Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? #[nn] (1997) for Sale - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? (DC, 1997 series)
Issue: #[nn]
Publication date: [February] 1997
Key date: 1997-02-00
On-sale date: 1996-12-18
Indicia publisher: DC Comics
Price: $5.95; 8.50 CAD
Pages: 68
Barcode: 76194120964700111
ISBN: 1-56389-315-0

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Why this issue matters

On the record: Squiddy Award - Reprint Collection (1996).

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson; colors: Tom McCraw	Superman [Clark Kent]; Bizarro; Prankster; Toyman; Lex Luthor; Brainiac; Metallo; Legion of Super-Heroes (obscured)
1	The Time Has Come	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	5	script: Paul Kupperberg
2	Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? Part 1	comic story	24	script: Alan Moore; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Pérez; colors: Gene D'Angelo, Tom McCraw; letters: Todd Klein	Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane Elliot; Tim Crane; Jonathan Elliot; Jimmy Olsen; Bizarro; Lana Lang; Pete Ross (deceased); Prankster; Toyman [Winslow Schott]; Lex Luthor; Brainiac; Metallo; Perry White; Alice White; Krypto; Kryptonite Man; Legion of Super-Heroes [Supergirl; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl;
3	Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? Part 2	comic story	24	script: Alan Moore; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Kurt Schaffenberger, Murphy Anderson; colors: Gene D'Angelo, Tom McCraw; letters: Todd Klein	Superman [Jordan Elliot; also as Nightwing (in photo)]; Lois Lane Elliot; Tim Crane; Lana Lang; Jimmy Olsen [also as Elastic Lad; also as Flamebird (in photo)]; Perry White; Alice White; Krypto; Brainiac; Lex Luthor; Kryptonite Man; Legion of Super-Villains [Cosmic King; Lightning Lord; Saturn Queen
4	Superman #423	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson	Superman [Clark Kent]; Bizarro; Prankster; Toyman; Lex Luthor; Brainiac; Metallo; Legion of Super-Heroes (obscured)
5	Superman in "Superman"	text article	2	script: E. Nelson Bridwell
6	Action Comics #583	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Ed Hannigan, Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson	Superman; Robin [Jason Todd]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl]; Martian Manhunter (miscolored); Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Ha
7	Superman in Action	text article	2	script: E. Nelson Bridwell

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Second Printing	price 5.95 USD; 9.25 CAD; barcode 9781563893155
Later Printing	See the GCD record for identification notes.

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Superman: "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow" DVD Issue #[nn]	2006	On eBay ›
Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? The Deluxe Edition #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-2347-2	2009	On eBay ›
Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? The Deluxe Edition (2020 Edition) #[nn] ISBN 978-1-77950-489-0	2021	On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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