Superman Forever #1 [Standard Cover - Direct Sales]
(June 1998)

DC, 1998 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
4.95 USD; 6.95 CAD
Pages
100
On-sale Date
1998-04-01
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
761941212166 00111
Printer
Printed in Canada
Editing
Joey Cavalieri (credited) (editor); Maureen McTigue (credited) (assistant editor)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Publishing Format
one-shot

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Alex Ross (credited) (painting)
Inks
Alex Ross (credited) (painting)
Colors
Alex Ross (credited) (painting)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman
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Superman Forever (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 78 pages (report information)

Script
Karl Kesel (credited) (plot, pp. 1-14, 17-78, script, pp. 17-44); Dan Jurgens (credited) (plot, pp. 15-16, script, pp. 1-16); Stuart Immonen (credited) (script, pp. 45-56); Louise Simonson (credited) (script, pp. 57-78)
Pencils
Dan Jurgens (credited) (pp. 1-16); Tom Grummett (credited) (pp. 17-25); Val Semeiks (credited) (pp. 26-34); John Byrne (credited) (pp. 35-39); Kieron Dwyer (credited) (pp. 40-44); Norm Breyfogle (credited) (pp. 45-48, 51-52); Stuart Immonen (credited) (pp. 49-50, 53-56); Anthony Williams (credited) (pp. 57-61); Dick Giordano (credited) (pp. 62-67); Scot Eaton (credited) (pp. 68-72); Jon Bogdanove (credited) (pp. 73-78)
Inks
Brett Breeding (credited) (pp. 1-14); Denis Rodier (credited) (pp. 17-34); Klaus Janson (credited) (pp. 35-39); Hilary Barta (credited) (pp. 40-44); Joe Rubinstein (credited) (pp. 15-16, 45-48, 51-52, 57-61); José Marzán Jr. (credited) (pp. 49-50, 53-56, 68-72); Dick Giordano (credited) (pp. 62-67); Dennis Janke (credited) (pp. 73-78)
Colors
Glenn Whitmore (credited); Digital Chameleon (credited) (separations)
Letters
Albert DeGuzman (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Jor-El; Lara; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Doomsday (cameo); Martian Manhunter (cameo); Green Lantern [Kyle Rayner] (cameo); Superman-Blue (cameo); Superman-Red (cameo); Kismet; Supergirl; Superboy; Steel; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Lex Luthor; Simone DeNiege; Lena Luthor; Maggie Sawyer; Dan Turpin; Commissioner Henderson; Dr. Cordova; Contessa Erica del la Portenza; Cat Grant; Toyman; Rock (cameo); Riot (cameo); Mr. Mxyzptlk (cameo); The Bizarro Superman (cameo); Parasite (cameo); Metallo (cameo); Maxima (cameo); Atomic Skull (cameo); The Cyborg (cameo); Brainiac (cameo); Loophole (cameo); Guardian; Dubbilex; Misa; Bibbo; Boss Moxie; Rough House; Noose; Machine Gunn; Torcher; Ron Troupe; Lucy Lane; Dmitri Yeshov; Scorn [Ceritak]; Ashbury Armstrong; Cerimul; Prof. Emil Hamilton; Dirk Armstrong; Mayor Sackett; Dabney Donovan
Synopsis
Paralleling his origin story, Superman crashes to Earth and is found by the Kents after defeating the Millennium Giants. When he wakes up, he shows his parents that he has his original powers back and puts on the classic Superman costume. Afterwards, Lex Luthor discovers his daughter has been kidnapped. After investigating the Toyman and Intergang, Superman finds that Bizarro has Lena and intends to send her to another world to be raised, just as Superman's parents did. Superman saves Lena and returns her to her father, and the readers learn the masterminds behind Bizarro's kidnapping of Lena.
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Indexer Notes

Credits include "special thanks to Bob McLeod."

Epilogue 1 (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Stuart Immonen (credited)
Pencils
Anthony Williams (credited)
Inks
Dennis Janke (credited)
Colors
Glenn Whitmore (credited); Digital Chameleon (credited) (separations)
Letters
Albert DeGuzman (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Kismet; Superman; Jimmy Olsen
Synopsis
The Polyester Age Superman overhears Jimmy using his newly invented wireless microphone.
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Indexer Notes

Pages 79-80. Story continues in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #745.

Epilogue 2 (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jon Bogdanove (credited)
Pencils
Jon Bogdanove (credited)
Inks
Dennis Janke (credited)
Colors
Glenn Whitmore (credited); Digital Chameleon (credited) (separations)
Letters
Albert DeGuzman (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman
Synopsis
The Golden Age Superman saves a train from a saboteur.
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Indexer Notes

Pages 81-82. Story continues in Superman: The Man of Steel (DC, 1991 series) #80.

Epilogue 3 (Table of Contents: 4)

Superman / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Karl Kesel (credited)
Pencils
Steve Yeowell (credited)
Inks
Denis Rodier (credited)
Colors
Glenn Whitmore (credited); Digital Chameleon (credited) (separations)
Letters
Albert DeGuzman (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Kismet; Jimmy Olsen; Superman
Synopsis
Jimmy summons the Silver Age Superman with his signal watch.
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Indexer Notes

Pages 83-84. Story continues in Adventures of Superman (DC, 1987 series) #558.

Epilogue 4 (Table of Contents: 5)

Superman / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Dan Jurgens (credited)
Pencils
Paul Ryan (credited)
Inks
Dennis Janke (credited)
Colors
Glenn Whitmore (credited); Digital Chameleon (credited) (separations)
Letters
Albert DeGuzman (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman XIX [Klar Ken 5477] (introduction); Lyra 3916 (introduction); the Night Raiders (introduction)
Synopsis
On April 1, 2999, Superman XIX secretly protects reporter Lyra 3916 from the Night Raiders.
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Keywords
2999; Future Superman

Indexer Notes

Pages 83-84. Story continues in Superman (DC, 1987 series) #136.

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Superman Forever / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Mike McAvennie (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Superman
  2. 1. Superman Forever
    Superman
  3. 2. Epilogue 1
    Superman
  4. 3. Epilogue 2
    Superman
  5. 4. Epilogue 3
    Superman
  6. 5. Epilogue 4
    Superman
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Superman Forever
This issue was modified by, among others
  • John Censullo
  • Peter Croome
  • Mark Gordon
  • Bob Hughes
  • Thomas Kina
  • Pat Lang
  • Kelly Langston-Smith
  • Mark Q
  • Andrew S. Troth
  • Jim Van Dore