"to Jor-El and General Zod. He finds Zod at the White House and tells him Superman is the son of Jor-El, their jailer, and offers to lead him to Superman in exchange for control of Australia. The three Kryptonians ally with Luthor and go to the offices of the ""Daily Planet"". Superman arrives, after having found the green crystal that restores his powers, and battles the three. Zod realizes Superman cares for the humans and takes advantage of this by threatening bystanders. Superman realizes the only way to stop Zod and the others is to lure them to the Fortress."
"secret military installation, housing a superhuman who has been in the employ of the United States for nearly 75 years. Superman is in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to combat a rogue construction machine that has been tampered with by Ascension. To stop the Burj Khalifa from falling, Superman creates a whirlwind of water and freezes it beneath the skyscraper before it can collapse. Superman then goes to the Batcave where Bruce Wayne is testing a new suit that can manipulate the environment to render him undetectable by Kal-El. After studying a piece of the eighth satellite, Batman has determined that"
"Baxter Building The Baxter Building is a fictitious 35-story office building appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The building is depicted in Manhattan, and its five upper floors house the Fantastic Four's headquarters. The Baxter Building first appeared in ""Fantastic Four"" #3 (March 1962) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The Baxter Building was the first comic-book superhero lair to be well known to the general public in the fictional world. The Baxter Building is destroyed in ""Fantastic Four"" #278 (May 1985), written and drawn by John Byrne. Explaining why he chose to destroy"
"Baxter Building also appears in ""Ultimate Iron Man"", volume 1, issues 4-5. Baxter Building The Baxter Building is a fictitious 35-story office building appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The building is depicted in Manhattan, and its five upper floors house the Fantastic Four's headquarters. The Baxter Building first appeared in ""Fantastic Four"" #3 (March 1962) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. The Baxter Building was the first comic-book superhero lair to be well known to the general public in the fictional world. The Baxter Building is destroyed in ""Fantastic Four"" #278 (May 1985),"
"55 Central Park West 55 Central Park West is a 19-floor housing cooperative located on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City. The building was designed by the architectural firm Schwartz & Gross, and built in 1929. The building is a contributing property within the Central Park West Historic District, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The building holds significance in American popular culture because scenes from the 1984 film ""Ghostbusters"", as well as the original Superman film were shot there. Plans for the building, between 65th and 66th Streets, were filed by architectural"
"the building is vaporised by Dreyfus with a doomsday device. The final Roadblock of the 21st season of the American version of ""The Amazing Race"" also took place inside the gates of this building and had teams associating national flags with the different ""hellos"" and ""goodbyes"" they heard during the race. In the first issue of ""Atomic War!"" published in November 1952, New York City is hit with a Soviet atomic bomb in 1960, the Headquarters of the United Nations. the Empire State Building, the Chrysler Building are all shown collapsing during the bombing of the city. The building is"
"#1. In the 1950s, the Soviet Union reveals its newest asset to be Superman. The sudden revelation of a superpowered alien under Soviet control causes panic in the United States, shifting the focus of the Cold War arms race from nuclear weapons to superhumans. CIA agent James Olsen recruits Lex Luthor, a scientist employed by S.T.A.R. Labs, to destroy Superman. Luthor's first act is to cause ""Sputnik 2"" to plummet towards Metropolis. After Superman diverts the satellite away from the city, Luthor retrieves his genetic material and creates a monstrous clone of Superman whom Lex Luthor officially names Superman 2"
"those in need, people are too fearful to even go near him. While sulking in an empty restaurant, Clark hears a commotion as a suspension bridge across town inexplicably blows up. Superman speeds off to reconnect the bridge cables, but another explosion rocks the bridge. In his office, Lex Luthor watches the disaster and triggers bombs along the support column, making it appear that Superman is the one tearing it down. As the finishing touch, a mechanical drone in the water aims kryptonite radiation at Superman, causing him to collapse. Realizing he has made an enemy in Lex Luthor, Clark"
"Superman: Tower of Power Superman: Tower of Power is a drop tower ride currently located at three Six Flags parks, and a former installment at Kentucky Kingdom. Two of the four drop towers were manufactured by Intamin except for the Six Flags Over Georgia (Zamperla) and Six Flags Over Texas (S&S) installments. The installment at Kentucky Kingdom (then known as ""Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom"") was demolished after an accident that maimed a teenage girl. The Superman: Tower of Power at Kentucky Kingdom (then-Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom) was an Intamin Giant Drop model, nearly identical to the one at Six Flags"
"of the first two ""Superman"" films). The former ""News"" subsidiary WPIX-TV remains in the building. The third headquarters of the ""Daily News"" at 450 West 33rd Street straddled the railroad tracks going into Pennsylvania Station. The building is now the world headquarters of the Associated Press. In June 2011, the paper moved its operations to two floors at 4 New York Plaza in lower Manhattan. Sixteen months later, the structure was severely damaged and rendered uninhabitable by flooding from Hurricane Sandy. In the immediate aftermath, news operations were conducted remotely from several temporary locations, eventually moving to office space at"
"new base of operations. When the Watchtower was destroyed by Superboy-Prime in the run-up to the Infinite Crisis, the Justice League decamped to the Secret Sanctuary. From here they fought the Key. 25 weeks after the Infinite Crisis, Martian Manhunter, in an elegiac mood, created a tribute to the fallen members of the Justice League in the Secret Sanctuary. When their brownstone headquarters were destroyed in a battle with an army of mercenary super criminals, the Justice Society borrowed the Sanctuary. However, they were asked to move out swiftly. The Golden Age Superman likewise made use of a special hideaway"
"the USR (United States Robotics) Building. In the 2008 film ""The Dark Knight"", the tower is part of Gotham City. In the 2011 film """", the tower is featured in a number of scenes. The most notable one is when the N.E.S.T team tries to enter the city using V-22 Osprey helicopters. They use Willis Tower for cover before using wing suits to descend into the city streets. In the movie, the tower is shown to be severely damaged by the Decepticon invasion of the city. In the 2013 film ""Man of Steel"", the tower's interior and parts of its"
"sunlight. A vicious battle ensues between Lex's creation and Superman. While saving the Statue of Liberty from falling onto the streets of New York, Superman is infected with radiation sickness by a scratch from Nuclear Man's radioactive claws. Nuclear Man kicks Superman into the distance with such strength that Superman's cape falls off. To Lois' disgust, the ""Daily Planet"" (which has been reformatted as a tabloid newspaper) publishes the headline ""Superman Dead?"" Lois indicates a desire to quit and seizes Superman's recovered cape for herself. Lacy is also upset and reveals to Lois that she cares for Clark. Lois ventures"
"used to create the Fortress of Solitude, to form a new continent, owned by Luthor, off the East Coast of the United States, destroying all surrounding landmass in the process and killing untold numbers of people. The landmass also has the added effect of sapping Superman's powers when he is in proximity, as Luthor has laced it with Kryptonite. While Superman is weakened, Luthor violently attacks him, stabbing him with a shard of Kryptonite and brutally kicking him as he crawls on the ground. Superman falls off the edge of the landmass into the Atlantic Ocean, presumably to his death."
"Four Freedoms Plaza Four Freedoms Plaza is a fictional structure appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It is depicted as being located in the Manhattan of the Marvel Universe; it served as the replacement headquarters for the Fantastic Four when their original dwelling, the Baxter Building, was destroyed by Kristoff Vernard, the adoptive son of Doctor Doom. It is located at 42nd Street and Madison Avenue in New York City. The title of the building comes from a Franklin D. Roosevelt speech urging the Congress of the United States to enter World War II. In it Roosevelt"
"against the armies of Apokolips and new villains appearing across Earth 2. While searching for Huntress beneath the fire pits of Earth 2 in DeSaad's cloning facility, Lois, Val, Kara and Batman found the real Superman who has been held captive for five years. He was revived by DeSaad and was used as the genetic source for the Kryptonian clones. The extraction of his DNA corrupted his body leaving him without any powers. Lois and Superman reunite briefly, before he sacrificed himself one last time, destroying the Parademon facilities using his corrupt DNA. After Superman's death, Lois gave Kara the"
"and other Kryptonians, and a chamber that uses red sun radiation to strip Kryptonians of their super powers. In , the Fortress is destroyed by Superman as its existence was revealed to Lex Luthor and his henchwoman, Eve Teschmacher. However, Superman then turns back time (à la 1978's ""Superman""), so technically the Fortress is completely undamaged, while Zod, Ursa and Non are returned to the Phantom Zone. In ""Superman Returns"", the Fortress follows the same formula as the earlier movies, but goes into more detail about the crystal origins of the Fortress and Kryptonian architecture. Lex Luthor attempts to use"
"promotional purposes. A climactic scene in the movie ""Men in Black"" (1997) was set and filmed here. A crucial plot point in ""Iron Man 2"" (2010) depended on the structure. In season 6 of """" an episode has the victim found under the Unisphere. The 1989 movie ""Black Rain"" begins with a shot of the Unisphere. Kevin James and Leah Remini appear at the Unisphere in the opening credits of American sitcom ""The King of Queens"". In Season 1 Episode 4 of Flight of the Conchords, Brett and Jermaine perform the song ""If You're Into It"" in front of the"
"with the fact that the replaced body parts correspond with those parts of the original Superman's body that were most severely injured in his fight with Doomsday. After destroying a Superman memorial plaque in front of the Daily Planet, the Cyborg exiles Doomsday into space, prevents a nuclear meltdown, and saves the President of the United States from an assassination attempt. The White House then endorses the Cyborg as the 'true' Superman. When confronted by Lois Lane, the Cyborg claims his memory is ""blurry"" but he can see a ""spaceship on a farm and the name Kent"", suggesting that Henshaw"
"the building, then the building collapses on top of Godzilla 50 California Street 50 California Street (also known as the Union Bank Building) is a , 37-story office tower completed in 1972 at the foot of California Street in the Financial District of San Francisco, California. There is a plaza located at the base of the building. The building is owned and managed by the Shorenstein Company. The building is briefly featured in the 2014 science fiction monster film ""Godzilla"" where during the climax of the film, Godzilla and the male MUTO fought in San Francisco, only for Godzilla to"
"for Metropolis. With no World Trade Center due to the September 11, 2001 attacks (which took place during Superman's five-year departure from Earth), the real life Empire State Building, or in this case the Emperor Building as named in the comics, would be the tallest in Metropolis. In past ""Superman"" movies, Metropolis was suggested to be New York City itself. Landmarks like the World Trade Center and Statue of Liberty were seen on film. In ""Superman Returns"", Metropolis is New York City with minor changes. The movie focused primarily on Lower Manhattan with Midtown Manhattan only shown twice in the"
"50 California Street 50 California Street (also known as the Union Bank Building) is a , 37-story office tower completed in 1972 at the foot of California Street in the Financial District of San Francisco, California. There is a plaza located at the base of the building. The building is owned and managed by the Shorenstein Company. The building is briefly featured in the 2014 science fiction monster film ""Godzilla"" where during the climax of the film, Godzilla and the male MUTO fought in San Francisco, only for Godzilla to kill the MUTO by slamming him into the side of"
"brakes. Superman: Tower of Power Superman: Tower of Power is a drop tower ride currently located at three Six Flags parks, and a former installment at Kentucky Kingdom. Two of the four drop towers were manufactured by Intamin except for the Six Flags Over Georgia (Zamperla) and Six Flags Over Texas (S&S) installments. The installment at Kentucky Kingdom (then known as ""Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom"") was demolished after an accident that maimed a teenage girl. The Superman: Tower of Power at Kentucky Kingdom (then-Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom) was an Intamin Giant Drop model, nearly identical to the one at Six"
"evacuate patients to other rooms. The 1515 Tower, which was abandoned due to heavy impact by hurricanes Frances and Jeanne in 2004, suffered further damage during Wilma. In February 2010, the high-rise was demolished by explosives and was the third tallest building in the United States to be imploded. Along the Intracoastal Waterway, many boats capsized or crashed into the seawall. On U.S. Route 1 between Belvedere Road and State Road 80 (Southern Boulevard), several stores in the Antique Row section had broken windows, interior damage, and rain-soaked merchandise and furniture. The gymnasium of Forest Hill Community High School, which"
"lost a portion of its roof above the stage and then rain poured in, flooding the dressing room, damaging the stage, and ruining sound and light mechanisms. At the Lake Worth campus of Palm Beach Community College, several windows at the library shattered and then rain poured in, destroying about 1,000 books. A senior citizen high-rise known as the Lake Worth Towers suffered roof damage. At an elderly assistance facility at Haverhill Road and Lantana Road, most of the roof was blown off. About 27 homes were destroyed and 2,491 homes suffered structural impact, while 7 businesses were demolished and"
"to Superman, the alien’s spaceship crashed to Earth, although it was not in Kansas in the 20th century but in the cotton fields of the American South in the 1830s. A slave woman finds the child and the ship alters the aliens appearance to look exactly like the first life form the alien encountered. He receives the name Augustus Freeman but does not use his powers to lead a slave revolt. Icon was a black super hero and a political conservative who decided to use his superpowers for the very first time when his condominium is broken into by some"
"his powers for the greater good and turn his country into a utopia. The U.S. government sends ""Superman 2"" to engage Superman, and their duel causes an accidental nuclear missile launch in Great Britain. The clone sacrifices itself to save millions. Luthor murders his research staff at S.T.A.R. Labs and founds LuthorCorp, dedicating his life to destroying Superman. By 1978, the United States is on the verge of social collapse whereas the prosperous Soviet Union has peacefully expanded its influence to nearly every corner of the globe. The cost of this progress is an increased infringement on individual liberties, with"
"help in tracking down ""Project: Superman"", the government branch responsible for 'raising' Kal-El after his rocket destroyed Metropolis upon its arrival. Cyborg and them agree to join the cause to stop Wonder Woman and Aquaman, but only if Batman gets to choose who to recruit, and Cyborg agrees as long as he comes with them. The three sneak into the government underground bunkers, and the group comes across a giant vault door bearing the Superman logo. Cyborg opens the door and sees a weakened Kal-El, with the arrival of guards. Forced to escape, Kal-El's powers begin to manifest and flies"
"Cracking the door open slightly on the roof and noticing the imposter, Clark says, ""My double is in for some trouble."" Seeing the police cars gather on the street below, the imposter heads back toward the door to the stairwell, where he is confronted by the real Superman. The imposter fires several rounds at Superman, to no avail. He claims his Boss made him do it. Without noticing, the imposter reaches the edge of the rooftop and falls over the edge. Superman swoops down to save him just in time. In the glow of the search lights, Lois and the"
"Fortress of Solitude. In the extended ending, a U.S. ""polar patrol"" is shown picking up the three Kryptonians and Lex Luthor (thus explaining the latter's return in """"), after which Superman, with Lois standing beside him, destroys the Fortress of Solitude. Among the other ""lost"" scenes: Some telecast versions remove the following for content: Among the footage seen in the international/Canadian telecasts: It should be mentioned that some Canadian telecasts were slightly cut for time. In 2004, the fan-restored DVD known as ""Superman II: Restored International Cut"" was released through many Superman fan sites. It featured extended scenes pulled from"
"balcony. Superman is still down below and grappling with Van-Gar, whose armor suddenly starts glowing green. Superman soars up with Van-Gar in his grip, ripping the bomb off moments before it explodes. In the instant before Lois hits the ground, Superman rushes up and catches her just in time. Superman returns to LexCorp, where Luthor is feverishly trying to reconnect with the static images to Krypton, this time to establish direct contact. Luthor begins requesting to be sent weapons before the machine overloads in his face, embedding several Kryptonite pellets in his face. Visions of the imminent destruction of Krypton"
"derived from space technology. The original tenants included: Kincaid Towers The Kincaid Towers is a 22-floor high-rise in Lexington, Kentucky. It is located along Vine Street between Broadway and Mill Street. Its exterior is polished buff concrete with blue tinted glass, with terraces on the 5th, 10th, 14th, and 21st floor. It has a three-story atrium, and a skywalk that connects to the adjacent Hyatt Regency Hotel and Lexington Center. It is named after Garvice Delmar Kincaid. Construction on the tower began in 1973 and was completed in 1979 at a cost of $20 million. Major portions of the movie"
"A.R.G.U.S. At A.R.G.U.S. headquarters, the Question enters Superman's cell and releases him. During the ""Forever Evil"" storyline, Steve Trevor awakes at the remains of the A.R.G.U.S. headquarters in Washington, D.C and learns from Etta Candy that the headquarters' destruction was caused by a massive spike in energy around Doctor Light's body and that A.R.G.U.S. and its agents have been completely exposed. After seeing the Crime Syndicate of America's broadcast, Trevor learns that the President of the United States is in danger as the President has a back up key that would assist in A.R.G.U.S. gaining their assets back. After rescuing"