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Cover of Superman #187
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CATALOG RECORD

Superman #187

DC · Series began 1987 · December 2002

Dates

Cover date
December 2002
On sale
October 2, 2002
In stores
October 2, 2002
Pages
44

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #187 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Direct Sales

    Barcode 76194120049118711

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  • Newsstand edition

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 07098930675212

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Story arc: Ending Battle

This is part 3 of 4. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

  1. Superman #186
  2. Superman: The Man of Steel #130
  3. Superman #187
  4. Superman: The Man of Steel #131

Creators

pencils: Pasqual Ferryinks: Dexter Vines, Mark Farmerscript: Geoff Johnscolors: Tanya Horie, Richard Horieletters: Richard Starkings

Stories

  • Ending Battle, Part 5: After School Special · 22 pages

    Superman fights a legion of villains to enter Metropolis, which the Master Jailer has turned into the largest prison on Earth.

Publisher’s description

Superman returns to a Metropolis turned into a prison by the new Master Jailer. But that's not all! Guarding the gates of that prison are deadlier versions of the Prankster, Bizarro, Metallo, and a new female Puzzler. Continued in ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #609.

Characters

Clark KentSupermanBizarroMr. MxyzptlkJohn CorbenMetalloThe PranksterOswald LoomisTobias ManningTerra-ManNeutronNat TryonCarl DraperThe Master JailerPuzzlerValerie Van Haaften

Reprinted in

Superman: Ending Battle (2009)

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