{"product_id":"adventures-of-superman-499-1993-vf-nm","title":"Adventures of Superman # 499 1993 VF\/NM","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdventures of Superman #499\u003c\/b\u003e is a historic issue in the Superman mythos, published by DC Comics with a cover date of February 1993. Entitled \"Grave Obsession,\" this issue serves as Part 5 of the 8-part \"Funeral for a Friend\" storyline, which explores a world mourning the loss of the Man of Steel following his fatal battle against Doomsday.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePlot Synopsis\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe central mystery of this issue focuses on a shocking development: someone has broken into Superman's memorial tomb in Metropolis and stolen his corpse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eLex Luthor II (who has secretly cloned himself into a younger body with a full head of red hair and a beard) had filled the tomb with hidden infrared motion sensors. Consumed by paranoid delusions that Superman faked his own death—exactly like Luthor recently did to escape his previous crimes—Luthor panics when the alarms trip. He immediately commands Supergirl (Matrix) to investigate the crypt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSupergirl discovers a tunnel dug directly up from the subterranean caverns beneath Metropolis. Alongside Metropolis Police Inspector Dan Turpin, she heads into the dark maze only to be ambushed by The Underworlders, a faction of monstrous outcasts led by the villain Clawster. As a brutal clash erupts underground, the city above spirals into mass panic and conspiracy theories regarding the true whereabouts of Superman's body\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eCreative 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: Jerry Ordway\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003ePenciller: Tom Grummett\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eInker: Doug Hazlewood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1; tab-stops: list .5in;\"\u003eColorist: Glenn Whitmore\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BattleBuddyComics.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49034681090148,"sku":"BB314","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0728\/7606\/4868\/files\/IMG_2026_08_24_21_00_34_520.jpg?v=1787623350","url":"https:\/\/battlebuddycomics.com\/products\/adventures-of-superman-499-1993-vf-nm","provider":"BattleBuddyComics.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}