Issue Details

Issue	#1
Published	July 1998
Cover Price	$4.95
Pages	68
Editing	Joey Cavalieri; Dan Thorsland; Maureen McTigue (assistant); Alisande Morales (assistant)
Notes	"Superman Villains Secret Files and Origins” on cover and frontispiece only.

Cover Details - "The Man of Steel's Deadliest Enemies!"

Characters	Lex Luthor; Doomsday; Brainiac; Cyborg Superman; Atomic Skull; Metallo; Toyman; Silver Banshee; Parasite
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Dan Jurgens
Inks	Norm Rapmund
Colors	Patrick Martin
Letters	typeset
Notes	"Superman Villains Secret Files and Origins” on cover and frontispiece only.

1 page Superman Villains illustration "Superman Villains Secret Files and Origins"

Genre	superhero
Pencils	Stuart Immonen
Inks	Josè Marzan, Jr.
Colors	Tom McCraw
Notes	Five Superman villains posed in an homage to the cover of All Star Comics #37.

22 page Superman villains story "A Child’s Garden of Villainy"

Characters	Lex Luthor; Superman [Kal-El, a.k.a. Clark Kent]; Mr. Newton; Ms. Branche; Lena Luthor; Metallo; Brainiac; Doomsday; The Cyborg Superman; The Toyman
Synopsis	Lex Luthor tells his infant daughter the origins of some of Superman’s villains.
Genre	superhero
Script	Stuart Immonen
Pencils	Stuart Immonen
Inks	Josè Marzan, Jr.
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	Gaspar Saladino [as Gaspar]
Editing	Joey Cavalieri; Maureen McTigue (assistant)
Notes	Origin tales told in style of Winsor McCay’s Little Nemo in Slumberland.

1 page Metallo character profile "Metallo, Transforming Terror"

Characters	Metallo
Genre	superhero
Script	Roger Stern
Pencils	Phil Jimenez
Inks	Phil Jimenez
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	typeset

1 page Lex Luthor character profile "Lex Luthor, Never-Ending Evil"

Characters	Lex Luthor
Genre	superhero
Script	Roger Stern
Pencils	John Byrne
Inks	John Byrne
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	typeset

3 page Atomic Skull text article "Atomic Skull and Cross Purposes"

Characters	Atomic Skull
Synopsis	Faux episode guide to “lost” Atomic Skull serial.
Genre	superhero
Script	Kevin Dooley
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Dennis Janke
Letters	typeset
Notes	Text article has illustrations.

5 page Toyman text article "Crime & Merriment"

Genre	superhero
Script	Evan Dorkin
Pencils	Stephen DeStephano
Inks	Stephen DeStephano
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	typeset
Notes	Faux catalog of items produced by the Toyman. Text article has illustrations.

1 page Silver Banshee character profile "Silver Banshee, Wayward Soul"

Characters	Silver Banshee
Genre	superhero
Script	Roger Stern
Pencils	Joyce Chin
Inks	Andy Lanning
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	typeset

1 page The Cyborg Superman character profile "Cyborg, Metallic Mass Murderer"

Characters	The Cyborg Superman
Genre	superhero
Script	Roger Stern
Pencils	Dan Jurgens
Inks	Norm Rapmund
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	typeset

2 page Simyan and Mokkari story "Monsters in the Making"

Characters	Simyan; Mokkari
Synopsis	Simyan and Mokkari create a new life.
Genre	superhero
Script	Dan Brereton
Pencils	John McCrea
Inks	John McCrea
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	Kurt Hathaway
Notes	Titled "Monster Makers" on the contents page.

2 page Lex Luthor text article "My Dinner with the Lex"

Characters	Lex Luthor
Synopsis	Faux magazine interview with Lex Luthor.
Genre	superhero
Script	Matt Brady
Letters	typeset
Notes	Text article has illustrations; they are uncredited.

1 page Brainiac character profile "Brainiac, Terror from Space"

Characters	Brainiac
Genre	superhero
Script	Roger Stern
Pencils	Dave Johnson
Inks	Dave Johnson
Colors	Dave Johnson
Letters	typeset

1 page Obsession character profile "Obsession, Love Hurts"

Characters	Obsession
Genre	superhero
Script	Roger Stern
Pencils	Stuart Immonen
Inks	Josè Marzan, Jr.
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	typeset

3 page Obsession text article "Super Obsession"

Genre	superhero
Script	Scott Sonneborn
Letters	typeset
Notes	Faux webpages created by Obsession.

1 page Rock character profile "Rock, Stone-Cold Revenge"

Characters	Rock
Genre	superhero
Script	Roger Stern
Pencils	Paul Ryan
Inks	Jimmy Palmiotti
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	typeset

1 page Mister Mxyzptlk character profile "Mister Mxyzptlk, Interdimensional Irritant"

Characters	Mister Mxyzptlk
Genre	superhero
Script	Roger Stern
Pencils	Evan Dorkin
Inks	Evan Dorkin
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	typeset

1 page Mainframe character profile "Mainframe, Group Cyber-Mind"

Characters	Mainframe
Genre	superhero
Script	Roger Stern
Pencils	Scot Eaton
Inks	Jimmy Palmiotti
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	typeset

1 page Maxima character profile "Maxima, Arrogant Aristocrat"

Characters	Maxima
Genre	superhero
Script	Roger Stern
Pencils	Amanda Conner
Inks	Jimmy Palmiotti
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	typeset

1 page Atomic Skull character profile "Atomic Skull, Radioactive Rampager"

Characters	Atomic Skull
Genre	superhero
Script	Roger Stern
Pencils	Paul Ryan
Inks	Jimmy Palmiotti
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	typeset

1 page Riot character profile "Riot, Mob Mentality"

Characters	Riot
Genre	superhero
Script	Roger Stern
Pencils	Georges Jeanty
Inks	Dexter Vines
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	typeset

1 page Parasite character profile "Parasite, Your Power is His"

Characters	Parasite
Genre	superhero
Script	Roger Stern
Pencils	Cully Hammer
Inks	Cully Hammer
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	typeset

1 page Toyman character profile "Toyman, Craftsman of Death"

Characters	Toyman
Genre	superhero
Script	Roger Stern
Pencils	Ron Frenz
Inks	Joe Rubinstein
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	typeset

2 page Superman villains text article "Super-Villains Time Line"

Genre	superhero
Script	Roger Stern
Letters	typeset
Notes	Text article has illustrations; they are uncredited.

1 page Doomsday character profile "Doomsday"

Characters	Doomsday
Genre	superhero
Script	Roger Stern
Pencils	Dan Jurgens
Inks	Norm Rapmund
Colors	Tom McCraw
Letters	typeset