Dates
- Cover date
- March 1987
- On sale
- December 2, 1986
- Pages
- 36
Values
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Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #586 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition75¢ cover
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition75¢ cover
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 0709893041003 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Canadian price edition1.00 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 1.00 CAD.
Barcode 0709893041003 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Story arc: Legends
This is part 23 of 30. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
- Batman (1940) #401
- Detective Comics (1937) #568
- Legends (1986) #1
- Legends (1986) #2
- The Green Lantern Corps (1986) #207
- Cosmic Boy (1986) #1
- Justice League of America (1960) #258
- The Fury of Firestorm (1982) #55
- Secret Origins (1986) #10
- Cosmic Boy (1986) #2
- Legends (1986) #3
- Justice League of America (1960) #259
- The Fury of Firestorm (1982) #56
- Blue Beetle (1986) #9
- Warlord (1976) #114
- Cosmic Boy (1986) #3
- Legends (1986) #4
- Justice League of America (1960) #260
- Blue Beetle (1986) #10
- Superman (1987) #3
- Adventures of Superman (1987) #426
- Warlord (1976) #115
- Action Comics (1938) #586
- Cosmic Boy (1986) #4
- Legends (1986) #5
- Justice League of America (1960) #261
- Legends (1986) #6
- Secret Origins (1986) #14
- DC Finest: Suicide Squad: Trial by Fire (2025) #nn
- DC Finest: Justice League of America: The Return (2025) #nn
Creators
pencils: John Byrne, Pat Broderick, Alan Davis, Tom Mandrake, Frank Miller, George Pérez, Steve Lightle, Jerry Bingham, Jerry Ordwayinks: John Byrne, Dick Giordano, Pat Broderick, Alan Davis, Tom Mandrake, Frank Miller, George Pérez, Ron Randall, Steve Lightle, Jerry Ordwayscript: John Byrnecolors: Tom Ziukoletters: John Costanza
Stories
- The Champion! · 22 pages
Orion and Lightray attempt to free Superman from Darkseid's control.
Publisher’s description
In Darkseid's thrall, Superman combats Orion above the Fire Pits of Apokolips.
Characters
Clark KentSupermanDarkseidOrionLightrayGranny GoodnessSolisAmazing Grace
Reprinted in
Superman: The Man of Steel (2003), Superman vs. Darkseid (2015), Superman: The Man of Steel (2020)