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>Whoever we killed, we wanted them to *stay* dead or it's a cheat. It was a good thing we didn't kill Ma and Pa Kent, because that would have been just wrong. So who can we kill? We can't kill off Lois, can't kill of Jimmy. We could kill off Professor Hamilton, but none of us really liked him anyway, so we figured if we killed him it would be "Oh, thank you Darkseid." So it came down to Dan Turpin.
Bruce Timm discussing the writing of "Apokolips... Now!"
Modern Masters, Vol. 3, top of page 58. See image.