The Man of Steel #1

(October 1986)

[Cover - B] (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

John Byrne (signed)

Inks:

John Byrne (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]

Reprinted:

• in Man of Steel, The (DC, 1987 series) #[nn] (1987)
• in Superman Special (JuniorPress, 1987 series) #1 [in Dutch]
• in Superman: The Man of Steel (Random House, 1988 series) #[nn] (February 1988)
• in Millennium Edition: The Man Of Steel 1 (DC, 2000 series) #[nn] (February 2000)

Indexer Notes

This cover has a close-up of Clark opening his shirt and was only available at direct-sales outlets.

[The Man of Steel] (Table of Contents)

Meanwhile... / text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dick Giordano

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Dick Giordano discusses the new direction for Superman.

Prologue: From Out the Green Dawn... (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Byrne

Pencils:

John Byrne

Inks:

Dick Giordano

Colors:

Tom Ziuko

Letters:

John Costanza

Job Number:

G-2725

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Jor-El (post-Crisis intro); Lara (post-Crisis intro); Kelex (intro); Kelor; Kal-El (as baby, post-Crisis intro)

Synopsis:

Lara and Jor-El discuss their unborn son, and how Jor-El intends to protect him. As Krypton begins its final eruptions, Jor-El sends Kal-El to Earth.

Reprinted:

• in Man of Steel, The (DC, 1987 series) #nn (1987)
• in Superman: The Man of Steel (Random House, 1988 series) #[nn] (February 1988) [minus credits, with added page numbers]
• in Millennium Edition: The Man Of Steel 1 (DC, 2000 series) #nn (February 2000) [minus credits, with added page numbers]
• in Superman: The World of Krypton (DC, 2008 series) #nn ([May] 2008) [minus credits].

Chapter One: The Secret (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Byrne

Pencils:

John Byrne

Inks:

Dick Giordano

Colors:

Tom Ziuko

Letters:

John Costanza

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Clark Kent [Kal-El]; Jonathan Kent (post-Crisis intro); Martha Kent (post-Crisis intro); Lana Lang (post-Crisis intro)

Synopsis:

Clark Kent is now a star football player, helped by additional strength. But his foster father reveals that he is adopted and is an alien from another planet.

Reprinted:

• in Man of Steel, The (DC, 1987 series) #nn (1987)
• in Superman: The Man of Steel (Random House, 1988 series) #[nn] (February 1988)
• in Millennium Edition: The Man Of Steel 1 (DC, 2000 series) #nn (February 2000)

Chapter Two: The Exposure (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Byrne

Pencils:

John Byrne

Inks:

Dick Giordano

Colors:

Tom Ziuko

Letters:

John Costanza

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Clark Kent [Kal-El]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lois Lane (post-Crisis intro)

Synopsis:

After helping out secretly for years, Clark Kent is forced into doing his first public super-deed, saving the space-plane Constitution. In doing so, he has his first meeting with Lois Lane.

Reprinted:

• in Man of Steel, The (DC, 1987 series) #nn (1987)
• in Superman: The Man of Steel (Random House, 1988 series) #[nn] (February 1988)
• in Millennium Edition: The Man Of Steel 1 (DC, 2000 series) #nn (February 2000)

Epilogue: The Super-Hero (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Byrne

Pencils:

John Byrne

Inks:

Dick Giordano

Colors:

Tom Ziuko

Letters:

John Costanza

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent

Synopsis:

The Kents design and make a costume for Clark, and come up with a way for him to look different in both identities as he adopts his Superman identity.

Reprinted:

• in Man of Steel, The (DC, 1987 series) #nn (1987)
• in Superman: The Man of Steel (Random House, 1988 series) #[nn] (February 1988)
• in Millennium Edition: The Man Of Steel 1 (DC, 2000 series) #nn (February 2000)

Superman: A Personal View (Table of Contents)

Superman / text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

John Byrne

Letters:

typeset

Job Number:

L-2472

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Indexer Notes

John Byrne talks about his introduction to Superman.

Coming Every Two Weeks! (Table of Contents)

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

John Byrne

Inks:

John Byrne

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Indexer Notes

On the back cover. Displays black and white versions of all six covers for this series, minus the cover text.