It’s weird the mentality fans or writers have with him. They just don’t want anyone to be more powerful than him. Especially villains. If that’s the case, what’s the point, where’s the danger? One of the most memorable movie fight scenes for me is when Indy is getting the absolute crap beaten out of him in Raiders by the giant bloody Nazi and he just wins by the skin of his teeth. Superman doesn’t have to be the strongest or the fastest. What makes him formidable is the combination of powers he has and the smarts to use them efficiently.

I read all the issues online and they feel more authentic than the "normal" modern versions of both heroes, but I dislike the art: in Superman 78, it feels to "fuzzy" for this particular series; in Batman 89, they just can't get Michael Keaton's face right.

I think the approach is right and only needs more talent. I wish most modern comic books were like this.

P. S.: I just finished Superman 78 #2 and... whoa! Superman throws the "S" symbol just like he does in the first 2 movies. Totally unexpected for me and very relevant to this discussion. A peculiar superpower, I must say.

Strange days indeed 

Superman '78 was a little before my time but I obviously watched them all as a kid. Batman '89 did get me as a kid, already a fan of the '66 show re-runs and I logically went nuts: rented it a dozen times, had the action figures, the movie Batmobile, the comic adaptation, everything.

Yet I don't feel particularly nostalgic about it now. TV show yes, Animated Series big time but not much for the Burton Batman. I should be the target audience for that comic but the idea does nothing for me, really.

I first met Reeve's Superman via bubble gum cards and then seeing Superman II in the cinema at the tender age of 6 (loved it) and later went doolally for the first film when it was shown on ITV maybe a year later.... But I don't want to see an ongoing comic based on it. Makes no sense at all. 

As a kid, I figured that, in Superman II, Superman "runs away" from the battle against the Phantom Zone villains to protect the citizens of Metropolis (who would likely be killed in the melee) and prepare for what will, hopefully, be the final fight. He fixes the red sun/molecule chamber, creates jails or a portal back to the Phantom Zone in the mists in the crystals (which the villains fall into after they are rendered powerless), and creates weapons to use against them.

The S-Shield that's thrown at them is one of those weapons.  I thought it was pretty cool as a kid.

As for when DC went wrong with Superman... I think it was around the time of the Death of Superman story- after that way too many comics stories became more about marketing stunts aimed at a quick buck then about telling a good story.