
Superman: The Death and Return of Superman Omnibus
Part of the DC Omnibus guide — every release, in reading order
The unthinkable has happened. The Man of Steel is dead. After sacrificing his life to against an unstoppable global threat, the people of Earth must now accept that the world they live in is a world without Superman.
A maniacal beast has risen from the Earth, a creature called Doomsday! Only one man can stop Doomsday's rampage -- Superman. But the only way to stop him is by sacrificing his own life!When the Earth continues to be threatened by beings of immeasurable power, will Metropolis' one true hero will rise and return hope to those who need it most?
CollectsSUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL #17-26, SUPERMAN #73-83, ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #496-505, ACTION COMICS #683-692, JUSTICE LEAGUE AMERICA #69, SUPERMAN: THE LEGACY OF SUPERMAN #1 and GREEN LANTERN #46.
4 printings · 4 variants · 2007–2022
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Printings
Printing #1$75.00
September 12, 2007
The first release covers only Death of Superman and Reign of the Supermen (approximately 800 pages). Does not include Funeral for a Friend or the full Return storyline. Later editions significantly expand the contents.
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Standard Cover — Dan Jurgens, Jerry Ordway, Tanya Horie & Richard Horie
ISBN: 978-1401215507
Printing #2$99.99
March 20, 2013
Significantly expanded from the 2007 original. Adds Funeral for a Friend and additional Reign of the Supermen issues, bringing the page count closer to the complete saga.
Same expanded contents as the 2013 edition with a new dust jacket. 1408 pages covering the complete Death, Funeral for a Friend, Reign of the Supermen, and Return storylines.
Same contents as the 2019 printing with updated branding. 1408 pages. This is the most readily available version on the secondary market.
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Creators
click a creator to highlightWriterDan Jurgens +9
PencilerDan Jurgens +23
InkerDennis Janke +22
ColoristGlenn Whitmore +9
LettererAlbert DeGuzman +6
Percentages may exceed 100% when multiple creators share a role on the same issue.
Issues (50)
Unverified order1. #73 Superman (1987)24pp
🖼️Cover — Dan Jurgens · 1pp
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📋Editorial — 2 credits
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Not included — 1 story
"Joe Shuster 1914-1992"1pp
2. #74 Superman (1987)22pp
🖼️Cover — Dan Jurgens · 1pp
✏️Penciler
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🎨Colorist
📋Editorial — 2 credits
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📋Asst. Editor
Not included — 1 story
"Metropolis Mailbag [Letters]"2pp
3. #75 Superman (1987)29pp
🖼️Cover — Eric Kachelhofer · 1pp
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📋Editorial — 2 credits
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4. #76 Superman (1987)23pp
🖼️Cover — Dan Jurgens · 1pp
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🎨Colorist
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor
📋Asst. Editor
Not included — 2 stories
"Metropolis Mailbag [Letters]"2pp
"You May Think It's Not Your Problem... Think Again. [PSA]"1pp
5. #77 Superman (1987)23pp
🖼️Cover — Dan Jurgens · 1pp
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
🎨Colorist
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor
📋Asst. Editor
Not included — 2 stories
"Metropolis Mailbag [Letters]"2pp
"DC Universe [R.I.P. Superman] [Column]"1pp
6. #78 Superman (1987)26pp
🖼️Cover — Dan Jurgens · 1pp
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📋Editorial — 2 credits
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📋Asst. Editor
Not included — 1 story
"Metropolis Mailbag [Letters]"1pp
7. #79 Superman (1987)23pp
🖼️Cover — Dan Jurgens · 1pp
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📋Editorial — 2 credits
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Not included — 1 story
"Metropolis Mailbag [Letters]"2pp
8. #80 Superman (1987)23pp
🖼️Cover — Dan Jurgens · 1pp
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📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor
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Not included — 1 story
"Metropolis Mailbag [Letters]"2pp
9. #81 Superman (1987)23pp
🖼️Cover — Dan Jurgens · 1pp
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📋Editorial — 2 credits
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Not included — 1 story
"Metropolis Mailbag [Letters]"2pp
10. #82 Superman (1987)33pp
🖼️Cover — Dan Jurgens · 1pp
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📋Editorial — 2 credits
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11. #83 Superman (1987)23pp
🖼️Cover — Dan Jurgens · 1pp
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📋Editorial — 2 credits
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Not included — 3 stories
"Metropolis Mailbag [Letters]"2pp
"DC Universe 13 [Column]"1pp
"Flood Aid! [PSA]"1pp
12. #683 Action Comics (1938)23pp
🖼️Cover — Jackson Guice · 1pp
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🎨Colorist
📋Editorial — 2 credits
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Not included — 2 stories
"Re: Action [Letters]"1pp
"Joe Shuster 1914-1992"1pp
13. #684 Action Comics (1938)23pp
🖼️Cover — Art Thibert · 1pp
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🎨Colorist
📋Editorial — 2 credits
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📋Asst. Editor
Not included — 1 story
"Re: Action [Letters]"2pp
14. #685 Action Comics (1938)23pp
🖼️Cover — Jackson Guice · 1pp
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 2 credits
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Not included — 2 stories
"Re: Action [Letters]"2pp
"You May Think It's Not Your Problem... Think Again. [PSA]"1pp
15. #686 Action Comics (1938)23pp
🖼️Cover — Jackson Guice · 1pp
🖌️Artist
🎨Colorist
🔤Letterer
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 3 stories
"Re: Action [Letters]"2pp
"You May Think It's Not Your Problem... Think Again. [PSA]"1pp
"DC Universe [R.I.P. Superman] [Column]"1pp
16. #687 Action Comics (1938)25pp
🖼️Cover — Kerry Gammill · 1pp
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📋Editorial — 2 credits
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📋Asst. Editor
Not included — 1 story
"Re: Action [Letters]"2pp
17. #688 Action Comics (1938)23pp
🖼️Cover — Ed Hannigan · 1pp
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📋Editorial — 2 credits
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Not included — 2 stories
"Re: Action [Letters]"2pp
"DC Universe 9 [Column]"1pp
18. #689 Action Comics (1938)23pp
🖼️Cover — Ed Hannigan · 1pp
✏️Penciler,
🖋️Inker
📋Editorial — 2 credits
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Not included — 2 stories
"Re: Action [Letters]"2pp
"DC Universe 10 [Column]"1pp
19. #690 Action Comics (1938)23pp
🖼️Cover — Kerry Gammill · 1pp
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📋Editorial — 2 credits
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Not included — 2 stories
"Re: Action [Letters]"2pp
"DeeCee Universe 11 [DC Universe 11] [Column]"1pp
20. #691 Action Comics (1938)23pp
🖼️Cover — Ed Hannigan · 1pp
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🖋️Inker
🎨Colorist
📋Editorial — 2 credits
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Not included — 2 stories
"Re: Action [Letters]"2pp
"DC Universe 12 [Column]"1pp
21. #692 Action Comics (1938)23pp
🖼️Cover — Ed Hannigan · 1pp
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📋Editorial — 2 credits
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Not included — 2 stories
"Re: Action [Letters]"2pp
"DC Universe 13 [Column]"1pp
22. #496 Adventures of Superman (1987)24pp
🖼️Cover — Tom Grummett · 1pp
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📋Editorial — 2 credits
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📋Asst. Editor
23. #497 Adventures of Superman (1987)23pp
🖼️Cover — Tom Grummett · 1pp
✏️Penciler
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🎨Colorist
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor
📋Asst. Editor
Not included — 1 story
"Kryptograms [Letters]"2pp
24. #498 Adventures of Superman (1987)23pp
🖼️Cover — Tom Grummett · 1pp
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor
📋Asst. Editor
Not included — 1 story
"Kryptograms [Letters]"2pp
25. #499 Adventures of Superman (1987)23pp
🖼️Cover — Tom Grummett · 1pp
✏️Penciler
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🎨Colorist
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor
📋Asst. Editor
Not included — 2 stories
"Kryptograms [Letters]"2pp
"You May Think It's Not Your Problem... Think Again. [PSA]"1pp
26. #500 Adventures of Superman (1987)17pp
🖼️Cover — Tom Grummett · 1pp
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📋Editorial — 2 credits
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Not included — 2 stories
"Life After Death!"38pp
"Kryptograms [Letters]"2pp
27. #501 Adventures of Superman (1987)25pp
🖼️Cover — Tom Grummett · 1pp
✏️Penciler
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📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 1 story
"Kryptograms [Letters]"2pp
28. #502 Adventures of Superman (1987)23pp
🖼️Cover — Tom Grummett · 1pp
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor
📋Asst. Editor
Not included — 1 story
"Kryptograms [Letters]"2pp
29. #503 Adventures of Superman (1987)23pp
🖼️Cover — Tom Grummett · 1pp
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
🎨Colorist
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 1 story
"Kryptograms [Letters]"2pp
30. #504 Adventures of Superman (1987)23pp
🖼️Cover — Tom Grummett · 1pp
✏️Penciler,
🖋️Inker
🎨Colorist
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 2 stories
"Kryptograms [Letters]"2pp
"DC Universe 12 [Column]"1pp
31. #505 Adventures of Superman (1987)23pp
🖼️Cover — Tom Grummett · 1pp
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
🎨Colorist
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 1 story
"Kryptograms [Letters]"1pp
32. #17 Superman: The Man of Steel (1991)23pp
🖼️Cover — Jon Bogdanove · 1pp
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
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📋Editorial — 2 credits
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Not included — 2 stories
"Superman the Man of Steel [Letters]"1pp
"Joe Shuster 1914-1992"1pp
33. #18 Superman: The Man of Steel (1991)23pp
🖼️Cover — Jon Bogdanove · 1pp
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
🎨Colorist
🔤Letterer
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 1 story
"Superman the Man of Steel [Letters]"2pp
34. #19 Superman: The Man of Steel (1991)23pp
🖼️Cover — Jon Bogdanove · 1pp
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
🎨Colorist
📋Editorial — 2 credits
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Not included — 1 story
"Superman the Man of Steel [Letters]"2pp
35. #20 Superman: The Man of Steel (1991)23pp
🖼️Cover — Jon Bogdanove · 1pp
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
🎨Colorist
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 2 stories
"You May Think It's Not Your Problem... Think Again. [PSA]"1pp
"Superman the Man of Steel [Letters]"2pp
36. #21 Superman: The Man of Steel (1991)23pp
🖼️Cover — Jon Bogdanove · 1pp
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
🎨Colorist
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 2 stories
"DC Universe [R.I.P. Superman] [Column]"1pp
"Superman the Man of Steel [Letters]"2pp
37. #22 Superman: The Man of Steel (1991)25pp
🖼️Cover — Jon Bogdanove · 1pp
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
🎨Colorist
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 1 story
"Tempered Steel [Letters]"2pp
38. #23 Superman: The Man of Steel (1991)23pp
🖼️Cover — Jon Bogdanove · 1pp
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
🎨Colorist
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 2 stories
"Tempered Steel [Letters]"2pp
"DC Universe 10 [Column]"1pp
39. #24 Superman: The Man of Steel (1991)23pp
🖼️Cover — Jon Bogdanove · 1pp
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
🎨Colorist
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 2 stories
"Tempered Steel [Letters]"2pp
"DeeCee Universe 11 [DC Universe 11] [Column]"1pp
40. #25 Superman: The Man of Steel (1991)23pp
🖼️Cover — Jon Bogdanove · 1pp
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
🎨Colorist
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 1 story
"Tempered Steel [Letters]"2pp
41. #26 Superman: The Man of Steel (1991)23pp
🖼️Cover — Jon Bogdanove · 1pp
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
🎨Colorist
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 2 stories
"Tempered Steel [Letters]"2pp
"DC Universe 13 [Column]"1pp
42. #69 Justice League America (1989)23pp
🖼️Cover — Dan Jurgens · 1pp
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor
📋Asst. Editor
Not included — 1 story
"Justice Log [Letters]"2pp
43. #70 Justice League America (1989)23pp
🖼️Cover — Dan Jurgens · 1pp
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor
📋Asst. Editor
Not included — 1 story
"Justice Log [Letters]"2pp
44. #46 Green Lantern (1990)23pp
🖼️Cover — M. D. Bright · 1pp
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
🎨Colorist
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 2 stories
"Batteries Not Included [Letters]"2pp
"DC Universe 13 [Column]"1pp
45. #1 Superman: The Legacy of Superman (1993)55pp
🖼️Cover — Arthur Adams · 1pp
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 2 credits
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Not included — 1 story
"DC Universe [L.E.G.I.O.N. Blowout] [Column]"1pp
46. #5 Action Comics Annual (1987)55pp
🖼️Cover — Mike Zeck · 1pp
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
47. #5 Adventures of Superman Annual (1987)55pp
🖼️Cover — Mike Zeck · 1pp
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
48. #2 Superman: The Man of Steel Annual (1992)55pp
🖼️Cover — Christian Alamy · 1pp
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor
📋Asst. Editor
49. #5 Superman Annual (1987)57pp
🖼️Cover — Christian Alamy · 1pp
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor
📋Asst. Editor
Not included — 1 story
"DC Universe [Column]"1pp
50. #1 Supergirl / Lex Luthor Special (1993)50pp
🖼️Cover — Kerry Gammill · 1pp
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 5 stories
"The Supergirl Pin-Up Galley [Illustration]"1pp
"Supergirl and Luthor [Illustration]"1pp
"Supergirl in Action [Illustration]"1pp
"Supergirl [Illustration]"1pp
"DC Universe [Luthor Fills the Void] [Column]"1pp
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