Adventures of Superman #499

Dates

Cover date

February 1993

On sale

December 31, 1992

In stores

December 31, 1992

Pages

36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #499 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 07099231140802

  This edition’s page
• DC Universe Corner Box

  This edition’s page

Story arc: Funeral for a Friend

This is part 6 of 11. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

1. Adventures of Superman (1987) #498
2. Action Comics (1938) #685
3. Justice League America (1989) #70
4. Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #20
5. Superman (1987) #76
6. Adventures of Superman (1987) #499
7. Action Comics (1938) #686
8. Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #21
9. Superman (1987) #77
10. Superman (1987) #83
11. Superman: The Triangle Era Omnibus (2024) #2

Also part of: Funeral For A Friend

Creators

Stories

• Grave Obsession [Funeral for a Friend, Part 5] · 22 pages

  Lex Luthor and Dan Turpin both find out about the break-in to Superman's tomb. Supergirl and Turpin investigate the tunnels below the tomb, and end up battling the Underworlders.

Publisher’s description

Superman's tomb is empty! Who has stolen his body? Lex Luthor sends Supergirl to investigate! Is it possible that the Superman is still alive?

Reprinted in

Superman: World without a Superman (1993), Superman: The Death and Return of Superman Omnibus (2013), Superman (2016), Superman: The Death and Return of Superman Omnibus (2019), Superman: The Triangle Era Omnibus (2024), Superman: The Death and Return of Superman Compendium (2025)