History ComicBook / TheDeathOfClarkKent

* DisproportionateRetribution: One of Conduit's victims was "Mac" [=McGivers=], a woman who was beginning to bond with Clark and knew his secret.

* DaddyIssues / WellDoneSonGuy: Clark speculated that Kenny might not have turned out so bad if it wasn't for his father. Given that Conduit builds an army of robots resembling the man, he may well have a point there.

* RevengeByProxy: Conduit systematically stalks everybody connected to Clark Kent to punish him for being preferred by Conduit's own father. As mentioned above, he then tries to kill Supes, so it's revenge by proxy, then regular revenge.

* AlasPoorVillain: Superman pities Conduit for his FreudianExcuse.

* DueToTheDead: Superman wraps Conduit's body in his cape and takes him back to his father.

* WouldHurtAChild: Among the near-casualties from Conduit's explosives are some schoolchildren.

The villain known as Conduit has harbored a massive grudge towards Clark Kent since they were in high school, but now, learning of Clark's identity as Superman, he takes his revenge scheme further. Attacking those he loves and cares for, he pushes Superman to the limits. Can our hero come out on top once more?

* ReportsOfMDeathWereGreatlyExaggerated: Ron Troupe attempts to comfort Perry over Lois and Jimmy's apparent deaths in the destruction caused by Conduit. Perry calmly remarks that he's not counting them dead until later, as they have a tendency to turn up when they're supposed to have been lost.

* HiredGuns: Conduit was once a mercenary.

** Averted with many other people in the arc. Superman thinks that Conduit killed Lois, Jimmy, and his parents, all of whom escape unharmed.

'''''The Death of Clark Kent''''' is a ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' storyline released in 1995. It was part of a series of {{Milestone Celebration}}s done at the same time due to these titles hitting issue #100 at the same time; those other titles being ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' (which saw Diana regain her heroic title), ''ComicBook/GreenArrow'' (which saw Conner Hawke become the second Green Arrow just in time for Ollie Oliver to perish) ''ComicBook/{{Flash}}'' (which introduced the Speed Force) and ''[[ComicBook/JusticeLeague Justice League America]]'' (which was part of a multi-part story with ''Guy Gardner: Warrior'') This story also concluded a storyline that was started during the ''Zero Month'' issues of the ''Superman'' comics following ''ComicBook/ZeroHour''.

* SadisticChoice: Conduit's tape informs Superman that he set off the timer on a bomb ticking in Smallville. He can either fly away and save Smallville or stay and try to figure a way to defeat the seemingly insurmountable Death Trap in which Conduit put Jimmy Olsen. Superman flies away at superspeed, then returns. It still took several excruciating minutes before Jimmy had a Eureka Moment which let Superman save him.

It's a job for Franchise/{{Superman}} as someone begins stalking Clark Kent's loved ones. The effort to defeat this new menace will lead to revelations about an old friend and danger for Superman and everyone he contacts.

* DisproportionateRetribution: One of Conduit's victims was a woman who happened to talk to Clark Kent.

* VideoWill: Conduit leaves a recording for Superman in addition to the DeadMansSwitch.

It's a job for Superman as someone begins stalking Clark Kent's loved ones. The effort to defeat this new menace will lead to revelations about an old friend and danger for Superman and everyone he contacts.

* ForcedToWatch: Conduit sets up television around the deathtrap he stuck JimmyOlsen in, presumably to invoke this on Superman.

* ManOfKryptonite: [[spoiler: Kenny Braverman]], aka "Conduit" a former classmate of Clark's who could emit Kryptonite radiation, and wore a special suit to channel it. And for a double whammy, he knew that Clark was Superman, leading to the "Death Of Clark Kent" story arc.