Superman #74

Dates

Cover date

December 1992

On sale

October 22, 1992

In stores

October 22, 1992

Pages

36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #74 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 07099230675612

  This edition’s page
• 2nd printing

  Second Printing

  Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.

  This edition’s page

Story arc: Doomsday!

This is part 3 of 9. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

1. Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #18
2. Justice League America (1989) #69
3. Superman (1987) #74
4. Adventures of Superman (1987) #497
5. Action Comics (1938) #684
6. Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #19
7. Superman (1987) #75
8. The Death of Superman 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (2022) #nn
9. Superman: The Triangle Era Omnibus (2024) #2

Also part of: Death of Superman

Creators

Stories

• [The Death of Superman, Part 3]: Countdown to Doomsday! · 21 pages

  Superman and the JLA try to stop Doomsday.

Publisher’s description

Superman and the JLA continue their battle against Doomsday. With innocent bystanders in harm's way and Blue Beetle already knocked out of the fight, will the world's greatest superhero team be able to stop Doomsday's rampage, or will he take them down one by one?!

Reprinted in

The Death of Superman (1993), The Death and Return of Superman Omnibus (2007), The Death of Superman (2013), Superman: The Death and Return of Superman Omnibus (2013), Superman (2016), Superman: The Death and Return of Superman Omnibus (2019), The Death of Superman 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (2022), The Death of Superman 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (2022), Superman: The Triangle Era Omnibus (2024), Superman: The Death and Return of Superman Compendium (2025)