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The year was 1985 when the DC Multiverse was changed forevere. The infinite universes that once constituted DC Comics was condensed down to one. Many of the heroes of the Gilded, Silver, and Bronze Ages of DC Comics were slain by the events. Superman of Earth-Two and his adopted family survived in exile, and most survivors of Earth-One disappeared, replaced by the histories of newer incarnations. Even those who survived the crisis relatively unscathed like the New Gods' emanations, Wally West, and the Green Lanterns were heavily depowered. This depowering was intentional and concerted. To quote Dan Jurgens in 1994
And this is the lens we should be looking at feats at this time. However the main author for Superman at the time wasn't Dan Jurgens, it was someone else.
The first showrunner for Superman was John Byrne. His first goal was to depower Superman and make him more human as he felt this would fix the issues Pre-Crisis Superman had.
This is what he said in an interview:
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Superman the planet juggler had his place way back when, but today's Man of Steel will always have to struggle to get what he wants-it's more interesting to us that way.
And this is the lens we should be looking at feats at this time. However the main author for Superman at the time wasn't Dan Jurgens, it was someone else.
Byrne Era (October 1986 - October 1988)
The first showrunner for Superman was John Byrne. His first goal was to depower Superman and make him more human as he felt this would fix the issues Pre-Crisis Superman had.
This is what he said in an interview:
CB: Before you revitalized the Superman character, what things did you find to be wrong with him?
JB: He had become trapped by the ridiculously high level of his own power. It was hard to imagine ever being truly impressed by anything Superman did, since he could push planets areound. (What twigged me to this, by the way, was the scene in the first movie in which he rips off the car door to get to Lois; after seeing him push over mountains, the audience cheered at THAT, because it was COMPREHENSIBLE.)
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