Superman (1987) #56

DC 1987–2006 series Vol. 2 Cover date Jun 1991

Fair market value

Grade	CGC slab	Raw
9.8 NM/M	$480 $408–$552	$210 $179–$242
9.6 NM+	$374 $318–$431	$168 $143–$193
9.4 NM	$292 $248–$336	$134 $114–$155
9.2 NM-	$228 $194–$262	$108 $91.39–$124
9.0 VF/NM	$178 $151–$204	$86.02 $73.12–$98.92
8.5 VF+	$139 $118–$159	$68.81 $58.49–$79.13
8.0 VF	$108 $91.89–$124	$55.05 $46.79–$63.31
7.0 FN/VF	$84.31 $71.66–$96.96	$44.04 $37.43–$50.65
6.0 FN	$65.77 $55.90–$75.64	$35.23 $29.95–$40.51
5.0 VG/FN	$51.30 $43.61–$58.99	$28.19 $23.96–$32.42
4.0 VG	$40.01 $34.01–$46.01	$22.55 $19.17–$25.93
2.0 GD	$31.21 $26.53–$35.89	$18.04 $15.33–$20.75
Raw, ungraded	—	$65.00 $55.25–$74.75

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About this issue

Superman #56 (1987) is issue #56 of DC's Superman (1987–2006), with a cover date of June 1991. Written by James Hudnall and Karl Kesel and drawn by Ed Hannigan and Karl Kesel.

Creators

Writers: James Hudnall, Karl Kesel
Pencillers: Ed Hannigan, Karl Kesel
Inkers: Will Blyberg, Karl Kesel
Colorist: Glenn Whitmore
Letterer: Bill Oakley
Cover artist: Andy Kubert

The stories

“Red Glass, Part One: Breaking Up”

Superman visits the "Museum of Dead Villains," exhibit on "Superman's Day of Wrath." He reads he killed all his opponents in 3 weeks starting April 15, 1998. A man explains that Superman left Earth after killing his enemies. As he leaves he meets Lois and attempting to scan her with his x-ray vision, Superman accidentally incinerates her with heat vision and people go nuts. He finds Luthor at Lexcorp, but his things are being moved out: Superman had bankrupted him. Luthor rips off a fake face to reveal Jimmy Olsen underneath, who opens a box of green kryptonite, aiming it directly at Superman.

“Charlie & Company”

The Newsboy Legion celebrates the Guardian's recovery as Angry Charlie looks in from an air vent. Tom tells the Guardian that when he's well, they want him to find what's been raiding their supplies. Angry Charlie steals an end table and eats it. He looks at a photograph captioned "Tommy, Dabney & Me - My new (cloned) body!" He remembers Dabney Donovan injecting one of his monkey subjects with something and creating Angry Charlie. When Charlie awakens, he sees what he and the other monkeys have become: they destroy the lab. In the air vent, Angry Charlie continues to look at the photograph.

Credits, characters and story details from the Grand Comics Database, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Key issues in Superman (1987)

#75Death of Superman