taken unusual measures." "A trap I designed for your apartment." "See, you wouldn't have been safe anywhere." "Superman!" "I was expecting you to show up." "After all, if Lois Lane is in danger, can Superman be far behind?" "Let her out of there!" "You're in no position to make demands, Superman." "Let her out or I'll" "This is my favorite invention." "A project I began at Lexlabs, actually." "It's powered by the solar energy spectrum of a red sun." "That's why the punches pack such a wallop." "Particularly for you, Superman." "Superman!" "The controls!" "Are you okay?" "A little extra-crispy but otherwise fine." "Tell me something." "How do you always manage to arrive just in the nick of time?" "lt's a gift." "You wouldn't be keeping an eye on me or anything?" "Well, some people need more watching than others." "Thanks." "Someday, though, it'd be nice to see you when I wasn't about to be killed." "Someday." "[english]" "McGurk!" "McGurk!" "Where are you?" "Look at that crazy little man." "He'll be killed." "Hey, McGurk, I'm losing my patience here!" "Confusing, ain't it?" "What's so funny, Jimmy?" "Check out the new comic strip." "What a riot." "Mr." "Mixel-plick?" "No!" "Repeat after me, bright boy." "It's mix, "yezz"  spit, lick." "Hey, have you seen McGurk?" "McGurk!" "Hold it." "Did you see him?" "Who?" "That weird little man." "He was right here." "Yeah." "Do me a favor, Kent." "Crack up after we've covered the museum opening." "And now we are proud to present" "McGurk!" "Oh, no." "This classic sculpture by one of the world's most noted artists." "McGurk!" "Where are you, McGurk?" "Come on, it's getting late." "How do you like that guy?" "Standing me up like this." "Be quiet." "Listen, you" "What is he doing here?" "If we may continue?" "And here now at last the showpiece of our exhibit:" "Rodin's Thinker." "That's him!" "Hey, McGurk." "Finish your business and let's get going." "Oh, sorry, Mix." "Hold it right there, little friend." "I want some answers." "McGurk, get rid of this bum." "You heard my pal." "Scram!" "If that's the way you wanna play it." "Superman?" "He's ruined the statue!" "I didn't mean" " Sorry." "It was the little man." "It's been going on all week." "lmpossible things keep happening and I'm the only one who ever sees them." "Am I going nuts?" "Oh, Clark, I'm sure it's not as bad as that." "I can't go on being Superman if I keep flipping out." "Now, take it easy, son." "There's a perfectly logical explanation for all this." "Yes. lt's obvious a brilliant, godlike life form from a dimension twice removed from ours is testing your powers." "What makes you say that?" "That's not important, Clark." "What really matters is following through with a nice firm peck when scratching up corn." "Ma?" "Pa?" "No." "Chickens are always funny." "Though personally, I prefer ducks." "Or ostriches." "Or just for the sake of novelty...." "l've never seen those before." "Bring them back." "Do it!" "Take it easy." "The folks are okay." "We'll just put them up there for safekeeping." "Who are you?" "Like Mummy said I'm a superior being from the fifth dimension." "What do you want with me?" "Laughs." "You see, for centuries now I've been pitting my interdimensional magic against schmoes who thought they could go 1 5 rounds with the old master." "You know the stories about genies, imps and leprechauns?" "You?" "Guilty." "After a while, I became bored with your basic rank-and-file human dolts but then you showed up." "Superman!" "You, my friend, are the ultimate challenge." "We're gonna have many merry games, you and I." "A game has rules." "Your stunts are just random idiocy." "Okay, I'll give you a rule." "You make me say, spell or otherwise reveal my name backwards and I'll split until our dimensions come into alignment again in about, oh, three months, give or take." "I can't even say your name forward." "How am I supposed to say it backward?" "No, dope." "You don't have to say it backward." "You have to get me to say it." "Say what?" "Kltpzyxm!" "Gosh, you're thick." "Now, for the last time-- Nuts." "Clark?" "Dear?" "Did something just happen?" "No." "What's for dinner?" "Hi, guy." "Your three months are up and this time you're not gonna cheat me out of my fun." "Oh, it's you again, Mr. Kltpzyxm." "Not Kltpzyxm, Mxyzptlk." "Now, the first thing I'm gonna do" "Oh, nuts." "You think you're pretty smart, don't you?" "Look, little guy. I'm tired of this." "If it's a fight you want" "Oh, it is. lt is." "Fine." "But first let me proofread this article and I'll meet you on the roof..." "...in 20 minutes." "No stalling. I'll edit the rag for you." "There." "Hey." "What?" "No!" "You're getting sloppy, Smallville." "This sentence is loaded with typos." ""K, L, T, P, Z...."" "Nuts!" "Nuts!" "Nuts!" "He beat you again, huh?" "Don't start with me, Gsptlsnz!" "I've only got 90 days until my next bout with that caped clod." "How does he do it?" "Mxy, I wore this new outfit just for you." "No time for love, babe." "Gotta beat Superman." "Gotta beat Superman." "Oh, Mxy, I don't like the way you're obsessing over this Superman person." "Using our powers to torment humans is so three-dimensional." "Got to beat Superman!" "If he upsets you that much, why don't you just..." "...oh, I don't know, destroy him." "Hey, that's it." "Next time I'll finish him off before he can trick me." "Thanks, Gspie." "Love you." "Yeah, yeah." "Lucky me." "Now you're gonna get it." "Oh, yeah." "You'll be crying early today, boy." "Bye, Gspie." "Don't wait up." "Five, four, three" "Nuts!" "Nuts!" "Nuts!" "Not one word." "Don't you look happy." "What's wrong?" "Bad news?" "You could say that." "I'm expecting a visitor from out of town." "Guy's kind of a pest, is he?" "The worst." "I hear you." "Every time my sister visits she just moves right on in and stays and stays and" "Was that a penguin?" "I'm afraid so." "Here we go." "Wow, look at all the animals." "This is really weird." "You're fast, kiddo." "Hiya, Super." "Looks like you've joined the horsy set." "What's it gonna take to get rid of you?" "Forever." "You always trick me into doing that name thing once but this time you're going to have to make me do it twice in a row." "Which means I can say Kltpzyxm all I want as long as I break it, Kltpzyxm, up." "If you beat me, then I'm history." "Gone, finito." "Bye-bye." "But if I win...." "l got me a new stableboy." "Deal?" "Whatever you want. I quit." "You don't mean it?" "Oh, yes, I do." "Shut off the lights when you're done, will you?" "Hey, hey." "You can't just walk out." "If you do, your friends will stay mindless beasts." "They don't seem to mind." "Don't get tough with me, little boy blue." "If you don't cooperate, I'll tell the world your secret." "Blab your head off." "I'll find another disguise." "You can't outfly me." "Watch me." "Oh, yeah?" "Banzai!" "No fair." "You wanna play hardball?" "Fine!" "Hey, Super, get a load of me." "The ultimate smart bomb, complete with a Kryptonite warhead." "Good try, blue, but not good enough." "What's the matter, Super?" "Feeling the heat?" "I won!" "I won!" "In your face, Superman." "No, loser. in yours." "Oh, shoot my monkey." "I skywrote my own name." "Backwards." "Twice." "You were just toying with me the whole time." "Even from the start." "Pretty much, yeah." "Never had you fooled for a second." "Sorry." "You were the superior being all along." "Well...." "And now I'm gone." "Gone forever." "You look happy." "What's up?" "I was expecting a visitor from out of town, but he can't make it." "The guy's kind of a pest, is he?" "Not anymore." "Guests are the worst." "Every time my sister visits, she just moves right on in and stays and stays and...." "Why am I eating this?" "Oh, you." "You. I'm not done with you." "Not by a long shot." "I'll find a loophole." "Somehow, someday!" "You know, now that you're stuck here you'll just have to find some other way to pass the time." "Hey, this isn't so bad." "[english]" "Hey!" "You blind?" ""No electronic equipment."" "Your watch." "You forgot to take it off." "I guess I did." "Sorry." "Hey, Mr. Clean." "Yo, Rapmaster Danny?" "Hey, stupid." "I love a man who knows his limitations." "What are you listening to?" "My Walkman." "Sounded like Voodoo Connection." "Oh, I'd sure like to hear a cut off of their new album." "I don't think so." "I'm not even supposed to be talking to you." "Yeah?" "You're not even supposed to be listening to music, but you are." "Wait, don't go." "Talk to me." "It's so boring in here, so lonely." "I've been waiting for someone like you to come along." "Someone to help me shake things up a little." "What do you want me to do?" "How about a little music for Livewire?" "Just to get me in the mood." "Sure." "Why not?" "Thanks, Danny boy." "That's all I needed." "Hey, these batteries are dead." "Let's see if they're rechargeable." "Lights out." "Hey." "Hey, who was that?" "You crazy?" "Hey, look out!" "Later, chumps." "And as I've told Superman, the S.C.U. will be mobilized within the hour and ready to move out at a moment's notice." "Dan." "Hey, Turp." "lnspector. ls the S.C.U. really prepared to deal with Livewire?" "If that short circuit shows her mug anywhere in this town..." "..." "I will personally" "Pucker up and plant a big wet one right on her lips." "What is that?" "Oh, my God, it's her." "lt's her, it's Livewire." "Now, where's my real date?" "Looking for me, Livewire?" "Well-timed, Superjerk." "Let's rock!" "You're just delaying the inevitable, Superman." "What do you want?" "That's right." "Let's get to the heart of the matter." "I want justice." "I want revenge. I want your life." "Why won't you die?" "Not this time, Superjerk, but I'll be back and next time, I'll find a way to take you out." "Permanently." "Okay, folks." "Let's see if he'll" "By golly, he's really doing it." "He's drinking milk out of his owner's mouth." "Rudy." "Is this the bone they threw you?" "A big TV?" "How would you like to have some real laughs?" "Poor little Parasite." "I've been where you are." "Locked away in a cell." "All alone, no one to see." "No one to touch and all because of Superman." "Superman." "But we could take care of him, you and I." "And then when we're done, maybe I'll give you a little taste of my power, I mean." "Yeah, sure." "Whatever you say." "Oh, baby!" "Hey, good-looking." "Come on to my house" "Come to me, baby." "Over here, come here, kid." "I'm the one." "Hi, boys." "Wanna make sparks fly?" "Zap me, honey." "Charge me up, baby." "Try me, Live. I'm battery-powered." "Right over here." "Right over here, kid." "Here, here." "I just keep going and going and going...." "What the--?" "Don't play with your food, now." "Do you know how to pilot one of those?" "Not yet, but I'm a fast learner." "You know where to go." "Ain't you coming?" "I don't do boats." "Too loud for you?" "No, it's just that every time I see something electric, I keep thinking she's gonna pop out." "That sounds like it's coming from Stryker's." "I better find a phone." "Here, we can use mine." "Clark?" "Clark?" "Superman." "Sorry, Rudy." "I'm canceling your early release." "Oh, no, you don't." "Give it up, Rudy." "You're only hurting yourself." "So that's the plan, my purple people-eater." "I force Superman into your grip, then you drain away his powers leaving him just conscious enough to watch me deliver the final blow." "You smell like fish." "So?" "Hold your nose." "You can look, but don't touch." "Don't be afraid." "I know how to control my power." "That's what they all say." "You stupid sleaze. I'm pure electricity, 1 86,000 miles per second." "If I say no, it means no." "Now, don't stay up too late, Rudster." "Remember, we gotta stay charged for the S-man." "How do you like this?" "The fun couple makes the front page even when they're lying low." "How's it look out there?" "It's gonna get worse before it gets better." "Well, I'm going over to S.C.U. Headquarters anyway." "See if Maggie Sawyer can give me more than the official line." "Wanna come?" "No, I think I'll just stay...." "What?" "All right, maybe it's not the latest word in rainwear but nothing beats a plain old plastic poncho." "It won't take long for the cops to get here, even less for Blue Boy." "Just enough time to juice up." "Knock it off." "Can't you see I'm eating?" "Look, Rudy." "Dessert." "Get him!" "Hey, he's covered." "Well, what do you know?" "The boy scout brought protection." "That ain't fair." "l didn't realize there were rules." "Tear it off." "Rudy." "The tank!" "Super sorbet." "Do not use if plastic seal is broken." "That's it." "Drain him!" "Not too much, idiot." "I want him left standing." "I know what I'm doing." "Yeah, Blue Boy, this has been a long time coming." "Get ready to snap, crackle and pop." "Hey, what do you think you're--?" "I want him alive so I can keep feeding off him, and you too." "You've said no to me for the last time, baby." "Oh, no, you don't." "Hey, Superman, or should I call you Clark?" "I remember now." "In fact, I remember everything about you." "How's that pretty little colleague of yours?" "Lois, right?" "I was gonna do this nicely, but give him an inch...." "The janitor's closet." "A dead end, Superman." "Believe me, I know." "Oh, now I'm scared." "No!" "You bungling idiot!" "We could have had it all." "All." "Look at me, you dolt." "This is the face that's going to destroy you." "You hear me, eggplant?" "Don't waste your breath, Sparky." "Parasite don't even know who he is." "It's a good bet he ain't gonna remember you." "Do you think he'll ever remember?" "He's oatmeal." "You need a lift?" "No, thanks. I'm feeling stronger, and it's a nice night for flying." "[english]" "Behind the line, Lytener." "Beautiful day, isn't it?" "The sunshine is so energizing." "That's close enough." "Close enough to what?" "I'm not even here." "Lytener?" "What happened?" "Get a doctor." "ls he breathing?" "l don't know." "Did you see something?" "l don't know." "So long, warden." "Thanks for everything." "What the--?" "No, that was it." "Thanks for clearing up the quote, Your Honor." "You okay, Clark?" "Yeah, just a little weak, I guess." "Bet it's the weather." "Knocks me right out." "Clark Kent." "Kent." "Do me a favor." "Cover for me at the Animal Rights Coalition." "Where are you?" "Heading over to Truman Island." "Got a tip on Lytener's next move." "What happened to laying low until this guy was caught?" "It was driving me nuts is what happened." "And if he takes a shot at you?" "Then you'll know who did it." "Lois?" "Lytener." "Don't feel bad, Lois." "It's not personal this time." "I have bigger fish to fry now, and frankly, you're just bait." "Oh, yeah, that makes me feel better." "Speak of the devil and here he comes." "Someday, I'll have to figure out how he's always watching over you." "Lois. I can't hang on for long." "The tram's too heavy." "Just wait, Superman." "This is only the beginning." "Lytener." "lt's Luminus now." "Tell me, Superman, feeling a little under the weather?" "Quick." "Give me your hand." "Yes, tend to Lois." "This was just a test." "You'll realize what I've done to you in time." "See you soon, even if you don't see me." "Are you all right?" "l don't know." "What's happening?" "It's red." "Naturally, the sun itself is still yellow but we're seeing it through a force field emitted by a series of satellites." "This force field is filtering our sunlight so that only the red wavelengths get through." "Come on, Lex." "Those are your satellites up there and Lytener's worked for you before." "You expect me to believe you have nothing to do with it?" "What you believe makes little difference to me." "The fact is, I did provide Lytener resources while behind bars but only for legitimate LexCorp research." "I had no idea he'd escape and I certainly didn't tell him to hijack my satellites for his own revenge." "Heck, why not?" "You'd love to see Superman dead." "Oh, please, Lois." "Forget that I'm losing millions in communications revenues." "Do you really think I'd jeopardize the welfare of the planet just to settle my personal grudge with Superman?" "Check the trades, SEC reports." "See if Luthor's recently unloaded any satellite control equipment." "If Lex is behind Lytener, he'll have covered his tracks put the hardware under another name." "And while you guys are on that I'm gonna check if there's anything down in Microfilm." "Getting weaker, I see." "You must be at what, half strength by now?" "Wanna try me?" "A hologram." "Maybe this is the real me." "But then again" "Maybe it's me." "Or me." "Enough Lytener." "What do you want?" "To kill you." "For getting in my way." "For making a mockery of me and my work." "And how are holograms supposed to kill me?" "Well, we might only be made of light." "But so are lasers." "One of you is real." "Gotcha." "Testing time's over, Superman." "Next time we meet you die." "I just can't figure out what happened to Clark." "l still think we should've waited for him." "He snoozes, he loses." "This is the address. "LexCorp Satellite-Com." "Currently out of use."" "And out of sight." "There's supposed to be a building here." "Look." "Up in the sky." "lt's a bird." "Yeah, but what's it sitting on?" "Come on." "Think I found a doorknob." "It's unlocked?" "If you had an invisible door, would you bother to lock it?" "Maybe I can find a light." "That better?" "I can have the rocket operational within the hour." "Good. lf l can shoot a few of those satellites out of the sky..." "...maybe I can let in some real sunlight." "Sorry, Superman." "No space jaunts for you today." "Where are they?" "Wanna save them?" "All you have to do is follow the bouncing ball." "Superman, you're almost powerless." "He's obviously trying to lure you in." "And doing a good job." "Howdy." "I wouldn't bother." "Here's the game, Superman." "Lois and her friend are somewhere in the building." "Find them, and I spare their lives." "I don't play games, Lytener." "Oh, come now." "After all I went through to remove your powers I do deserve to have a little fun." "Trying to scare me with holograms again?" "With the proper use of laser fields, the hologram actually feels quite solid doesn't it?" "Now what?" "Avast there." "Prepare to taste cold steel." "into the briny with you." "Just as well that you found your way through." "I'll enjoy finishing this myself." "How does it feel to be mortal, Superman?" "To know pain?" "Well, don't worry." "You won't have to endure it for long." "No!" "No!" "I can still finish you off." "Superman, how do you feel?" "How did you disable the satellites?" "Yeah, what happened?" "What happened to Miss Lane?" "Listen, Superman" "Get those lights out of my eyes." "You heard him." "Put him somewhere nice and dark." "[english]"