Superman: Speeding Bullets
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Superman: Speeding Bullets is a DC Comics Elseworlds prestige format one-shot comic book published in 1993. Written by J.M. DeMatteis and featuring the artwork of Eduardo Barreto.
The story is based on the concept of an amalgamation between Superman and Batman.
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Characters
- Dr. Thomas Wayne: after discovering Baby Kal-El's spaceship in a smoldering crater, he and his wife decide to adopt the baby. While Martha does most of the educating herself, he fills his journals with theories of where his son came from.
- Martha Wayne: Having no children of her own, she adopts baby Kal-El as her own and although she cultivates his heart, she also indulges him.
- Alfred Pennyworth: The Wayne Family's butler, Bruce's trusted adviser and friend.
Plot
As Baby Kal-El's rocket crash lands on Earth, it is found by Thomas and Martha Wayne, who decide to adopt the baby and raise it as their own and name him Bruce. One dreadful night, Thomas and Martha are gunned down by a mugger. Bruce completely burns the mugger with his heat vision and discovers his superpowers, but it is too late to save his parents. He hides his powers in shame. Years later, he decides to create a secret identity for himself as the Batman and starts to brutally strike back at the criminals in Gotham. Meanwhile, criminal Lex Luthor is on the run and is caught in a horribly disfiguring accident. Lex suddenly becomes his version of the crazy clown prince of crime, The Joker.
Awards
Superman: Speeding Bullets won the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award for Favorite Original Graphic Novel or Album for 1993.
