{"product_id":"adventures-of-superman-498-third-printing-1993-nm","title":"Adventures of Superman # 498 Third Printing 1993 NM-","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdventures of Superman #498\u003c\/b\u003e (1993) is a historic comic book titled \"Death of a Legend\". Published by DC Comics with a cover date of January 1993 (hitting shelves in late November 1992), this issue is highly significant as Part 1 of the 8-part \"Funeral for a Friend\" storyline. It deals directly with the immediate, devastating aftermath of Superman #75, where the Man of Steel was killed by Doomsday.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe Creative Team\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0in;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eWriter: Written by longtime definitive Superman creator and artist Jerry Ordway.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eArtists: Illustrated with pencils by Tom Grummett and inks by Doug Hazlewood.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eCover Artists: Designed by Tom Grummett and Doug Hazlewood, featuring an iconic, somber cover of Earth's superheroes gathered around a memorial stone, staring at Superman's empty, tattered costume.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCore Storyline \u0026amp; Plot\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin-top: 0in;\" type=\"disc\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eMetropolis in Mourning: The issue opens with a city—and a world—in utter shock. Medics and scientists at Centennial Park formally pronounce Superman dead. The Justice League and the citizens of Metropolis begin picking up the pieces of the absolute destruction left behind by Doomsday.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eThe Secret Grief: Because the public does not know Superman is Clark Kent, Jonathan and Martha Kent are forced to watch the media coverage from their farmhouse in Smallville, enduring an agonizing, private heartbreak without being able to claim their son's body.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eLois Lane's Despair: A heavily traumatized Lois Lane struggles to cope with the loss. She tries to write Superman's obituary for the Daily Planet, balancing her duty as a journalist with her profound grief as his fiancée.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eThe Supergirl Connection: Matrix (Supergirl), who was dating Lex Luthor II (a cloned Lex Luthor posing as his own son) at the time, attempts to help maintain order in a chaotic, grieving city.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eThe Cadmus Intervention: The story takes a dark turn when Director Paul Westfield of the Project Cadmus research facility secretly schemes to acquire Superman's corpse, setting up a major plot point for the next few issues.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BattleBuddyComics.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49084137832548,"sku":"BV211","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/7606\/4868\/files\/IMG_2026_09_05_16_00_09_327.jpg?v=1788642170","url":"https:\/\/battlebuddycomics.com\/products\/adventures-of-superman-498-third-printing-1993-nm","provider":"BattleBuddyComics.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}