Adventures of Superman #499 [DC Universe Corner Box]
(February 1993)

DC, 1987 Series
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Price
1.25 USD; 1.50 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Mike Carlin (editor); Jennifer Frank (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

1993 Triangle #7.
This issue is a variant of Adventures of Superman (DC, 1987 series) #499 [Direct]. There exist further variants:
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Grave Obsession [Funeral for a Friend, Part 5] (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Ordway (credited)
Pencils
Tom Grummett (credited)
Inks
Doug Hazlewood (credited)
Colors
Glenn Whitmore (credited)
Letters
Albert DeGuzman (credited)
Job Number
G-8260
First Line of Dialogue or Text
EEE-BEEP-EE-BEEP-EE-BEEP-EE-BEEP
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] (corpse); Supergirl [Matrix]; Gangbuster [Jose Delgado]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lois Lane; Elroy (cat); Inspector Bill Henderson; Dan Turpin; Rusty (first appearance); Captain Maggie Sawyer; Ramirez Cane; Bibbo Bibbowski; Underworlders; Lex Luthor (villain); Clawster (villain); Bog (villain); Mick (villain); Hammer (villain)
Synopsis
Lex Luthor and Dan Turpin both find out about the break-in to Superman's tomb. Supergirl and Turpin investigate the tunnels below the tomb, and end up battling the Underworlders.
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Indexer Notes

Story continues from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #76 and story continues in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #686.

You May Think It's Not Your Problem... Think Again. (Table of Contents: 2)

Green Lantern / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Staton
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Lantern [John Stewart]
Keywords
AIDS; cooperation; gay rights; illness; information; LGBTQ+; medical facts; prejudice; queer community; queer support; scientific facts; truth; understanding

Indexer Notes

A public service announcement presented by DC Comics to raise AIDS-awareness providing three phone numbers: one for the National AIDS Hotline, one for the QMHC in New York, and one for the AIDS Project of Los Angeles, California.

Kryptograms (Table of Contents: 3)

Kryptograms / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jennifer Frank (credited) (assistant editor)
Letters
typeset
Feature Logo
Kryptograms
Synopsis
Letters from readers - Thomas McNulty, Jim Kelly, Jamie Ewing, Ben Herman, J. Vicko, Kevin Hall and Joe Frank - and responses from Jennifer Frank.
Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 1. Grave Obsession [Funeral for a Friend, Part 5]
    Superman
  2. 2. You May Think It's Not Your Problem... Think Again.
    Green Lantern
  3. 3. Kryptograms
    Kryptograms
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