chapter 176 part 2
Well, Colin's acquisition method was actually the same acquisition tactic that Paul Getty had once used against Seaside United Oil Company.
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In the stock market, the entanglement between Luo Stone and Paul Getty will clearly take some time to play out.
Furthermore, with the later intervention of the Rockefeller Family, the acquisition of Seaside United Oil Company lasted for a full two years.
This was destined to be a protracted war of attrition.
However, Colin had no worries, because this was destined to be a turbulent confrontation. Compared to these competitors involved in the oil stock market struggle, Colin, who possessed foresight, had already determined the identity of the winner from the beginning.
The ups and downs of the stock market did not affect him much.
Instead, Colin shifted more of his attention back to the serialization in The Messenger.
Obviously, he had not forgotten that "Superman" was the foundation for his standing in the Main World.
With the previous idea of promoting technological development like injection molding machines through Fischer, Colin made some modifications to the new serialization, incorporating an ability that had always been very important but had not been enhanced for a long time.
In this issue of the Superman comic, the story continued from the plot of the "Metropolis Society."
Superman's encounter with this evil organization had been building anticipation for readers in the newspaper for several weeks.
In the plot, Prankster King and others held Metropolis citizens hostage, threatening Superman that he could not easily launch an attack.
Prankster King: "What do you think, Superman? You have no way out now. Once you attack us, the bombs on these citizens will explode and kill them all!"
With Prankster King's threat, Superman's gaze fell on the Metropolis citizens playing in the amusement park, especially Lois.
At some point, Toyman had already strapped bombs onto them.
And Luthor held the button to detonate the bombs.
Superman: "The situation is more troublesome than I thought. I didn't expect even Lois to be implicated."
The "Metropolis Society" seemed to have created a problem for Superman, vexing even him.
In the serialized comic, Colin used text notes to express the difficult situation Superman was currently facing.
With three evil villains joining forces, even Superman seemed to be somewhat outmatched.
At this moment, Superman's brain was working at high speed, and he seemed to have thought of a solution.
Of course, as the protagonist of the comic.
Superman would naturally not be defeated. This was the main theme of the "Superman" story written by Colin at this time. Unlike Superman in the future who would get injured or even die easily, Superman at this time was in the process of becoming gradually stronger.
In the story, Superman displayed his Super Vision ability, easily seeing through the structure of the button in Luthor's hand.
Then, in the next second, through his powerful learning ability, he perfectly created a button identical to the one the "Metropolis Society" had, using whatever was at hand. Pressing this button, he successfully removed the bomb threat from Lois and the Metropolis citizens.
Toyman: "No, how did you do that!"
Superman: "It's very simple."
Luthor: "Damn it, the explosion is useless!"
Amidst the surprised exclamations of the Metropolis Society, Superman, having successfully escaped the crisis, began to counterattack.
The members of the Metropolis Society were also not to be outdone. With Prankster King's continuous calls for help, a giant toy robot appeared in the amusement park.
This was an evil robot invented by Toyman and Luthor, powerful enough to destroy a city.
Controlling the giant robot, the three members of the Metropolis Society and Superman engaged in a fierce battle.
Luthor fired a terrifying green laser to eliminate Superman, but it was easily blocked by Superman. This green light, capable of destroying buildings, caused no harm to Superman at all.
Withstanding the green light, Superman flew towards the giant robot and instantly destroyed it with his Heat Vision.
And at the end of the comic, it was frozen on the scene of Superman flying over the explosion debris, holding the robot's wreckage high.
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"As expected, the final victory belongs to Superman!"
"I didn't expect the 'Metropolis Society' to actually create such a terrifying robot in the end. If it weren't for Superman, the entire Metropolis might have been destroyed."
"Evil has once again been defeated by Superman..."
"I didn't expect that with these three villains working together, they could bring about such a terrible disaster. Fortunately, Mr. Mxyzptlk was not involved."
"Amazing, even Luthor's terrifying green light couldn't harm Superman at all, and in the end, Superman was able to lift such a huge robot."
Upon seeing the scene of Superman defeating the "Metropolis Society" at the end of the story.
Even though they had anticipated it, the readers couldn't help but exclaim and cheer excitedly.
The foreshadowing Colin had done in the serialization for these past few weeks was finally unleashed at this moment.
They looked at the scene in the newspaper where Superman held the robot's wreckage high.
Although it was just a simple drawing in the newspaper, the impact it had on the readers' hearts was incredibly huge. This page of the comic became one of the most collected newspapers in the future.
Thus, Superman's invincible image left a deep impression on the readers' minds once again.
As long as there is Superman, there will be no difficulties.
And this became the definition of the "Superman" comic for readers for a very long time to come.
Perhaps because during The Great Depression, almost everyone faced various setbacks, readers were able to project their thoughts into the comic's plot.
In real life, they had already lived a hard enough life, so at least in the fictional comic, they could be free from any obstacles.
This was perfectly realized in the serialization of "Superman."
(end of chapter)