Superman #75 (1993) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

Identification plate

Series: Superman (DC, 1987 series)
Issue: #75
Publication date: January 1993
Key date: January 1993
On-sale date: November 19, 1992
Indicia publisher: DC Comics
Price: $2.50; 2.95 CAD
Pages: 38

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Why this issue matters

From the editorial file The death of Superman against Doomsday, cover-dated January 1993, the most heavily covered comic event of its era and one of the highest selling single issues ever.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Here Lies Earth's Greatest Hero	cover	1	pencils: Eric Kachelhofer
1	[The Death of Superman, Part 7]: Doomsday!	comic story	28	script: Dan Jurgens; pencils: Dan Jurgens, Brett Breeding; inks: Brett Breeding; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: John Costanza	Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] (death); Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Joe; Cat Grant; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Justice League America [JLA; Bloodwynd [Martian Manhunter; J'onn J'onzz]; Ice [Tora Olafsdotter]]; Doomsday (villain; death)

Printings and variants

Edition	How to tell
Second Printing	price 1.25 USD; 1.50 CAD
Third Printing	price 1.25 USD; 1.50 CAD
Fourth Printing	price 1.25 USD; 1.50 CAD
Direct	price 1.25 USD; 1.50 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Platinum Edition	price [none]
Newsstand	price 1.25 USD; 1.50 CAD; barcode 07099230675601
Fourth Printing Newsstand	price 1.25 USD; 1.50 CAD; barcode 07099230675601
Third Printing Newsstand	price 1.25 USD; 1.50 CAD; barcode 07099230675601

Where to read it

Collection	Year
Hawkworld #30	1993	On eBay ›
Millennium Edition: Superman 75 #[nn]	2000	On eBay ›
The Death of Superman #[nn] ISBN 1563890976	1993	On eBay ›
The Death and Return of Superman Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-1550-7	2007	On eBay ›
Superman: A Celebration of 75 Years #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-4704-1	2014	On eBay ›
The Death of Superman ISBN 978-1-4012-6665-3	2016	On eBay ›
The Death of Superman #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-4182-7	2013	On eBay ›
Superman: The Death and Return of Superman Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-3864-3	2013	On eBay ›

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Before you buy

Editions multiply here: newsstand, direct, the black-bagged collector's edition with its enclosures, and multiple later printings including a platinum edition. Identify exactly which edition is being sold, and whether a bagged copy is sealed with contents complete.
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Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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