Death of Superman

    (DC, 1993)
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In 1992 DC published a story that crossed over to all the Superman titles and received a great amount of mainstream press attention: Superman was killed. After slugging it out with an unstoppable killing machine dubbed Doomsday, both Superman and the monster lay dead at the story’s conclusion. But getting to that point involved an ever-escalating series of battles with emergency personnel as well as other heroes of the DC universe. From the first glimpses of a canvas-bound prisoner methodically pounding his way to freedom, to the grand finale of full-page panels, the various writers and artists maintained an edge-of-your-seat tension until the cathartic denouement. Then the real story began.

This trade paperback collects all the chapters of this landmark story from the four Superman titles in which they appeared, as well as the elusive chapter from the Justice League America that many fans missed.

— George Haberberger
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Death of Superman Book #1

14-Apr-1993
Cover Price: $4.95
26 copies available from $2.65 		First printing, Superman in yellow, The Death Of in gray box; Originally published as Superman: The Man of Steel #17-19, Superman #73-75, Adventures of Superman #496-497, Action Comics #683-684 and Justice League America #69 Dan Jurgens, Jerry Ordway, Louise Simonson, Roger SternJon Bogdanove, Tom Grummett, Jackson “Butch” Guice, Dan Jurgens
Death of Superman Book #1 - 2nd printing


Cover Price: $4.95
1 copy available for $3.50 		Dan Jurgens, Jerry Ordway, Louise Simonson, Roger SternJon Bogdanove, Tom Grummett, Jackson “Butch” Guice, Dan Jurgens
Death of Superman Book #1 - 4th printing


Cover Price: $4.95
1 copy available for $4.95 		Dan Jurgens, Jerry Ordway, Louise Simonson, Roger SternDan Jurgens, Jackson “Butch” Guice, Jon Bogdanove, Tom Grummett
Death of Superman Book #1 - 5th printing


Cover Price: $4.95
1 copy available for $3.50 		Newsstand, 2nd Printing, The Death of Superman in white; Collects Superman: The Man of Steel #18-19, Justice League of America #69, Superman #74-75 and Action Comics #684; ca. 2013 Dan Jurgens, Jerry Ordway, Louise Simonson, Roger SternDan Jurgens, Jackson “Butch” Guice, Jon Bogdanove, Tom Grummett
Death of Superman Book #1 - 13th printing


Cover Price: $9.99
1 copy available for $9.99 		  
Death of Superman Book #1 - 14th printing


Cover Price: $9.99
1 copy available for $5.50 		Dan Jurgens, Jerry Ordway, Louise Simonson, Roger SternJon Bogdanove, Tom Grummett, Jackson “Butch” Guice, Dan Jurgens
Death of Superman Book #1 Variation B

February, 2023
Cover Price: $39.99
2 copies available from $14.98 		30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition Cover B by Dan Jurgens and Brett Breeding; Collects Superman #73-75, Adventures of Superman #496-497, Justice League America #69, Action Comics #683-684, Superman: The Man of Steel #17-19, And Newstime: The Life and Death of Superman #1 Dan Jurgens, Jerry Ordway, Louise Simonson, Roger SternJon Bogdanove, Tom Grummett, Jackson “Butch” Guice, Dan Jurgens
Death of Superman Book #1 Deluxe Edition


Cover Price: $17.99
1 copy available for $17.99 		Deluxe Edition by Dan Jurgens; Collecting Action Comics #18-20, Adventures Of Superman #496-498, Superman #73-75, Superman: The Man Of Steel #17-19, And Newstime: The Life And Death Of Superman. Dan JurgensJon Bogdanove