Posted By Dan Greenfield on Jul 6, 2016 | 1 comment

John Byrne and The Man of Steel both have birthdays this week…

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John Byrne was born July 6, 1950. The Man of Steel debuted July 10, 1986.

Let’s celebrate!

In my mind, Byrne’s version Superman is the best ever to hit the comics page. Click here to read why — and feel free to agree or disagree!

In the meantime, here are 13 COVERS to salute Byrne’s too-short run!

Walt Simonson inks

Alfredo Alcala inks

Dick Giordano inks

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For more covers, check out our piece on Why JOHN BYRNE’S SUPERMAN Was the Greatest Man of Steel, here.

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Cover images and credits from the super Grand Comics Database.

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