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| Title | The Man of Steel |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Type | Limited series |
| Published | 1986 |
| Total issues | 6 |
| Featuring | Superman |
| Creators | John Byrne; Dick Giordano; Tom Ziuko; John Costanza; Andrew Helfer |
The Man of Steel is a six-issue limited series published by DC Comics on a bi-weekly basis from October until December of 1986. Written and drawn by John Byrne, the series reimagined the origin of Superman and provided a snapshot of the events that first inspired him to become the Man of Steel. This series represents the first official appearance of the Post-Crisis Superman and ignores the continuity presented in previous works.
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Notes & Trivia[]
- DC Comics management had wanted to revamp or relaunch the character for years. Details of the rationale, and the history of how the changes came about, can be found here, excerpted from an article by Peter Sanderson, originally presented in Amazing Heroes #96, June 1986.
- This series represents the first canonical appearance all main and supporting characters within the franchise following the events of Crisis on Infinite Earths.
- Issue number one shipped with an alternate variant cover. The variant cover featured a stylized logo design and is a close-up of Clark Kent pulling open his shirt, revealing the symbolic S-shield of his Superman costume underneath.
See also[]
Media
The World of Superman
Superman miscellaneous
External Links[]
- Man of Steel at DCDP
- Man of Steel at Comics.org
- Man of Steel at Comic Vine
- Man of Steel at Comicbookdb.com