Adventures of Superman

    (DC, 1987-2006)
™ and © DC Comics, Inc.

It’s a bird…it’s a plane…it’s…

Superman, of course, DC’s greatest super-hero, and one of the world’s best-known characters. With his super-strength, ability to fly, invulnerability, and X-Ray vision and other super-powers, he’s easily one of the mightiest characters ever created. The challenge is to make such a legendary character come across as fresh and believable to what is now its third or fourth generation of readers. As this title shows, DC is more than up to the job.

In 1987, Superman’s character was modified, altering his origin and powers, as well as the backgrounds of his supporting cast. As part of that Superman rebirth, DC switched around their various Superman titles, renaming their old Superman series “The Adventures of Superman,” and creating a new, second series of Superman.
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    Oct 1994
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  • 424
    Jan 1987
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    Series continues from Superman (1st Series); 1st Appearance of Cat Grant; Continued in Action Comics #584
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    Mar 1987
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    1st Appearance of Bibbo; Legends Chapter 18; Storyline continued from Superman (2nd Series) #3 & into Action Comics #586. 1st Amazing Grace
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  • 427
    Apr 1987
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    May 1987
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    Adventures of Superman LP: #429
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    1st Appearance of Gangbuster; Continued in Action Comics #594
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    Jan 1988
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    Continued from Superman (2nd Series) #13 & into Action Comics #596; Millennium Week 3
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  • 437
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    Versus Gangbuster; Continued in Action Comics #597; Millennium Week 7
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  • 438
    Mar 1988
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    1st Appearance of Brainiac II (Milton Moses Fine); Origin of Brainiac II (Milton Moses Fine); Adventures of Superman LP: #434; Continued in Action Comics #598
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    Death of Dreadnaught, Continued in Superman #20
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    Death of Pete Shoemaker
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  • 449
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    Continued in Superman #27; Invasion! Tie-in
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    Superman: the Letter Column II: #446
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  • 453
    Apr 1989
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    Continued in Superman #31
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    Apr 1989
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  • 454
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    1st Appearance of Draaga; Continued in Action Comics Annual #2
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    May 1989
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    Jun 1989
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    Oct 1989
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    Versus Lobo; Continued in Action Comics #643
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    KryptoGrams: #461; Krypton Man
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    Mar 1991
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    Jun 1991
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