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"Evil genius Lex Luthor is out to capture a deep space probe, which has gathered a large kryptonite meteor! But Superman has been kept busy protecting the city from a rash of crazy crimes. Can the super hero prevent Luthor from getting his hands on the deadly rock?"--Unedited summary from book.

Fueled by hatred and jealousy, Lex Luthor masterminds an elaborate plot to kill the Man of Steel, and it works. Poisoned by solar radiation, Superman is dying. With weeks to live, he fulfills his life's dreams, especially revealing his true identity to Lois Lane, until Luthor proclaims his ultimate plan to control the world with no alien hero to stop him. Powers fading, Superman engages in a spectacular deadly battle with Luthor that could truly trigger...

Below the Southwest desert Lex Luthor has created a kryptonite death trap for Superman, but when the leaking kryptonite turns the scorpions, insects, and other cave creatures into super species he finds he may need Superman to rescue them both.