CATALOG RECORD

Superman: The Man of Steel #18

DC · Series began 1991 · December 1992

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Dates

Cover date: December 1992
In stores: October 15, 1992
Pages: 36

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Editions and covers (6)

Copies of #18 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.
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Newsstand edition

Newsstand

A UPC barcode in the cover's corner box.

Barcode 07099230801912
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2nd printing

Second Printing

Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.
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3rd printing

Third Printing

Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.
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4th printing

Fourth Printing

Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.
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5th printing

DC Universe Corner Box - Fifth Printing

Marked as a later printing on the cover or in the indicia.
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Story arc: Doomsday!

This is part 1 of 9. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

Publisher’s description

Superman continues to fight the Underworlders. With the help of Keith Robert Parks and Charlie, will he be able to bring them all down? Plus, Doomsday continues to try to break free! Will he finally escape?

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)