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Superman: The Man of Steel #1

DC · [December] 2003 · on sale 2003-10-15

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Series
Superman: The Man of Steel (DC, 2003 series)
Issue
#1
Publication date
[December] 2003
Key date
2003-12-00
On-sale date
2003-10-15
Indicia publisher
DC Comics
Price
$9.95; 15.25 CAD
Pages
164
Barcode
76194120210500115
ISBN
0-930289-28-5

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry OrdwaySuperman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Jor-El; Lara; Lois Lane; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Bizarro; Lex Luthor
1-credits, title page1pencils: John Byrne; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Tom ZiukoSuperman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]
2-credits, title page2pencils: John Byrne; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Tom ZiukoSuperman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]
3Dedicationforeword, introduction, preface, afterword1script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Tom ZiukoSuperman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]
4Why Superman? Why Today?foreword, introduction, preface, afterword2script: Ray Bradbury; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Tom ZiukoSuperman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]
5Superman: A Personal Viewforeword, introduction, preface, afterword3script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Tom ZiukoSuperman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Lois Lane
6-illustration1pencils: John Byrne; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Tom ZiukoSuperman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]
7Book One: Prologue: From Out the Green Dawn…comic story8script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: John CostanzaJor-El (post-Crisis intro); Lara (post-Crisis intro); Kelex (intro); Kelor; Kal-El (as baby, post-Crisis intro)
8Chapter One: The Secretcomic story10script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: John CostanzaClark Kent [Kal-El]; Jonathan Kent (post-Crisis intro); Martha Kent (post-Crisis intro); Lana Lang (post-Crisis intro)
9Chapter Two: The Exposurecomic story10script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: John CostanzaClark Kent [Kal-El]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lois Lane (post-Crisis intro)
10Epilogue: The Super-Herocomic story4script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: John CostanzaSuperman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent
11Book Two: The Story of the Century!comic story22script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: John CostanzaSuperman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Lex Luthor; Mr. Guthrie
12Book Three: One Night in Gotham City...comic story22script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: John CostanzaSuperman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Henry Jarrell (dies); VILLAINS: Magpie [Margaret Pye]; Bull Carter (dies)
13Book Four: Enemy Mine...comic story22script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: John CostanzaSuperman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Lois Lane; Mayor Frank Berkowitz; Yvette; Lex Luthor
14Book Five: The Mirror, Crack'd...comic story23script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: John CostanzaSuperman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Lois Lane; Lucy Lane; Jimmy Olsen; VILLAINS: Lex Luthor; Bizarro (dies); Dr. Teng
15Book Six: The Hauntingcomic story22script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: John CostanzaSuperman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lana Lang; Jor-El (hologram); Lara (hologram); Lois Lane (cameo)
16The Man of Steel #1 Collector's Edition Covercover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: John Byrne; inks: John ByrneSuperman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]
17The Man of Steel #1 Standard Covercover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: John Byrne; inks: John Byrne; letters: Alex JaySuperman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]
18The Man of Steel #2cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: John Byrne; inks: John ByrneSuperman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Lois Lane
19The Man of Steel #3cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: John Byrne; inks: John ByrneSuperman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Magpie [Margaret Pye]
20The Man of Steel #4cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: John Byrne; inks: John ByrneSuperman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Lois Lane; Lex Luthor
21The Man of Steel #5cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: John Byrne; inks: John ByrneSuperman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Bizarro
22The Man of Steel #6cover reprint (on interior page)1pencils: John Byrne; inks: John ByrneJor-El; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Lana Lang
23It All Began Here!illustration1pencils: John Byrne, Jerry Ordway; inks: Dick Giordano, Jerry Ordway; colors: Tom ZiukoSuperman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]

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