Issue Details

Issue	#501 [DM]
Published	Late June 1993
Cover Price	1.95 USD; 2.50 CAD
Pages	44
Editing	Mike Carlin; Jennifer Frank (assistant)
Notes	1993 Triangle #15. This is the direct market edition die-cut cover.

Cover Details - "Reign of the Supermen! The Metropolis Kid is Back"

Characters	Superboy [as Superman]
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Tom Grummett (signed)
Inks	Doug Hazlewood (signed)
Colors	Glenn Whitmore
Notes	1993 Triangle #15. This is the direct market edition die-cut cover.

22 page Superboy; Superman story "The Adventures of Superman ... When He Was a Boy! [Reign of the Supermen, Part 4]"

Characters	Superboy [as Superman]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Bibbo Bibbowski; Krypton (dog; first appearance); Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Allie; Cat Grant; Tana Moon (first appearance); Guardian [Jim Harper]; Gordon; Briscoe; Lex Luthor (villain); Vinnie Edge (villain); Steel Hand (villain); Carl Packard (villain)
Synopsis	Superboy introduces himself to Metropolis.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Karl Kesel
Pencils	Tom Grummett
Inks	Doug Hazlewood
Colors	Glenn Whitmore
Letters	Albert DeGuzman
Notes	Story continued from SUPERMAN (DC, 1987 series) #78 and story continues in ACTION COMICS (DC, 1938 series) #688.

2 page Superboy illustration "Superboy!"

Characters	Superboy
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Tom Grummett (signed)
Inks	Doug Hazlewood (signed)
Notes	Poster is in middle of comic book.

2 page Kryptograms letters page "Kryptograms"

Script	Jennifer Frank
Letters	typeset
Notes	Letters from readers - William Duncan, Johnny Graybeal and Jon E. Hechtman - and responses from Jennifer Frank.

1 page Superboy; Superman promo (ad from the publisher) "Cover - Adventures of Superman #502"

Characters	Superboy; Supergirl [Matrix]
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Tom Grummett (signed)
Inks	Doug Hazlewood (signed)
Letters	typeset
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	Last Son of Krypton [as Superman]; Steel [John Henry Irons]; Cyborg Superman [Hank Henshaw]
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Jackson Guice; Jon Bogdanove; Dan Jurgens
Inks	Jackson Guice; Dennis Janke; Brett Breeding
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 ACTION COMICS (DC, 1938 series) #687 [DM], SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL (DC, 1991 series) #22 [DM] and SUPERMAN (DC, 1987 series) #78 [DM].