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Cover of Superman: The Man of Steel #17
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Superman: The Man of Steel #17

DC · Series began 1991 · November 1992

Dates

Cover date
November 1992
On sale
September 17, 1992
In stores
September 17, 1992
Pages
36

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #17 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 07099230801911

    This edition’s page
  • 2nd printing

    Second Printing

    Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.

    This edition’s page

Creators

pencils: Jon Bogdanoveinks: Dennis Janke, Bob McLeodcolors: Dennis Janke, Glenn Whitmorescript: Louise Simonson, Jennifer Frank, Jerry Siegelletters: Bill Oakley

Stories

  • Here Be Monsters · 22 pages

    Superman tries to stop the Underworlders from stealing guns, but is unable to track them all down. A mysterious fist is shown punching a steel wall, signaling the coming of... Doomsday!

  • Joe Shuster 1914-1992 · 1 pages

    "The comic book field has lost a great artist and a true pioneer. He'll be sorely missed." -- Jerry Siegel

Publisher’s description

Superman faces off against the Underworlders. However, he has no idea that a new threat, one greater than any he's ever faced before, is about to arise!

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)

Run and key data from the Grand Comics Database (comics.org), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Identifiers and aliases from Wikidata (CC0).

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