Superman (vol 2)

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The cover to Superman vol. 2, #75 (January 1993). Art by Dan Jurgens & Brett Breeding.
The cover to Superman vol. 2, #75 (January 1993). Art by Dan Jurgens & Brett Breeding.

Superman (volume 2) or Superman (second series) was published from January 1987 to April 2006. 226 issues were printed, but the series lasted a total of 228 monthly issues, including issue #0 (October 1994) published between issues #93 and #94 during the Zero Hour crossover event and issue #1,000,000 (November 1998) during the DC One Million crossover event, and 12 annuals were published. This series was first launched after John Byrne revamped the Superman character in 1986 in The Man of Steel limited series, introducing the post-Crisis on Infinite Earths Superman. After that limited series, Action Comics returned and Superman vol. 2, #1 was published. A new title, Adventures of Superman premiered with #424, continuing the numbering of the original Superman (comic book) series.

One of the major highlights during this series' run was the Death of Superman in Superman vol. 2, #75 (January 1993). Another major storyline event during this series was For Tomorrow published in issue #204 - #215 (June 2004 - May 2005).

Superman volume 2 reached issue #226 (April 2006) and was then cancelled as part of the companywide Infinite Crisis storyline. Adventures of Superman was returned to its original title, Superman, with issue #650 (May 2006).

Twelve annual issues were printed between 1987 to 2000. One Special issue was published in 1992.

During this book's run, many comic book writers and artists worked on this series including: John Byrne, Terry Austin, Karl Kesel, Roger Stern, Jerry Ordway, Dennis Janke, Dan Jurgens, Brett Breeding, Ron Frenz, Steve Epting, Joe Rubinstein, Jeph Loeb, Ed McGuinness, Joe Kelly, Steven T Seagle, Scott McDaniel, Brian Azzarello, Michael Turner, Talent Caldwell, Jim Lee, Scott Williams, Mark Verheiden, and Ed Benes.

Bibliography

  • Superman (vol. 2), # 1-226 (Jan. 1987 - Apr 2006), #0 (Oct. 1994), #1,000,000 (Nov. 1998)
    • Annuals 1 - 12 (1987-2000)
    • Special 1 (1992)

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