CATALOG RECORD

Superman: The Man of Steel #9

DC · Series began 1991 · March 1992

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Dates

Cover date: March 1992
On sale: January 16, 1992
In stores: January 16, 1992
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #9 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 07098930801503
This edition’s page

Story arc: Panic In The Sky!

This is part 2 of 7. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

Creators

pencils: Jon Bogdanove, Dennis Jankeinks: Dennis Jankecolors: Dennis Janke, Glenn Whitmorescript: Louise Simonson, Dan Thorslandletters: Bill Oakley

Stories

[Panic in the Sky! First Strike]: Power Breakfast · 22 pages
Brainiac sends his ship as an advance attack on Superman and Metropolis.

Publisher’s description

Brainiac's spaceship attacks Metropolis. As Superman and Earth's mightiest heroes confront the invasion, they learn that Brainiac has control of Warworld, Draaga, Maxima and Supergirl. Continued in Superman #65.

Reprinted in

Superman: Panic in the Sky (1993), Superman: Panic in the Sky (2016), Superman: The Triangle Era Omnibus (2024)