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Issue: The Man of Steel #1
Publication Date: October 1986
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Issues: #1 of 6 Issues (19 Printings)
Title:
Variant: Standard Cover - Direct
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/17/1986
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $1.00 CAD
£0.40 GBP
$0.75 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 8 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Andrew Helfer
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from DC Releases #29.

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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: limited series
Format Notes:  
Disclose Variants4
Disclose Reprinted In43
Disclose Reprinted From0
There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
Disclose Images1
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets1
Indicia
 
 
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): John Byrne (signed)
Inker(s): John Byrne (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; Alex Jay (logo design)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSupermann #10/1986 published January 1986
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]0.25 page
In Content Item: FlagSupermán #1 published November 1986
as La Leyenda Comienza [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagDer Neue Superman Handbuch #1 published January 1987
as Der neue Superman - Ein neuer Held entsteht! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagSupermann #1/1987 published January 1987
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Man of Steel #[nn] [First Printing] published February 1987
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Man of Steel #[nn] published February 1988
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman in the Eighties #[nn] published June 2006
as Introduction [Foreword, Introduction, Preface, Afterword on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: This cover depicts the explosion of Krypton.

Logo design credit from Todd Klein.
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The Man of Steel

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Dick Giordano
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Meanwhile...
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagDer Neue Superman Handbuch #1 published January 1987
as Ein neuer Held entsteht! [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Dick Giordano discusses the new direction for Superman.
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Prologue: From Out the Green Dawn...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Byrne
Penciller(s): John Byrne
Inker(s): Dick Giordano
Colorist(s): Tom Ziuko
Letterer(s): John Costanza
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Jor-El (post-Crisis intro); Lara (post-Crisis intro); Kelex (intro); Kelor; Kal-El (as baby, post-Crisis intro)
Synopsis: Lara and Jor-El discuss their unborn son, and how Jor-El intends to protect him. As Krypton begins its final eruptions, Jor-El sends Kal-El to Earth.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagThe Man of Steel #[nn] [First Printing] published February 1987
In Issue: FlagSuperman: The Man of Steel #[nn] published February 1988
In Issue: FlagStålmannen #1-2/1987 published ?
In Content Item: FlagSupermán #1 published November 1986
as Prólogo: Desde más allá de la Aurora [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSupermann #1/1987 published January 1987
as En død og en begynnelse [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDer Neue Superman Handbuch #1 published January 1987
as Prolog: Geboren aus dem grünen Tod... [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: The Man of Steel 1 #[nn] published February 2000
as Prologue: From Out the Green Dawn... [Story on Interior Page(s)]minus credits, with added page numbers
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told #1 published October 2004
as Prologue: From Out the Green Dawn... [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The World of Krypton #[nn] published July 2008
as Prologue: From out of the Green Dawn... [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: G-2725
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Chapter One: The Secret

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Byrne
Penciller(s): John Byrne
Inker(s): Dick Giordano
Colorist(s): Tom Ziuko
Letterer(s): John Costanza
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Clark Kent [Kal-El]; Jonathan Kent (post-Crisis intro); Martha Kent (post-Crisis intro); Lana Lang (post-Crisis intro)
Synopsis: Clark Kent is now a star football player, helped by additional strength. But his foster father reveals that he is adopted and is an alien from another planet.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagThe Man of Steel #[nn] [First Printing] published February 1987
In Issue: FlagSuperman: The Man of Steel #[nn] published February 1988
In Issue: FlagStålmannen #1-2/1987 published ?
In Content Item: FlagSupermán #1 published November 1986
as Capítulo Uno: El Secreto [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSupermann #1/1987 published January 1987
as Hemmeligheten [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDer Neue Superman Handbuch #1 published January 1987
as Kapitel Eins: Das Geheimnis [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: The Man of Steel 1 #[nn] published February 2000
as Chapter One: The Secret [Story on Interior Page(s)]with added page numbers
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told #1 published October 2004
as Chapter One: The Secret [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Man of Steel [Best Buy Edition] #1 [Standard Revolving Door Cover by Ed Benes] published August 2006
as Chapter One: The Secret [Story on Interior Page(s)]2nd page deleted
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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Chapter Two: The Exposure

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Byrne
Penciller(s): John Byrne
Inker(s): Dick Giordano
Colorist(s): Tom Ziuko
Letterer(s): John Costanza
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Clark Kent [Kal-El]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lois Lane (post-Crisis intro)
Synopsis: After helping out secretly for years, Clark Kent is forced into doing his first public super-deed, saving the space-plane Constitution. In doing so, he has his first meeting with Lois Lane.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagThe Man of Steel #[nn] [First Printing] published February 1987
In Issue: FlagSuperman: The Man of Steel #[nn] published February 1988
In Issue: FlagStålmannen #1-2/1987 published ?
In Content Item: FlagSupermán #1 published November 1986
as Capítulo dos. La Revelación [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSupermann #1/1987 published January 1987
as Avsløringen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDer Neue Superman Handbuch #1 published January 1987
as Kapitel Zwei: Die Enthüllung [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: The Man of Steel 1 #[nn] published February 2000
as Chapter Two: The Exposure [Story on Interior Page(s)]with added page numbers
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told #1 published October 2004
as Chapter Two: The Exposure [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Man of Steel [Best Buy Edition] #1 [Standard Revolving Door Cover by Ed Benes] published August 2006
as Chapter One: The Secret [Story on Interior Page(s)]the tops of the 8th and 9th pages deleted and the pages combined
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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Epilogue: The Super-Hero

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Byrne
Penciller(s): John Byrne
Inker(s): Dick Giordano
Colorist(s): Tom Ziuko
Letterer(s): John Costanza
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent
Synopsis: The Kents design and make a costume for Clark, and come up with a way for him to look different in both identities as he adopts his Superman identity.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagThe Man of Steel #[nn] [First Printing] published February 1987
In Issue: FlagSuperman: The Man of Steel #[nn] published February 1988
In Issue: FlagStålmannen #1-2/1987 published ?
In Content Item: FlagSupermán #1 published November 1986
as Epílogo: El Superhéroe [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSupermann #1/1987 published January 1987
as Superhelten! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDer Neue Superman Handbuch #1 published January 1987
as Epilog: Der Superheld [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMillennium Edition: The Man of Steel 1 #[nn] published February 2000
as Epilogue: The Super-Hero [Story on Interior Page(s)]with added page numbers
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told #1 published October 2004
as Epilogue: The Super-Hero [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Superman: A Personal View

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): John Byrne
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: L-2472
Disclose Notes: John Byrne talks about his introduction to Superman.
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Coming Every Two Weeks!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): John Byrne
Inker(s): John Byrne
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On the back cover. Displays black and white versions of all six covers for this series, minus the cover text.

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