Dates
- Cover date
- September 1990
- On sale
- July 26, 1990
- In stores
- July 26, 1990
- Pages
- 36
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Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #47 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 07098930675209
This edition’s page
Story arc: Soul Search
This is part 1 of 2. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
- Superman #47
- Adventures of Superman #470
Creators
pencils: Jerry Ordwayinks: Jerry Ordway, Dennis Jankecolors: Jerry Ordway, Glenn Whitmoreletters: Todd Klein, John Costanzascript: Jerry Ordway, Michael Eury
Stories
- Soul Search, Part Two of Three: Lives in the Balance · 22 pages
Blaze attempts to control Superman, Lex reveals to Perry that Jerry is his son and Gangbuster tries to help those trapped in the burning nightclub.
Publisher’s description
Superman will batter down the very gates of Hell to save Jimmy and Jerry's mortal souls. Plus, a startling secret is revealed about the past between Perry White's wife and Lex Luthor. Continued in ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #470.
Characters
Clark KentSupermanJimmy OlsenLex LuthorPerry WhiteJose DelgadoGangbusterAlice WhiteJerry WhiteThe Black RacerBlazeAleister HookSkyhook