For the Man Who Has Everything

"For the Man Who Has Everything"
Cover of Superman Annual #11 (1985), art by Dave Gibbons.
PublisherDC Comics
Publication date1985
Genre
Title(s)Superman Annual #11
Main character(s)Superman, Mongul, Wonder Woman, Batman, Robin, Jor-El
Creative team
Writer(s)Alan Moore
Artist(s)Dave Gibbons
Letterer(s)Dave Gibbons
Colorist(s)Tom Ziuko
Editor(s)Julius Schwartz
DC Universe: The Stories of Alan MooreISBN 1-4012-0927-0

"For the Man Who Has Everything" is a comic book story by writer Alan Moore and artist Dave Gibbons, first published in Superman Annual #11 (1985). It contains the first appearance of the Black Mercy, a magical, extraterrestrial, plant-like organism which, upon symbiotically attaching itself to its victims, incapacitates them while causing them to hallucinate living out their greatest fantasy.

The story has been adapted for television: for the episode of the same name of the animated TV series Justice League Unlimited, loosely into an episode of The CW's live-action Supergirl TV series titled "For the Girl Who Has Everything" and as an inspiration for the episode of Syfy live-action Krypton TV series titled "Mercy". The story was nominated for the 1986 Kirby Award for Best Single Issue.


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