Unofficial Adventures of Superman Index

ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #500

Cover Date: June 1993
Cover Price: $2.95 [Direct Market] / $2.50 [Newsstand]

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Cover Credits:
Art: Jerry Ordway (signed)

Variant Cover:

Cover B Pencils: Tom Grummett (signed)
Inks: Doug Hazlewood (signed)
Colors: Glenn Whitmore (signed)

Story: "Life After Death" (46 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Jerry Ordway
Pencils	Tom Grummett
Inks	Doug Hazlewood
Lettering	Albert De Guzman
Colors	Glenn Whitmore
Editing	Mike Carlin

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Superman Vol. 2 #77; as a spirit; next in ???)

Guest Star(s):

Gangbuster (last in Superman: The Legacy of Superman #1/3; next in Black Lightning Vol. 2 #6)

Supporting Character(s):

Jonathan Kent (last in Superman Vol. 2 #77)

Martha Kent (last in Superman Vol. 2 #77)

Lois Lane (last in Supergirl/Lex Luthor Special #1; next in Action Comics #687)

Jimmy Olsen (in between Superman Vol. 2 #77 and #78)

Cat Grant (last in issue #498)

Bibbo Bibbowski

Ron Troupe (last in issue #498; next in Superman: The Man of Steel #23)

Bill Henderson (last in Superman: The Legacy of Superman #1/3)

Villain(s):

Vincent Edge (last in issue #495)

Prankster (last in flashback in Superman: Day of Doom #2; next in Underworld Unleashed #1)

Blaze (last in Superman Vol. 2 #71; next in Green Lantern Corps Quarterly #7/6)

Guest Appearance(s):

Kismet (last in issue #494; next in Superman Forever #1)

Comment(s):

The Collector's edition of this issue came in a white plastic bag with the Superman 'S' logo and a Bloodlines promotional trading card. In addition, the first story was 8 pages longer, coming in at 46 pages as opposed to 38 for the newsstand version.

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Second Story: "First Sighting..." (4 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Louise Simonson
Pencils	Jon Bogdanove
Inks	Dennis Janke
Lettering	Bill Oakley
Colors	Glenn Whitmore
Editing	Mike Carlin

Feature Character(s):

John Henry Irons (first appearance; a steel worker and former weapons designer; last in flashbacks in Superman: The Man of Steel #22)

Villain(s):

White Rabbit (Angora Lapin; first appearance; last in flashback in Superman: The Man of Steel #23)

Other Character(s):

Homes (first appearance; a members the Dragons, a street gang)

Wheels (first appearance; a members the Dragons)

Hype (first appearance; a members the Dragons; dies)

Comment(s):

The feature character of this and the following three stories all believe themselves or are believed by others to be Superman returned from grave. However to be able to better distinguish them from each other they will be indexed as The Man of Steel, The Last Son of Krypton, The Man of Tomorrow, and Superboy until they assume their future identities: Steel, Eradicator, Cyborg, and Superboy respectively.

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Third Story: "First Sighting..." (4 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Roger Stern
Pencils	Jackson "Butch" Guice
Inks	Denis Rodier
Lettering	Bill Oakley
Colors	Glenn Whitmore
Editing	Mike Carlin

Feature Character(s):

Last Son of Krypton (formerly the Eradicator; in between pages of Action Comics #687; see Comment for the second story)

Villain(s):

Darryl Wilbur (first appearance; a car-jacker)

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Fourth Story: "First Sighting..." (4 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Karl Kesel
Pencils	Tom Grummett
Inks	Doug Hazlewood
Lettering	Albert De Guzman
Colors	Glenn Whitmore
Editing	Mike Carlin

Feature Character(s):

Superboy (first appearance; a clone of Director Westfield of the Cadmus Project; see Comment for the second story)

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Fifth Story: "First Sighting..." (4 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Dan Jurgens
Pencils	Dan Jurgens
Inks	Brett Breeding
Lettering	John Costanza
Colors	Glenn Whitmore
Editing	Mike Carlin

Feature Character(s):

Man of Tomorrow (Hank Henshaw; last in flashback in Superman Vol. 2 #81; see Comment for the second story)

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