Superman: The Man of Steel

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Superman: The Man of Steel
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Superman: The Man of Steel #1 (July 1991). Cover art by Jon Bogdanove.
Publication information
Publisher DC Comics
ScheduleMonthly
FormatOngoing while in publication
Publication dateJuly 1991 – March 2003
No. of issues136 (#1–134 plus issues numbered 0 and 1,000,000) and 6 Annuals
Main character(s) Superman
Creative team
Written by Mark Schultz
Louise Simonson
Penciller(s) Jon Bogdanove
Doug Mahnke
Inker(s) Dennis Janke
Tom Nguyen

Superman: The Man of Steel was a monthly American comic book series that ran for 136 issues from 1991 to 2003, [1] featuring Superman and published by DC Comics. As a result of introducing this series alongside its already existing titles, DC Comics was able to publish a new Superman comic each week. Included in these 136 issues were two special issues: #0 (October 1994, published between issues #37 and #38) and #1,000,000 (November 1998, published between issues #83 and #84), which were tie-ins to Zero Hour: Crisis in Time and DC One Million , respectively.

Contents

Publication history

The first issue was written by Louise Simonson and featured pencils by Jon Bogdanove, Tom Grummett, Bob McLeod, and Dan Jurgens. [2] Inks were by Dennis Janke, Jerry Ordway, and Brett Breeding. Simonson wrote issues #1–56, 59–83, 86, #0 and Annuals #2, 4, and 6 from 1991 to 1999. [3] Bogdanove pencilled issues #1–68, 75–82, 85, and #0 during the same period and returned for the final issue, #134, in 2003. [4]

Issues #9 and 10 were part of the "Panic in the Sky" storyline in 1992. [5] Issues #22 through 26 were a part of "The Reign of the Supermen" storyline which received the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award for "Favorite Comic-Book Story" for 1993. After his introduction in The Adventures of Superman #500 (June 1993), [6] Steel briefly became the starring character of the Superman: The Man of Steel series. [7] Issue #30 (Feb. 1994) had a variant edition packaged in a polybag. The logo and all cover copy were printed on the bag and vinyl clings (similar to Colorforms) were included for a do-it-yourself front and back cover. [8] Writer Mark Schultz and artist Doug Mahnke became the new creative team on the title with issue #87 (March 1999). [9] Schultz and Mahnke introduced a new version of Superman's Fortress of Solitude in issue #100 (May 2000). [10]

Annuals

From 1992 to 1997, DC published six issues of Superman: The Man of Steel Annual. [11] The stories tied into the crossover or themes that were featured in DC's annuals that year. These were:

In December 1995, a special Superman: The Man of Steel Gallery #1 was published. [12] It features 22 pin-ups drawn by several artists.

Collected editions

Superman: The Man of Steel trade paperback series

The title, Superman: The Man of Steel, would be used again for a series of trade paperbacks collecting the early adventures of the post-Crisis Superman. The first volume collects and retitles The Man of Steel limited series.

VolumeMaterial collectedISBN
1The Man of Steel #1–6 ISBN   0-93028-928-5
2Superman vol. 2, #1–3; Action Comics #584–586; The Adventures of Superman #424–426 ISBN   1-40120-005-2
3Superman vol. 2, #4–6; Action Comics #587–589; The Adventures of Superman #427–429 ISBN   1-40120-246-2
4Superman vol. 2, #7–8; The Adventures of Superman #430–431; Action Comics #590–591;
Legion of Super-Heroes #37–38		 ISBN   1-40120-455-4
5The Adventures of Superman #432–435; Action Comics #592–593; Superman vol. 2, #9–11 ISBN   1-40120-948-3
6Superman vol. 2, #12; Superman Annual #1; Action Comics #594–595; Action Comics Annual #1;
The Adventures of Superman Annual #1; Booster Gold #23		 ISBN   1-40121-679-X
7Superman vol. 2 #13–15; Action Comics #596–597; Adventures of Superman #436–438SC: 1-40123-820-3 [26]
8Action Comics #598–600, Superman vol. 2 #16–18 and Adventures of Superman #439–440 978-1401243913
9Superman vol. 2 #19–22; Adventures of Superman #441–444 and Superman Annual #2; Doom Patrol vol. 2 #10 978-1401266370

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