Dates
- Cover date
- March 1989
- On sale
- February 2, 1989
- In stores
- February 2, 1989
- Pages
- 36
Values
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Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #452 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Direct edition
Direct
No UPC barcode in the corner box: direct editions show artwork, a logo or a blank box there.
Source ↗ - Newsstand edition
Newsstand
A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.
Barcode 07098931140405
This edition’s page
Story arc: Superman: Exile
This is part 4 of 13. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
Creators
pencils: Jerry Ordway, Dan Jurgens, Bart Sears, Rick Burchett, Michael Wm. Kalutainks: Jerry Ordway, Dennis Janke, Bart Sears, Rick Burchett, Michael Wm. Kalutascript: Jerry Ordway, Dan Jurgens, Mike Carlincolors: Glenn Whitmoreletters: John Costanza
Stories
- Hell Beyond · 22 pages
Superman must stop the Wordbringer or he will continue to steal brains from other species.
Publisher’s description
Did the town of Trudeau, South Dakota die from mass suicide...or murder? Only the Word-Bringer knows for sure, and Superman will learn the answer if it's the last thing he does. Continued in Superman #30.
Characters
Clark KentSupermanLois LaneLex LuthorPerry WhiteCat GrantMorgan EdgeAdam GrantHfuhruhurr the Word-Bringer
Reprinted in
Superman: Exile (1998), Superman: The Exile and Other Stories Omnibus (2018)