'The Life and Death of Superman' was a great book by any standard, not just as a superman story but as a story in general. The fight between superman and Doomsday was so much more interesting and thorough than what was seen in any comic. i cant remember the author, but the way he wrote every aspect of it. Not just a fight between Doomsday and Superman, but he went into great detail with News reports and civilian reaction. You'd be looking through Supe's eyes, then DD's, then Lois's, then the camer-mans.
Makes me want to read it again, I'm afraid, however, it may not be as good as when I read it when I was 15, and i'd rather not tarnish a great memory.