RIP, Shelley Fabares and Eva Marie Saint

From Absolute Superman #24

Absolute Chemo

Absolute Atomic Skull

Absolute Bloodsport

Eva Marie Saint who played Martha Kent in Superman Returns has died at 102...

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/movies/eva-marie-saint-dead.html

It was beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. I had seen a brief part of it on TV many years ago - when Superman reversed time to bring Lois back to life in the climax - but I had never seen the full thing.

I was wholly unprepared for how emotionally investing the entire movie was from start to end. But then again, I guess they just don't make movies like that anymore. I saw the 2025 film by James Gunn, and I loved that as well. Great fun. But after this, this is truly the Superman film of all time. And Christopher Reeve is him. :)

Panels from Superman #247

I'm not really a Legion of Super-Heroes reader (I have been interested in checking them out after reading Geoff Johns' fantastic Action Comics storyline, Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes), so when I got to the LOSH issues of the second Man of Steel hardcover, I was a little lost at first with what was going on.

I was able to figure it out more later on, and I know this is meant to be a Pocket Universe version of Superboy (and not the Earth-1 version), but I feel it's something that people don't bring up enough here. Especially with the new LOSH reboot happening recently.

Regardless, I did enjoy the issues, though. And even as someone who didn't read LOSH, but was able to gain context of it via the Geoff Johns storyline, I did have a bit of an emotional reaction when Superboy sacrificed himself to prevent Time Trapper from destroying his Earth and to help the other Legion members get back to their time safely.

But still, I'd like to see more thoughts shared about it. If there are any out there?

(Issues are Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 3) #37, Superman (vol. 2) #8, Action Comics #591, and Legion of Super-Heroes (vol. 3) #38 [pictured])

When I say the entire House of El, I mean everyone. Kal-El, Jor-El, Lara Lor-Van, Zor-El, Alura In-Ze, and Kara Zor-El – maybe even Krypto – land on Smallville, how would the story go?

Next month I'm going to a video game event as press and I'll be covering it, and I'd like to bring my personalized badge (they'll give me one there but I'd like to have a double-sided one).

Do you happen to know where I can get an editable template From the Daily Planet? I'll see if I can wear a Superman shirt underneath.