Dates
- Cover date
- September 1993
- On sale
- July 22, 1993
- In stores
- July 22, 1993
- Pages
- 36
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Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #81 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 07098930675209
This edition’s page
Story arc: Reign of the Supermen!
This is part 15 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
- Resurrections [Reign of the Supermen, Part 15] · 22 pages
Superman joins forces with Superboy and Steel to fight against Mongul and Cyborg Superman. Also includes how Cyborg formed and met up with Mongul.
Publisher’s description
The real Superman has returned...or has he? Can this really be the true Man of Steel? Will he be able to prove his identity to Lois Lane? And with Coast City destroyed, Metropolis is next! Plus, what's the origin behind the Cyborg Superman responsible for all of this destruction?
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 85th Anniversary Collection (2023), Superman: The Death and Return of Superman Compendium (2025)