Argus is in Beta Testing until 12/1/26
Argus ← Live listings
Cover of Adventures of Superman #504
Cover: Metron

CATALOG RECORD

Adventures of Superman #504

DC · Series began 1987 · September 1993

Dates

Cover date
September 1993
On sale
July 29, 1993
In stores
July 29, 1993
Pages
36

Values

Looking up values…

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #504 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 07099231140837

    This edition’s page

Story arc: Reign of the Supermen!

This is part 16 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

pencils: Karl Kesel, Tom Grummett, Joe Statoninks: Doug Hazlewood, Terry Beatty, Scott Hannacolors: Glenn Whitmorescript: Karl Kesel, Jennifer Frankletters: Albert DeGuzman

Stories

  • Assault on Engine City [Reign of the Supermen, Part 16] · 22 pages

    Superman, Steel and Superboy attack Cyborg Superman and Mongul. Superboy must stop the missile that's headed for Metropolis all by himself.

Publisher’s description

Superman, Superboy, and Steel head into Warworld! Will the two new heroes and Superman, in a very weakened state, be able to handle the dangers and obstacles up ahead? And, when a missile is launched towards Metropolis, will any of them be able to stop it?

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)

Run and key data from the Grand Comics Database (comics.org), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Identifiers and aliases from Wikidata (CC0).

Issue, variant and release data from Metron (metron.cloud), CC BY-SA 4.0.