Superman #82

Dates

Cover date

October 1993

On sale

August 26, 1993

Pages

44

Editions and covers (3)

Copies of #82 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

• Standard Edition - Direct

  Source ↗
• 2nd printing

  Second Printing

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

  This edition’s page
• Newsstand edition

  Standard Edition - Newsstand

  A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

  Barcode 07099230675610

  This edition’s page

Story arc: Reign of the Supermen!

This is part 20 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

• Reign of the Supermen, Part 19.2 · 32 pages

  Superman with the help of Steel, Eradicator, Supergirl, Superboy, and Green Lantern (Hal Jordan), finally defeat Cyborg Superman and Mongul at Engine City. Superman returns to his rightful place once again.

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)