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Cover of Superman: The Man of Steel Annual #5
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Superman: The Man of Steel Annual #5

DC · Series began 1992 · [November] 1996

Dates

Cover date
[November] 1996
On sale
September 11, 1996
In stores
September 11, 1996
Pages
52

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #5 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

  • Direct Sales

    Barcode 76194120184900511

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  • Newsstand edition

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 07099232419465

    This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Jerry Ordway, Paul Ryanscript: Kurt Busiekinks: Joe Rubinsteincolors: Digital Chameleon, Gene D'Angeloletters: Bill Oakley

Stories

  • The Never-Ending Battle · 38 pages

Publisher’s description

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.

Reprinted in

Superman by Kurt Busiek (2024)

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