Story: "First Steps" (22 Pages)

Credits: Jerry Ordway (plot, script, pencils); Dennis Janke (inks); Albert DeGuzman (letters); Petra Scotese (colors); Michael Carlin (edits)

Feature Character: Superman (also as Gangbuster II; next in Superman Vol. 2 #24)

Supporting Characters: Lois Lane (last in Superman Vol. 2 #23), Perry White (next in Superman Vol. 2 #24), Jimmy Olsen (last in Superman Vol. 2 #23), Cat Grant (next in Superman Vol. 2 #24), José Delgado, Sarah Olsen (on the phone only; last in issue #442; next in Superman Vol. 2 #40), Dan Turpin (last in Superman Annual Vol. 2 #2/2), Maggie Sawyer (in tv broadcast), Steve Lombard (first post-Crisis appearance; in tv broadcast; next in issue #467)

Villains: Heddison Maxwell Carter, Morgan Edge (last in issue #440), Lex Luthor (next in Superman Vol. 2 #24), Sydney Happersen (last in flashback in Action Comics #648; next in issue #450)

Other Characters: Mrs. Turk, Laura Conway (first post-Crisis appearance; Morgan Edge's secretary; next in issue #448), Poe (first appearance; an employee at WGBS)