The Death of Superman

The Death Of Superman

Main character(s) Superman
Eradicator
Superboy (Kon-El)
Steel
Cyborg Superman
Lois Lane
Justice League
Doomsday
Supergirl (Matrix)
Lex Luthor
Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)
Mongul Creative team Writer(s) (All 3 arcs)
Dan Jurgens; Louise Simonson; Roger Stern
(Arcs 1 and 2)
Jerry Ordway
(Arcs 2 and 3)
Karl Kesel
(Arc 2 only)
William Messner-Loebs
(Arc 3 only)
Gerard Jones Penciller(s) (All 3 arcs)
Jon Bogdanove; Tom Grummett; Jackson Guice; Dan Jurgens
(Arc 2 only)
Dennis Janke; Denis Rodier; Walt Simonson; Curt Swan
(Arc 3 only)
M. D. Bright Inker(s) (All 3 arcs)
Brett Breeding; Doug Hazelwood; Dennis Janke; Denis Rodier
(Arcs 1 and 2)
Rick Burchett
(Arc 2 only)
Mike Machlan; Ande Parks; Josef Rubinstein; Trevor Scott; Walter Simonson
(Arc 3 only)
Romeo Tanghal Editor(s) Mike Carlin Collected editions The Death of Superman ISBN 1-56389-097-6 World Without a Superman ISBN 1563891182 The Return of Superman ISBN 1563891492 The Death and Return of Superman Omnibus ISBN 1401215505

"The Death of Superman" is a 1992 comic book storyline that occurred in DC Comics' Superman titles. The completed multi-issue story arc was given the title The Death and Return of Superman.

In the story, Superman engages in battle with a seemingly unstoppable killing machine named Doomsday in the streets of Metropolis. At the fight's conclusion, both combatants die from their wounds in Superman (vol. 2) #75 in 1992.

The crossover depicted the world's reaction to Superman's death in "Funeral for a Friend," the emergence of four individuals believed to be the "new" Superman, and the eventual return of the original Superman in "Reign of the Supermen!"

The storyline, devised by editor Mike Carlin and the Superman writing team of Dan Jurgens, Roger Stern, Louise Simonson, Jerry Ordway, and Karl Kesel, met with enormous success: the Superman titles gained international exposure, reaching to the top of the comics sales charts and selling out overnight. The event was widely covered by national and international news media. The storyline was adapted into a 2007 animated film, Superman: Doomsday.