For the Man Who Has Everything
"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.
| "For the Man Who Has Everything" | |
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Cover of Superman Annual #11 (1985), art by Dave Gibbons. | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Publication date | 1985 |
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| 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 Moore | ISBN 1-4012-0927-0 |
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.