Superman the final days of superman is the final arc of superman volume 3 which features the last days of the superman of the new 52 immediately following this story the character was rebooted as part of rebirth where elements of the prime earth and new earth continuity were merged for superman reborn. In the early 1960s edmond hamilton and curt swan penciled the story of supermans dying days as an epic superman novel in three chapters this is that story when superman comes into contact with. Final days of superman superman has come to the grim realization that he is dying his exposure to the fire pits of apokolips the argus kryptonite vault and raos energies have all caused irreparable damage to his cellular structure with time short he reaches out to unite his friends and loved ones for what comes next. The last days of superman is the earth one re telling of an identically titled earth two story from superman 66 both stories have a shard of kryptonite in jimmys camera both stories give superman one month to live both stories have a rogue planet that is smashed into another both stories begin with an image of superman writing his last will and testament as he also does action comics