What I Remember: Issue 4 of the Man of Steel introduces us to the new revamped Lex Luthor. Lois and Clark attend a ball on Luthor’s yacht. The issue also answers the question of how Clark shaves, features Lois doing bicep curls and the first time Clark is left for dead so that Superman can appear. As a kid, I liked this issue because it really showed Clark in his routine to conceal his secret identity

Issue 5 centers around Luthor’s first plan to create his own Superman, which turns out to be an imperfect version, a Bizarro Superman, if you will.

Vital Stats:

Man of Steel #4 "Enemy Mine"

Writer: John Byrne

Penciler: John Byrne

Inker: Dick Giordano

Colorist: Tom Ziuko

Letterer: John Costanza

Special Thanks to Marv Wolfman

Publisher:DC Comics

Publication Date:July 1986

Cover Price 75¢

Re-Collection Price: whole series for $20

Is It Any Good?

The story begins with Lois showing up at Clark’s apartment for their assignment to cover an event on Luthor’s yacht.