Adventures of Superman  (1987)

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Adventures of Superman #435

DC • 1987 • Vol. 1
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Adventures of Superman #437

DC • 1988 • Vol. 1
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Adventures of Superman #440

DC • 1988 • Vol. 1
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Adventures of Superman #443

DC • 1988 • Vol. 1
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Adventures of Superman #443

DC • 1988 • Vol. 1
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Adventures of Superman #445

DC • 1988 • Vol. 1
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Adventures of Superman #446

DC • 1988 • Vol. 1
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Adventures of Superman #447

DC • 1988 • Vol. 1
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Adventures of Superman #448

DC • 1988 • Vol. 1
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Adventures of Superman #448

DC • 1988 • Vol. 1
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Adventures of Superman #449

DC • 1988 • Vol. 1
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Adventures of Superman #449

DC • 1988 • Vol. 1
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Adventures of Superman #450

DC • 1989 • Vol. 1
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Adventures of Superman #450

DC • 1989 • Vol. 1
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Adventures of Superman #451

DC • 1989 • Vol. 1
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Adventures of Superman #453

DC • 1989 • Vol. 1
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Adventures of Superman #455

DC • 1989 • Vol. 1
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Adventures of Superman #480

DC • 1991 • Vol. 1
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1st appearance of Ron Troupe, a Daily Planet reporter

Adventures of Superman #481

DC • 1991 • Vol. 1
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Adventures of Superman #482

DC • 1991 • Vol. 1
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Adventures of Superman #483

DC • 1991 • Vol. 1
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Adventures of Superman #484

DC • 1991 • Vol. 1
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Adventures of Superman #485

DC • 1991 • Vol. 1
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Adventures of Superman #486

DC • 1992 • Vol. 1
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Adventures of Superman #487

DC • 1992 • Vol. 1
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Adventures of Superman #488

DC • 1992 • Vol. 1
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Adventures of Superman #489

DC • 1992 • Vol. 1
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Adventures of Superman #489

DC • 1992 • Vol. 1
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Adventures of Superman #490

DC • 1992 • Vol. 1
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Adventures of Superman #491

DC • 1992 • Vol. 1
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Adventures of Superman #492

DC • 1992 • Vol. 1
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Adventures of Superman #493

DC • 1992 • Vol. 1
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1st appearance of Lord Satanus

Adventures of Superman #494

DC • 1992 • Vol. 1
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1st appearance of Kismet, later becomes Strange Visitor

Adventures of Superman #495

DC • 1992 • Vol. 1
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Adventures of Superman #496

DC • 1992 • Vol. 1
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3rd cameo appearance of Doomsday, a panel shows the opposite site of the door as the bone-spiked fist pierces through the steel with a caption that reads '...Doomsday Is Coming!'

Adventures of Superman #496

DC • 1992 • Vol. 1
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Adventures of Superman #497

DC • 1992 • Vol. 1
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Second battle of Doomsday versus Superman

If this issue were being scored the same as a boxing match, Superman would have won the round

Throughout this issue, the action occurs in four panels on every page

Adventures of Superman #498

DC • 1993 • Vol. 1
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‘Funeral for a Friend' part 1

Adventures of Superman #499

DC • 1993 • Vol. 1
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'Funeral for a Friend' part 5

Adventures of Superman #499

DC • 1993 • Vol. 1
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Adventures of Superman #499

DC • 1993 • Vol. 1
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2024 convention exclusive

Foil photo cover of action figure

Sold with the McFarlane Gold Label Collection Superman action figure

Adventures of Superman #500

DC • 1993 • Vol. 1
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1st appearance of John Henry, later becomes Steel

1st appearance of Superboy, Conner Kent

1st appearance of Cyborg Superman, formerly Hank Henshaw

1st appearance of the Eradicator

Each character was introduced briefly in this issue, then featured in their own individual issues thereafter

1st appearance of Angora Lapin, later becomes White Rabbit

[March 2025 - IMDb credits claim Brey Noelle will depict White Rabbit in Peacemaker S2 but DC has yet to confirm this casting]

Adventures of Superman #500

DC • 1993 • Vol. 1
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Platinum edition

Polybagged with a Bloodlines trading card

8-pages of story that was not included in the standard edition

Adventures of Superman #539

DC • 1996 • Vol. 1
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1st appearance of Anomaly, formerly Floyd "Bullets" Barstow

Adventures of Superman #540

DC • 1996 • Vol. 1
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Adventures of Superman #540

DC • 1996 • Vol. 1
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Adventures of Superman #558

DC • 1998 • Vol. 1
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Adventures of Superman #559

DC • 1998 • Vol. 1
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Adventures of Superman #560

DC • 1998 • Vol. 1
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Adventures of Superman #561

DC • 1998 • Vol. 1
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