Adventures of Superman #501

Dates

Cover date

Late June 1993

On sale

April 29, 1993

In stores

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

  Source ↗
• Newsstand edition

  Standard Edition - Newsstand

  A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

  Barcode 07099231140827

  This edition’s page

Story arc: Reign of the Supermen!

This is part 2 of 21. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

1. Action Comics (1938) #687
2. Adventures of Superman (1987) #501
3. Superman (1987) #78
4. Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #22
5. Action Comics (1938) #688
6. Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #23
7. Superman (1987) #79
8. Adventures of Superman (1987) #502
9. Action Comics (1938) #689
10. Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #24
11. Superman (1987) #80
12. Adventures of Superman (1987) #503
13. Action Comics (1938) #690
14. Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #25
15. Superman (1987) #81
16. Adventures of Superman (1987) #504
17. Action Comics (1938) #691
18. Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #26
19. Green Lantern (1990) #46
20. Superman (1987) #82
21. Superman: The 85th Anniversary Collection (2023) #nn

Also part of: Reign of the Supermen

Creators

Stories

• The Adventures of Superman ... When He Was a Boy! · 22 pages

  Superboy introduces himself to Metropolis.

Publisher’s description

SUPERMAN?! With sunglasses, a leather jacket, and an eye for the ladies, this can't possibly be the old Man of Steel! Whatever you do, don't call him SUPERBOY!

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)