Superman: The Man of Tomorrow
Superman: The Man of Tomorrow (MOT) is a comic book series published by DC Comics that ran for 16 issues from 1995 to 1999, featuring the adventures of Superman.[1] At the time, the four Superman titles (Action Comics, The Adventures of Superman, Superman, and Superman: The Man of Steel) were released weekly with an intertwining story. The Man of Tomorrow was created to fill the extra week in months with five weeks.[2] At about this time, however, DC began its fifth week events, disrupting the schedule of The Man of Tomorrow, which was subsequently canceled with issue #15.
| Superman: The Man of Tomorrow | |
|---|---|
 Cover of Superman: The Man of Tomorrow #1 (Summer 1995) by Tom Grummett and Brett Breeding. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Schedule | Quarterly |
| Publication date | 1995 – 1999 |
| No. of issues | 16 |
| Main character(s) | Superman |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Roger Stern, #1-10 Louise Simonson, #11-14 J.M. DeMatteis, #15 Mark Schultz, #1,000,000 |
| Penciller(s) | Tom Grummett, #1-5 Paul Ryan, #6-14 Ryan Sook, #15 Georges Jeanty, #1,000,000 |
| Inker(s) | Brett Breeding, #1-11 Josef Rubinstein, #12 Dennis Janke, #13-14 Jeff Gan, #15 Denis Rodier, #1,000,000 |
Issue #1,000,000 of the series was a part of the "DC One Million" storyline, which was a top vote-getter for the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award for Favorite Story for 1999.
Key issues
- MOT #1: Return of Lex Luthor after being absent from the comics since Action Comics #701 (July 1994).
- MOT #5: Marriage of Luthor and Contessa Erica del Portenza.
- MOT #15: Day of Judgment cross-over. Superman has to rescue Lois Lane from Neron and Silver Banshee. Final issue.
References
- Manning, Matthew K. (2010). "1990s". In Dolan, Hannah (ed.). DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. p. 271. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9.
Superman gained a new quarterly title to ensure his weekly appearance on comic book store racks in...Superman: The Man of Tomorrow #1, by writer Roger Stern and penciller Tom Grummett.
- "Don't Ask! Just Buy It! – February 29, 2012: Fifth Week Non-Event". Archived from the original on 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2015-03-06.
External links
- Superman: The Man of Tomorrow at the Grand Comics Database
- Superman: The Man of Tomorrow' at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)