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Adventures of Superman #551 cover
Cover: Tom Grummett & Denis Rodier

Adventures of Superman #551

Oct 1997 · DC · 1.95 USD; 2.75 CAD
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“Genesis for Humanity”

The blueprint-style cover of Adventures of Superman #551 is a genuinely clever design choice — rendered entirely in striking blue-on-blue technical diagrams, it presents Superman and Cyborg as engineering subjects, their bodies annotated with labels like "Containment Grid for Superman's Consciousness: Kryptonian Design," "Polymeric Fabric: LexCorp Design," and "Cybernetic-Human Deconstructive Interface." It's a cool, cerebral approach that suggests the story "Genesis for Humanity" has a scientific and technological heart, putting both figures under the analytical eye of what feels like a S.T.A.R. Labs or LexCorp dossier. Cover artists Tom Grummett and Denis Rodier bring real precision and atmosphere to the concept, making this 1997 issue stand out as something a little different on the spinner rack.

writer Dan Jurgens · artist Tom Grummett · inker Denis Rodier · colorist Glenn Whitmore · colorist Digital Chameleon · letterer Albert DeGuzman · cover Tom Grummett, Denis Rodier

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cover pencils Tom Grummett
cover inks Denis Rodier

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Reprinted in Superman Sonderband #2 (1999)

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