Dates
- Cover date
- July 1991
- On sale
- May 30, 1991
- In stores
- May 30, 1991
- Pages
- 52
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #480 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 07099231140807
This edition’s page
Story arc: Revenge of the Krypton Man
This is part 1 of 1. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
- Adventures of Superman #480
Creators
pencils: Jerry Ordway, Tom Grummett, Denis Rodier, Curt Swan, Jon Bogdanove, Jim Mooney, Art Thibert, Bob McLeod, Dan Jurgens, Brett Breedinginks: Jerry Ordway, Denis Rodier, Dennis Janke, Art Thibert, Brett Breedingcolors: Jerry Ordway, Glenn Whitmorescript: Jerry Ordwayletters: Albert DeGuzman
Stories
- Dying Breed · 38 pages
The Eradicator tries to kill Superman by throwing him into the sun.
Publisher’s description
The Krypton Man drags Superman toward Earth's newly red sun, which could mean a certain death for the Man of Steel. Continued in Action Comics #667.
Characters
Clark KentSupermanLois LaneJimmy OlsenPerry WhiteJonathan KentMartha KentLucy LaneJim HarperCat GrantProfessor Emil HamiltonJose DelgadoThe EradicatorAlice WhiteDubbilexElla LaneFrank Berkowitz
Reprinted in
Superman: The Triangle Era Omnibus (2024)