Dates
- Cover date
- Late July 1993
- On sale
- June 10, 1993
- Pages
- 36
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Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #689 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 07098930410930
This edition’s page
Story arc: Reign of the Supermen!
This is part 9 of 21. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.
- Action Comics (1938) #687
- Adventures of Superman (1987) #501
- Superman (1987) #78
- Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #22
- Action Comics (1938) #688
- Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #23
- Superman (1987) #79
- Adventures of Superman (1987) #502
- Action Comics (1938) #689
- Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #24
- Superman (1987) #80
- Adventures of Superman (1987) #503
- Action Comics (1938) #690
- Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #25
- Superman (1987) #81
- Adventures of Superman (1987) #504
- Action Comics (1938) #691
- Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #26
- Green Lantern (1990) #46
- Superman (1987) #82
- Superman: The 85th Anniversary Collection (2023) #nn
Also part of: Reign of the Supermen
Creators
Stories
- Who Is the Hero True? [Reign of the Supermen, Part 9] · Last Son of Krypton · 22 pages
The regeneration matrix at the Fortress releases another body, this one appearing to be the real Kal-El, i.e., Superman. Steel and the Last Son of Krypton battle to decide "the one true Superman." Mongul continues to approach Earth.
Publisher’s description
Did Superboy and Supergirl survive the collapse of Metropolis' Hobsneck Bridge? Later, it's Steel vs. the Eradicator: who will survive?! Plus, a threat from space continues to head towards Earth! Who is this powerful villain?!
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)