(September 1986)

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Volume:
?
Price:
0.75 USD
Pages:
36
Editing:
Julius Schwartz
Format: 
Color; Standard Format; Saddle-stitched; ongoing monthly series (format changed several times)

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?
    Superman
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  • Brian Mowbray
  • John Greb
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Carlos Tasada
  • John Douglas Miceli
  • Kyle Weber
  • Terry Watkins
  • Allen Ross
  • Jerry Hillegas
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Bob Hughes
  • Darrel McCann
  • Ed Boner
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Issue Notes

Cover pencils credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (20 August 2007)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Ed Hannigan (layouts); Curt Swan [as Swanderson] (signed)
Inks:
Murphy Anderson [as Swanderson] (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Job Number:
S-4822

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
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 [Hal Jordan]; Jimmy Olsen; Lana Lang; Lois Lane; Krypto; Julius Schwartz; Jenette Kahn; Murphy Anderson; Curt Swan
Reprinted:
  • in DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore (DC, 2006 series) #nn
  • in Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? (DC, 1997 series) #1
  • in Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? The Deluxe Edition (DC, 2009 series) #[nn]

Indexer Notes

[Cover story notes are the same as the issue notes (see Issue Notes above). This may mean that one or both set of notes need editing as a result of our recent migration to having separate issue and cover notes.]

Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? (Table of Contents)

Superman / story / 24 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Alan Moore
Pencils:
Curt Swan
Inks:
Kurt Schaffenberger; Murphy Anderson (uncredited)
Colors:
Gene D'Angelo
Letters:
Todd Klein

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
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]; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Vartox; Superwoman [Kristin Wells]; Robin [Jason Todd]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Martian Manhunter; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Mr. Mxyzptlk; Jonathan Elliot; Fortress of Solitude; Time Bubble; Phantom Zone; Gold Kryptonite
Synopsis:
Lois continues to tell reporter Tim Crane of the final days of Superman. Holed up in the Fortress of Solitude with his closest friends, Superman was attacked by Brainiac (having taken over Luthor's body), the Kryptonite Man, and the Legion of Super-Villains. While Superman tried to figure out what to do, Jimmy and Lana headed out to take on the villains and manage to mortally wound Luthor's body. The Kryptonite Man broke through into the Fortress, but Krypto defended his master. Superman sent the LSV back to the future as Brainiac and Luthor collapsed in the snow. Realizing who was missing, Superman called on Mr. Mxyzptlk to show himself. Lois figured out the meaning of the statuette the Legion had given Superman earlier, and Superman tried to send Mxyzptlk into the Phantom Zone just as he tried to flee to his own dimension, tearing himself apart. Having taken a life, Superman exposed himself to gold kryptonite to permanently remove his super-powers. The interview over, Lois and her husband Jordy settle in for an evening alone with their infant son Jonathan...as the tot squeezes a lump of coal into a diamond.
Reprinted:
  • in DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore (DC, 2006 series) #nn
  • in Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? (DC, 1997 series) #1
  • in Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? The Deluxe Edition (DC, 2009 series) #[nn]

Indexer Notes

Story continues from Superman #423. Script, pencils, and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (20 August 2007)

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