Dates
- Cover date
- August 1992
- On sale
- July 2, 1992
- In stores
- July 2, 1992
- Pages
- 36
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Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #493 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 07099231140808
This edition’s page
Story arc: The Blaze / Satanus War!
This is part 1 of 2. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
- Adventures of Superman #493
- Superman: The Man of Steel #15
Creators
pencils: Tom Grummettinks: Doug Hazlewoodcolors: Dennis Janke, Glenn Whitmorescript: Jerry Ordway, Dan Thorslandletters: Albert DeGuzman
Stories
- [The Blaze/Satanus War, Part 1 of 4]: Sibling Rivalry · 22 pages
Blaze uses Sam Foswell to open portals from Hell to Earth, allowing her to send her demons to attack the Newstime building.
Publisher’s description
Blaze makes her move to seize control of Metropolis from her brother Satanus. Continued in Action Comics #680!
Reprinted in
Superman: The Triangle Era Omnibus (2024)