What I Remember:

After Crisis on Infinite Earths. DC handed creative control of Superman to Marvel artist John Byrne, who was tasked with updating the character for the 1980’s. Byrne made a few creative changes, eliminating Superboy and making Clark the only survivor of Krypton; no Supergirl,no Powergirl, no Krypto: the Superdog. He also re-imagined Krypton as a cold, unfeeling place. Most importantly, Byrne made Clark more than a disguise, he made the secret identity,the man and the costume the disguise.

I’m going to split this series into segments with issue 1 being this week. I originally had the whole series and own the trade but of my originals only my dog-eared copies 1,2, and 6 remain. I re-collected the whole series to have it in good condition for a mere $20.

Vital Stats:

Man of Steel #1

Writer: John Byrne

Penciler: John Byrne

Inker: Dick Giordano

Colorist: Tom Ziuko

Letterer: John Costanza

Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster

Publisher: DC Comics

Publication Date:July 1986

Cover Price 75¢

Re-Collection Price: whole series for $20

Is It Any Good?

I love Superman’s origin story. I love this version: