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Superman Adventures
Title Material collected Publication date ISBN
Superman: Adventures of the Man of Steel Superman Adventures #1-6 May 1998 978-1563894299
(Digest size)
Superman Adventures ( Digest size)
Vol. 1: Up, Up and Away Superman Adventures #16, 19, 22-24 September 2004 978-1401203313
Vol. 2: The Never-Ending Battle Superman Adventures #25-29 September 2004 978-1401203320
Vol. 3: Last Son of Krypton Superman Adventures #30-34 March 2006 978-1401210373
Vol. 4: The Man of Steel Superman Adventures #35-39 March 2006 978-1401210380
Superman Adventures is a DC Comics comic book series fea- Crystal, which emits the radiation source Superman re-
turing Superman. It is different from other Superman ti- quires. The two team up (not with the best of results) and
tles in that it is set in the continuity (and style) of Super- head to the Maracot System.
man: The Animated Series as opposed to the regular DC Uni- The owner of the crystal, Squeed, is determined to
verse. It ran for 66 issues between 1996 and 2002. Writ- launch it into the sun to cleanse the universe of evil (as
ers on the series included Paul Dini, Mark Evanier, Devin his wife was killed in an accident, but he assumes it to be
Grayson, Scott McCloud, Mark Millar, and Ty Temple- an evil act). Superman, much to Lobo’s dismay, has to de-
ton. It is a sister title to The Batman Adventures (based on stroy the crystal to keep it from going into the sun. The
Batman: The Animated Series) and Justice League Adventures energy from the destruction of the crystal results in Su-
(based on Justice League). perman’s ailment being cured. He leaves to go back to
Earth before the council of Maracot can repay him and
Exclusive characters Lobo with their treasury. Lobo claims he will give Super-
man his share of the reward and the issue ends with him
While the comic relied mostly on the cast from the ani- asking, "Would I lie?" The story was written by David
mated series, there were a few characters who only ap- Michelinie, with art by John Delaney and Mike Manley.
peared in the comic, such as General Zod,[1] Brad Wilson
(from Superman III),[2] Bizarro Lois Lane,[3] Krypto,[4] and
Sandman (from "The Sandman Saga").[5]
Reprints
One shots See also
• List of DC Comics publications
World’s Finest • The Batman Adventures
Batman and Superman Adventures: World’s Finest (December • Adventures in the DC Universe/Justice League
1997) is an adaptation of the 3-part episode of the same Adventures/Justice League Unlimited
name. The adaptation is mostly faithful to the animated
version. An additional scene shows Batman discussing References
with Alfred his problem with Superman (his tendency to
rush in without thinking). The story was written by Paul [1] Superman Adventures #21 (July 1998)
Dini, with penciling by Joe Staton, and inks by Terry Beat- [2] Superman Adventures #26, 33 (December 1998; July
ty. 1999)
[3] Superman Adventures #29 (March 1999)
Superman vs Lobo [4] Superman Adventures #40 (February 2000)
[5] Superman Adventures #54-55 (April–May 2001)
In Superman Adventures Special: Superman vs Lobo: Misery
in Space (February 1998), Superman inhales a poison un-
leashed by some terrorists and leaves Earth to trace a ra- External links
diation source that should cure him (though not lethal to • Superman Adventures comic book guide
Superman, the poison makes him a danger to the rest of
Earth). Lobo is pointed to an artifact called the Nirvana
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