DC Comics Presents #89
1986
- Series
- DC Comics Presents
- Issue
- 89
- Cover date
- Jan 31, 1986
- Story title
- "Metropolis wasn't built in a Day...or was it?"
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DC Comics Presents #89 was published in January 1986 as part of a long-running anthology series designed to showcase team-ups between Superman and various heroes or villains from the DC Universe. The issue occupies a unique position in comic history, as it arrived during the final months of the pre-Crisis on Infinite Earths era, reflecting a period where DC was actively recontextualizing its continuity and character interactions.
The issue features a creative team led by writer Steve Gerber and artist Curt Swan, with an iconic cover illustration by Eduardo Barreto. Gerber was known for his idiosyncratic and often subversive approach to comic storytelling, and his work on this title was intended to provide a more thoughtful narrative than the standard team-up formula. The story itself involves a team-up between Superman and the Martian Manhunter, serving as a subtle exploration of their shared status as extraterrestrial outsiders on Earth.
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