Superman #76

Dates

Cover date

February 1993

On sale

December 24, 1992

In stores

December 24, 1992

Pages

36

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #76 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 07099230675602

  This edition’s page
• 2nd printing

  2nd Printing

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

  This edition’s page

Story arc: Funeral for a Friend

This is part 5 of 11. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

1. Adventures of Superman (1987) #498
2. Action Comics (1938) #685
3. Justice League America (1989) #70
4. Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #20
5. Superman (1987) #76
6. Adventures of Superman (1987) #499
7. Action Comics (1938) #686
8. Superman: The Man of Steel (1991) #21
9. Superman (1987) #77
10. Superman (1987) #83
11. Superman: The Triangle Era Omnibus (2024) #2

Also part of: Funeral For A Friend

Creators

Stories

• Metropolis Mailbag II [Funeral for a Friend, Part 4] · 22 pages

  Various heroes help out people's needs on Christmas Eve. Paul Westfield steals Superman's corpse from his tomb.

Publisher’s description

The JLA arrive in Metropolis and read letters from people needing help--just as Superman once did. Heroes and everyday citizens alike try to come together to cope with Superman's death.

Reprinted in

Superman: World without a 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 Triangle Era Omnibus (2024), Superman: The Death and Return of Superman Compendium (2025)