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When it comes to comics I have a fairly biased opinion. I'm a Marvel fan. I like what I like and for some reason I just never could really get into DC or touch on many Independents. It's not because of storylines, art, or even specific characters it's more of an overall opinion I hold from when I was a kid that grew more into a loyalty. No matter what the direction, how low some stories get, or how awful I think art may be I still follow many lines out of a sense of almost misplaced loyalty.

That being said, my number 8 spot takes me away from my comfort zone. In the early 90's while fully engrossed in comic madness as a young kid I came upon a story line that was so drawing it made headlines worldwide. As I child I didn't know it did as the only part of the weekly newspaper I read were the sports and cartoon section but as an adult this is what I picked up.

Anyways I want to say I was maybe 11 when this story line came out and while I was a Marvel follower DC had and still has the most iconic character of all time, Superman. Even without having read more than four or five Superman books at the time I still knew he could leap tall buildings in a single bound, the bullet thing, and beating up trains, probably not right but I got it. So at this point in my life I know he's an amazing guy who can always overcome adversity

But what makes this comic's cover Iconic wasn't his overcoming but yet what looked to be his loss. By now any collector worth there salt knows I'm talking about Superman 75 "The Death of Superman." To me when I think of loss, or when I hear a character is being killed off, or has died nothing comes to mind more than this cover. The flowing symbol of justice torn asunder atop a random stick is how I picture any character coming to an end. When one of my favorite characters, Cable from the New Mutants/X-Men titles died this was how I wanted to picture the cover. Even with Captain America's thought to be end I still pictured a scene like this one would have added more justice.

For most of us we know happens in this storyline so I'll leave all of that out. But even being given the issue name and number I will always remember that this cover and storyline followed. So with my 8th selection for Iconic covers I chose Superman #75

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