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Adventures of Superman #500

DC · Series began 1987 · Early June 1993

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Dates

Cover date: Early June 1993
On sale: April 15, 1993
In stores: April 15, 1993
Pages: 68

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Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #500 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.
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Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 07098931140426
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Variant CoverMetron
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Creators

pencils: Tom Grummett, Jon Bogdanove, Butch Guice, Dan Jurgens, Brett Breedinginks: Doug Hazlewood, Dennis Janke, Denis Rodier, Brett Breedingcolors: Glenn Whitmoreletters: Todd Klein, Albert DeGuzman, Bill Oakley, John Costanzascript: Jerry Ordway, Louise Simonson, Roger Stern, Karl Kesel, Dan Jurgens, Jennifer Frank

Stories

Life After Death! · 38 pages
After suffering a heart attack, Jonathan's spirit joins Clark's in the astral plane. Jonathan must get Clark to clear his head, or else he might end up in Blaze's domain... forever.
First Sighting · 4 pages
In the midst of a battle between rival gangs, John Henry Irons rises from the rubble of the battle between Superman and Doomsday.
First Sighting · Eradicator · 4 pages
A guy tries to hijack a car, and is pursued by the cold Last Son of Krypton.
First Sighting · 4 pages
Superboy escapes from Cadmus with the help of the Newsboy Legion.
First Sighting · Cyborg Superman · 4 pages
Superman returns to Metropolis, but portions of his body have been replaced with cybernetic parts.

Publisher’s description

Back on Earth, life without Superman doesn't get any easier for Superman's old allies Bibbo and Gangbuster, or his mother, who's now lost a son and her husband. Pa follows Superman into the afterlife. Will he be able to get to his son and bring him back to life, or will he be held back by his past? Meanwhile, four new heroes show up in Metropolis--could one of them be Superman reincarnated?

Reprinted in

Superman: The Return of Superman (1993), Superman: The Return of Superman (1993), The Death and Return of Superman Omnibus (2007), Superman: The Death and Return of Superman Omnibus (2013), Superman (2016), Superman: The Death and Return of Superman Omnibus (2019), Superman: The Death and Return of Superman Compendium (2025), Superman: World without a Superman (1993), Steel: The Forging of a Hero (1997), Superman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (2004), Steel: A Celebration of 30 Years (2023)