(2006)

DC, 2006 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
[None]
Pages
52
On-sale Date
2006
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [swirl]
Editing
Julius Schwartz (original printing); Bill Rosemann (collected edition)
Color
color cover
Dimensions
5 1/3" x 7 1/3"
Paper Stock
cardstock cover; glossy interior
Binding
squarebound
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

This book was bundled with the "Superman Returns/Justice League: Justice on Trial" DVDs in 2006, a Walmart exclusive.

Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
Tom McCraw
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Bizarro; Toyman; Prankster; Clark Kent; Lex Luthor; Brainiac
Reprints

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

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
Tom McCraw
Letters
typeset

Characters
Superman (as a statue)

Indexer Notes

Located on the inside front cover.

[Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?] (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 48 pages (report information)

Script
Alan Moore
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George PĂ©rez (pages 1-24); Kurt Schaffenberger (pages 25-48)
Colors
Gene D'Angelo (original colorist); Tom McCraw
Letters
Todd Klein

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Lois Elliot [aka Lois Lane]; Tim Crane (a Daily Planet reporter); Jimmy Olsen (dies in this story); Bizarro (dies in this story); Lana Lang (dies in this story); Pete Ross (dies in this story); Toyman; Prankster; Lex Luthor (dies in this story); Brainiac (dies in this story); a legion of Metallos; Perry White; Alice White; Krypto the Super-Dog (dies in this story); the Kryptonite Man (dies in this story); Supergirl (as an image in a picture); the Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad; Invisible Kid; Brainiac 5; Supergirl]; Jordan Elliot; Legion of Super-Villains [Cosmic King; Lightning Lord; Saturn Queen]; Captain Marvel; Vartox; Batman; Robin; Superwoman; Wonder Woman; Martian Manhunter; Green Arrow; Hawkman; Nightwing (as image in a picture); Flamebird (as image in a picture); Mr. Mxyzptlk (dies in this story); Jonathon Elliot
Synopsis
Ten years in the future, a reporter from the Daily Planet comes to interview Lois Elliot -- the former Lois Lane-- about the epic battle and events leading up to the death of Superman.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The story is told as one continuous story without any breaks. Included on the first page is the famous quote about imaginary stories that was missing from other reprints of this story. The quote was not hand-lettered as in the original printing, but was retyped.

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

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
Tom McCraw
Letters
typeset

Characters
Superman

Indexer Notes

Production credits. Includes a partial cover reprint from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #583. Located on the inside back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?
    Superman
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. [Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?]
    Superman
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Mark Coale
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Gregg Whitmore