CATALOG RECORD

Adventures of Superman #501

DC · Series began 1987 · Late June 1993

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Dates

Cover date: Late June 1993
On sale: April 29, 1993
Pages: 40

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #501 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Standard Edition - Direct
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Newsstand edition

Standard Edition - Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 07099231140827
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Creators

pencils: Tom Grummettinks: Karl Kesel, Doug Hazlewoodcolors: Rick Taylor, Glenn Whitmorescript: Karl Kesel, Jennifer Frankletters: Albert DeGuzman

Stories

The Adventures of Superman ... When He Was a Boy! · 22 pages
Superboy introduces himself to Metropolis.

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), Superboy: A Celebration of 75 Years (2020), Superman: The Death and Return of Superman Compendium (2025)