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Cover: Tom Grummett & Denis Rodier

Adventures of Superman #553

Dec 1997 · DC · 1.95 USD; 2.75 CAD
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“Energy Crisis!”

The cover of Adventures of Superman #553 (December 1997) makes an immediate impression: a massive, blue-skinned demon with curved horns, jutting tusks, and coldly glowing amber eyes fills the entire frame — a close-up portrait radiating menace and raw power. It's a striking design choice by cover penciler Tom Grummett and inker Denis Rodier that wordlessly signals Superman is up against something genuinely formidable in "Energy Crisis!" Karl Kesel's writing alongside Grummett's interior art promises the kind of bold, imaginative storytelling this era of Superman was known for.

writer Karl Kesel · artist Tom Grummett · inker Denis Rodier · colorist Glenn Whitmore · colorist Digital Chameleon · letterer Albert De Guzman · cover Tom Grummett, Denis Rodier

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writer Karl Kesel
artist Tom Grummett
inker Denis Rodier
colorist Glenn Whitmore
colorist Digital Chameleon
letterer Albert De Guzman
cover pencils Tom Grummett
cover inks Denis Rodier

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Superman fights the Millennium Guard at Cadmus.

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