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'''''Superman: The Man of Tomorrow''''' (''MOT'') is the title of a [[comic book]] series published by [[DC Comics]] that ran for 16 issues from 1995 to 1999, featuring the adventures of [[Superman]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Manning|first= Matthew K.|last2=Dolan|first2=Hannah, ed.|chapter= 1990s|title = DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle|publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]] |year=2010 |isbn= 978-0-7566-6742-9 |page= 271 |quote = Superman gained a new quarterly title to ensure his weekly appearance on comic book store racks in...''Superman: The Man of Tomorrow'' #1, by writer Roger Stern and penciller Tom Grummett.}}</ref> At the time, the four Superman titles (''[[Action Comics]]'', ''[[Superman (comic book)|The Adventures of Superman]]'', [[Superman vol. 2|''Superman'']], and ''[[Superman: The Man of Steel]]'') were released weekly with an intertwining story. ''The Man of Tomorrow'' title was created to fill the extra week in months with five weeks.<ref>http://comicsalliance.com/dont-ask-just-buy-it-february-29-2012/</ref> At about this time, however, DC began its [[fifth week event]]s, disrupting the schedule of ''The Man of Tomorrow'', and it was subsequently canceled with issue #15.
'''''Superman: The Man of Tomorrow''''' (''MOT'') is the title of a [[comic book]] series published by [[DC Comics]] that ran for 16 issues from 1995 to 1999, featuring the adventures of [[Superman]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Manning|first= Matthew K.|last2=Dolan|first2=Hannah, ed.|chapter= 1990s|title = DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle|publisher=[[Dorling Kindersley]] |year=2010 |isbn= 978-0-7566-6742-9 |page= 271 |quote = Superman gained a new quarterly title to ensure his weekly appearance on comic book store racks in...''Superman: The Man of Tomorrow'' #1, by writer Roger Stern and penciller Tom Grummett.}}</ref> At the time, the four Superman titles (''[[Action Comics]]'', ''[[Superman (comic book)|The Adventures of Superman]]'', [[Superman vol. 2|''Superman'']], and ''[[Superman: The Man of Steel]]'') were released weekly with an intertwining story. ''The Man of Tomorrow'' title was created to fill the extra week in months with five weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comicsalliance.com/dont-ask-just-buy-it-february-29-2012/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2015-03-06 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150330124703/http://comicsalliance.com/dont-ask-just-buy-it-february-29-2012/ |archivedate=2015-03-30 |df= }}</ref> At about this time, however, DC began its [[fifth week event]]s, disrupting the schedule of ''The Man of Tomorrow'', and it was subsequently canceled with issue #15.


Issue #1,000,000 of the series was a part of the "[[DC One Million]]" storyline, which was a top vote-getter for the [[Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award]] for Favorite Story for 1999.
Issue #1,000,000 of the series was a part of the "[[DC One Million]]" storyline, which was a top vote-getter for the [[Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award]] for Favorite Story for 1999.

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Superman: The Man of Tomorrow
Cover of Superman: high The Man of Tomorrow #1 (Summer 1995) by Tom Grummett and Brett Breeding.
Publication information
PublisherDC Comics
ScheduleQuarterly
Publication date1995 – 1999
No. of issues16
Main character(s)Superman
Creative team
Written byRoger Stern, #1-10
Louise Simonson, #11-14
J.M. DeMatteis, #15
Mark Schultz, #1,000,000
Penciller(s)Tom Grummett, #1-5
Paul Ryan, #6-14
Ryan Sook, #15
Georges Jeanty, #1,000,000
Inker(s)Brett Breeding, #1-11
Josef Rubinstein, #12
Dennis Janke, #13-14
Jeff Gan, #15
Denis Rodier, #1,000,000

Superman: The Man of Tomorrow (MOT) is the title of a comic book series published by DC Comics that ran for 16 issues from 1995 to 1999, featuring the adventures of Superman.[1] At the time, the four Superman titles (Action Comics, The Adventures of Superman, Superman, and Superman: The Man of Steel) were released weekly with an intertwining story. The Man of Tomorrow title was created to fill the extra week in months with five weeks.[2] At about this time, however, DC began its fifth week events, disrupting the schedule of The Man of Tomorrow, and it was subsequently canceled with issue #15.

Issue #1,000,000 of the series was a part of the "DC One Million" storyline, which was a top vote-getter for the Comics Buyer's Guide Fan Award for Favorite Story for 1999.

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  1. ^ Manning, Matthew K.; Dolan, Hannah, ed. (2010). "1990s". DC Comics Year By Year A Visual Chronicle. Dorling Kindersley. p. 271. ISBN 978-0-7566-6742-9. Superman gained a new quarterly title to ensure his weekly appearance on comic book store racks in...Superman: The Man of Tomorrow #1, by writer Roger Stern and penciller Tom Grummett. {{cite book}}: |first2= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-03-30. Retrieved 2015-03-06. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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