Superman: The Man of Steel was a monthly American comic book series that ran for 136 issues from 1991 to 2003, featuring Superman and published by DC Comics. As a result of introducing this series alongside its already existing titles, DC Comics was able to publish a new Superman comic each week. Included in these 136 issues were two special issues: #0 (October 1994, published between issues #37 and #38) and #1,000,000 (November 1998, published between issues #83 and #84), which were tie-ins to Zero Hour: Crisis in Time and DC One Million, respectively. Publication history The first issue was written by Louise Simonson and featured pencils by Jon Bogdanove, Tom Grummett, Bob McLeod, and Dan Jurgens. Inks were by Dennis Janke, Jerry Ordway, and Brett Breeding. Simonson wrote issues #1–56, 59–83, 86, #0 and Annuals #2, 4, and 6 from 1991 to 1999. Bogdanove pencilled issues #1–68, 75–82, 85, and #0 during the same period and returned for the final issue, #134, in 2003. Issues #9 and 10 were part of the "Panic in the Sky" storyline in 1992. Issues #22 through 26 were a part of "The Reign of the Supermen" storyline which received the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award for "Favorite Comic-Book Story" for 1993. After his introduction in The Adventures of Superman #500 (June 1993), Steel briefly became the starring character of the Superman: The Man of Steel series. Issue #30 (Feb. 1994) had a variant edition packaged in a polybag. The logo and all cover copy were printed on the bag and vinyl clings (similar to Colorforms) were included for a do-it-yourself front and back cover. Writer Mark Schultz and artist Doug Mahnke became the new creative team on the title with issue #87 (March 1999). Schultz and Mahnke introduced a new version of Superman's Fortress of Solitude in issue #100 (May 2000). Annuals From 1992 to 1997, DC published six issues of Superman: The Man of Steel Annual. The stories tied into the crossover or themes that were featured in DC's annuals that year. These were: Annual #1 (1992) – Eclipso: The Darkness Within Annual #2 (1993) – Bloodlines Annual #3 (1994) – Elseworlds Annual #4 (1995) – Year One Annual #5 (1996) – Legends of the Dead Earth Annual #6 (1997) – Pulp Heroes Gallery In December 1995, a special Superman: The Man of Steel Gallery #1 was published. It features 22 pin-ups