Dates
- Cover date
- November 1992
- On sale
- October 1, 1992
- In stores
- October 1, 1992
- Pages
- 36
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Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #496 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 07099231140811
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Creators
Stories
- Truth and Consequences · 23 pages
Mr. Mxyzptlk is back, and this time he's making it even harder for Superman to send him back to the 5th dimension, since everything he says is a lie. Doomsday continues to pound on the steel door, finally punching small holes through the steel.
Publisher’s description
While Superman struggles to send the pesky Mr. Mxyzptlk back to the fifth dimension, Doomsday continues to try to break free from his prison cell.
Reprinted in
The Death of Superman (1993), The Death and Return of Superman Omnibus (2007), The Death of Superman (2013), Superman: The Death and Return of Superman Omnibus (2013), Superman (2016), Superman: The Death and Return of Superman Omnibus (2019), The Death of Superman 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (2022), The Death of Superman 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (2022), Superman: The Triangle Era Omnibus (2024), Superman: The Death and Return of Superman Compendium (2025)