What I Remember:

This was the book that got me into collecting comics. Prior to this, comics had been hand-me-downs and the occasional issue that my parents had picked up for me because they knew I liked superheroes. But, this was the first book I actively sought out and I started buying my own books after.

For those too young to remember, “The Death of Superman” was a huge storyline with major mainstream news coverage and it was possibly the first storyline where the main character actually died. Sure, characters died, you lost Uncle Ben, Gwen Stacy and Bucky but you never lost Spider-Man, Captain America and certainly not Superman, the greatest hero of them all!

In November 1992, I was nine years old and heard that DC was planning on killing Superman and the thought blew my mind? Who could be powerful enough to kill Superman? How would he manage to do it? I got my mom to give me money and drive me over to Cosmo’s Comics and Cards, my local Bronx comics shop to pick up a copy.

The book was sealed in black bag with a bloody Superman symbol. I wasn’t even sure if I should open it. In retrospect, I probably should have picked up 2 copies but I was a dumb nine year-old, what did I know about collectables? I opened it. The bag contained the comic, we’re reviewing, a poster that I put up in my Jr. High locker, a black armband like the DC heroes wore in the aftermath, stamps, a Daily Planet clipping and a trading card. All of which I lost over the years.

Here's the full contents of the book, shamelessly taken from Google: