What is the Fortress of Solitude? Where is it?
When the Eradicator (see Q26), first tried to create a new Krypton on Earth, Superman defeated it in a mental battle. In the aftermath, the Eradicator built a structure in Antarctica that contained various elements from Krypton’s past (ADVENTURES #461, Dec.89). Superman uses the base as a peaceful retreat from the world, and he calls it the Fortress of Solitude. The Fortress contains advanced Kryptonian machinery, several robots, Kryptonian battle suits, and holograms and statues commemorating the deceased planet Krypton. The Fortress was severely damaged at the end of the Reign of the Supermen. The Eradicator left it in shambles when he absorbed all of the Fortress’ energy (ACTION #691, Sep.93), and Superman later cleaned up the remains and buried much of the debris under the Antarctic (ACTION #693, Nov.93). While there seemed to be nothing left of the original Fortress, some aspects remain in surprisingly good condition (ERADICATOR #1, Aug.96; S:TMOS #61, Oct.96). The Fortress of Sol
