Issue Details

Issue	#500
Published	Early June 1993
Cover Price	2.50 USD; 3.25 CAD
Pages	68
Editing	Mike Carlin; Jennifer Frank (assistant)
Notes	1993 Triangle #11.

Cover Details - "Back From the Dead?! [Newsstand Cover]"

Characters	Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Jonathan Kent; Jor-El; Blaze [Angela Blaze]; Kismet; Cleric
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Tom Grummett (signed)
Inks	Doug Hazlewood (signed)
Colors	Glenn Whitmore
Notes	1993 Triangle #11.

Cover Details - "Back From the Dead?! [Direct Market Cover]"

Characters	Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Jonathan Kent (arm)
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Jerry Ordway
Inks	Jerry Ordway
Colors	Jerry Ordway
Notes	1993 Triangle #11; Deluxe direct market edition priced at 2.95 USD.

38 page Superman story "Life After Death!"

Characters	Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] (as a spirit); Lois Lane; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Gangbuster [Jose Delgado]; Kismet; Harry Kent (hallucination); Cat Grant; Peter; Vincent Edge; Ty; Jimmy Olsen; Ron Troupe; High-Pockets; Cindy; Clarice Day; Inspector Bill Henderson; Cleric (demon; villain); Blaze [Angela Blaze] (villain); Prankster [Oswald Loomis] (villain)
Synopsis	After suffering a heart attack, Jonathan's spirit joins Clark's in the astral plane. Jonathan must get Clark to clear his head, or else he might end up in Blaze's domain... forever.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Jerry Ordway
Pencils	Tom Grummett
Inks	Doug Hazlewood
Colors	Glenn Whitmore
Letters	Albert DeGuzman

4 page Steel story "First Sighting"

Characters	John Henry Irons (first appearance); White Rabbit [Angora Lapin] (first appearance; villain); The Dragons [Homes; Wheels; Hype (death)] (villains); The Sharks (villains)
Genre	Superhero
Script	Louise Simonson
Pencils	Jon Bogdanove
Inks	Dennis Janke
Colors	Glenn Whitmore
Letters	Bill Oakley
Notes	Story continues in SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL (DC, 1991 series) #22.

4 page Eradicator story "First Sighting"

Characters	Eradicator (first appearance); Darryl Wilbur (first appearance; villain)
Genre	Superhero
Script	Roger Stern
Pencils	Jackson Guice
Inks	Denis Rodier
Colors	Glenn Whitmore
Letters	Bill Oakley
Notes	Story continues in ACTION COMICS (DC, 1938 series) #687.

4 page Superboy story "First Sighting"

Characters	Superboy (first appearance; Superman clone); Guardian [Jim Harper]; Newsboy Legion [Tommy; Flip; Gabby; Big Words; Scrapper]; Paul Westfield; Carl Packard
Genre	Superhero
Script	Karl Kesel
Pencils	Tom Grummett
Inks	Doug Hazlewood
Colors	Glenn Whitmore
Letters	Albert DeGuzman
Notes	Story continues in ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN (DC, 1987 series) #501.

4 page Cyborg Superman story "First Sighting"

Characters	Cyborg Superman [Hank Henshaw]
Genre	Superhero
Script	Dan Jurgens
Pencils	Dan Jurgens (layouts); Brett Breeding (finishes)
Inks	Brett Breeding
Colors	Glenn Whitmore
Letters	John Costanza
Notes	Story continues in SUPERMAN (DC, 1987 series) #78.

2 page Kryptograms letters page "Kryptograms"

Script	Jennifer Frank
Letters	typeset
Notes	Letters from readers - Larry Piona, Paul N. Hicks, Melissa Page, Alan C. Carroll, Kate Murray and Philip Youngman - and responses from Jennifer Frank.