Superman - The Man Of Steel 01-06 -1986 Portable Jun 2026

John Byrne's 1986 six-issue miniseries, The Man of Steel , is a landmark in comic book history that served as the definitive "hard reboot" for Superman following the events of Crisis on Infinite Earths

: Reimagines Lex Luthor from a "mad scientist" into a corrupt, powerful billionaire industrialist. Issue #5: The Mirror Image Superman - The Man Of Steel 01-06 -1986

Before The Man of Steel #01-06, superheroes were perfect. Afterward, they had flaws. John Byrne's 1986 six-issue miniseries, The Man of

Key scene: A chemical plant explosion. Clark rushes in as a civilian, then tears open his shirt to reveal the "S" shield for the first time. Lex Luthor is introduced not as a mad scientist, but as a corporate billionaire in an Armani suit—a genius who views Superman as a threat to human evolution. John Byrne's 1986 six-issue miniseries