Superman: The Man of Steel #25 [Direct]

(September 1993)

The Return! [Reign of the Supermen, Part 14] (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Louise Simonson

Pencils

Jon Bogdanove

Inks

Dennis Janke

Colors

Glenn Whitmore

Letters

Bill Oakley

Job Number

G-8375

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] (revealed to be alive); Steel [John Henry Irons]; Superboy [as Superman] (clone); Lois Lane; Jeb Friedman; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Whit; Supergirl [Matrix]; Lex Luthor (villain); Mongul (villain); Cyborg Superman [Hank Henshaw] (villain)

Synopsis

Superboy escapes from Cyborg Superman and Mongul, and heads to Metropolis to get help. Kal-El, in the Kryptonian war suit, reaches the shores of Metropolis, but is atacked by Steel, Superboy and Supergirl. He exits the war suit, to the amazement of Lois and everyone else.

Reprints

• in Superman: The Return of Superman (Titan, 1993 series) (October 1993)
• in Superman: The Return of Superman (DC, 1993 series) ([December] 1993)
which is reprinted
• in Superman (Carlsen Comics [DE], 1993 series) #6 - Supermans Rückkehr Teil 3 (Januar 1996)
• in O Retorno do Super-Homem (Editora Abril, 1994 series) #2 (Outubro 1994)
• in Superman (TM-Semic, 1990 series) #6/1996 ([czerwiec] 1996)
• in The Death and Return of Superman Omnibus (DC, 2007 series) ([November] 2007)
• in Superman (DC, 2016 series) #4 - The Return of Superman ([May] 2016)
• in Superman: The Death and Return of Superman Omnibus (DC, 2019 series) ([June] 2019)

Indexer Notes

Story continues from ACTION COMICS (DC, 1938 series) #690 and story continues in SUPERMAN (DC, 1987 series) #81.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Tempered Steel / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jennifer Frank

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from readers - Brian Adriaansen, Mark Lucas, Steve Beery, Mike Aragona, Joe Menta, Jr., Joshua Coats, Henry T. Colonna III, Ingrid Nuernberg and Bob Yetto - and responses from Jennifer Frank.