The Return of Superman is the third and last trade paperback of the original trilogy collecting the "Death and Return of Superman" crossover event. This trade paperback reprints the "Reign of the Supermen!" story-arc from select issues of Action Comics, Adventures of Superman, Superman (Volume 2) and Superman: The Man of Steel.
Issues
This trade paperback reprints stories from the following issues:
- Adventures of Superman #500:
- "First Sighting - The Man of Steel"
- "First Sighting - The Last Son of Krypton"
- "First Sighting - The Metropolis Kid"
- "First Sighting - The Man of Tomorrow"
- Action Comics #687: "Born Again"
- Superman: The Man of Steel #22: "Steel"
- Superman (Volume 2) #78: "Alive"
- Adventures of Superman #501: "The Adventures of Superman... When He Was a Boy!"
- Action Comics #688: "An Eye for an Eye"
- Superman: The Man of Steel #23: "Ambush!"
- Superman (Volume 2) #79: "Prove it."
- Adventures of Superman #502: "Boy Meets Girl"
- Action Comics #689: "Who is the Hero True?"
- Superman: The Man of Steel #24: "Impact!"
- Superman (Volume 2) #80: "Deadly Alliance"
- Adventures of Superman #503: "Line of Fire!"
- Action Comics #690: "Lies & Revelations"
- Superman: The Man of Steel #25: "The Return!"
- Superman (Volume 2) #81: "Resurrections"
- Adventures of Superman #504: "Assault on Engine City!"
- Action Comics #691: "Secret Weapon"
- Superman: The Man of Steel #26: "Blast Off!"
- Green Lantern (Volume 3) #46: "Death City" (pages 1-17)
- Superman (Volume 2) #82: "Back for Good!"
- Adventures of Superman #505: "Reign of the Superman!" (first 2 pages)
- Action Comics #692: "And Who, Disguised as Clark Kent?" (pages 1-7, 10-12)
