"The Return of Superman" is the third and last trade paperback of the original trilogy collecting the "Death and Return of Superman" crossover event. This trade paperback reprints the "Reign of the Supermen!" story-arc.

"Reign of the Supermen" was a 1990s comic book storyline published between June and October 1993, a follow-up to The Death of Superman and World Without a Superman. The title was named for the very first Superman story by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, "Reign of the Superman". The storyline not only brings back the Man of Steel to life, but also concludes "The Death of Superman" trilogy.

The storyline was carried throughout issues of Action Comics, Superman (Vol 2), Adventures of Superman, and Superman: The Man of Steel.

Taking place after the "WORLD WITHOUT A SUPERMAN" storyline; looking to fill the void after the Man of Steel's death, the premise was that four new supermen have appeared, claiming to be the resurrected Man of Steel, all bearing the trademark "S" insignia on their chest and each with different powers and personalities, each having some claim to the Last son of Krypton's legacy. Each of the four superman books featured one of the four supermen, which were all created by the creative teams of those books.

The Supermen were: Last Son of Krypton (Action Comics), a cold, emotionless Kryptonian persona; Superboy (Adventures of Superman), a teenage clone of Superman; Steel (Superman: The Man of Steel), an engineer who built a high-powered suit of armor to carry on Superman's legacy; and finally, Cyborg Superman (Superman), who most resembled the real Man of Steel but who was a cybernetic organism.

The world tries to figure out who is for real and who is a hoax. But in the end, it will take the return of the one and only Superman to stop one of these impostors from taking over the world!

This trade paperback reprints stories from the following issues:

Adventures of Superman #500:
- "First Sighting - The Man of Steel"
- "First Sighting - The Last Son of Krypton"
- "First Sighting - Superboy"
- "First Sighting - The Man of Tomorrow"
Action Comics #687: "Born Again"
Superman: The Man of Steel #22: "Steel"
Superman (Volume 2) #78: "Alive"
Adventures of Superman #501: "The Adventures of Superman... When He Was a Boy!"
Action Comics #688: "An Eye for an Eye"
Superman: The Man of Steel #23: "Ambush!"
Superman (Volume 2) #79: "Prove it."
Adventures of Superman #502: "Boy Meets Girl"
Action Comics #689: "Who is the Hero True?"
Superman: The Man of Steel #24: "Impact!"
Superman (Volume 2) #80: "Deadly Alliance"
Adventures of Superman #503: "Line of Fire!"
Action Comics #690: "Lies & Revelations"
Superman: The Man of Steel #25: "The Return!"
Superman (Volume 2) #81: "Resurrections"
Adventures of Superman #504: "Assault on Engine City!"
Action Comics #691: "Secret Weapon"
Superman: The Man of Steel #26: "Blast Off!"
Green Lantern (Volume 3) #46: "Death City" (pages 1-17)
Superman (Volume 2) #82: "Back for Good!"
Adventures of Superman #505: "Reign of the Superman!" (first 2 pages)
Action Comics #692: "And Who, Disguised as Clark Kent?" (pages 1-7, 10-12)

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