| Superman: The Wedding Album | |
|---|---|
 Cover art byJohn Byrne. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Format | One-shot |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | October 6,1996 |
| No. of issues | 1 |
| Main character(s) | Superman/Clark Kent Lois Lane |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Dan Jurgens Karl Kesel David Michelinie Louise Simonson Roger Stern |
Superman: The Wedding Album is an American comic book published in 1996 byDC Comics. It is notable for featuring the wedding ofSuperman/Clark Kent andLois Lane in DC Comicscontinuity, an event that was nearly 60 years in the making.
Written by the five principal writers for theSuperman titles at the time (Dan Jurgens,Karl Kesel,David Michelinie,Louise Simonson, andRoger Stern) and bearing a cover date of December 1996, the issue was published during the week of October 6, 1996, coinciding with an episode of the television seriesLois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman which also featured the wedding of the two characters.[1][2]
Previous weddings involving the two characters had all been hoaxes, dreams, imaginary tales or in an alternate universe.
The story follows after a yearlong breakup between Lois and Clark. Lois returns to Metropolis from her job as aforeign correspondent and agrees to marry Clark. The wedding is put together quickly, but no corners are cut. During this storyline, Clark is without his powers as Superman, having lost them during the previousFinal Night crossover. There are brief cameos by many DC superheroes and a short passage withBatman, who offers an apartment owned by him to the couple and gets the superheroes of the DC Universe to look after Metropolis while Clark goes on his honeymoon.
Jimmy Olsen serves asbest man, with Lucy Lane serving asmaid of honor. The wedding is a traditional Christian variety in a big church (the Metropolis Chapel of United Faiths) although Lois is estranged with her fatherSam Lane at the time and refuses to be walked down the aisle by him. Despite this, Sam attends his daughter's wedding as a witness, refusing to miss this moment. The priest that presides over the wedding is drawn to look likeJerry Siegel, one of the creators of Superman. The pews are also filled up with the writers and artists that have contributed to the Superman comic books over the years, includingJoe Shuster, Superman's other creator.
AfterThe Wedding Album,The Adventures of Superman #541,Action Comics #728 andSuperman: The Man of Steel #63 featured Lois and Clark's honeymoon inHawaii. Clark is captured by Rajiv Naga and needs Lois's help to escape since he does not have any powers, having lost them duringThe Final Night crossover story arc.
Nearly every living major artist who had ever worked on a Superman comic title contributed to this issue:[3][4]
The book was a top vote getter for theComics Buyer's Guide Fan Award for Favorite Comic-Book Story for 1997.
The behind-the-scenes talent on the monumental issue appropriately spanned several generations of the Man of Tomorrow's career. Written by Dan Jurgens, Karl Kesel, David Michelinie, Louise Simonson, and Roger Stern, the one-shot featured the pencils of John Byrne, Gil Kane, Stuart Immonen, Paul Ryan, Jon Bogdanove, Kieron Dwyer, Tom Grummett, Dick Giordano, Jim Mooney, Curt Swan, Nick Cardy, Al Plastino, Barry Kitson, Ron Frenz, and Dan Jurgens.