Superman: The Man of Steel #6

([May] 2008)

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

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Ron Frenz (credited)

Inks

Brett Breeding (credited)

Colors

Tom Ziuko (credited)

Letters

typeset

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Titano

Indexer Notes

Title page with illustration from Superman Annual #1.

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

credits, title page / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils

Ron Frenz (credited); John Byrne (credited)

Inks

Brett Breeding (credited); John Byrne (credited); Keith Williams (credited)

Colors

Tom Ziuko (credited)

Letters

typeset

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Booster Gold [Michael Jon Carter]

Indexer Notes

Title pages with creator credits, includes illustrations from Superman Annual #1 and Action Comics #594.

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

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Ron Frenz (credited)

Inks

Brett Breeding (credited)

Colors

Tom Ziuko (credited)

Letters

typeset

Characters

Titano

Indexer Notes

Indicia and publisher information, includes illustration from Superman Annual #1.

Skeeter (Table of Contents: 4)

Batman; Superman / comic story / 39 pages (report information)

Script

John Byrne (credited)

Pencils

Arthur Adams (credited as Art Adams)

Inks

Dick Giordano (credited)

Colors

Petra Goldberg (credited as Petra Scotese)

Letters

Albert DeGuzman (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Batman [Bruce Wayne; also as Mr. Smith]; Ms. Carson (dies); Clovis; Commissioner James Gordon; Donnie; Skeeter [Elly Mae Skaggs] (a vampire, dies); Mr. Skaggs (a vampire, deceased); Mrs. Skaggs (a vampire, deceased)

Synopsis

Batman and Superman must team up to stop a vampire.

Reprints

• from Action Comics Annual (DC, 1987 series) #1 ([October] 1987)

Tears for Titano! (Table of Contents: 5)

Superman / comic story / 38 pages (report information)

Script

John Byrne (credited) (scripter, co-plotter); Ron Frenz (credited) (co-plotter)

Pencils

Ron Frenz (credited)

Inks

Brett Breeding (credited)

Colors

Tom Ziuko (credited)

Letters

Albert DeGuzman (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; the new Titano (intro, villain); Lois Lane; Prof. Thomas Moyers; Amanda Waller (cameo); Perry White; Commander Steel (cameo)

Reprints

• from Superman Annual (DC, 1987 series) #1 ([August] 1987)

The Union (Table of Contents: 6)

Superman / comic story / 38 pages (report information)

Script

Jim Starlin (credited)

Pencils

Dan Jurgens (credited)

Inks

Steve Montano (credited)

Colors

Tom Ziuko (credited)

Letters

John Costanza (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; President Ronald Reagan; Sarge Steel; Hfuhruhurr the Wordbringer (first appearance; an alien)

Synopsis

Superman investigates a town where the residents have gone missing.

Reprints

• from Adventures of Superman Annual (DC, 1987 series) #1 ([September] 1987)

All That Glisters (Table of Contents: 7)

Booster Gold; Superman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script

John Byrne (credited)

Pencils

John Byrne (credited)

Inks

John Byrne (credited); Keith Williams (credited)

Colors

Tom Ziuko (credited)

Letters

John Costanza (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Booster Gold [Michael Jon Carter]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Jason Todd]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Mayor Frank Berkowitz; Trixie Collins; Julianna Berkowitz (Frank Berkowitz' daughter, first appearance); Annie; Jerry Carver; Irv; Art Chase; Gus; Booster Gold (android)

Synopsis

Booster Gold takes Superman to task for invading Qurac. During the battle between Booster Gold and Superman, a second Booster Gold appears on the scene.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #594 (November 1987)

Blind Obsession (Table of Contents: 8)

Booster Gold / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Jurgens (credited)

Pencils

Dan Jurgens (credited)

Inks

Roy Richardson (credited)

Colors

Gene D'Angelo (credited)

Letters

Steven Haynie (credited as Steve Haynie)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Booster Gold [Michael Jon Carter]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Skeets; Trixie Collins; Mackenzie Garrison; Dirk Davis; Lois Lane; Gus; Bruce Wayne [Batman]; Booster Gold (android); Lex Luthor; Attack Dog One (Will Roberts, first appearance); Miss Carne

Synopsis

Booster Gold and Superman discover the person behind the Booster Gold android... Lex Luthor.

Reprints

• from Booster Gold (DC, 1986 series) #23 (December 1987) [Pages 1-21 of the original story.]

Indexer Notes

Does not include the final story page from the original issue which was not Superman-related.

Lost Love (Table of Contents: 9)

Superman / comic story / 21 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]; Lori Lemaris (first post-Crisis appearance, flashback); Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lois Lane (flashback); Jimmy Olsen (flashback); Ronal (first post-Crisis appearance); Aquaman [Arthur Curry] (cameo, flashback); Hans Schmidt (first appearance, flashback)

Synopsis

Clark tells the story of his first true love... Lori Lemaris.

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #12 (December 1987)

Indexer Notes

Dedicated to the memory of Wayne Boring, the first Lori artist.

The Ghost of Superman (Table of Contents: 10)

Martian Manhunter; Superman / comic story / 21 pages (report information)

Script

John Byrne (credited)

Pencils

John Byrne (credited)

Inks

Keith Williams (credited)

Colors

Tom Ziuko (credited)

Letters

John Costanza (credited)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Justice League [Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Captain Maggie Sawyer; Dan Turpin; Ben Friendly; Midge; Vinnie (dies); Metropolis SCU; Lana Lang; Silver Banshee (first appearance); Lex Luthor

Synopsis

Superman must fake his death in order to stop Silver Banshee.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #595 (December 1987) [last page omitted]

Cover Gallery (Table of Contents: 11)

Batman; Booster Gold; Martian Manhunter; Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 3 pages (report information)

Pencils

John Byrne; Arthur Adams (credited as Art Adams); Ron Frenz (credited); Dan Jurgens (credited)

Inks

John Byrne; Dick Giordano (credited); Brett Breeding (credited); Jim Starlin (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• from Superman Annual (DC, 1987 series) #1 [Direct] ([August] 1987)
• from Adventures of Superman Annual (DC, 1987 series) #1 [Direct] ([September] 1987)
• from Action Comics Annual (DC, 1987 series) #1 [Direct] ([October] 1987)
• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #594 [Direct] (November 1987), #595 [Direct] (December 1987)
• from Booster Gold (DC, 1986 series) #23 [Direct] (December 1987)
• from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #12 [Direct] (December 1987)

Indexer Notes

Covers from original issues at a reduced size.

Super-Natural Man (Table of Contents: 12)

Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ron Frenz (credited)

Inks

Brett Breeding (credited)

Colors

Tom Ziuko (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Titano

Indexer Notes

Back cover with text on contents of collection, includes illustration from Superman Annual #1.