([November] 1997)
DC,
1997 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- 14.95 USD; 20.95 CAD
- Pages
- 268
- On-sale Date
- 1997-09-10
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics
- Brand
-
DC [bullet]
- ISBN
-
1-56389-331-2
- Barcode
- 761941209876 00111
- Editing
- Bob Kahan (editor, collected edition); Jim Spivey (associate editor, collected edition); Mike Carlin (editor, original series); KC Carlson (editor, original series); Chris Duffy (assistant editor, original series); Mike McAvennie (assistant editor, original series)
- Color
- color
- Dimensions
- standard Modern Age US
- Paper Stock
- cardstock cover
- Binding
- softcover
- Publishing Format
- collected edition
Issue Notes
Title on cover and title page: The Trial of Superman.
[no title indexed]
Superman / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman
Indexer Notes
Revised version of the cover from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #106.
[no title indexed]
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Characters
- Superman
Indexer Notes
Publication data. On inside front cover, in black & white with gray. Background illustration taken from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #106.
The Trial of Superman
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Characters
- Superman
Indexer Notes
Title page with credits. In black & white with green. Background illustration taken from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #106.
Split Personality
Superman / comic story / 38 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Tribunal [Prime; Pollux; Ternion]; Brute; Dan Turpin; Parasite [Rudy Jones; Torval Freeman]; Maggie Sawyer; Alpha Centurion; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Dr. Nolin; Perry White; Mope; Rachel Freeman
- Synopsis
- Superman is snatched from a battle with the Parasite by the alien Brute and placed under arrest. While Superman tricks his captor into letting him recharge his energies in the rays of a yellow sun, Alpha Centurion continues the fight with the Parasite on Earth. In space, Superman is recaptured by Brute and brought before the Tribunal and charged with the death of one billion Kryptonians.
- Reprints
- from Superman: The Man of Steel (DC, 1991 series) #50 (November 1995)
-
[The Trial of Superman, Part 2 of 12]
Superman / comic story / 22 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Tribunal [Prime; Pollux; Ternion]; Kem-L (flashback); Eradicator (flashback, cameo); Massacre; Mope; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Alpha Centurion; Denise Howard
- Synopsis
- Superman is charged for the acts of his ancestor and thrown in with other prisoners by the Tribunal. Meanwhile, back on Earth, Lois seeks out the help of Alpha Centurion in finding Superman.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #106 (November 1995)
-
Jail Break!
Superman / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- Karl Kesel
- Pencils
- Stuart Immonen
- Inks
- José Marzán Jr.
- Colors
- Glenn Whitmore
- Letters
- Albert DeGuzman
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman: Leeya; Mope; Jimmy Olsen; Cat Grant; Alpha Centurion; Smitty; Superboy; Supergirl; Steel [John Henry Irons]; Lois Lane
- Synopsis
- While Superman makes a prison break with three other prisoners, Alpha Centurion gathers the Superman Rescue Squad to search for the missing Man of Steel.
- Reprints
- from Adventures of Superman (DC, 1987 series) #529 (November 1995)
-
Fugitive Justice!
Superman / comic story / 22 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Leeya; Mope; Smitty; Tribunal [Prime; Pollux; Ternion]; Freelance; Steel [John Henry Irons]; Eradicator; Supergirl; Superboy; Alpha Centurion; Kh'rane
- Synopsis
- Superman and his fellow prisoners make their way to Haven, but they are betrayed from within their own ranks.
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #716 (December 1995)
-
Wanted
Superman / comic story / 22 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Leeya; Mope; Tribunal [Prime; Pollux; Ternion]; Freelance; Superboy; Supergirl; Steel [John Henry Irons]; Eradicator; Alpha Centurion
- Synopsis
- Superman and the two remaining fugitives meet Freelance, who has been sent by the Tribunal to retrieve them, but they convince him to switch sides. Meanwhile, the Superman Rescue Squad is separated from Alpha Centurion, whom Superboy suspects is really the Cyborg.
- Reprints
- from Superman: The Man of Steel (DC, 1991 series) #51 (December 1995)
-
Bottled Up!
Superman / comic story / 20 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Desaad; Metron; Superboy; Steel [John Henry Irons]; Supergirl; Eradicator; Mope; Freelance; Leeya; Tolos; Cyborg [Hank Henshaw]
- Synopsis
- Needing help for Mope, Superman seeks out Tolos, who has designs on Superman's body. Meanwhile, the Superman Rescue Squad is confronted and captured by the Cyborg.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #107 (December 1995) [minus 2 pages]
-
Different Demons
Superman / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- Stuart Immonen (co-plot); Karl Kesel (co-plot, dialogue)
- Pencils
- Stuart Immonen
- Inks
- José Marzán Jr.
- Colors
- Glenn Whitmore
- Letters
- Albert DeGuzman
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Mope; Alpha Centurion; Superboy; Tribunal [Prime; Pollux; Ternion]; Cyborg [Hank Henshaw]
- Synopsis
- Superman brings Mope to the planet where he first became involved in the crime for which he is accused. Meanwhile, Superboy fights with Alpha Centurion, whom he believes is the Cyborg.
- Reprints
- from Adventures of Superman (DC, 1987 series) #530 (December 1995) [11 pages only]
-
Fighting Back
Superman / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lois Lane; Contessa; Alpha Centurion (cameo); Superboy (cameo); Steel [John Henry Irons] (cameo); Supergirl (cameo); Stalker; Mope; Mohr; Tribunal [Prime; Ternion; Pollux]; Cyborg [Hank Henshaw]
- Synopsis
- Superman and Mope remain on the trail of the person who involved Mope in criminal activity, while back on the Tribunal World Cyborg vows to track down Superman.
- Reprints
- from Superman: The Man of Tomorrow (DC, 1995 series) #3 (Winter 1995) [12 pages only]
-
H'tros City!
Superman / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- David Michelinie
- Pencils
- Kieron Dwyer
- Inks
- Denis Rodier
- Colors
- Glenn Whitmore; Digital Chameleon (separator)
- Letters
- Bill Oakley
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Mope; Lois Lane; Perry White; Vern; Superboy; Cyborg [Hank Henshaw]; Tribunal Prime
- Synopsis
- Superman and Mope find that they have been sent by Mohr to a ship of the H'tros whose sole purpose is to destroy organic life. As they fight to escape, they discover that the ship is directed by the Cyborg, who finally delivers Superman and Mope back to the Tribunal World.
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #717 (January 1996)
-
Crime and Punishment
Superman / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- Louise Simonson
- Pencils
- Jon Bogdanove
- Inks
- Dick Giordano
- Colors
- Glenn Whitmore; Digital Chameleon (separator)
- Letters
- Ken Lopez
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Tribunal [Prime; Ternion; Pollux]; Mope; Cyborg [Hank Henshaw]; Supergirl; Superboy; Eradicator; Steel [John Henry Irons]; Alpha Centurion; Cyborg
- Synopsis
- As the Superman Rescue Squad is freed by Alpha Centurion, the Tribunal attempts to execute Superman. The Man of Steel escapes, knocks the Cyborg unconscious, and hands him over to the Tribunal. But the Tribunal insists that Superman must still be executed.
- Reprints
- from Superman: The Man of Steel (DC, 1991 series) #52 (January 1996)
-
No Escape!
Superman / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- Dan Jurgens
- Pencils
- Ron Frenz
- Inks
- Joe Rubinstein
- Colors
- Glenn Whitmore; Digital Chameleon (separators)
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Tribunal [Prime; Pollux; Ternion]; Superboy; Steel [John Henry Irons]; Eradicator; Supergirl; Alpha Centurion; Cyborg [Hank Henshaw]; Mope
- Synopsis
- When Superman leads his comrades off Tribunal World, Tribunal Prime takes over the Cyborg's body, retrieves Superman, and prepares to execute him. But at the last moment, Mope takes Superman's place.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #108 (January 1996)
-
Justice!
Superman / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- Karl Kesel
- Pencils
- Stuart Immonen
- Inks
- José Marzán Jr.
- Colors
- Glenn Whitmore; Digital Chameleon (separators)
- Letters
- Albert DeGuzman
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Tribunal [Prime; Pollux; Ternion]; Cyborg [Hank Henshaw]; Steel [John Henry Irons]; Alpha Centurion; Eradicator; Superboy; Supergirl; Brute (cameo); Lois Lane
- Synopsis
- Superman and his allies return to Tribunal World and debate Superman's and Mope's sentences one last time. Both Superman and Tribunal Prime receive their final punishments, and Superman returns to Earth and Lois.
- Reprints
- from Adventures of Superman (DC, 1987 series) #531 (January 1996)
-
Cover Gallery
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 3 pages
- Pencils
- Jon Bogdanove (Superman: The Man of Steel #50-52); Dan Jurgens (Superman #106-108); Stuart Immonen (Adventures of Superman #529-531); Kieron Dwyer (Action Comics #716-717); Tom Grummett (Superman: The Man of Tomorrow #3)
- Inks
- Dennis Janke (Superman: The Man of Steel #50-52); Joe Rubinstein (Superman #106-108); Denis Rodier (Action Comics #716-717); Brett Breeding (Superman: The Man of Tomorrow #3); José Marzán Jr. (Adventures of Superman #529-531)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Mope; Massacre; Steel [John Henry Irons]; Supergirl; Superboy; Alpha Centurion; Smitty; Leeya; Freelance; Cyborg [Hank Henshaw]; Eradicator; Hellgrammite; Dan Turpin; Lex Luthor;
- Reprints
- from Adventures of Superman (DC, 1987 series) #529 [Direct Sales] (November 1995)
- from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #106 [Direct Sales] (November 1995)
- from Superman: The Man of Steel (DC, 1991 series) #50 [Direct Sales] (November 1995)
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #716 [Direct Sales] (December 1995) [1/4 page]
- from Adventures of Superman (DC, 1987 series) #530 [Direct Sales] (December 1995)
- from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #107 [Direct Sales] (December 1995)
- from Superman: The Man of Steel (DC, 1991 series) #51 [Direct Sales] (December 1995)
- from Superman: The Man of Tomorrow (DC, 1995 series) #3 [Direct Sales] (Winter 1995)
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #717 [Direct Sales] (January 1996)
- from Adventures of Superman (DC, 1987 series) #531 [Direct Sales] (January 1996)
- from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #108 [Direct Sales] (January 1996)
- from Superman: The Man of Steel (DC, 1991 series) #52 [Direct Sales] (January 1996)
-
Indexer Notes
Four covers printed per page.
Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Superman -
1.
[no title indexed]
-
2.
The Trial of Superman
-
3.
Split Personality
Superman -
4.
[The Trial of Superman, Part 2 of 12]
Superman -
5.
Jail Break!
Superman -
6.
Fugitive Justice!
Superman -
7.
Wanted
Superman -
8.
Bottled Up!
Superman -
9.
Different Demons
Superman -
10.
Fighting Back
Superman -
11.
H'tros City!
Superman -
12.
Crime and Punishment
Superman -
13.
No Escape!
Superman -
14.
Justice!
Superman -
15.
Cover Gallery
Superman
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- Katie
- Boris Ammerlaan
- Gregory Fischer
- Pat Lang
- Mike Nielsen
- Allen Ross
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
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