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A talented computer hacker, August "Gus" Gorman is unemployed and down on his luck. Finally landing a job at Webscoe Industries by happenstance, he balks at the figure of his first paycheck, which is $143.80½. But, once he'd learned that all of the other ½ cents are left floating around inside the megacorporation's database, Gorman hacked into the company's computer system and funneled them all into his next check, accruing the amount of $85,789.90. Having gained the attention of Webscoe's owner Ross Webster, he's given the choice of either going to jail or helping Webster gain economic control over the world, starting with the coffee industry. Accepting Webster's ultimatum, Gorman creates a massive storm to wipe out Colombia's coffee crops (Webster's primary target) with the use of a weather satellite. After Superman dispersed the storm before any real damage could be done, Gorman is charged with sythesizing Kryptonite to destroy the Man of Steel. This fails, creating an evil Superman that terrorizes the world. This does, however, provide an advantage for Webster, as he has more plans for Gorman.Suddenly sick of Webster's megalomaniacal attitude, Gorman demands that Webster give him the means to build a particular supercomputer of his own design. Frustrated by Gorman as well, Webster agrees to build the hacker's computer as long as he deactivates all of the oil pumps in North America and reroutes the oil tankers to the middle of the Atlantic. Reluctantly, Gorman plays his part in the new scheme.Once the tankers had been diverted and the supercomputer completed, Gorman had a change of heart. By the time Superman made his way to Webster's hideout in the Grand Canyon, a tense battle ensued between him and Gorman's new Ultimate Computer. Gorman decides to help destroy his creation, giving Superman a chance to employ the use of a corrosive acid to the computer's foundation, causing an explosion. Afterwards, Superman carries Gorman safely away from the hideout and delivers him to a coalmine, offering the personnel a new employee. However, Gorman refuses, and walks off in the direction of a bus stop... width="425" height="350"> ....>