History NightmareFuel / WhateverHappenedToTheManOfTomorrow

* Lightning Lord electrocutes Lana into a charred remain.

* After Lana mercy-kills Luthor, Braniac keeps his body going on his own for a little while, but it eventually becomes useless from rigor mortis. Even then, the remains of Brainiac detaches from Luthors skull and drags itself a few feet just by ThePowerOfHate, before finally falling to pieces and shutting off forever.

---> '''Lois''': [[NotSoHarmlessVillain He didnt look so funny anymore]]...

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[[caption-width-right:350:Arguably the silliest character in DC Comics proves the trope BewareTheSillyOnes.]]

-->'''Moore, in his obituary for Schwartz:''' He ruined my reputation as a gentle pacifist by claiming that I'd seized him by the throat and sworn to kill him if he didn't let me write his final episodes of Superman, and how, now, am I supposed to contradict a classic Julius Schwartz yarn? So, all right: it's true. I picked him up and shook him like a British nanny, and I hope whenever he is now, he's satisfied by this shamefaced confession.

* Superman being heartbroken and angry, using his heat vision to brutally attack someone. BewareTheSuperman.

-->'''Moore, his obituary for Schwartz:''' He ruined my reputation as a gentle pacifist by claiming that I'd seized him by the throat and sworn to kill him if he didn't let me write his final episodes of Superman, and how, now, am I supposed to contradict a classic Julius Schwartz yarn? So, all right: it's true. I picked him up and shook him like a British nanny, and I hope whenever he is now, he's satisfied by this shamefaced confession.

-->'''Moore, his his obituary for Schwartz:''' He ruined my reputation as a gentle pacifist by claiming that I'd seized him by the throat and sworn to kill him if he didn't let me write his final episodes of Superman, and how, now, am I supposed to contradict a classic Julius Schwartz yarn? So, all right: it's true. I picked him up and shook him like a British nanny, and I hope whenever he is now, he's satisfied by this shamefaced confession.

** It should be noted that the story's not actually ''true'', [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming but Alan did admit to it.]]

---> '''Lois''': He didnt look so funny anymore...

** It should be noted that the story's not actually true. Though in another sense, it is

** [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation Alternatively,]] he can also seem like a [[AxCrazy psychopathic madman]] waiting to snap.

*** Mxysptlk had decided to become evil after having spent the past 2000 years being a trickster. Had Superman not managed to stop him, there would have been an evil RealityWarper loose in the universe.

* In real life, Julius Schwartz was discussing the story with Alan Moore, and told Moore that he wasn't sure who would write it. Moore alledgedly responded by standing up, grabbing Schwartz by the throat, and threatening to kill him if he wasn't the one who wrote the story. There's a reason Alan Moore is considered a MemeticBadass among comic writers - he can be ''terrifying''.

** [[AlternateCharacterInterpretation ALternatively,]] he can also seem like a [[AxCrazy psychopathic madman]] waiting to snap.

** Hell, just his appearance overall. We finally get to see his true OneWingedAngel form, a purple-black humanoid giant which bends space around it just by existing. Or even just his appearance at first, still in his traditional "imp" form, except his color scheme is now notably darker. He now has a clearly evil look on his face as well.

* In real life, Julius Schwartz was discussing the story with Alan Moore, and told Moore that he wasn't sure who would write it. Moore alledgedly responded by standing up, grabbing Schwartz by the throat, and threatening to kill him if he wasn't the one who wrote the story. There's a reason Alan Moore is considered a MemeticBadass among comic writers - he can be ''terrifying''.

* Sure, the bad guy deserved it, but seeing Krypto tearing out Kryptonite Man's throat is really brutal. Not helped by the fact that Krypto dies of Kryptonite radiation.

--> '''The Kryptonite Man''': ''AAAAEEEEARRGH!'' ''STOP'' IT! GET OFF GET OFF GET ''OFF!'' I'm ''killing'' you, you stupid ''animal''! don't you ''understand''? I'M KILLING--''YAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!''

--> '''The Kryptonite Man''': You stupid mutt!! I'm killing you, dont you get it?! I'M KILLING--''YAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!''

*** Mxysptlk had decided to become evil after having spent the past 3000 years being a trickster. Had Superman not managed to stop him, there would have been an evil RealityWarper loose in the universe.

--> '''The Kryptonite Man''': You stupid mutt!! I'm killing you, dont you get it?! ''I'M KILLI-AAAGGHGHLK!!!''

--> '''Lois''': He didnt look so funny anymore...

* In real life, Julius Schwartz was discussing the story with Alan Moore, and told Moore that he wasn't sure who would write it. Moore alledgedly responded by standing up, grabbing Schwartz by the throat, and threatening to kill him if he wasn't the one who wrote the story. There's a reason Alan Moore is considered a MemeticBadass among comic writers - he can be ''terrifying''.

* Myxzptlk gets torn in half in the finale. Despite him being a nebulous 5-d being at the time, it's still rather unnerving to see his image splitting down the middle.

** Of course, "allegedly" may be the operative word. In real life, '''committing assault''' against your boss tends to ''not'' be a good way to get what you want, even if enough of us wish we could get away with it that stories get told.

* In real life, Julius Schwartz was discussing the story with Alan Moore, and told Moore that he wasn't sure who would write it. Moore alledgedly responded by standing up, grabbing Schwartz by the throat, and threatening to kill him if he wasn't the one who wrote the story. There's a reason Alan Moore is considered a MemeticBadass among comic writers - he can be ''terrifying''.

* Brainiac takes over Lex Luthor's body, making the whole thing VERY creepy in the brain upload and then Brainiac talking out of Luthor's mouth.
** Made worse in that ''[[AndIMustScream he's still conscious.]]''

* Sure he deserved it but seeing [[spoiler: Krypto tearing out Kryptonite Man's throat]] and then dying himself are both really brutal.

* Myxzptlk gets torn in half in the finale. Despite him being a nebulous 5-d being at the time, it's still rather unnerving to see his image splitting down the middle.

* Brainiac takes over Lex Luthor's body, making the whole thing VERY creepy in the brain upload and then brainiac talking out of Luthor's mouth.
* Lightning lord electrocutes Lana into a charred remain.