(September 1986)
- Volume:
- ?
- Price:
- 0.75 USD; 1.00 CAD; 0.40 GBP
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- ?
- Brand:
- DC
- Editing:
- Julius Schwartz
- Format:
- Standard Golden Age; Later Standard Silver Age.; By end Standard Modern Age U.S.; Full Color; Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior; Saddle-Stitched (Squarebound #183, 187, 193, 197, 202, 207, 212, 217, 222, 227, 245, 252, 272, 278, 284)
Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?
Superman / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Curt Swan [as Swanderson] (signed)
- Inks:
- Murphy Anderson [as Swanderson] (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Bizarro; Prankster; Toyman; Lex Luthor; Brainiac; Metallos; Legion of Super-Heroes (obscured)
- Reprints:
- in Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? (DC, 1997 series) #1 (1997) which is reprinted
- in Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? (DC, 1997 series) #1 (1997)
- in DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore (DC, 2006 series) #[nn] ([January] 2006)
- in Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? The Deluxe Edition (DC, 2009 series) #[nn] ([July] 2009)
Indexer Notes
Cover art is an homage to the cover of Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #1
Superman in Superman
text article / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- E. Nelson Bridwell
- Letters:
- Typeset
- Job Number:
- S-4826
Content Information
- Synopsis:
- Recapping the Superman series from it's early days to this, the final issue.
- Reprints:
Indexer Notes
Inside front and back covers.
Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?
Superman / comic story / 24 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Alan Moore
- Pencils:
- Curt Swan
- Inks:
- George Perez
- Colors:
- Gene D'Angelo
- Letters:
- Todd Klein
- Job Number:
- S-4617
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- 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; Brainiac 5; Lightning Lad; Invisible Kid [Lyle Norg]]; Perry White; Alice White
- Synopsis:
- Tim Crane interviews Lois Lane Elliot about Superman’s final days on the 10th anniversary of his disappearance. Lois relates how Bizarro suddenly became murderous, then the Toyman and the Prankster attacked revealing Superman’s secret identity, and finally a group of Metallos attacked the Daily Planet. In response, Superman took his closest friends to the Fortress of Solitude for protection. As, Brainiac took over Luthor's body and recruited the Kryptonite Man, the Legion of Super-Heroes accompanied by Supergirl visited Superman and presented him with a statuette.
- Reprints:
- in Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? (DC, 1997 series) #1 (1997)
- in Superman: "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow" DVD Issue (DC, 2006 series) #[nn] (2006)
- in DC Universe: The Stories of Alan Moore (DC, 2006 series) #[nn] ([January] 2006)
- in Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? The Deluxe Edition (DC, 2009 series) #[nn] ([July] 2009)
Indexer Notes
Story continues in ACTION COMICS #583. Script, pencils, and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (20 August 2007)
Editing
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Jim Van Dore
- Daniel Thingvold
- Mike Nielsen
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Bob Hughes
- Dwayne Best
- Pat Lang
- Bob Rivard
- Jim Van Dore
- Mike Nielsen
- Allen Ross
- Ed Boner
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