DC Comics Presents #97
1986
- Series
- DC Comics Presents
- Issue
- 97
- Cover date
- Sep 30, 1986
- Story title
- Phantom Zone: The Final Chapter
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Published in September 1986, DC Comics Presents #97 serves as the final installment of the series, which ran for nearly a decade as a showcase for team-ups between Superman and various guest stars. As the DC Universe prepared for the post-Crisis on Infinite Earths relaunch, this issue was tasked with wrapping up ongoing storylines and transitioning the character of Superman toward the revised continuity established by John Byrne.
The issue was written by Alan Moore and illustrated by Curt Swan, who is widely regarded as the definitive Superman artist of the Silver and Bronze Ages. The story, titled 'Phantom Zone', focuses on the tragic exile of the Phantom Zone villains. The design and narrative direction were guided by a desire to provide a somber, definitive send-off to the pre-Crisis iteration of the Man of Steel, emphasizing the emotional weight of his legendary history before the franchise’s soft reboot.
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