Superman (1987)
Volume 2
Name:
Superman
Start year:
1987
Publisher:
Aliases:
First issue:
Superman Volume 1 became Adventures of Superman Volume 1 for issues #424-#649. Superman Volume 2 was published concurrently with Adventures of Superman. When Superman Volume 2 was cancelled, Adventures of Superman returned to its original name.
Starring: Clark Kent / Kal-El as Superman.
For the second time in his history, Superman's self-titled comic saw a first issue. Writer and artist John Byrne's successful landmark Man of Steel mini-series had rebooted Superman's history, updating him for the modern comic book landscape, and as a result, drastic changes had swept through the Superman line of comics. The original Superman title had adopted the new name, The Adventures of Superman, but continued the original numbering of its long and storied history. Popular writer Marv Wolfman and artist Jerry Ordway handled the creative chores on that particular title. Meanwhile, Action Comics continued briefly as a Superman team-up book, taking over the abruptly ended DC Comics Presents series. Beginning with issue #601, Action Comics became Action Comics Weekly. Action Comics Weekly became a weekly 48 page anthology series featuring various superheroes while the Superman stories were reduced to two pages. Keeping its original numbering, but that too was now written and drawn by Byrne. And last but not least, a new series was introduced, simply titled Superman - again written and drawn by the prolific Mr Byrne.
Not resting on his laurels after the success of the sweeping changes made during the Man of Steel, Byrne started Superman's new title off with the re-introduction of Metallo, a powerful cyborg with a hatred for the Man of Tomorrow and possessing a kryptonite heart. It was a dangerous new world for the Last Son of Krypton, but the reboot continued to prove an overwhelming success. This second series of Superman became a mainstay for DC - running 226 issues before it ended in April 2006.
Click the link to view this title's annuals: Superman Annual.
Writers:
- John Byrne: 1-22 (22)
- Roger Stern: 23-28, 30-33 (10)
- Dan Jurgens: 29, 57-113, 115-139, 141-146, 148, 150 (90)
- Jerry Ordway: 31-32, 34-47. 49-54 (22)
- Tom Peyer: 31, 114 (2)
- George Perez: 32 (1)
- Bill Messner-Loebs: 48 (1)
- Karl Kessel: 54-56(6 pg. backup)
- James D. Hudnall: 56 (1)
- Mark Waid: 114(1)
- Ron Marz: 140, 147 (2)
- Randall Frenz: 149 (1)
- Ron Frenz: 149 (1)
- Jeph Loeb: 151-168, 170-183, 226 (33)
- Marv Wolfman: 169 (1)
- geoff johns: 180(co), 184-187, 189 (5)
- Chuck Austen: 188 (1)
- Rick Viech 188(preview for Aquaman)
- Steven T. Seagle: 190-196, 198-200 (10)
- Terry Tidwell: 197 (1)
- Andy Lanning: 201, 1,000,000 (2)
- Dan Abnett: 201, 1,000,000 (2)
- Joe Kelly: 202, 203, 226 (3)
- Brian Azzarello: 204-215 (12)
- Judd Winnick: 216 (1)
- Mark Verheiden: 217-225 (9)
Writers Longest Runs:
- Dan Jurgens: 29, 57-113, 115-139, 141-146, 148, 150 (90)
- Jeph Loeb: 151-168, 170-183, 226 (33)
- John Byrne: 1-22 (22)
- Jerry Ordway: 31-32, 34-47. 49-54 (22)
- Brian Azzarello: 204-215 (12)
- Roger Stern: 23-28, 30-33 (10)
- Steven T. Seagle: 190-196, 198-200 (10)
- Mark Verheiden: 217-225 (9)
Collected Editions
- Superman: The Man of Steel Vol. 1 (#1-4)
- They Saved Luthor's Brain (#2,19,21)
- Superman vs. Darkseid (#3)
- Superman: The Man of Steel Vol. 2 (#5-11)
- The Joker: A Celebration of 75 Years (#9)
- Superman: The Man of Steel Vol. 3 (#12-15)
- Superman: The Man of Steel Vol. 9 (#19-22)
- The Doom Patrol: The Bronze Age Omnibus (#20)
- Doom Patrol by John Byrne: The Complete Series (#20)
- Superman: The Exile & Other Stories Omnibus (#23-37)
- Panic in the Sky (#65-66)
- Deathstroke the Terminator: Sympathy For the Devil (#68)
- Death of Superman (#73-75)
- Superman: The Death and Return of Superman Omnibus (#73-83)
- World Without Superman (#75-77)
- Tales From the DC Dark Multiverse (#75)
- Superman: Funeral For A Friend (#76-77)
- Superman: Reign of the Supermen (#78-79)
- Zero Hour: Crisis In Time 25th Anniversary Omnibus (#93)
- The Trial of Superman (#106-108)
- Transformed! (#119, 122 & 123)
- Superman Blue (#122-125)
- Superman: The City of Tomorrow Volume 1 (#151-154)
- Superman: The City of Tomorrow Volume 2 (#155-159)
- Superman: Emperor Joker (#160-161)
- President Lex (#162-165)
- Superman: President Luthor (#162-163)
- Batman: New Gotham Volume 2 (#168)
- Superman: Our Worlds At War, Book One (#171-172)
- Superman: Our Worlds At War, Book Two (#173)
- DC Comics Presents: Superman #3 (#177-178,181-182)
- DC Comics Presents: Superman #1 (#179-180)
- DC Comics Presents: Superman #2 (#189)
- Superman: Ending Battle (#186-187)
- Godfall (#202-203)
- Absolute Superman: For Tomorrow (#204-215)
- Superman: For Tomorrow (#204-215)
- Superman: For Tomorrow 15th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (#204-215)
- Superman: For Tomorrow Vol. 1 (#204-209)
- Superman: For Tomorrow Vol. 2 (#210-215)
- Superman vs. Shazam! (#216)
- Superman: Sacrifice (#219)
Non-U.S. Collected Editions
- Superman: Die Rückkehr - Volumen 1 (#204-209) (German)
- Superman: Die Rückkehr - Volumen 2 (#210-215) (German)
Issues #204-215 have been translated into German.
