Dates
- Cover date
- June 1983
- On sale
- March 1, 1983
- Pages
- 68
Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #544 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition$1.50 cover
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Canadian price edition2.00 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 2.00 CAD.
Barcode 0709893041006 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Newsstand edition$1.50 cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0709893041006 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Creators
Stories
- Luthor Unleashed! · 28 pages
Barely alive after his latest fight with Superman, Luthor heads to Lexor to recover, where he meets his son for the first time. Meanwhile, back on Earth, one of Luthor's robots takes revenge in his master's stead. While Superman figures out how to deal with the revenge plot, Luthor stabilizes the core of Lexor with a "neutrarod" so it is not destroyed by internal stresses. Superman finally arrives on Lexor to fight once again with Luthor, but in the fight Luthor disrupts the rod, destroying the planet and killing his wife and son.
- Happy 45th Anniversary, Superman! · 3 pages
- Rebirth! · 23 pages
With Superman's unwitting help, Brainiac escapes his prison, experiences the depth and breadth of the universe, and reforms as an entirely new kind of being. Then Brainiac lures Superman to Systus 2, where he robs the hero of his powers, and greets him in his new form for the first time.
Reprinted in
The Best of DC (1979), Superman vs. Lex Luthor (2006), Superman vs. Brainiac (2008), Adventures of Superman: Gil Kane (2012), Superman: A Celebration of 75 Years (2013), Lex Luthor: A Celebration of 75 Years (2015)