Superman: The Man of Steel #25

Dates

Cover date

September 1993

On sale

July 15, 1993

Pages

36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #25 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 07098930801509

  This edition’s page

Story arc: Reign of the Supermen!

This is part 14 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

Creators

Stories

• The Return! [Reign of the Supermen, Part 14] · 22 pages

  Superboy escapes from Cyborg Superman and Mongul, and heads to Metropolis to get help. Kal-El, in the Kryptonian war suit, reaches the shores of Metropolis, but is atacked by Steel, Superboy and Supergirl. He exits the war suit, to the amazement of Lois and everyone else.

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)