Adventures of Superman #497

Dates

Cover date

December 1992

On sale

October 29, 1992

In stores

October 29, 1992

Pages

36

Editions and covers (4)

Copies of #497 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 07099231140812

  This edition’s page
• 2nd printing

  2nd Printing

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

  This edition’s page
• 3rd printing

  3rd Printing

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

  This edition’s page

Story arc: Doomsday!

This is part 4 of 9. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

1. Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #18
2. Justice League America (1989) #69
3. Superman (1987) #74
4. Adventures of Superman (1987) #497
5. Action Comics (1938) #684
6. Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #19
7. Superman (1987) #75
8. The Death of Superman 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (2022) #nn
9. Superman: The Triangle Era Omnibus (2024) #2

Also part of: Death of Superman

Creators

Stories

• [The Death of Superman, Part 4]: Under Fire · 22 pages

  Superman and Maxima continue to battle Doomsday.

Publisher’s description

With the Justice League down for the count, does Superman, with only the help of the often-reckless Maxima, have a chance of stopping Doomsday?

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)