Superman: The Return of Superman #[nn] (1993) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Series: Superman: The Return of Superman (DC, 1993 series)
Issue: #[nn]
Publication date: [December] 1993
Key date: 1993-12-00
On-sale date: 1993-10-14
Indicia publisher: DC Comics
Price: $14.95; 19.95 CAD
Pages: 484
Barcode: 76194120219800111
ISBN: 1563891492

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Dan Jurgens, Jon Bogdanove, Jackson Guice, Tom Grummett; inks: Brett Breeding, Dennis Janke, Denis Rodier, Doug Hazlewood; colors: Tom McCraw	Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Cyborg Superman; Superboy [as Superman]; Eradicator; Steel
1	-	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
2	Prolog	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	letters: typeset
3	First Sighting	comic story	4	script: Louise Simonson; pencils: Jon Bogdanove; inks: Dennis Janke; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: Bill Oakley	John Henry Irons; White Rabbit [Angora Lapin]; The Dragons [Homes; Wheels; Hype]; The Sharks
4	First Sighting	comic story	4	script: Roger Stern; pencils: Jackson Guice, Denis Rodier; inks: Denis Rodier; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: Bill Oakley	Eradicator; Darryl Wilbur
5	First Sighting	comic story	4	script: Karl Kesel; pencils: Tom Grummett; inks: Doug Hazlewood; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: Albert DeGuzman	Superboy; Guardian [Jim Harper]; Newsboy Legion [Tommy; Flip; Gabby; Big Words; Scrapper]; Paul Westfield; Carl Packard
6	First Sighting	comic story	4	script: Dan Jurgens; pencils: Dan Jurgens, Brett Breeding; inks: Brett Breeding; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: John Costanza	Cyborg Superman [Hank Henshaw]
7	The Return of Superman	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
8	Born Again	comic story	22	script: Roger Stern; pencils: Jackson Guice; inks: Denis Rodier; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: Bill Oakley	Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Eradicator [as Superman; also known as Last Son of Krypton]; Lois Lane; Supergirl [Matrix]; Bibbo Bibbowski; Marty; Steve; Lex Luthor; Sydney Happersen; Daryl Wilbur
9	Steel	comic story	22	script: Louise Simonson; pencils: Jon Bogdanove; inks: Dennis Janke; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: Bill Oakley	Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Steel [John Henry Irons; also as Henry Johnson]; Lois Lane; Jeb Friedman; Keith Robert Parks; Myra; Zoid; Jonathan Kent; Rosie Kurtz; White Rabbit [Dr. Angora Lapin]; Lex Luthor; Sydney Happersen; Dutch; Rock; C & H; Mucus; Doomsday
10	Alive	comic story	23	script: Dan Jurgens; pencils: Dan Jurgens, Brett Breeding; inks: Brett Breeding; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: John Costanza	Cyborg Superman [Hank Henshaw]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Whit; Kitty Faulkner; Mayor Frank Berkowitz; Guardian [Jim Harper]; Paul Westfield; Professor Emil Hamilton; Dr. Meyer; Doomsday
11	-	illustration	1	pencils: Dan Jurgens, Jon Bogdanove, Jackson Guice, Tom Grummett; inks: Brett Breeding, Dennis Janke, Denis Rodier, Doug Hazlewood	Cyborg Superman; Eradicator; Steel; Superboy (clone)
12	The Adventures of Superman ...When He Was a Boy!	comic story	22	script: Karl Kesel; pencils: Tom Grummett; inks: Doug Hazlewood; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: Albert DeGuzman	Superboy [as Superman]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Bibbo Bibbowski; Krypton; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Allie; Cat Grant; Tana Moon; Guardian [Jim Harper]; Gordon; Briscoe; Lex Luthor; Vinnie Edge; Steel Hand; Carl Packard
13	An Eye for an Eye	comic story	22	script: Roger Stern; pencils: Jackson Guice; inks: Denis Rodier; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: Bill Oakley	Eradicator [as Superman; also known as Last Son of Krypton]; Guy Gardner; Lois Lane; Cat Grant; Superboy [as Superman]; Tana Moon; Inspector Maggie Sawyer; Commissioner Bill Henderson
14	Ambush!	comic story	22	script: Louise Simonson; pencils: Jon Bogdanove; inks: Dennis Janke; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: Bill Oakley	Steel [John Henry Irons; also as Henry Johnson]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Ron Troupe; Jeb Friedman; Superboy [as Superman]; Supergirl [Matrix]; Mr. Conally; Frank; Team Luthor; Lex Luthor; Sydney Happersen; White Rabbit [Dr. Angora Lapin]; Digit; Graham (villain); The Shark Enforcers; Frame
15	Prove It.	comic story	22	script: Dan Jurgens; pencils: Dan Jurgens, Brett Breeding; inks: Brett Breeding; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: John Costanza	Cyborg Superman [Hank Henshaw]; Ron Troupe; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Pete Ross; Perry White; President Bill Clinton; Oberon; Maxwell Lord; Quraci terrorists
16	Boy Meets Girl	comic story	22	script: Karl Kesel; pencils: Tom Grummett; inks: Doug Hazlewood; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: Albert DeGuzman	Superboy [as Superman]; Supergirl [Matrix]; Bibbo Bibbowski; Tana Moon; Rex Leech; Roxy Leech; Gordon; Tommy; Krypto [formerly Krypton] (dog); The Stinger; Lex Luthor; Vinnie Edge
17	Who Is the Hero True?	comic story	22	script: Roger Stern; pencils: Jackson Guice; inks: Denis Rodier; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: Bill Oakley	Superboy [as Superman]; Steel [John Henry Irons]; Cyborg Superman [Hank Henshaw]; Eradicator [as Superman; also known as Last Son of Krypton]; Kal-El [Superman; Clark Kent]; Supergirl [Matrix]; Tana Moon; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Rex Leech; Gordon; Unit-12; Lex Luthor; Mon
18	Impact!	comic story	22	script: Louise Simonson; pencils: Jon Bogdanove; inks: Dennis Janke; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: Bill Oakley	Steel [John Henry Irons]; Eradicator [as Superman; also known as Last Son of Krypton]; Supergirl [Matrix]; Lois Lane; Ron Troupe; Jeb Friedman; White Rabbit [Dr. Angora Lapin]; Digit; Graham; Lex Luthor; Mongul (only see his ship)
19	Deadly Alliance	comic story	22	script: Dan Jurgens; pencils: Dan Jurgens, Brett Breeding; inks: Brett Breeding; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: John Costanza	Eradicator [As Superman; also known as Last Son of Krypton]; Kal-El [Superman; Clark Kent] (concealed in Kryptonian armor); Steel [John Henry Irons] (cameo); Superboy [as Superman] (cameo); Carol Ferris; Clay Kendall; Mr. Quinn; Cyborg Superman [Hank Henshaw]; Lex Luthor; Mongul
20	Line of Fire!	comic story	22	script: Karl Kesel; pencils: Tom Grummett; inks: Doug Hazlewood; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: Albert DeGuzman	Superboy [as Superman]; Kal-El [Superman; Clark Kent]; Tana Moon; Cat Grant; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Ron Troupe; Lois Lane; Whit; Vinnie Edge; Rex Leech; Roxy Leech; Mr. Quinn; Mr. Briscoe; Cyborg Superman [Hank Henshaw]; Mongul
21	Lies & Revelations	comic story	22	script: Roger Stern; pencils: Jackson Guice; inks: Denis Rodier; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: Bill Oakley	Eradicator [also known as Last Son of Krypton]; Kal-El [Superman; Clark Kent]; Superboy [as Superman]; Justice League America [Guy Gardner; Maxima; Ray [Ray Terrill]; Wonder Woman [Diana]]; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Power Girl; Dr. Fate; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Jade [Jennie-Lynn Hayde
22	The Return!	comic story	22	script: Louise Simonson; pencils: Jon Bogdanove; inks: Dennis Janke; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: Bill Oakley	Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] (revealed to be alive); Steel [John Henry Irons]; Superboy [as Superman]; Lois Lane; Jeb Friedman; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Whit; Supergirl [Matrix]; Lex Luthor; Mongul; Cyborg Superman [Hank Henshaw]
23	Resurrections	comic story	22	script: Dan Jurgens; pencils: Dan Jurgens, Brett Breeding; inks: Brett Breeding; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: John Costanza	Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Steel [John Henry Irons]; Lois Lane; Superboy (clone); Supergirl [Matrix]; Team Luthor; Terri Henshaw (flashback); Jim Garrison (flashback); Steven (flashback); Lex Luthor; Mongul; Cyborg Superman [Hank Henshaw]
24	Assault on Engine City!	comic story	22	script: Karl Kesel; pencils: Tom Grummett; inks: Doug Hazlewood; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: Albert DeGuzman	Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Steel [John Henry Irons]; Superboy (clone); Supergirl [Matrix] (invisible); Lois Lane; Tana Moon; Jack Ryder [Creeper] (cameo); Rex Leech (cameo); Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Ron Troupe; Gordon; Lex Luthor; Mongul; Cyborg Superman [Hank Henshaw]
25	Secret Weapon	comic story	22	script: Roger Stern; pencils: Jackson Guice; inks: Denis Rodier; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: Bill Oakley	Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Steel [John Henry Irons]; Superboy (clone); Supergirl [Matrix]; Eradicator [formerly Last Son of Krypton]; Lex Luthor; Mongul; Cyborg Superman [Hank Henshaw]
26	Blast Off!	comic story	22	script: Louise Simonson; pencils: Jon Bogdanove; inks: Dennis Janke; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: Albert DeGuzman	Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Steel [John Henry Irons]; Eradicator; Lois Lane; Jonathan Kent (cameo); Martha Kent (cameo); Jeb Friedman; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan] (cameo); Mongul; Cyborg Superman [Hank Henshaw]
27	Death City	comic story	17	script: Gerard Jones; pencils: M. D. Bright; inks: Romeo Tanghal; colors: Anthony Tollin; letters: Albert DeGuzman	Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Supergirl [Matrix]; Mongul
28	-	illustration	1	pencils: Dan Jurgens, Jon Bogdanove, Jackson Guice, Tom Grummett; inks: Brett Breeding	Cyborg Superman; Eradicator; Steel; Superboy (clone)
29	Back for Good!	comic story	32	script: Dan Jurgens; pencils: Dan Jurgens, Brett Breeding; inks: Brett Breeding, Pete Berardi; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: John Costanza	Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Steel [John Henry Irons]; Superboy (clone); Supergirl [Matrix]; Eradicator; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Lois Lane; Jeb Friedman; Mongul; Cyborg Superman [Hank Henshaw]
30	Reign of the Superman!	comic story	2	script: Karl Kesel; pencils: Tom Grummett; inks: Doug Hazlewood; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: Albert DeGuzman	Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Lois Lane
31	Epilog	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	letters: typeset
32	And Who, Disguised as Clark Kent?	comic story	11	script: Roger Stern, Karl Kesel; pencils: Jackson Guice; inks: Denis Rodier; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: Albert DeGuzman	Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Supergirl [Matrix; also as Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Cat Grant; Eradicator; Superboy (clone); Dr. Occult; Cyborg Superman [Hank Henshaw]; Justice League Task Force [Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Doctor Fate; Guy Gardner; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Ra
33	The Return of Superman	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Dan Jurgens, Jon Bogdanove, Jackson Guice, Tom Grummett; inks: Brett Breeding, Dennis Janke, Denis Rodier, Doug Hazlewood	Cyborg Superman; Eradicator; Steel; Superboy (clone)

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Sixth Printing	price 19.95 USD; 32.95 CAD; barcode 76194120219800116
Fifth Printing	price 19.95 USD; 32.95 CAD
Second Printing	barcode 76194120219800112
Third Printing	barcode 76194120219800113
Fourth Printing	price 14.95 USD; 20.95 CAD

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