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Cover of Superman #44
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CATALOG RECORD

Superman #44

DC · Series began 1987 · June 1990

Dates

Cover date
June 1990
On sale
April 19, 1990
In stores
April 19, 1990
Pages
36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #44 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.

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  • Newsstand edition

    Newsstand

    A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

    Barcode 07098930675206

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Story arc: Dark Knight Over Metropolis

This is part 1 of 3. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

  1. Superman #44
  2. Adventures of Superman #467
  3. Action Comics #654

Creators

pencils: Jerry Ordway, Jonny Kwan, Kerry Gammillinks: Jerry Ordway, Dennis Janke, Jonny Kwan, Brett Breedingcolors: Jerry Ordway, Glenn Whitmore, Jonny Kwan, Brett Breedingscript: Jerry Ordwayletters: John Costanza

Stories

  • Dark Knight Over Metropolis [Part 1] · 23 pages

    Intergang decides to take care of Cat Grant before Morgan Edge's trial. Batman finds a homeless man with a mysterious green ring, that brings him to Metropolis.

Publisher’s description

A string of connected murders lead the Dark Knight Detective to Metropolis--and Superman. Continued in ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #467.

Characters

Bruce WayneBatmanClark KentSupermanLois LaneAlfred PennyworthLex LuthorCat GrantMorgan EdgeSlam BradleyProfessor Emil HamiltonJose DelgadoInspector HendersonBruno MannheimAdam GrantAmanda Marie McCoyChiller

Reprinted in

Superman: Dark Knight Over Metropolis (2013)

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