- "From what the Guardians' investigation could gather, it was an unstable planet. It happens."
- ―Appa Ali Apsa
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| The Man of Steel | |
| Title: | "Man of Steel" |
| Volume: | 2 |
| Number: | 2 |
| Cover price: | $3.99 |
| Cover date: | August, 2018 |
| Publisher: | DC Comics |
| Credits | |
| Ex. Ed: | Bobbie Chase |
| Writers: | Brian Michael Bendis |
| Pencilers: | Doc Shaner; Jay Fabok; Steve Rude |
| Inkers: | Doc Shaner; Jay Fabok; Steve Rude |
| Cover artists: | Ivan Reis |
| Cover inker: | Joe Prado |
| Cover colorist: | Alex Sinclair |
| Colorists: | Alex Sinclair |
| Letterers: | Josh Reed |
| Assistants: | Jessica Chen |
| Editors: | Mike Cotton |
| Group editor: | Brian Cunningham |
| Navigation | |
| Previous: | The Man of Steel #1 |
| Next: | The Man of Steel #3 |
"Man of Steel" is the untitled second issue of the The Man of Steel weekly comic book limited series published by DC Comics. The story was written by Brian Michael Bendis with artwork and inks by the team of Doc Shaner, Jay Fabok and Steve Rude. It was colored by Alex Sinclair and lettered by Josh Reed. The cover art illustration was rendered by Ivan Reis with Joe Prado on inks, and Alex Sinclair on coloring. The story was edited by Michael Cotton with Jessica Chen as associate editor and Brian Cunningham as group editor. This issue shipped with an August, 2018 cover date and carries a cover price of $3.99 per copy (US).
Appearances[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
Minor characters
- Ambush Bug, Irwin Schwab (Cameo appearance only)
- Appa Ali Apsa
- Gandelo
- Green Lantern, Hal Jordan
- Joker (Cameo appearance only)
- Jon Kent (In flashback only)
- Lois Lane (In flashback only)
- Ron Troupe (Cameo appearance only)
- Steve Lombard (Cameo appearance only)
- Vicki Vale (Cameo appearance only)
Organizations
- Guardians of the Universe (Referenced only)
- Justice League (Referenced only)
Races
Locations
- Outer space
- Milky Way Galaxy
- Rao (In flashback only)
- Krypton (In flashback only)
Items
Vehicles
- Hover-cycle
- Jokermobile (Cameo appearance only)
Powers
Miscellaneous
- Alien life forms
- Clown
- Energy constructs
- Laser weapons
- Planetary destruction
- Super-hero
- Super-villain
Notes & Trivia[]
- Superman was created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster. He first appeared in Action Comics #1 in June, 1938 in a story called "Superman, Champion of the Opressed".
- Superboy was created by Jerry Siegel. The character is used by special arrangement with the Jerry Siegel family.
- There is a Rubik's Cube at the bar in the Vega star system. How strange.