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Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })The Plague of the Antibiotic Man is a Superman storyline told in Superman (Volume 1) issues #311-314 (May-August 1977). It was written and drawn by Martin Pasko and Curt Swan.Clark Kent and Lois Lane are visiting Central City, The Flash's turf, where Lois is planning to move to, when people start to come down with a strange and unknown illness. After succoring the first victims, Superman looks for a mysterious, conspicuous figure whom he saw lurking about right before the plague outbreak. Eventually Superman finds his suspect— Nam-Ek, a Kryptonian whose experiments to cheat Death turned him into an immortal monster a long time ago.Nam-Ek states he is not responsible for the plague, but Superman doubts his claims. His scepticism stirs up Nam-Ek's rage, who attacks Superman. Their battle ends when Nam-Ek vanishes in circumstances which lead Superman to believe he has killed him by accident... which is unfortunate for the plague's victims, since Nam-Ek's mutated body contains antibodies which can heal any illness. To make matters worse, Lois has fallen sick.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })As Superman is trying to contain the spread of the plague, Supergirl arrives in the city to check on her cousin. Linda is surprised and saddened to hear Clark intends to resign because of Nam-Ek's death, which might have doomed millions, and he is not willing to change his mind. However, when both cousins fly to the Watchtower to check on the Flash, who got hurt as helping Superman fight Nam-Ek, Green Lantern informs them about an odd energy surge interfering with his Power Ring as he rescued Flash.The fact that said power surge happened right when Nam-Ek vanished raises both cousins' suspicions. Superman and Supergirl head towards the place where Nam-Ek vanished and find traces of a teleportation beam. The Kryptonian duo follow the energy trail until finding the mobile space base of Amalak, a space pirate who has sworn to kill all Kryptonians for reasons unknown to them.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_3'); })As Kal-El fights Nam-Ek—who has sided himself with the pirate—Kara Zor-El engages Amalak, and discovers the plague unleashed by Amalak is merely a means to his real goal: breaking Superman morally and psychologically. |
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Bizarre Alien Biology |
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Bizarre Alien Biology: Jevik is a Klynn of the planet Tiburon. Klynns are weird beasts with dog-like orange-furred bodies, clawed hands, elephant trunk and ears, and lizard tails. Their life-cycle is even weirder, consisting of two phases: the living phase and the non-living phase, wherein their bodies shrink and their life processes halt, but they can still talk and move around. |
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Can't Kill You, Still Need You |
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Can't Kill You, Still Need You: Amalak passes up the chance to use his star-cannon to kill Supergirl because he is planning to hold her hostage against Superman. |
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Heroic BSoD |
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Heroic BSoD: When Nam-Ek vanishes during the battle, Superman freaks out for several reasons: he believes he has killed Nam-Ek; since Nam-Ek's strange mutant physiology could hold the cure for the plague ravaging Central City, unnumbered millions will die; and Lois Lane will be counted among those millions, since she has just contracted the plague. Superman feels so broken down when Lois falls sick that he falls on his knees, covers his face with his hands, and sobs. |
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Sinister Suffocation |
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Sinister Suffocation: When they fight, Amalak's energy creature puts its hands around Supergirl's throat and tries to choke her. |
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Tempting Fate |
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Tempting Fate: When Amalak shows he is holding Supergirl hostage, Superman warns she can break those chains with minimum effort. Amalak replies she will not, and several minutes later she shatters her chains and punches his face (right after he claims he can kill her easily). |
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Villain Team-Up |
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Villain Team-Up: Superman's old enemies Amalak the Kryptonian Killer and Nam-Ek join forces to destroy the Man of Steel and the Maid of Might. |
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Plague Episode |
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Plague Episode: The storyline revolves around Superman's efforts to find a cure for an alien plague spreading all around Central City. |
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Underestimating Badassery |
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Underestimating Badassery: After blinding and capturing Supergirl, Amalak gloats that he can kill her whenever he wants because she is less clever than Superman. Smirking, Supergirl dares him to try. Amalak pulls his plasma weapon's trigger and discovers several unpleasant facts: first, his ray-gun has been damaged and is useless; second, Supergirl can break her chains easily despite his assumption that she could not; and third, her fist on his face really hurts. Amalak believes Supergirl got killed by the explosion which destroyed his space base, but it merely knocked her out. |
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In the Back |
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In the Back: Amalak has just blinded Supergirl, but he does not want to run useless risks, so he shoots a stunning ray at her head from behind. |
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Energy Beings |
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Energy Beings: In order to fight Supergirl, Amalak creates "electro-surrogates", human-like beings made of green energy who follow his mental commands. |
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Panacea: The horns of a Kryptonian beast known as Rondor could heal any sickness. Given that his immortality-seeking experiments turned him into a Rondor-like monster, Nam-Ek's body produces antibodies which can cure anything. |
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Kryptonite Factor: Amalak creates a yellow energy cocoon around Green Lantern to nullify his Power Ring, and he uses Dr. Light's Kryptonite Light gadget to attempt to kill Superman. |
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Hurl It into the Sun: Superman finally gets rid of Jevik by picking up his unconscious body and throwing him back to his home-world with a super-strong toss. |
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In Medias Res |
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In Medias Res: The first issue begins with Superman and Flash fighting Nam-Ek in Central City as blaming him for the outbreak of a plague. After three pages, the story rewinds to explain how they got there. |
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Made Out to Be a Jerkass |
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Made Out to Be a Jerkass: Superman discovers the origin of the plague is a shape-shifting creature called Jevik sent by his enemy Amalak. Unfortunately, Jevik is masking as a little dog adopted by his co-worker Steve Lombard's nephew Jamie. Hence, when Superman tries to dispose of Jevik, the horrified little boy thinks Superman is going to kill his pet. |
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Damsel out of Distress: Amalak chains Supergirl and is about to shoot her brains off when he realizes his ray gun has been disabled. Supergirl then easily snaps her chains and uppercuts his jaw, smirking the whole time. |
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Bland-Name Product: When rampaging through Central City, Jevik tears down a MacTavish's burger restaurant, prompting Superman to comment Jevik is certainly no gourmet. |
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Thou Shalt Not Kill |
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Thou Shalt Not Kill: Aware that he cannot kill Superman, Amalak tries to destroy him psychologically by forcing him to kill. When his original plan fails, Amalak tries to trick Superman into believing he has killed him. |
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Crystal Prison |
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Crystal Prison: Superman defeats Nam-Ek by encasing him in a man-sized quartz prism. Since yellow sunrays bounce off the surface of his crystalline pod, Nam-Ek is cut off from his power source. |
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Then Let Me Be Evil |
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Then Let Me Be Evil: When Superman disbelieves that Nam-Ek is not involved in the plague, the latter declares that if Superman will treat him as a villain, then he will be one. Subverted because Nam-Ek barely makes a token effort to convince Superman that he is not his enemy. |
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Not Enough to Bury |
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Not Enough to Bury: Subverted. Superman throws a volcano at Nam-Ek, expecting to weaken him. Though, Nam-Ek disappears without a trace. Superman analyzes the lava, finds traces of Kryptonite, and feeling horrified, he believes Nam-Ek lost his powers and was burned to ashes by a tide of molten rock. Later, though, he discovers that Nam-Ek was merely teleported away. |
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Fainting |
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Fainting: When Clark returns after his battle against Nam-Ek, Lois Lane falls ill with a mysterious malady and collapses on the hotel's floor. |
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Villain Teleportation |
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Villain Teleportation: Amalak uses a teleportation beam to bring Nam-Ek to his spaceship when the latter is fighting Superman. |
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Badass in Distress |
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Badass in Distress: After managing to leave Supergirl blind and stunned for long enough to chain her to a chair, Amalak holds her hostage to force Superman to back off. However, Superman warns Amalak his cousin cannot be restrained by mere chains... |
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Improvised Weapon |
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Improvised Weapon: As fighting Jevik's human form, Superman breaks a ski-lift's chair in his head. |
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Bizarre Alien Senses |
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Bizarre Alien Senses: Superman and Supergirl find Amalak's spaceship because they can see the trail of particles left by a teleportation beam. |
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Trap Is the Only Option |
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Trap Is the Only Option: Superman flies into the JLA Watchtower and finds out Amalak has broken into the base and threatens to kill the Flash and Green Lantern if Superman does not come to the Trophy Room at once. Superman calls it an obvious trap out loud, but he cannot risk Barry and Hal's lives. |
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Obliviously Evil |
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Obliviously Evil: Jevik is a barely sapient alien beast who does not understand why to spread a plague and hurt people is bad thing, since he only does what he is told. |
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Rule of Perception |
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Rule of Perception: The sounds emitted by Amalak's star-amulet are depicted as rows of musical notes wrapped in a yellow bubble speech. |
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Virtue Is Weakness |
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Virtue Is Weakness: Amalak believes Superman's unwillingness to kill anyone is a sign of weakness and stupidity. He even gloats that Superman and Supergirl should have killed him when they had the chance because he does not intend to waste his second chance to kill them. |
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| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_566f1565 |
type |
10-Minute Retirement |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_566f1565 |
comment |
10-Minute Retirement: Superman decides to quit his hero career when he believes he has killed Nam-Ek by accident, a resolution strengthened when he theorizes Nam-Ek had the cure for the plague hitting Central City. Although Supergirl tries to dissuade him from it, Superman insists that he is going to tender his resignation from the League, and he will announce his retirement later that day. However, Superman abandons his plans when he discovers Nam-Ek was stealthily teleported away from the battle by his real enemy, Amalak. |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_566f1565 |
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1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_566f1565 |
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1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_566f1565 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_5ad80bf8 |
type |
It's All My Fault |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_5ad80bf8 |
comment |
It's All My Fault: When he is tricked into believing he has killed Nam-Ek, Superman freaks out because Nam-Ek's antibodies could cure the disease. Now, everybody will die, including Lois, and it will be his fault. |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_5ad80bf8 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_5ad80bf8 |
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1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_5ad80bf8 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_5fc68f05 |
type |
There Was a Door |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_5fc68f05 |
comment |
There Was a Door: When Superman and his cousin find Amalak's spaceship, the Man of Steel is definitely in a bad mood -what with an incurable plague spreading, Lois falling sick, and him being fooled into believing he killed someone-, so he enters the ship deck by furiously plowing through the hull. |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_5fc68f05 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_5fc68f05 |
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1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_5fc68f05 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_6082a0ba |
type |
Spinning Out of Here |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_6082a0ba |
comment |
Spinning Out of Here: Nam-Ek teleports on the top of the Sheridan Central Hotel by spinning around. |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_6082a0ba |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_6082a0ba |
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1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_6082a0ba |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_6377d6e6 |
type |
Grievous Harm with a Body |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_6377d6e6 |
comment |
Grievous Harm with a Body: The story opens with Nam-Ek grabbing Flash by the ankles and using him to clobber Superman. |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_6377d6e6 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_6377d6e6 |
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1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_6377d6e6 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_68068108 |
type |
Evil Laugh |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_68068108 |
comment |
Evil Laugh: Amalak laughs very loudly several times during one single rant in which he gloats about his scheme's inevitable future success. |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_68068108 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_68068108 |
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1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_68068108 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_6eb4cb10 |
type |
Teleport Gun |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_6eb4cb10 |
comment |
Teleport Gun: Amalak's teleportation device is a blue ray gun. |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_6eb4cb10 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_6eb4cb10 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_6eb4cb10 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_7141f5cd |
type |
I Didn't Mean to Kill Him |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_7141f5cd |
comment |
I Didn't Mean to Kill Him: When Nam-Ek vanishes without a trace after getting a volcano tossed at him, Superman examines the lava, finds traces of Kryptonite, and becomes horrified thinking he has killed Nam-Ek by accident instead of stunning him. |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_7141f5cd |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_7141f5cd |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_7141f5cd |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_7276d0de |
type |
Mugging the Monster |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_7276d0de |
comment |
Mugging the Monster: When he sees Clark Kent holding a glass of water as speaking to a woman, Steve Lombard slaps his back so that Clark's glass splashes the woman. Later, Superman pays Steve back by blowing Steve's water on the same woman's face, and he wonders what Steve's reaction would be if he ever found out who he is exactly picking on. |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_7276d0de |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_7276d0de |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_7276d0de |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_733e007a |
type |
Unwitting Pawn |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_733e007a |
comment |
Unwitting Pawn: Amalak's alien pet Jevik is a barely sapient beast who only does what he is told, so he does not realize his owner intends him to be killed by Superman in order to break Kal-El's spirit. |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_733e007a |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_733e007a |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_733e007a |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_744492d0 |
type |
Secret Identity Change Trick |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_744492d0 |
comment |
Secret Identity Change Trick: Clark Kent twice scares the dog of Steve Lombard's nephew to create a diversion which lets him sneak out and change clothes. |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_744492d0 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_744492d0 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_744492d0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_7cb9e33 |
type |
Dying Declaration of Hate |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_7cb9e33 |
comment |
Dying Declaration of Hate: When Amalak's final and desperate gambit -he shoots himself and tries to make Superman believe he caused his death- fails, the villain dies cursing Superman. |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_7cb9e33 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_7cb9e33 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_7cb9e33 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_7ccd3698 |
type |
Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_7ccd3698 |
comment |
Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever: Superman tries stops Jevik, a thirty-foot-tall, bipedal, yellow-furred alien monster which looks like a cross between a dog, an elephant and a lizard, from rampaging through Central City. |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_7ccd3698 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_7ccd3698 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_7ccd3698 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_7f9b12a6 |
type |
Chairman of the Brawl |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_7f9b12a6 |
comment |
Chairman of the Brawl: Superman bludgeons Jevik's head with a ski-lift's chair. |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_7f9b12a6 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_7f9b12a6 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_7f9b12a6 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_806acfa7 |
type |
Breaking the Bonds |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_806acfa7 |
comment |
Breaking the Bonds: After stunning Supergirl, Amalak chains her to a chair. Amalak believes Supergirl has been completely disabled, even though Superman warns him she can break those chains with one finger...and effectively, she easily shatters her chains by merely pulling her wrists apart. |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_806acfa7 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_806acfa7 |
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1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_806acfa7 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_8390cdf1 |
type |
Contamination Situation |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_8390cdf1 |
comment |
Contamination Situation: Lois Lane is one of the first persons to contract a mysterious plague which is spreading over Central City. |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_8390cdf1 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_8390cdf1 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_8390cdf1 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_86b21114 |
type |
Badass Boast |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_86b21114 |
comment |
Badass Boast: When Nam-Ek first fights Superman and the Flash: |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_86b21114 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_86b21114 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_86b21114 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_8a5e1431 |
type |
Polka-Dot Disease |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_8a5e1431 |
comment |
Polka-Dot Disease: People infected with Amalak's alien plague develop large, irregular purple spots all over their bodies. |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_8a5e1431 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_8a5e1431 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_8a5e1431 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_8a8c7344 |
type |
Plasma Cannon |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_8a8c7344 |
comment |
Plasma Cannon: Amalak's star-cannon is a plasma-powered ray gun able to kill a Kryptonian. Nonetheless, it can also be dialed down to stunning instead of killing. |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_8a8c7344 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_8a8c7344 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_8a8c7344 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_8b3fe1cb |
type |
Flaw Exploitation |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_8b3fe1cb |
comment |
Flaw Exploitation: Amalak knows he cannot defeat Superman physically, so he intends to exploit his compassion and humanity to destroy him psychologically by tricking him into killing someone. |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_8b3fe1cb |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_8b3fe1cb |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_8b3fe1cb |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_8c96ae78 |
type |
No One Could Survive That! |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_8c96ae78 |
comment |
No One Could Survive That!: Amalak gloats that Supergirl must be dead since she got caught by his spaceship's explosion. Later, she reappears and says she was merely knocked out. |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_8c96ae78 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_8c96ae78 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_8c96ae78 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_8ca6d01e |
type |
Green and Mean |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_8ca6d01e |
comment |
Green and Mean: Amalak and his pawns Jevik and Nam-Ek wear green clothes. Likewise, Amalak's living energy constructs are green. |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_8ca6d01e |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_8ca6d01e |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_8ca6d01e |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_91e1116e |
type |
Catch a Falling Star |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_91e1116e |
comment |
Catch a Falling Star: Superman catches two members of the hotel's ski-patrol when they drop off a ski-lift. |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_91e1116e |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_91e1116e |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_91e1116e |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_950bbfa7 |
type |
Take a Third Option |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_950bbfa7 |
comment |
Take a Third Option: When Amalak holds Supergirl hostage, Superman has two options: leaving Supergirl behind, knowing that Amalak will kill her, and saving the plague's victims...or fighting Amalak as people keep dying. At the end, Superman leaves Amalak's ship and goes back to Earth, but when Amalak is about to shoot Supergirl, he finds out Superman sneakily melted his ray-gun's barrel. |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_950bbfa7 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_950bbfa7 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_950bbfa7 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_970c790a |
type |
Big Bad |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_970c790a |
comment |
Big Bad: Amalak the Kryptonian-Killer causes a deadly plague in Earth as part of a scheme to exterminate the last Kryptonian survivors. |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_970c790a |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_970c790a |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_970c790a |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_9c45b5a2 |
type |
What Measure Is a Non-Human? |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_9c45b5a2 |
comment |
What Measure Is a Non-Human?: When questioned about how he can destroy Jevik when he has a code against killing, Superman replies that Jevik is not truly alive in his current life phase. When Jevik's heart begins to beat, Superman says that he cannot kill him because he's come alive somehow. |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_9c45b5a2 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_9c45b5a2 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_9c45b5a2 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_9d39440e |
type |
Right-Hand Attack Dog |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_9d39440e |
comment |
Right-Hand Attack Dog: Amalak is accompanied by an alien shape-shifting critter named Jevik whom he uses to spread the plague and attack Superman. |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_9d39440e |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_9d39440e |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_9d39440e |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_9dab0a6e |
type |
Continuity Nod |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_9dab0a6e |
comment |
Continuity Nod: Nam-Ek's life history was first narrated in Superman (Volume 1) #282. When Linda Danvers arrives in Central City, the characters' dialogue subtly reminds readers that Supergirl had been a camerawoman in her Adventure Comics final run and a student counselor in Superman Family. |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_9dab0a6e |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_9dab0a6e |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_9dab0a6e |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_9e0d9594 |
type |
Death by Secret Identity |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_9e0d9594 |
comment |
Death by Secret Identity: Amalak dies shortly after revealing he has spied on Superman and discovered his secret identity. |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_9e0d9594 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_9e0d9594 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_9e0d9594 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_a0797fb3 |
type |
Stunned Silence |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_a0797fb3 |
comment |
Stunned Silence: Amalak is struck dumb when he sees Supergirl, who he believed helpless, breaking the chains he had tied her to a chair with. |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_a0797fb3 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_a0797fb3 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_a0797fb3 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_a1b141f4 |
type |
My God, What Have I Done? |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_a1b141f4 |
comment |
My God, What Have I Done?: Superman becomes horrified when he believes he has killed Nam-Ek, and later when Lois falls sick with a mysterious plague, and maybe Nam-Ek was the only who could cure it. |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_a1b141f4 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_a1b141f4 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_a1b141f4 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_abd29ad8 |
type |
No-Sell |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_abd29ad8 |
comment |
No-Sell: Supergirl punches Amalak when he reaches his weapons' console, but his force-field deflects the blow. |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_abd29ad8 |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_abd29ad8 |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_abd29ad8 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_ad1db87c |
type |
Oh, Crap! |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_ad1db87c |
comment |
Oh, Crap!: After blinding and chaining Supergirl to a chair, Amalak believes he can kill her whenever he pleases thanks to his star-cannon ray-gun. When Supergirl easily breaks her chains after his star-cannon fails to function properly, Amalak freaks out so badly he cannot articulate even one word or notice he has dropped his weapon. |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_ad1db87c |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_ad1db87c |
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1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_ad1db87c |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_af32bbdd |
type |
Expo Label |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_af32bbdd |
comment |
Expo Label: Amalak's teleportation raygun is placed on top of a pillar conveniently labeled "Teleportation Beam". Amusingly, he is his ship's only passenger, so he should not need to mark anything. |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_af32bbdd |
featureApplicability |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_af32bbdd |
featureConfidence |
1.0 |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) |
hasFeature |
The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_af32bbdd |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_af3ea0e3 |
type |
Face–Heel Turn |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_af3ea0e3 |
comment |
Face–Heel Turn: Nam-Ek travels to Earth to warn Superman of Amalak's scheme to unleash a plague; but when Superman seems to doubt his old enemy's non-involvement, not only does Nam-Ek refuse to explain anything but also, he violently turns against Superman and sides with Amalak. |
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Just Between You and Me |
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Just Between You and Me: When Amalak and Supergirl are left alone in the former's starship, Amalak stars gloating about his real scheme to destroy Superman. |
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Storming the Castle |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_b9f472b |
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Storming the Castle: Superman and Supergirl find Amalak's mobile space base as tracking down a trail of particles left by a teleportation beam, and they swiftly smash their way into the ship's deck. |
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Sadistic Choice |
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Sadistic Choice: Superman bursts into Amalak's ship and finds out his enemy is holding Supergirl captive and forcing him to choose between two options: taking the cure for the plague back to Earth or saving his cousin's life. |
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These Hands Have Killed |
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These Hands Have Killed: Superman has a breakdown when he believes he has killed Nam-Ek by accident. |
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Evil Gloating |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_c0d598fe |
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Evil Gloating: Rather than shooting Supergirl right after forcing Superman to leave his ship, Amalak rants and raves about his plans as she listens, believing her helpless and powerless. |
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Neck Lift |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_c2c80ef |
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Neck Lift: In the cover of issue #312, Superman is lifting and shoving Amalak into his ship's wall as grabbing his neck. |
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Kryptonite Is Everywhere |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_c4fd76e0 |
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Kryptonite Is Everywhere: During his battle against Nam-Ek, Superman feels strangely weak as lifting a volcano. A quick X-Ray Vision scan reveals tiny traces of Kryptonite in the magma. |
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Chekhov's Volcano |
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Chekhov's Volcano: When Superman takes his battle against Nam-Ek to a Caribbean Island, a volcano can be seen in the background. Naturally, it does not take long for it erupting. |
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Hammered into the Ground |
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Hammered into the Ground: When Superman confronts Nam-Ek about the latter's possible involvement in the plague outbreak, the Kryptonian rogue refuses to explain anything, and pounds Superman into the ground with a doble hammer-fist. |
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Killed Off for Real |
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Killed Off for Real: Amalak kills himself as trying to destroy Superman's mind, and he stays dead. The last readers hear from Amalak is Supergirl saying she will take care of his corpse. |
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Antagonist Title |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_cde51255 |
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Antagonist Title: The titular "Antibiotic Man" refers to Nam-Ek and his capability to produce antibodies. |
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Third-Person Flashback |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_cf91b600 |
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Third-Person Flashback: As he chases Nam-Ek over the ocean, Superman has a flashback showing the events which led the Kryptonian scientist to become an immortal monster five hundred years ago... no one of which were witnessed by Superman. |
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Hoist by His Own Petard |
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Hoist by His Own Petard: Amalak tries to shoot Supergirl's brains off, but his star-cannon's trigger has been jammed by Superman's heat vision. Amalak drops his ray-gun and prepares to attempt to dispose of Supergirl in another way, but he does not realize cosmic energy is building up within the obstructed barrel. Finally, his star-cannon explodes, obliterating Amalak's own space base. |
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What the Hell, Hero? |
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What the Hell, Hero?: As Superman fights Nam-Ek, Amalak tries to keep him confused and unfocused by pointing out that his opening attack nearly killed him. |
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Evil Only Has to Win Once |
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Evil Only Has to Win Once: Amalak mocks Superman's choice to leave him alive after defeating him by stating Superman is giving him more chances to kill him, and he only needs one successful try. |
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Thanatos Gambit |
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Thanatos Gambit: Subverted. Since Amalak's original plan to trick Superman into taking a life fails, he kills himself and tries to make it look like his death caused by Superman; though, Superman sees through his scheme, and Amalak dies cursing both Superman and his failure. |
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Friction Burn |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_e30f624e |
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Friction Burn: As battling Nam-Ek in space, Superman comes up with the idea of encasing him in a prison fashioned from a meteorite. But he needs heat to melt the quartz into reflective glass, and there is no air-friction in space, so he uses his heat vision. |
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Ahem |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_e5400274 |
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Ahem: Iris Allen is going to meet with her husband the Flash when she sees him talking to Lois Lane. Feeling a pang of jealousy, she coughs an "A-hem..." right behind them to draw their attention. |
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Clingy Jealous Girl |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_eb5b71fe |
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Clingy Jealous Girl: Iris Allen gets mad when she finds Lois Lane talking to The Flash (Iris' husband Barry) because rumor has it that Miss Lane is obsessed with dating super-heroes. Hence, Iris and Lois have a heated argument in which Iris repeatedly and angrily warns Lois to stay away from the Flash, and Lois repeatedly protests she is not interested at all. |
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Spotting the Thread |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_ec0ce986 |
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Spotting the Thread: Jevik changes himself into Supergirl to trick Superman into letting his guard down. However, Superman knows right away something is wrong because Jevik did not think of changing his distinctive voice pattern. |
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Evil Plan |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_f2d8e3c2 |
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Evil Plan: Amalak puts in motion a complicated gambit whose final goal is to destroy Superman psychologically by forcing him to forgo his morals and kill someone. |
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All Your Base Are Belong to Us |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_f4fd424c |
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All Your Base Are Belong to Us: Taking advantage that there are only two heroes in the JLA's base and one of them is bedridden, Amalak breaks into the Watchtower, disables Green Lantern and sets a trap for Superman. |
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Choke Holds |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_f81fb215 |
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Choke Holds: When Superman and Supergirl burst into Amalak's ship, Nam-Ek wraps his right arm around Superman's neck from behind and starts hitting his stomach. |
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Beware the Nice Ones |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_fccd06b6 |
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Beware the Nice Ones: When Superman and Supergirl burst into Amalak's spaceship, Kal, who is already feeling testy, suggests Amalak to not try his patience further: |
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Sensory Overload |
| The Plague of the Antibiotic Man (Comic Book) / int_fec81854 |
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Sensory Overload: When Supergirl fights Amalak's energy construct, it explodes in a flash of light more intense than a super-nova, blinding her temporarily. |
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