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SUPERMAN ANNUAL VOL. 2 #2
July 1987 [$1.25]

Cover Credits: Ron Frenz (pencils; signed)
Brett Breeding (inks; signed)

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Story: "The Cadmus Project" (40 Pages)

Credits:

Roger Stern (plot, script)
Ron Frenz (pencils)
Brett Breeding (inks)
John Costanza (letters)
Petra Scotese (colors)
Reneé Witterstaetter (assistant edits)
Michael Carlin (edits)

Feature Character:

Superman (last in Adventures of Superman #443; next in Superman Vol. 2 #20)

Guest Stars:

Guardian III (Jim Harper II; first post-Crisis appearance; last in flashback in Legends of the DC Universe #14; next in Superman Vol. 2 #26)
Tommy II
Big Words II
Scrapper II
Gabby II
Flip (as the Newsboy Legion II; first post-Crisis appearance of all five; clones of the original Newsboy Legion, except Flip who is a clone of Walter Johnson; all five also in flashback preceding main story; all five next in Adventures of Superman #449)
Thomas Thompkins
Anthony Rodrigues
Patrick MacGuire
John Gabrielli (all four as the original Newsboy Legion; all four last in flashback in Legends of the DC Universe #14; see Comment)
Walter Johnson (first post-Crisis appearance; above five department heads at the Cadmus Project)
Dubbilex (first post-Crisis appearance; also in flashback preceding main story; next in Adventures of Superman #449)

Supporting Character:

Jimmy Olsen (last in Adventures of Superman #443; next in Superman Vol. 2 #20)

Villain:

Sleez (last in Action Comics #593; next in Adventures of Superman #475)

Guest Appearances:

Jude (first post-Crisis appearance; the captain of the Mountain of Judgment and one of the Hairies)
the Hairies (first post-Crisis appearance)

Other Characters:

Simons (first appearance; the dean of the University of Metropolis)
Clayton (first appearance; a police officer)

Comment: This story re-introduces Project Cadmus, the new Newsboy Legion and other elements from Jack Kirby's run on Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen into the post-Crisis DC Universe. While the original Newboy Legion's Golden Age appearances are still in-continuity the entire Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen run is no longer considered part of continuity.

Second Story: "Love's Labors... (Private Lives)" (8 Pages)

Credits:

John Byrne (plot, script, inks)
Bill Oakley (letters)
Shelley Eiber (colors)
Michael Carlin (edits)

Feature Character:

Dan Turpin (last in Action Comics #595; in Superman Vol. 2 #17 and Action Comics #600/3 in between pages 3 and 4; next in Adventures of Superman #446)

Supporting Characters:

Maggie Sawyer (last in Superman Vol. 2 #13; in Superman Vol. 2 #15 in between pages 2 and 3; in Superman Vol. 2 #17, Action Comics #600/3 and Superman Vol. 2 #19 in between pages 3 and 6; next in Superman Vol. 2 #20)
Toby Raynes (last in Superman Vol. 2 #15; next in Adventures of Superman #447)
Maisie Turpin (first appearance; Dan Turpin's daughter)

Villain:

Barrage (first appearance)

Other Characters:

Midge (last in Action Comics #595)
Jace (first appearance; a police officer)

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