Flash #53 (August 1991)
Flash #53 (August 1991) Flash helps Superman rescue Jimmy Olsen from a crazy meth addict who shoots lightning bolts. The guy has Jimmy and is gonna kill him...
Superman #37 (November 1989)
Superman #37 (November 1989) Jimmy Olsen hates Superman, and punches him with a flying car. Unfortunately other kids happen to be in the car at the time,...
The Man of Steel #2 (October 1986)
The Man of Steel #2 (October 1986) This is the issue where Lois Lane drives her car into the bottom of a river to get her first interview with Superman...
Adventures of Superman #463 (February 1990)
Adventures of Superman #463 (February 1990) Mr. Mxyzptlk forces Superman and Flash to race around the world to find out who’s faster. WHO COULD IT BE?!...
Action Comics #694 (December 1993)
Action Comics #694 (December 1993) Spilled Blood, Part 2! Superman vs. Bloodsport vs. Hi-Tech (the lady with terrible acne in the cover). Previously in this...
Action Comics #693 (November 1993)
Action Comics #693 (November 1993) Presenting the Eradicator’s exciting new incarnation: he’s been an egg-shaped Kryptonian relic, an energy-based...
Action Comics #658 (October 1990)
Action Comics #658 (October 1990) The Sinbad Contract, Conclusion: Sinbad saves Metropolis! And Superman helps a little, too. Sinbad, as seen in Part 1 and...
Where Were YOU When Superman Died?
Where Were YOU When Superman Died? Don Sparrow wrote this for our Superman #75 extravaganza, but I'm posting it separately as a shameless ploy to pad out our...
NEW TRIANGLE ERA OMNIBUS SERIES ANNOUNCED! HOT DANG!
Via @fortressofbaileytude… NEW TRIANGLE ERA OMNIBUS SERIES ANNOUNCED! HOT DANG! Time to save up those $125, which amounts to roughly nineteen cab rides in...
SUPPORTERS ONLY: Steel Annual #1 (1994)
Steel Annual #1 (1994) Steel's Elseworlds annual may be set during the Civil War era, but it still manages to be one of the most '90s things ever by giving...
Superman #9 (September 1987)
Superman #9 (September 1987) It’s the Joker. The Joker is in Metropolis, words on the cover. He’s right behind you. This issue starts with the Joker stealing...
Adventures of Superman #469 (August 1990)
Adventures of Superman #469 (August 1990) Superman takes a holiday, but it’s interrupted by two guys in buffalo masks. Also featuring the long-awaited return...
Action Comics #696 (February 1994)
Action Comics #696 (February 1994) Superman fights THE CHAMPION: the sensational character find of 1994! Yes, it's another new '90s hero who (as far as I can...
Action Comics #656 (August 1990)
Action Comics #656 (August 1990) Soul Search, Part 1: SUPERMAN GOES TO HELL! Or, like, to a place with fire and demons and stuff, because they don’t...
Adventures of Superman #425 (February 1987)
Adventures of Superman #425 (February 1987) Continued from Adventures #424: Superman is still fighting those terrorist robots from Qurac, who have combined...
Superman #21 (September 1988)
Superman #21 (September 1988) The Supergirl Saga, Part 1 of 3! Back in Superman #16 a group of scientists in the arctic found a lady in a Superman costume...
Superman #16 (April 1988)
Superman #16 (April 1988) Superman versus The Prankster, a villain whose modus operandi is attacking people with practical jokes. I’m not sure why we needed...
Metropolis Mailbag: Flash blog?
justerino asked: I discovered this your tumblr through the recent Cracked article you wrote, and I love both of them dearly. My question is: would it be ok...
Metropolis Mailbag: Ending point?
tauycreek asked: This blog examines all Superman comics from 1986 until 1999. Clearly that means Man of Steel #1 to...what? What issue do you plan on ending...
Exile Omnibus!
Aaaand speaking of the Exile in Space storyline, Jerry Ordway said on Twitter that he just received his copies of the massive Exile & Other Stories omnibus...
Superman #61 (November 1991)
Superman #61 (November 1991) TIME AND TIME-AGEDDON 2001! Superman finally comes face to face with the two unrelated time traveling parties that have been...
Superman #55 (May 1991)
Superman #55 (May 1991) “Time and Time Again!” Phase Six – Superman turns into a magic knight and fights demons! Also, THE Demon! Superman’s latest...
Action Comics #654 (June 1990)
Action Comics #654 (June 1990) “Dark Knight Over Metropolis,” Finale! Or: the issue where Superman and Batman learn to play nice, and then one gifts the...
Superman, The Man of Steel #24 (August 1993)
Superman, The Man of Steel #24 (August 1993) REIGN OF THE SUPERMEN! The Man of Steel vs. the Last Son of Krypton! Again! Last week (well, slightly longer...
Superman #89 (May 1994)
Superman #89 (May 1994) Superman's in space again... again! This time, because he's getting so big that pretty soon he won't even fit on Earth. Last issue,...
Adventures of Superman #436 (January 1988)
Adventures of Superman #436 (January 1988) Millennium time! In Superman #13, Supes found out Lana Lang is apparently a Manhunter (in the “evil space robot,”...
Adventures of Superman #487 (February 1992)
Adventures of Superman #487 (February 1992) A story about Bibbo and Jimmy Olsen discovering the true meaning of Christmas… with some giant explosions thrown...
"The Last Son of Krypton" Poster
A poster of The Last Son of Krypton included in his introductory issue, Action Comics #687 (which we covered the other day, in case you missed it). A...
Superman: The Man of Steel #25 (September 1993)
Superman: The Man of Steel #25 (September 1993) REIGN OF THE SUPERMEN! Also: ANNIVERSARY ISSUE! Or, halfway point for an anniversary issue, anyway. The plot...
Adventures of Superman #447 (December 1988)
Adventures of Superman #447 (December 1988) Superman saves an aircraft carrier from some Quraci explosive mines, but that only takes up like 2% of this...
Superman #11 (November 1987)
Superman #11 (November 1987) Superman matches wits with that handsome devil from the fifth dimension, Mister Mxyzptlk, whose superior 5-D brain allows him to...
Metropolis Mailbag: How many '86-'99 comics?
sideshowcris asked: Forgive me if this has been asked before, but do you have any idea exactly how many of these comics (including prestige/mini-series/etc....
Adventures of Superman #457 (August 1989)
Adventures of Superman #457 (August 1989) Apparently, those goofballs at Intergang are still mad at some Daily Planet reporters for blowing the lid off their...
Adventures of Superman #453 (April 1989)
Adventures of Superman #453 (April 1989) Superman is tripping balls in space, hallucinating dead villains and talking to himself. Maybe that all that “grass”...
Superman #74 (December 1992)
Superman #74 (December 1992) Superman meets Doomsday! The beginning of a beautiful friendship. Last week in Justice League America #69, the JLA got...
Action Comics #675 (March 1992)
Action Comics #675 (March 1992) PANIC IN THE SKY, Part 4 – Brainiac is like "Look! Look at all these action figures I bought on eBay!" Part 3 of this...
World of Metropolis #2 (September 1988)
World of Metropolis #2 (September 1988) OK, this issue is fucked up. Short version: Lex Luthor has a nude tape of a 15-year old Lois Lane and he… “enjoys”...
Superman: The Man of Steel #2 (August 1991)
Superman: The Man of Steel #2 (August 1991) Superman versus a hippie with robot parts and a military guy who pukes acid! They are called Rorc and Sgt....
Adventures of Superman #458 (September 1989)
Adventures of Superman #458 (September 1989) This cover with Jimmy Olsen stretching his arms unnaturally isn’t symbolic of his inner struggles or something....
Adventures of Superman #498 (January 1993)
Adventures of Superman #498 (January 1993) FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND, PART 1! That's a weird storyline name to type in all caps, because it sounds like I'm...
Action Comics #674 (February 1992)
Action Comics #674 (February 1992) PANIC IN THE SKY, Prologue – Supergirl kicks Draaga's butt! In space! Over the past years, several Superman plotlines have...
Reign Recollections
jimintomystery: Since @superman86to99 finally got to the first big plot twist in “Reign of the Supermen,” I guess I’ll reminisce about what it meant to me at...
SUPPORTERS ONLY: Action Comics Annual #6 (1994)
JOHN BYRNE IS BACK! Mid-'90s Byrne, but still! This Elseworlds tale is set in a timeline in which Krypton exploded centuries earlier than it was supposed to...
Adventures of Superman #496 (November 1992)
Adventures of Superman #496 (November 1992) In this bizarre tale, Clark Kent is reading up about the Mxyzptlk administration (1969-1974) when he notices...
New Bogdanove "Death of Superman" art!
One of two ALL-NEW posters Jon Bogdanove will have for sale at La Mole Comic-Con in Mexico, with profits going to earthquake victims. See the other poster...
Action Comics #680 (August 1992)
Action Comics #680 (August 1992) THE BLAZE/SATANUS WAR: PART 2! In which Superman punches a crapload of demons, and… his former editor? As seen last week,...
Action Comics #662 (February 1991)
Action Comics #662 (February 1991) Yes, it’s the moment Superman fans had been waiting decades and decades for: THE RETURN OF SILVER BANSHEE! FINALLY! Oh,...
Superman #80 (August 1993)
Superman #80 (August 1993) REIGN OF THE SUPERMEN! The Cyborg Superman vs. Coast City! With the poor Last Son of Krypton caught in the middle. After tussling...
Adventures of Superman #454 (May 1989)
Adventures of Superman #454 (May 1989) Superman is sold into slavery… in space! Space slavery! Spacevery! I’ll shut up now. When we last saw Superman in...
Hal Jordan pin-up by Stuart Immonen and Karl Kesel
greenlantern94to04: Hal Jordan pin-up by Stuart Immonen and Karl Kesel, from Green Lantern #50 (which I covered last week, if you missed it!). Note that...