Dates
- Cover date
- July 1987
- On sale
- March 31, 1987
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (3)
Copies of #590 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 0709893041007 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page - Canadian price edition1.00 CAD cover
Canadian
Printed cover price 1.00 CAD.
Barcode 0709893041007 · shared with another edition
This edition’s page
Creators
pencils: John Byrne, Bill Sienkiewicz, Mike Grell, Stephen DeStefano, Ron Frenz, Keith Giffeninks: John Byrne, Dick Giordano, Bill Sienkiewicz, Mike Grell, Karl Kesel, Brett Breeding, Dave Huntscript: John Byrnecolors: Tom Ziukoletters: John Costanza
Stories
- Better Dying Through Chemistry · 22 pages
When Clark Kent accidentally falls in a vat of chemicals, a new Chemo is born, one shaped like Superman and with Superman's powers. Superman and the Metal Men team up to stop it.
Characters
Clark KentSupermanLois LanePlatinumLeadMercuryGoldTinIronWill MagnusValentina VostockNegative WomanChemo
Reprinted in
Superman: The Man of Steel (2003), Superman: The Man of Steel (2020)