DECEMBER 1998 – DIRECT EDITION

1^ST APPEARANCES – INVENTOR

CHARACTERS – Inventor, Scorn,  Cerimul, Cerizah, Cyborg Superman, Superman

STORYLINE – THE CITY WITHIN

Part two of the four-part “City of the Future!” Superman and Ashbury accompany Scorn as he enters the bottle city of Kandor for a family reunion with his sister and his father, the Kandorian Regent! Kandor’s politics are, as always, in disarray, but a savior has stepped forward: one who believes he can enlarge the city and liberate the population! But is he too good to be true?

Continued from: Action Comics #749

Continues in: Superman #140

“1998 42”–Triangle in upper left hand corner.

PUBLISHER – DC COMICS

WRITER – Ron Marz

INTERIOR ART – Tom Grindberg

COVER ART – Paul Rivoche

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DECEMBER 1995 – NEWSSTAND VARIANT

1^ST APPEARANCES – FREELANCE

CHARACTERS – Freelance, Steel (John Henry Irons), Supergirl (Matrix), Superboy (Kon-El), Eradicator, Superman (Clark Kent/Kal-El), Alpha Centurion

STORYLINE – WANTED

Superman and the two remaining fugitives meet Freelance, who has been sent by the Tribunal to retrieve them. Continued in Superman (1987-2006) #107.

Superman is wanted and a rowdy crew of space pirates are trying to collect the reward. The captain, Freelance, challenges Superman to a duel, with a wager: Freelance wins, they get to bring Superman to the Tribunals, but if Big Blue wins, he and his friends go free. Meanwhile, Team Superman is being ambushed. Finally, they all escape, only to engage in a climactic final scene.

PUBLISHER – DC COMICS

WRITER – Louise Simonson

INTERIOR ART – Jon Bogdanove

COVER ART – Jon Bogdanove

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FEBRUARY 1995

1^ST APPEARANCES – LOCK

CHARACTERS – Lock, Babe, Jimmy Olsen, Lois Lane, Superman

STORYLINE – BLOOD TIES

Babe’s bloodthirst is consuming her as she becomes more and more of a threat to an amorous Jimmy Olsen! Plus, a mysterious figure known only as ‘Lock watches and waits…with unknown intentions.

PUBLISHER – DC COMICS

WRITER – Louise Simonson

INTERIOR ART – Jon Bogdanove

COVER ART – Jon Bogdanove

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NOVEMBER 1993

1^ST APPEARANCES – FRANKLIN STERN, BLOODTHIRST

CHARACTERS – Underworlders, Superboy (Kon-El), Steel, Supergirl (Matrix), Lex Luthor, Allie, Bloodthirst, Franklin Stern, Jimmy Olsen, Jonathan Kent, Lois Lane, Maggie Sawyer, Martha Kent, Paul Westfield, Perry White, Ron Troupe, Whit

STORYLINE – BAD CHARACTER

The one true Man of Steel is back in action in Metropolis! And so is the creature known as Bloodthirst…and this time he intends to suck Metropolis dry unless Superman can stop him.

PUBLISHER – DC COMICS

WRITER – Louise Simonson

INTERIOR ART – Jon Bogdanove

COVER ART – Jon Bogdanove

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JULY 1993

1^ST APPEARANCES – DIGIT

CHARACTERS – DIGIT, JEB FRIEDMAN, JIMMY OLSEN, KON-EL, LEX LUTHOR, LOIS LANE, MATRIX, RON TROUPE, STEEL, SUPERMAN, SYDNEY HAPPERSEN, WHITE RABBIT

STORYLINE – AMBUSH

‘Reign of the Supermen’ continues: It’s Iron John vs. the Metropolis Kid as the Man of Steel crosses paths with the youthful Superman, and members of the media begin picking their favorite Superman. Also, Lex Luthor II squares off against the White Rabbit. All the Superman titles now use a new, upgraded color process that employs an increased color palette.

PUBLISHER – DC COMICS

WRITER – Louise Simonson

INTERIOR ART – Jon Bogdanove

COVER ART – Jon Bogdanove

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NOVEMBER 1996 – NEWSSTAND VARIANT

1^ST APPEARANCES – KALEB, LANG, CORIN

CHARACTERS – SUPERMAN, KAL-EL, LEX LUTHOR, CORIN, KALEB, LANG

STORYLINE – The Never-Ending Battle; Men of Steel; Touched by the Stars; A Hope Reborn; Metropole; The Eternal Throne; The Discovery; The Dawn of Tomorrow

In 1996, “Legends of the Dead Earth” is a crossover event through all of the DC Annual’s in that year.  The Earth and it’s heroes have long since gone, however, those earthly legends live on throughout the universe and have been scattered over a thousand different worlds.  This is the story of Superman: The Man of Steel known as Kaleb, the last survivor of Hydros, his neverending battle alongside the Rebellion against the Empire headed by an ancient arch nemesis.

PUBLISHER – DC COMICS

WRITER – Kurt Busiek

INTERIOR ART – Paul Ryan

COVER ART – Jerry Ordway

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JULY 1993

BLOODLINES OUTBREAK STORY ARC

1^ST APPEARANCES – EDGE

CHARACTERS – Ejiwa “Edge” Ebenebe, Steel (John Henry Irons), Maggie Sawyer, Gemir, Gloneth

STORYLINE – Cutting Edge!

The BLOODLINES Summer Annual crossover event continues from Lobo Annual #1. In “Cutting Edge,” a gigantic otherworldly shape hurtles toward the Earth and the new Man of Steel (John Henry Irons) is the first hero to encounter the insatiable extraterrestrial parasites that erupt from within.

As monstrous in their grotesque proportions as in their inhuman fury, the seven parasites embark on their mysterious campaign of slaughter and terror. Tom O’Brien somehow lives through the parasites’ deadly onslaught…only to find his body has strangely transformed into Edge, whose very flesh is a deadly weapon. The BLOODLINES saga continues in Batman: Shadow of the Bat Annual #1.

PUBLISHER – DC COMICS

WRITER – Louise Simonson

INTERIOR ART – Eddy Newell

COVER ART – Eddy Newell

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MARCH 2003

1^ST APPEARANCES – CIR-EL (SUPERGIRL III)

CHARACTERS – SUPERMAN, LOIS LANE, CIR-EL, SUPERGIRL, PERRY WHITE, JIMMY OLSEN, AMOK, THE FUTURESMITHS, LEX LUTHOR, TALIA HEAD

STORYLINE – TRUTH

Superman engages in a destructive brawl through the streets of Metropolis against a hulking, enraged villain named Amok. Amok wields futuristic weaponry provided to him by a mysterious group known as the Futuresmiths.

In his civilian identity as Clark Kent, he is interrogated by Perry White. Perry found Clark’s old passport gathering dust in a Daily Planet supply closet. Because Clark has traveled to international hotspots like Algeria and Pakistan for assignments without his passport ever being stamped, Perry begins questioning how his star reporter is getting into and out of foreign countries.

PUBLISHER – DC COMICS

WRITER – Steven Seagle

INTERIOR ART – Scott McDaniel

COVER ART – Scott McDaniel

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JULY 1997

1^ST APPEARANCES – MUTANT STREET BEATNIKS

CHARACTERS – ASTROMAN, BONNIE, DR. FLEM, GALE, JOE, LOIS LANE, MADSMAN, MOTT, MUTANT STREET BEATNIKS, SUPERMAN

STORYLINE – Hot Dang! Yin Yang!

Eight people from two worlds have wound up with Superman’s powers! Superman and Madman are two of them, but who are the other six? How did they get his powers? And how will Superman get them back? It’s the oddest thing that’s ever happened in Metropolis! The most bizarre occurrence to hit Snap City! It’s The Superman/Madman Hullabaloo!, and it’s from the frightening genius of Mike Allred! Copublished with DC Comics.

PUBLISHER – DARK HORSE COMICS

WRITER – Mike Allred

INTERIOR ART – Mike Allred

COVER ART – Mike Allred

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MAY 1999

1^ST APPEARANCES – LUCA DEL PORTENZA, THE ANTI-HERO

CHARACTERS – Superman, Superman Robots, Kismet, Dominus, Lexcom, Supermen of America, Strange Visitor, Anti-Hero, Contessa, Misa, Gog, Eradicator, Kon-El, Lex Luthor, Lois Lane, Martian Manhunter, Matrix, Steel, Wally West

STORYLINE – History of Change; This is a Job For the Supermen of America; Cause and Effect; Chance Encounter; Metropolis; From The Desk of Jimmy Olsen; Big Belly Burgers; A Hard Night’s Work; Lois Lane Timeline

An anthology that acts as a guide to late-’90s Superman lore, featuring stories about an anti-hero fighting Superman and the Supermen of America team, plus detailed profiles on characters like Dominus and LexCom. This 64-page special also includes concept art of Metropolis and a look at the Fortress of Solitude, alongside humorous pages centered on Mister Mxyzptlk.

PUBLISHER – DC COMICS

WRITER – Ron Marz, Mark Millar, Fabian Nicieza, Stuart Immonen, Eliot Brown, Joe Casey, Mark Schultz, Matt Brady, Scott Beatty, Randall Frenz

INTERIOR ART – Paul Ryan, Phil Jimenez, Stuart Immonen, Eliot Brown, Michael Avon Oeming, Shannon Eric Denton, Doug Mahnke, Steve Epting, Peter Doherty, Dusty Abell, Denis Rodier, Chuck Wojtkiewicz, Ron Frenz, Georges Jeanty, Matt Haley, Cully Hamner, Tom Grummett

COVER ART – Doug Mahnke

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