Superman: The Man of Steel Annual #1

Dates

Cover date

[July] 1992

On sale

May 28, 1992

In stores

May 28, 1992

Pages

68

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

• Direct edition

  Direct

  No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.

  Source ↗
• Newsstand edition

  Newsstand

  A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

  Barcode 07098932419025

  This edition’s page

Story arc: Eclipso: The Darkness Within

This is part 2 of 21. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

1. Eclipso: The Darkness Within (1992) #1
2. Superman: The Man of Steel Annual (1992) #1
3. Green Lantern Annual (1992) #1
4. Detective Comics Annual (1988) #5
5. Superman Annual (1987) #4
6. Demon Annual (1992) #1
7. Justice League America Annual (1991) #6
8. Flash Annual (1987) #5
9. Green Arrow Annual (1988) #5
10. Action Comics Annual (1987) #4
11. Hawkworld Annual (1990) #3
12. Deathstroke, the Terminator Annual (1992) #1
13. Robin Annual (1992) #1
14. The New Titans Annual (1989) #8
15. Justice League Europe Annual (1990) #3
16. L.E.G.I.O.N. '92 Annual (1992) #3
17. Wonder Woman Annual (1988) #3
18. Adventures of Superman Annual (1987) #4
19. Batman Annual (1961) #16
20. Eclipso: The Darkness Within (1992) #2
21. Robin: Tim Drake Compendium (2024) #1

Creators

Stories

• The Gathering Darkness · 54 pages

  Eclipso begins his war against the heroes, facing off against Superman and Starman, getting an undercover agent to work for him.

Publisher’s description

THE DARKNESS WITHIN Annual Crossover Event continues. Eclipso makes his first move in Metropolis, trying to neutralize Earth's solar-oriented defenders: Superman, Starman and Rampage. But if they are stopped, will anything be able to stop Eclipso?

Characters