CATALOG RECORD

The Man of Steel #1

DC · Series began 1986 · [October] 1986

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WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

Kelex (DC) — introduction
Emmett Vale (DC) — first appearance, in the shadows, no name given
Kelor (from Superman, DC) — post-crisis introduction

Dates

Cover date: [October] 1986
On sale: June 17, 1986
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (4)

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

Standard Cover - Direct
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Special Collector's Edition Cover
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Newsstand edition75¢ cover

Standard Cover - Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 0709893177301 · shared with another edition
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Canadian price edition1.00 CAD cover

Canadian

Printed cover price 1.00 CAD.

Barcode 0709893177301 · shared with another edition
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Creators

pencils: John Byrneinks: John Byrne, Dick Giordanoletters: Alex Jay, John Costanzascript: Dick Giordano, John Byrnecolors: Tom Ziuko

Stories

Prologue: From Out the Green Dawn... · 8 pages
Lara and Jor-El discuss their unborn son, and how Jor-El intends to protect him. As Krypton begins its final eruptions, Jor-El sends Kal-El to Earth.
Chapter One: The Secret · 10 pages
Clark Kent is now a star football player, helped by additional strength. But his foster father reveals that he is adopted and is an alien from another planet.
Chapter Two: The Exposure · 10 pages
After helping out secretly for years, Clark Kent is forced into doing his first public super-deed, saving the space-plane Constitution. In doing so, he has his first meeting with Lois Lane.
Epilogue: The Super-Hero · 4 pages
The Kents design and make a costume for Clark, and come up with a way for him to look different in both identities as he adopts his Superman identity.
Superman: A Personal View · 1 pages

Characters

Clark KentSupermanLois LaneJonathan KentMartha KentLana LangJor-ElLaraKelexEmmett ValeKelor

Reprinted in

The Man of Steel (1987), The Man of Steel [So Much Fun] (1987), Superman: The Man of Steel (1988), The Man of Steel Silver Edition (1993), Millennium Edition: The Man of Steel 1 (2000), Superman: The Man of Steel (2003), Superman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (2004), Superman: The Man of Steel (2020), Superboy's Legion Giant Super Special (2004), Superman: The Man of Steel [Best Buy Edition] (2006), Superman: The World of Krypton (2008)