Superman: The Man of Steel #8

([February] 2014)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jerry Ordway (credited); John Beatty (credited) (painting)

Inks

John Beatty (credited) (painting)

Colors

John Beatty (credited) (painting); Anthony Tollin (credited)

Letters

typeset

Characters

Superman (robot); Lois Lane; Clark Kent

Indexer Notes

Title page with illustration from Adventures of Superman #439.

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

credits, title page / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

John Byrne (credited); Ross Andru (credited)

Inks

Ty Templeton (credited); John Byrne (credited)

Colors

Petra Goldberg (credited as Petra Scotese)

Letters

typeset

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Kryptonoid Man

Indexer Notes

Title pages with creator credits, includes illustrations from Action Comics #598 and #599.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jerry Ordway (credited)

Inks

Dennis Janke (credited)

Colors

Anthony Tollin (credited as Tony Tollin)

Letters

typeset

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]

Indexer Notes

Indicia and publisher information, includes illustration from Adventures of Superman #440.

Checkmate Blows into Metropolis! (Table of Contents: 4)

Checkmate [espionage super-team]; Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

John Byrne

Inks

John Byrne

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

spy; superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Lois Lane

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #598 [Direct] (March 1988)

Keywords

mushroom cloud; nuclear explosion

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jerry Ordway (credited)

Inks

Dennis Janke (credited)

Colors

Anthony Tollin (credited as Tony Tollin)

Letters

typeset

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]

Indexer Notes

Title page with illustration from Adventures of Superman #440.

Checkmate! (Table of Contents: 6)

Checkmate [espionage super-team]; Superman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

Paul Kupperberg (credited) (co-plot, script); John Byrne (credited) (co-plot)

Pencils

John Byrne (credited)

Inks

Ty Templeton (credited)

Colors

Petra Goldberg (credited as Petra Scotese)

Letters

John Costanza (credited)

Job Number

G-3666

Genre

spy; superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Checkmate [Harry Stein; Harvey Bullock; Knight-Two] (first appearance); Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Cat Grant; Perry White; The Jackal; Morgan Edge; Achmed Khareemali (dies); The Fist of Allah (an armored terrorist, first appearance); The Jackal (first appearance); the Angels of Allah (a terrorist group, first appearance)

Synopsis

Superman and Checkmate take out the terrorists who have captured Lois Lane.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #598 (March 1988)

The Perfidious Perils of the Pusillanimous Prankster! (Table of Contents: 7)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

John Byrne (signed)

Inks

John Byrne (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #16 [Direct] (April 1988)

He Only Laughs When I Hurt! (Table of Contents: 8)

Superman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

John Byrne (credited)

Pencils

John Byrne (credited)

Inks

Karl Kesel (credited)

Colors

Tom Ziuko (credited)

Letters

John Costanza (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Sarah Olsen; Allie; Supergirl [Matrix] (first post-Crisis appearance); Pete James Shoemaker; Betsy (Morgan Edge's secretary); Lt. Shaw; Prankster [Oswald Loomis] (first post-Crisis appearance); Morgan Edge (first post-Crisis appearance); DeSaad (disguised as Darkseid)

Synopsis

The Prankster strikes.

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #16 (April 1988)

[Adventures of Superman #439] (Table of Contents: 9)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jerry Ordway (signed)

Inks

Jerry Ordway (signed)

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Lois Lane; Perry White; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]

Reprints

• from Adventures of Superman (DC, 1987 series) #439 [Direct] (April 1988)

Tin Soldiers (Table of Contents: 10)

Superman / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script

John Byrne (credited) (co-plot, script); Jerry Ordway (credited) (co-plot)

Pencils

Jerry Ordway (credited)

Inks

John Beatty (credited)

Colors

Anthony Tollin (credited)

Letters

Albert DeGuzman (credited)

Job Number

G-3648

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Superman robot; Lois Lane; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Cat Grant; Adam Morgan; Jose Delgado; Inspector Bill Henderson; Allie; Sheriff Cooperman; VILLAINS: Morgan Edge; Colonel Morrison; Mr. Parker

Synopsis

A Superman robot goes out of control.

Reprints

• from Adventures of Superman (DC, 1987 series) #439 (April 1988)

Kryptonitemare! (Table of Contents: 11)

Metal Men; Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

John Byrne (signed)

Inks

John Byrne (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Todd Klein

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Metal Men [Gold; Iron; Lead; Mercury; Platinum; Tin]

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #599 [Direct] (April 1988)

Keywords

green kryptonite

Element 126 (Table of Contents: 12)

Metal Men; Superman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

John Byrne (credited)

Pencils

Ross Andru (credited)

Inks

John Byrne (credited) (figure inks); Keith Williams (credited) (background inks)

Colors

Petra Goldberg (credited as Petra Scotese)

Letters

John Costanza (credited)

Job Number

G-3493

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Metal Men [Gold; Iron; Lead; Mercury; Platinum; Tin]; Doc Magnus [Will Magnus]; Lex Luthor; Dr. Tinker (first appearance, dies); Kryptonoid Man (first appearance); Miss Markham (first appearance)

Synopsis

Luthor uses Tin's components to build a Kryptonoid Man.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #599 (April 1988)

[Superman #17] (Table of Contents: 13)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

John Byrne (signed)

Inks

John Byrne (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Silver Banshee

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #17 [Direct] (May 1988)

Cries in the Night (Table of Contents: 14)

Superman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

John Byrne (credited)

Pencils

John Byrne (credited)

Inks

John Byrne (credited)

Colors

Petra Goldberg (credited as Petra Scotese)

Letters

John Costanza (credited)

Job Number

G-3664

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El; also disguised as Batman]; Bevan McDougal (first appearance); Captain Maggie Sawyer; Dan Turpin; Jimmy Olsen; Sarah Olsen; Lois Lane; Lucy Lane; Perry White; Pete James Shoemaker; Mrs. Keane; Allie; Silver Banshee [Siobhan McDougal]

Synopsis

Silver Banshee returns.

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #17 (May 1988)

[Adventures of Superman #440] (Table of Contents: 15)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Dave Gibbons (signed)

Inks

Jerry Ordway (signed as Da Ordster)

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]

Reprints

• from Adventures of Superman (DC, 1987 series) #440 [Direct] (May 1988)

The Hurrieder I Go (Table of Contents: 16)

Superman / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script

John Byrne (credited) (co-plot, script); Jerry Ordway (credited) (co-plot)

Pencils

Jerry Ordway (credited)

Inks

Dennis Janke (credited)

Colors

Anthony Tollin (credited as Tony Tollin)

Letters

Albert DeGuzman (credited)

Job Number

G-3723

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Superman robot; Wonder Woman [Diana]; Lois Lane; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Professor Emil Hamilton; Jerry White; Jose Delgado; Supergirl [Matrix] (cameo); Martha Kent; Lex Luthor; Morgan Edge; Pearl

Synopsis

Batman gives Superman the results of the mysterious scrapbook, noting that he now knows Superman is Clark Kent, with Superman responding that he knows Batman is Bruce Wayne. Superman gives the scrapbook to Ma Kent for safekeeping, only to find out it was hers all along, and that it's been missing for awhile.

Reprints

• from Adventures of Superman (DC, 1987 series) #440 (May 1988)

[Action Comics #600] (Table of Contents: 17)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Byrne; Kurt Schaffenberger; Dick Giordano; Curt Swan; Mike Mignola

Inks

George Pérez; Jerry Ordway; John Beatty; Murphy Anderson; Mike Mignola

Colors

?

Letters

Todd Klein

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Wonder Woman; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Lex Luthor; Man-Bat

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #600 [Direct] (May 1988)

Keywords

signal watch; Superman statues

Indexer Notes

Cover art is an homage to the cover of Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #7.

Action Comics #600 (Table of Contents: 18)

Superman; Wonder Woman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

John Byrne (signed)

Inks

George Pérez (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Wonder Woman [Diana]

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #600 (May 1988)

Indexer Notes

Alternative cover for Action Comics #600, fully lettered.

Different Worlds (Table of Contents: 19)

Superman; Wonder Woman / comic story / 32 pages (report information)

Script

John Byrne (credited)

Pencils

John Byrne (credited) (breakdowns); George Pérez (credited) (finishes)

Inks

George Pérez (credited)

Colors

Tom Ziuko (credited)

Letters

John Costanza (credited)

Job Number

G-3579

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Wonder Woman [Diana]; Hermes; Myndi Mayer; Chrissie Fenton; Darkseid; Desaad; Amazing Grace; Kalibak

Synopsis

Hermes summons Wonder Woman to Olympus from her romantic meeting with Superman, and the Man of Steel follows, but they arrive in different locations. After Hermes explains to Diana that Olympus has been taken over by Darkseid, the New God toys with the heroes, making them battle, as he discusses with Desaad his plans. When Superman and Wonder Woman find Darkseid and point out that he has conquered nothing as the Olympians abandoned their home, Darkseid sets off explosives throughout Olympus and leaves. But Olympus immediately regenerates and Wonder Woman and Superman return home as friends.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #600 (May 1988)

Indexer Notes

Story broken up into chapters: "Chapter One: First Date...," pp. 1-7; "Chapter Two: Fallen Idols," pp. 8-12; "Chapter Three: Broken Mirrors," pp. 13-20; "Chapter Four: Battle!," pp. 21-24; and "Chapter Five: This Hollow Victory...," pp. 25-32. Darkseid tells Desaad that the Olympian gods are creations of the same energy released by the battle of the old gods that created Apokolips and New Genesis, though Circe describes a very different process of the generation of the gods in Wonder Woman #19 when she explains to Diana that the New Gods had their genesis in the energy released by the Titans conflict with the Olympians.

[True Love] (Table of Contents: 20)

Lois Lane / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

John Byrne (credited) (plot); Roger Stern (credited) (script)

Pencils

Kurt Schaffenberger (credited)

Inks

Jerry Ordway (credited)

Colors

Petra Goldberg (credited as Petra Scotese)

Letters

Bill Oakley (credited)

Job Number

G-3579

Genre

superhero; adventure

Characters

Lois Lane; Perry White; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Cholly; George Kozak (first appearance)

Synopsis

Lois is upset that the papers are saying that Superman and Wonder Woman are dating. Clark, knowing the truth, shows up at Lois' to talk, but then disappears to answer his signal watch.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #600 (May 1988)

Games People Play (Table of Contents: 21)

Lex Luthor / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

John Byrne (credited)

Pencils

Dick Giordano (credited)

Inks

John Beatty (credited)

Colors

Tom Ziuko (credited)

Letters

Albert DeGuzman (credited)

Job Number

G-3579

Genre

superhero

Characters

Captain Maggie Sawyer; Sgt. Dan Turpin; Pearl; Sandra; Lex Luthor; Dr. Gretchen Kelley

Synopsis

Lex threatens to reveal to the public that Maggie is a lesbian. Lex learns that he has kryptonite poisoning.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #600 (May 1988)

A Friend in Need (Table of Contents: 22)

Jimmy Olsen; Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

John Byrne (credited) (plot); Roger Stern (credited) (script)

Pencils

Curt Swan (credited)

Inks

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Colors

Tom Ziuko (credited)

Letters

Albert DeGuzman (credited)

Job Number

G-3579

Genre

superhero

Characters

Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]

Synopsis

Superman goes to Millersburg to answer Jimmy's signal watch, but weakens from kyptonite poisoning. Jimmy takes Superman to a cave and then goes for help.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #600 (May 1988)

The Dark Where Madness Lies (Table of Contents: 23)

Man-Bat; Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

John Byrne (credited)

Pencils

Mike Mignola (credited)

Inks

Mike Mignola (credited)

Colors

Petra Goldberg (credited as Petra Scotese)

Letters

Bill Oakley (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Man-Bat [Kirk Langstrom]; Hawkman [Carter Hall; Katar Hol] (cameo)

Synopsis

Weakened by the kryptonite, Superman thinks Man-Bat is a monster and tries to destroy him. Once he comes to his senses, he sends Man-Bat for help.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #600 (May 1988)

Return to Krypton (Table of Contents: 24)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Mike Mignola (signed)

Inks

Mike Mignola (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Todd Klein

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Jor-El; Lara

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #18 [Direct] (June 1988)

Return to Krypton (Table of Contents: 25)

Superman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

John Byrne (credited)

Pencils

Mike Mignola (credited)

Inks

Karl Kesel (credited)

Colors

Petra Goldberg (credited as Petra Scotese)

Letters

Bill Oakley (credited)

Job Number

G-3665

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Hawkman [Carter Hall; Katar Hol]; Hawkwoman [Shiera Hall; Shayera Thal]; Jor-El (hallucination); Lara (hallucination)

Synopsis

Hawkman and Hawkwoman take Superman to Krypton.

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #18 (June 1988)

[Superman and Friends] (Table of Contents: 26)

Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Linda Medley (signed)

Inks

Arthur Adams (signed)

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Mr. Miracle [Scott Free]; Wonder Woman [Diana]; Dr. Fate; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Blue Beetle [Ted Kord]; Booster Gold [Michael Jon Carter]; Firestorm [Ronnie Raymond; Martin Stein]; Green Lantern [Guy Gardner]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Creeper [Jack Ryder]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]; Flash [Wally West]; Robin [Jason Todd]

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #600 (May 1988)

[Superman] (Table of Contents: 27)

Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jon Bogdanove (signed)

Inks

Jon Bogdanove (signed)

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #600 (May 1988)

[Superman] (Table of Contents: 28)

Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Kevin Maguire (signed)

Inks

Dave Gibbons (signed)

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #600 (May 1988)

[Superman and Lois Lane] (Table of Contents: 29)

Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Mike Zeck (signed)

Inks

Mike Zeck (signed)

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #600 (May 1988)

[Superman and Brainiac] (Table of Contents: 30)

Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Walter Simonson (signed)

Inks

Walter Simonson (signed)

Colors

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Brainiac [Vril Dox]

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #600 (May 1988)

Kryptonite Forevermore! (Table of Contents: 31)

Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Byrne (credited)

Inks

Ty Templeton (credited)

Colors

Petra Goldberg (credited as Petra Scotese)

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; The Fist of Allah

Indexer Notes

Back cover with text on contents of collection, includes illustration from Action Comics #598.