Adventures of Superman #500 [Direct]

(Early June 1993)

Life After Death! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 38 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Ordway

Pencils:

Tom Grummett

Inks:

Doug Hazlewood

Colors:

Glenn Whitmore

Letters:

Albert DeGuzman

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

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.

First Sighting (Table of Contents)

Steel / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Louise Simonson

Pencils:

Jon Bogdanove

Inks:

Dennis Janke

Colors:

Glenn Whitmore

Letters:

Bill Oakley

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

John Henry Irons (first appearance); White Rabbit [Angora Lapin] (first appearance; villain); The Dragons [Homes; Wheels; Hype (death)] (villains); The Sharks (villains)

Indexer Notes

Story continues in Superman: The Man of Steel (DC, 1991 series) #22.

First Sighting (Table of Contents)

Eradicator / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Roger Stern

Pencils:

Jackson Guice

Inks:

Denis Rodier

Colors:

Glenn Whitmore

Letters:

Bill Oakley

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Eradicator (first appearance); Darryl Wilbur (first appearance; villain)

Indexer Notes

Story continues in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #687.

First Sighting (Table of Contents)

Superboy / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Karl Kesel

Pencils:

Tom Grummett

Inks:

Doug Hazlewood

Colors:

Glenn Whitmore

Letters:

Albert DeGuzman

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Superboy (first appearance; Superman clone); Guardian [Jim Harper]; Newsboy Legion [Tommy; Flip; Gabby; Big Words; Scrapper]; Paul Westfield; Carl Packard

Indexer Notes

Story continues in Adventures of Superman (DC, 1987 series) #501.

First Sighting (Table of Contents)

Cyborg Superman / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Dan Jurgens

Pencils:

Dan Jurgens (layouts); Brett Breeding (finishes)

Inks:

Brett Breeding

Colors:

Glenn Whitmore

Letters:

John Costanza

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Cyborg Superman [Hank Henshaw]

Indexer Notes

Story continues in Superman (DC, 1987 series) #78.

Kryptograms (Table of Contents)

Kryptograms / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jennifer Frank

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

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