Custom Post-Crisis Superman Collections
comicbindingpro: Post-Crisis Superman, from the Man of Steel mini-series to just before Death of Superman. More photos to come! This… this is like porn to...
Superman by Walt Simonson
Walt Simonson's kick-ass cover to The Superman Gallery (1993), aka The Let's Throw Something Together So There's a Superman Comic This Month While We Prepare...
The Legacy of Superman #1 (1993)
The Legacy of Superman #1 (1993) With Superman dead and never, ever coming back, Metropolis' other heroes step up to preserve his legacy! (Yes, Metropolis...
Superman #77 (March 1993)
Superman #77 (March 1993) FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND, FINALE! Lex Luthor Jr. murders a lady just because he can (Superman is too dead to do anything about it), and...
Superman: The Man of Steel #21 (March 1993)
Superman: The Man of Steel #21 (March 1993) FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND, Part 7! Pa Kent falls… literally and figuratively. This issue opens with Lois Lane having a...
Action Comics #686 (February 1993)
Action Comics #686 (February 1993) FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND, Part 6! The quest for Superman's corpse continues! The cover asks "Who's buried in Superman's TOMB?"...
Adventures of Superman #499 (February 1993)
Adventures of Superman #499 (February 1993) FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND, Part 5! Someone stole Superman's dead body! Who could it be?! (Yes, we already know who it...
Superman #76 (February 1993)
Superman #76 (February 1993) FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND, Part 4! Also, METROPOLIS MAILBAG, Part 2! This is a sequel to the very special Holiday story from last...
Superman: The Man of Steel #20 (February 1993)
Superman: The Man of Steel #20 (February 1993) FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND, PART 3! The actual funeral! In attendance are all of Earth's greatest defenders: Batman,...
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Action Comics #685 (January 1993)
Action Comics #685 (January 1993) FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND, PART 2! After all efforts to revive him fail, Superman is officially declared dead by Dr. Sanchez,...
Supergirl by Don Sparrow
The new post is taking a while, so here’s a little teaser by @donsparrow! With Superman temporarily dead, guess who the next issue of Action Comics is about?...
Justice League America #70 (January 1993)
Justice League America #70 (January 1993) FUNERAL FOR A FRIEND, BONUS CHAPTER! The Justice League mourns the death of their most famous member, as well as...
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...
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...
Superman #75 (January 1993)
Superman #75 (January 1993) I don't even have to tell you what this issue is about, because statistically speaking, you or someone you knew owned it. And if...
Don Sparrow's "Death of Superman" Panel Recreations
Don Sparrow’s “Death of Superman” Panel Recreations As a little teaser for our Superman #75 triple-anniversary mega-post, here are all of @donsparrow’s panel...
Superman: The Man of Steel #19 (January 1993)
Superman: The Man of Steel #19 (January 1993) Doomsday hits Metropolis! Literally. He goes to Metropolis, and hits everything in it. Metropolis, however, is...
Action Comics #684 (December 1992)
Action Comics #684 (December 1992) Doomsday discovers professional wrestling! The DC Universe will never be the same. After watching the entire Justice...
Metropolis Mailbag: Doomsday's origin?
@imatlasarrestmeplease said in reply to yesterday's post (Doomsday origin spoilers ahead, for our readers living in 1992): “Theory: Doomsday’s survival...
Adventures of Superman #497 (December 1992)
Adventures of Superman #497 (December 1992) Superman and Doomsday punch the crap out of each other! Maxima helps (Doomsday). Last time we saw Superman, he...
Metropolis Mailbag: Dawn of Justice deleted scene?
drakayl asked: Did you see that Snyder dropped a scene in BvS that showed Supes blocking out cries for help while looking for [spoiler]? He thought it was...
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...
Metropolis Mailbag: Starting point?
Anonymous asked: I've always been a fan of post crisis Superman. Do you have any recommendations on where to start? I want to get into the Never Ending...
Justice League America #69 (December 1992)
Justice League America #69 (December 1992) Doomsday beats the CRAP out of the Justice League of America, with one hand tied behind his back. Listen, when I...
Metropolis Mailbag: Favorite Superman era?
Anonymous asked: What's your favorite Superman era after 86-99? Did you feel the Nu52 ruined the character? 1. I like stories from all eras, but I think...
Superman: The Man of Steel #18 (December 1992)
Superman: The Man of Steel #18 (December 1992) DOOMSDAY HAS ARRIVED. And he hates little birds. Yes, that's how Blorch is made. I'm never having Ukranian...
Who's Who in Superman Comics (Part 15)
Who's Who in Superman Comics (Part 15) "Justice League characters, because Superman was in the Justice League at this point" edition! Or: "I ran out of Who's...
Metropolis Mailbag: Top ten issues?
Anonymous asked: Just curious, do you have a top-ten issues from this period? Just started diving into this period of Superman, and I really loved the Arthur...
Who's Who in Superman Comics (Part 14)
Who's Who in Superman Comics (Part 14) “Hellish baddies” edition! With satanic lord/publishing mogul Lord Satanus, devoted film fanatic/Ghost Rider...
Who's Who in Superman Comics (Part 13)
Who's Who in Superman Comics (Part 13) “Awkward allies” edition! Including the Linear Men (who fight Superman more often than they help him), Agent Liberty...
Metropolis Mailbag: Forbes article?
drakayl asked: Have you guys read the "Why Superman Can Kill: In Defense of Man of Steel" piece on Forbes? I ... have my own opinion* on it, but I wanted to...
Who's Who in Superman Comics (Part 12)
Who's Who in Superman Comics (Part 12) “Death-cheating villains” edition! Featuring Doomsday (DO NOT READ, SPOILERS), Lex Luthor Sr/Jr, and Superman's good...
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT! DOOMSDAY IS HERE… but only in the form of an ad*, because unfortunately, we'll have to wait a little while before we can see him in the...
Justice League America #67-68 (October-November 1992)
Justice League America #67-68 (October-November 1992) Superman and the JLA versus the Earth's legal owner, a weird four-armed alien named Chaq who… who…...
Action Comics #683 (November 1992)
Action Comics #683 (November 1992) Superman vs. a werewolf vigilante! Or at least I think he's a werewolf. I mean, the guy's all hairy and stuff, but I don't...
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...
The Time When DC's The Demon Ran For US President And It Was Just Like Donald Trump
The Time When DC’s The Demon Ran For US President And It Was Just Like Donald Trump During my ongoing quest to read every Superman comic between 1986 and...
Superman Special #1 (1992)
Superman Special #1 (1992) Superman vs. Sandman! No, not that Sandman. Or that one. This Sandman is a duplicate of Superman created after the explosion of a...
Metropolis Mailbag: Linear Man?
drakayl asked: [puts on nerd glasses] According to Legends of the DCU #1 (1998), Linear Man "Hunter" is actually the Pre-Crisis Rip Hunter (altered by the...
Superman #73 (November 1992)
Superman #73 (November 1992) The return of Waverider, the Linear Men, and time travel fuckery in general! Clark Kent is having a delightfully awkward double...
Metropolis Mailbag: Green Lantern blog?
about-faces asked: If you're going to start reviewing GL from 94, does that mean you're starting with Kyle Rayner rather than starting with Emerald Dawn and...
Superman: The Man of Steel #17 (November 1992)
Superman: The Man of Steel #17 (November 1992) The historic first appearance of the classic Superman villain that's a massive monster with spiky bones coming...
Metropolis Mailbag: Guy?
ununnilium asked: Always up for more Guy, am I! His arc over the '90s is genuinely fascinating? Yep! I'm a big fan of Beau Smith's Guy Gardner: Warrior (one...
Superman 1992 Annuals
Superman 1992 Annuals Some guy named Eclipso is going around possessing DC superheroes and putting moon tattoos on their faces! It's pretty rude. As...
Action Comics #682 (October 1992)
Action Comics #682 (October 1992) Superman vs. Hi-Tech! Not in the "Superman can't work out how to use this MP3 player" sense, but in the "he fights a woman...
Adventures of Superman #495 (October 1992)
Adventures of Superman #495 (October 1992) Superman helps some space hippies get their baby back from Space Hitler! Meaning Darkseid, of course. Like all...
Metropolis Mailbag: Impotence?
Anonymous asked: On the latest cover everything from superman's expression to the title to the position of his hand makes it look like the issue is about...
Superman #72 (October 1992)
Superman #72 (October 1992) Superman vs. domestic abuse: round two! The previous week in Man of Steel #16, Superman tried to help a neighbor of Clark Kent...
Superman: The Man of Steel #16 (October 1992)
Superman: The Man of Steel #16 (October 1992) Superman vs. domestic abuse! Superman loses. In this very special issue, Clark Kent finally realizes why his...