| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Tanya Horie, Richard Horie | Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Rampage [Kitty Faulkner]; Krypto; Superboy [Clark Kent; Kal-El] (Pocket Universe); Brainiac 5; Chemo; Mammoth |
| 1 | Superman: The Man of Steel Volume Four | credits, title page | 3 | pencils: Erik Larsen, Jerry Ordway; inks: Dick Giordano, Jerry Ordway, Karl Kesel; colors: Anthony Tollin | Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] |
| 2 | Superman or Superboy? | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 1 | pencils: Erik Larsen; inks: Bob Lewis; colors: Anthony Tollin | Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] |
| 3 | Rampage! | comic story | 23 | script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Karl Kesel; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: John Costanza; editing: Michael Carlin, Andrew Helfer | Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Rampage [Kitty Faulkner; aka Karen Lou Faulkner] (first appearance; origin); Lois Lane; Dr. Tom Moyers (first appearance); Captain Maggie Sawyer; Dan Turpin; Allie; Martin |
| 4 | Homeward Bound! | comic story | 22 | script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: Albert DeGuzman; editing: Mike Carlin, Andy Helfer | Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lana Lang; Perry White; Cat Grant; Green Lantern Corps (cameo); Rampage (cameo); Dave; Fearsome Five [Gizmo [Mikron O'Jeneus]; Mammoth [Baran Flinders]; Shimmer [Selinda]; Deuce (also a member of The Circle); Charger (also a member of The Ci |
| 5 | Better Dying Through Chemistry | comic story | 22 | script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: John Costanza; editing: Michael Carlin, Andrew Helfer | Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Metal Men [Gold; Iron; Lead; Mercury; Platinum [Tina]; Tin]; Lois Lane; Doc Magnus [Will Magus]; Mr. Lydecker; Negative Woman (flashback; cameo); Chemo |
| 6 | A Twist in Time | comic story | 21 | script: Paul Levitz; pencils: Greg LaRocque; inks: Mike DeCarlo, Arne Starr; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: John Costanza; editing: Karen Berger | Legion of Super-Heroes [Blok; Brainiac 5; Colossal Boy; Cosmic Boy; Invisible Kid [Jacques Foccart]; Lightning Lass; Mon-El [also as Bob Cobb]; Polar Boy; Sun Boy; Ultra Boy]; Superboy [Clark Kent; Kal-El] (Pocket Universe); Night Girl; Circadia Senius; Lana Lang (Pocket Universe); Pete Ross (Pocket |
| 7 | Future Shock! | comic story | 21 | script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Karl Kesel; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: John Costanza; editing: Michael Carlin, Andrew Helfer | Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Blok; Brainiac 5; Cosmic Boy (flashback); Invisible Kid [Jacques Foccart]; Lightning Lad (flashback); Mon-El [as Bob Cobb] (flashback); Saturn Girl (flashback); Sun Boy; Ultra Boy (flashback)]; Night Girl (flashback); Superboy [Clark Kent; Kal-E |
| 8 | Past Imperfect | comic story | 22 | script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: John Byrne, Keith Williams; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: John Costanza; editing: Michael Carlin, Andy Helfer | Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Blok; Brainiac 5; Invisible Kid II [Jacques Foccart]; Sun Boy]; Superboy [Clark Kent; Kal-El] (Pocket Universe); Pete Ross (Pocket Universe); Martha Kent (Pocket Universe); Jonathan Kent (Pocket Universe); Krypto (Pocket Universe); Time Trapper |
| 9 | - | blank page(s) | 1 | | |
| 10 | The Greatest Hero of Them All | comic story | 25 | script: Paul Levitz; pencils: Greg LaRocque; inks: Mike DeCarlo, Arne Starr; colors: Carl Gafford; letters: John Costanza; editing: Karen Berger | Legion of Super-Heroes [Blok; Brainiac 5; Chameleon Boy; Colossal Boy; Cosmic Boy; Dawnstar; Dream Girl; Element Lad; Invisible Kid [Jacques Foccart]; Lightning Lass; Magnetic Kid; Mon-El; Phantom Girl; Polar Boy; Quislet; Saturn Girl; Sensor Girl; Shadow Lass; Shrinking Violet; Sun Boy; Tellus; Tim |
| 11 | - | blank page(s) | 1 | | |
| 12 | They Call Him-- Doctor Stratos | comic story | 22 | script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Erik Larsen; inks: Dick Giordano, Karl Kesel, Jerry Ordway, P. Craig Russell, Bill Wray, John Beatty; colors: Anthony Tollin; letters: Albert DeGuzman | Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Lois Lane; Cat Grant; President Ronald Reagan; Nancy Reagan; Vice-President George Bush; Premier Mikhail Gorbachev; Eddie; Gopher; Dr. Stratos [Constantine] (first appearance); Emil Markos (dies); Marianne; Hodor; The McGuffin Mob (first appearance) |
| 13 | Superman #7 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: John Byrne; inks: John Byrne | Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Rampage [Kitty Faulkner] |
| 14 | Superman #8 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: John Byrne; inks: John Byrne | Superman; Legion of Super-Heroes [Blok; Brainiac 5; Invisible Kid [Jacques Foccart]; Sun Boy] |
| 15 | Adventures of Superman #430 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway | Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Mammoth |
| 16 | Adventures of Superman #431 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Jerry Ordway; inks: Jerry Ordway | Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] |
| 17 | Action Comics #590 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: John Byrne; inks: John Byrne | Chemo (shaped like Superman); Metal Men [Gold; Iron; Lead; Mercury; Platinum; Tin] |
| 18 | Action Comics #591 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: John Byrne; inks: John Byrne | Superman; Superboy (Pocket Universe); Legion of Super-Heroes [Bloc; Brainiac 5; Invisible Kid II [Jacques Foccart]; Sun Boy]; Krypto |
| 19 | Legion of Super-Heroes #37 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Steve Lightle; inks: Steve Lightle | Superboy (Pocket Universe); Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Brainiac 5; Mon-El; Ultra Boy]; Night Girl |
| 20 | Legion of Super-Heroes #38 | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Bill Sienkiewicz; inks: Bill Sienkiewicz; colors: Bill Sienkiewicz | Superboy (Pocket Universe); Legion of Super-Heroes |
| 21 | - | blank page(s) | 2 | | |
| 22 | Superman and Superboy? | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: John Byrne; inks: Karl Kesel; colors: Tom Ziuko | Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] |