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Issue Details

Issue #500
Published Early June 1993
Cover Price 2.50 USD; 3.25 CAD
Pages 68
Editing Mike Carlin; Jennifer Frank (assistant)
Notes 1993 Triangle #11.

Cover Details - "Back From the Dead?! [Newsstand Cover]"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Jonathan Kent; Jor-El; Blaze [Angela Blaze]; Kismet; Cleric
Genre Superhero
Pencils Tom Grummett (signed)
Inks Doug Hazlewood (signed)
Colors Glenn Whitmore
Notes 1993 Triangle #11.

Cover Details - "Back From the Dead?! [Direct Market Cover]"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Jonathan Kent (arm)
Genre Superhero
Pencils Jerry Ordway
Inks Jerry Ordway
Colors Jerry Ordway
Notes 1993 Triangle #11; Deluxe direct market edition priced at 2.95 USD.

38 page Superman story "Life After Death!"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] (as a spirit); Lois Lane; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Gangbuster [Jose Delgado]; Kismet; Harry Kent (hallucination); Cat Grant; Peter; Vincent Edge; Ty; Jimmy Olsen; Ron Troupe; High-Pockets; Cindy; Clarice Day; Inspector Bill Henderson; Cleric (demon; villain); Blaze [Angela Blaze] (villain); Prankster [Oswald Loomis] (villain)
Synopsis After suffering a heart attack, Jonathan's spirit joins Clark's in the astral plane. Jonathan must get Clark to clear his head, or else he might end up in Blaze's domain... forever.
Genre Superhero
Script Jerry Ordway
Pencils Tom Grummett
Inks Doug Hazlewood
Colors Glenn Whitmore
Letters Albert DeGuzman

4 page Steel story "First Sighting"

Characters John Henry Irons (first appearance); White Rabbit [Angora Lapin] (first appearance; villain); The Dragons [Homes; Wheels; Hype (death)] (villains); The Sharks (villains)
Genre Superhero
Script Louise Simonson
Pencils Jon Bogdanove
Inks Dennis Janke
Colors Glenn Whitmore
Letters Bill Oakley
Notes Story continues in SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL (DC, 1991 series) #22.

4 page Eradicator story "First Sighting"

Characters Eradicator (first appearance); Darryl Wilbur (first appearance; villain)
Genre Superhero
Script Roger Stern
Pencils Jackson Guice
Inks Denis Rodier
Colors Glenn Whitmore
Letters Bill Oakley
Notes Story continues in ACTION COMICS (DC, 1938 series) #687.

4 page Superboy story "First Sighting"

Characters Superboy (first appearance; Superman clone); Guardian [Jim Harper]; Newsboy Legion [Tommy; Flip; Gabby; Big Words; Scrapper]; Paul Westfield; Carl Packard
Genre Superhero
Script Karl Kesel
Pencils Tom Grummett
Inks Doug Hazlewood
Colors Glenn Whitmore
Letters Albert DeGuzman
Notes Story continues in ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN (DC, 1987 series) #501.

4 page Cyborg Superman story "First Sighting"

Characters Cyborg Superman [Hank Henshaw]
Genre Superhero
Script Dan Jurgens
Pencils Dan Jurgens (layouts); Brett Breeding (finishes)
Inks Brett Breeding
Colors Glenn Whitmore
Letters John Costanza
Notes Story continues in SUPERMAN (DC, 1987 series) #78.

2 page Kryptograms letters page "Kryptograms"

Script Jennifer Frank
Letters typeset
Notes Letters from readers - Larry Piona, Paul N. Hicks, Melissa Page, Alan C. Carroll, Kate Murray and Philip Youngman - and responses from Jennifer Frank.