The Man of Steel

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 * Title                  = The Man of Steel
 * Image                  = Superman Man of Steel TP.jpg
 * ImageText              = Cover to the Trade Paperback
 * OfficialName           = The Man of Steel
 * Aliases                =
 * Distinguish1           = Man of Steel
 * Universe               = New Earth
 * Locations              = Smallville, Metropolis, Krypton


 * Heroes                 = Superman
 * Villains               = Lex Luthor
 * Others                 = Lois Lane, Jonathan Kent, Martha Kent, Jor-El, Lara Lor-Van, Lana Lang, Perry White, Jimmy Olsen, Batman, Bizarro


 * Origin                 =
 * Titles                 = Man of Steel
 * Collected              = Superman: The Man of Steel
 * Creators               = John Byrne
 * First                  = Man of Steel #1
 * Last                   = Man of Steel #6


 * Quotation              = I may have been conceived out there in the endless depths of space... but I was born when the Rocket opened, on Earth, in America. I'll cherish always the memories Jor-El and Lara gave me... but only as curious mementos of a life that might have been. Krypton bred me, but it was Earth that gave me all I am. All that matters. It was Krypton that made me Superman... but it is the Earth that makes me Human!
 * Speaker                = Superman


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Publication
Following the Crisis on Infinite Earths, a massive event which reset the entirety of the DC Universe's past continuity, major characters and features like Superman required a reboot to reestablish their histories in the new timeline. Man of Steel was a six-issue limited series exploring the origins and first adventures of Superman published in 1986, written and illustrated by John Byrne, with inks by Dick Giordano and colors by Tom Ziuko. The series was edited by Andrew Helfer. Following its publication, three other miniseries were published exploring the updated versions of various elements of Superman ' s supporting cast: World of Krypton, World of Smallville and World of Metropolis.

Although Man of Steel was considered the definitive Origin of Superman for over a decade, an updated version was published in 2004, written by Mark Waid, Superman: Birthright which contains contradictory and conflicting plot elements. Both of these versions were later made apocryphal by Superman: Secret Origin in 2009, now considered the official post-Infinite Crisis version of Superman's beginnings.


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 * RecommendedReading     =
 * Action Comics
 * Adventures of Superman
 * Superman (Volume 2)
 * Superman: Man of Steel
 * Links                  =
 * John Byrne on the Post-Crisis Superman Reboot
 * John Byrne on the Post-Crisis Superman Reboot