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Post-Crisis Superman:

Post-Bryne Era (1988-1990)

by Julian Darius | in The Continuity Pages | under construction

Time Magazine covers Superman

Superman's 50th birthday in 1988 makes the cover of Time magazine. Art by John Byrne and Jerry Ordway.

Info.

From 1988-1990, DC published only one Superman annual per year, offering one for each of the three Superman titles: 1988′s Superman Annual Vol. 2 #2, 1989′s Action Comics Annual #2 (published shortly before Action Comics returned as a Superman title), and 1990′s Adventures of Superman Annual #2.

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Personality Crisis

#83Superman Vol. 2 #23

Silver Banshee returns (third appearance); features Lois and Jimmy to Ireland (Perry sent them in Superman Vol. 2 #21); cover-dated Nov 1988

#84Adventures of Superman #445

cover-dated Oct 1988

#85Adventures of Superman #446

cover-dated Nov 1988

#86Superman Vol. 2 #24

cover-dated Dec 1988

#87Adventures of Superman #447

cover-dated Dec 1988

#88Superman Vol. 2 #25

#89Adventures of Superman #448

#90Superman Vol. 2 #26

#91Adventures of Superman #449

#92Superman Vol. 2 #27

cover-dated Jan 1989

#93Adventures of Superman #450

cover-dated Jan 1989

Personality Crisis (Not in Sequence)

Superman stories from Action Comics Weekly #601-638 (2 pages each, for a total of 76 pages) occur here; they tell a single, Darkseid-related story about a cult that worships Superman

Superman stories from Action Comics Weekly #639-641 (2 pages each, for a total of 6 pages) occur here; they tell a single story (which occurs immediately after the one in Action Comics Weekly #601-638) about hate crimes following a Quraci terrorist attack

Superman’s appearance in Action Comics Weekly #642 occurs here

#94Superman Annual Vol. 2 #2

cover-dated 1988

Exile

#95Superman Vol. 2 #28

cover-dated Feb 1989

#96Adventures of Superman #451

cover-dated Feb 1989

#97Superman Vol. 2 #29

cover-dated Mar 1989

#98Adventures of Superman #452

cover-dated Mar 1989

#99Superman Vol. 2 #30

cover-dated Apr 1989

#100Adventures of Superman #453

cover-dated Apr 1989

#101Superman Vol. 2 #31

cover-dated May 1989

#102Adventures of Superman #454

cover-dated May 1989

#103Action Comics Annual #2

cover-dated 1989

#104Superman Vol. 2 #32

cover-dated June 1989

#105Adventures of Superman #455

cover-dated June 1989

#106Superman Vol. 2 #33

cover-dated July 1989

#107Adventures of Superman #456

cover-dated July 1989

#108Action Comics Vol. 1 #643

cover-dated July 1989

Back on Earth

#109Superman Vol. 2 #34

cover-dated Aug 1989

#110Adventures of Superman #457

cover-dated Aug 1989

#111Action Comics Vol. 1 #644

cover-dated Aug 1989

#112Superman Vol. 2 #35

cover-dated Sept 1989

#113Adventures of Superman #458

cover-dated Sept 1989

#114Action Comics Vol. 1 #645

cover-dated Sept 1989

#115Superman Vol. 2 #36

cover-dated Oct 1989

#116Adventures of Superman #459

cover-dated Oct 1989

#117Action Comics Vol. 1 #646

cover-dated Oct 1989

#118Superman Vol. 2 #37

cover-dated Nov 1989

#119Adventures of Superman #460

cover-dated Nov 1989

#120Action Comics Vol. 1 #647

cover-dated Nov 1989

#121Superman Vol. 2 #38

cover-dated Dec 1989

#122Adventures of Superman #461

cover-dated Dec 1989

#123Action Comics Vol. 1 #648

cover-dated Dec 1989

#124Superman Vol. 2 #39

cover-dated Jan 1990

#125Adventures of Superman #462

cover-dated Jan 1990

#126Action Comics Vol. 1 #649

cover-dated Jan 1990

#127Superman Vol. 2 #40

cover-dated Feb 1990

#128Adventures of Superman #463

cover-dated Feb 1990

#129Action Comics Vol. 1 #650

cover-dated Feb 1990

#130Superman Vol. 2 #41

cover-dated Mar 1990

#131Adventures of Superman #464

cover-dated Mar 1990

#132Action Comics Vol. 1 #651

cover-dated Mar 1990

#133Superman Vol. 2 #42

cover-dated Apr 1990

#134Adventures of Superman #465

cover-dated Apr 1990

#135Action Comics Vol. 1 #652

cover-dated Apr 1990

#136Superman Vol. 2 #43

cover-dated May 1990

#137Adventures of Superman #466

cover-dated May 1990

#138Action Comics Vol. 1 #653

cover-dated May 1990

#139Superman Vol. 2 #44

cover-dated June 1990

#140Adventures of Superman #467

cover-dated June 1990

#141Action Comics Vol. 1 #654

cover-dated June 1990

#142Superman Vol. 2 #45

cover-dated July 1990

#143Adventures of Superman #468

cover-dated July 1990

#144Action Comics Vol. 1 #655

cover-dated July 1990

#145Superman Vol. 2 #46

cover-dated Aug 1990

#146Adventures of Superman #469

cover-dated Aug 1990

#147Action Comics Vol. 1 #656

cover-dated Aug 1990

#148Superman Vol. 2 #47

cover-dated Sept 1990

#149Adventures of Superman #470

cover-dated Sept 1990

#150Action Comics Vol. 1 #657

cover-dated Sept 1990

#151Superman Vol. 2 #48

cover-dated Oct 1990

#152Adventures of Superman #471

cover-dated Oct 1990

#153Action Comics Vol. 1 #658

cover-dated Oct 1990

Back on Earth (Not in Sequence)

#154Adventures of Superman Annual #2

cover-dated 1990

Krisis of the Krimson Kryptonite

#155Superman Vol. 2 #49

cover-dated Nov 1990

#156Adventures of Superman #472

cover-dated Nov 1990

Starman Vol. 1 #28 occurs here

#157Action Comics Vol. 1 #659

cover-dated Nov 1990

#158Superman Vol. 2 #50

cover-dated Dec 1990