"The Death of Superman!": This is an imaginary tale.... Superman #149 is an issue of the series Superman (Volume 1) with a cover date of November, 1961. This is an imaginary tale.... While serving time in prison, Lex Luthor sees a strangely glowing rock mixed in the rock-breaking boulders and suddenly strikes one of the guards, which lands him doing rock-breaking duty, his intention all along. While out toiling on the rocks, Luthor examines what prompted him to break rocks: Element Z, a rare ele