Issue Details

Issue	#687 [DM]
Published	June 1993
Cover Price	1.95 USD; 2.50 CAD
Pages	44
Editing	Mike Carlin; Jennifer Frank (assistant)
Notes	1993 Triangle #12. This is the direct market edition die-cut cover.

Cover Details - "Reign of the Supermen! The Last Son of Krypton is Back!"

Characters	Last Son of Krypton [as Superman]
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Jackson Guice
Inks	Jackson Guice
Colors	Glenn Whitmore
Notes	1993 Triangle #12. This is the direct market edition die-cut cover.

22 page Last Son of Krypton story "Born Again [Reign of the Supermen, Part 1]"

Characters	Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] (corpse; cameo); Last Son of Krypton [as Superman] (first appearance); Lois Lane; Supergirl [Matrix]; Bibbo Bibbowski; Marty; Steve; Lex Luthor (villain); Sydney Happersen (villain); Daryl Wilbur (villain)
Synopsis	An energy form from the Fortress of Solitude bonds with Superman's corpse, resulting in the creation of the Last Son of Krypton.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Roger Stern
Pencils	Jackson Guice
Inks	Denis Rodier
Colors	Glenn Whitmore
Letters	Bill Oakley
Notes	First appearance of the Last Son of Krypton, who would later be renamed Eradicator. Story continued in SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL (DC, 1991 series) #22.

2 page Last Son of Krypton illustration "Last Son of Krypton"

Characters	Last Son of Krypton [as Superman]
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Jackson Guice
Inks	Denis Rodier
Colors	Glenn Whitmore
Notes	Poster in middle of comic book.

2 page Re: Action letters page "Re: Action"

Script	Jennifer Frank
Letters	typeset
Notes	Letters from readers - Steve Klein, Carl Pietrantonio, James Evans, Brad Parnell, Uncle Elvis, Dead Don Cromie, Jim Jackson and Joe Kucharski III - and responses from Jennifer Frank.

1 page Last Son of Krypton; Superman promo (ad from the publisher) "Cover - Action Comics #688"

Characters	Guy Gardner; Last Son of Krypton [as Superman]
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Ed Hannigan (layout); Kerry Gammill
Inks	Jackson Guice
Editing	Mike Carlin; Jennifer Frank (assistant)
Notes	This promo is on the inside back cover, is in black and white and is only in the direct edition.

1 page Superman promo (ad from the publisher) "Reign of the Supermen!"

Characters	Cyborg Superman [Hank Henshaw]; Steel [John Henry Irons]; Superboy [as Superman]
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Dan Jurgens; Jon Bogdanove; Tom Grummett
Inks	Brett Breeding; Dennis Janke; Doug Hazlewood
Colors	Glenn Whitmore; Dennis Janke
Letters	typeset
Notes	Back cover promotion of the other 3 "Reign of the Supermen!" issues for June 1993, featuring the interior portion of the die-cut direct edition covers for SUPERMAN (DC, 1987 series) #78 [DM], SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL (DC, 1991 series) #22 [DM] and ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN (DC, 1987 series) #501 [DM].