Comic Title: Action Comics #595
Publisher: DC (DC Comics Inc.)
Address: 666 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: December 1987
On Sale Date: September 22, 1987 Newsstand Date September 22, 1987
Source: DC Releases, #43

Newsstand Date September 22, 1987
Source: Amazing Heroes, #124

Shipping Date September 1, 1987
Source: Amazing Heroes, #124

Shipping Date September 1, 1987
Source: Comic Shop News, #8

Shipping Date September 1, 1987
Source: Focus, #1, Page BC

Copyright Date August 10, 1987
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1987
DC publication dates beyond April 1981 listed by the LoC
represent shipping dates NOT newsstand sale dates

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.75
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mike Carlin

Title: "The Ghost of Superman"
Pages: 22

Feature(s):
Superman (Post-Crisis)
Martian Manhunter (Post-Crisis)

Writer/Penciller: John L. Byrne
Inker: Keith Williams
Letterer: John Costanza
Colorist: Thomas J. Ziuko

Reprinted In:
Superman in the Eighties TPB (2006)
Superman:The Man of Steel Vol. 6 TPB (2008)
Superman:The Man of Steel Vol. 3 HC (2021)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Adventures of Superman #435; next appearance in Millennium #1)
• Martian Manhunter (last appearance in Justice League International #8; next appearance in Millennium #1)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in World of Krypton #4; next appearance in Adventures of Superman #437)
• Perry White (last appearance in Action Comics #594; next appearance in Action Comics #598)
• Jimmy Olsen (last appearance in Adventures of Superman #435; next appearance in Superman #13)
• Lana Lang (last appearance in Superman #9; next appearance in Secret Origins #22)
• Maggie Sawyer (last appearance in Superman #10; next appearance in Superman #13)
• The Special Crimes Unit (Vinnie and Vern named; last appearance in Superman #10; next appearance in Adventures of Superman #456)
• Dan Turpin (last appearance in Superman #10; next appearance in Superman #17)

Villain(s)

• Silver Banshee (first appearance; next appearance in Superman #17)
• Lex Luthor (last appearance in Booster Gold #23; next appearance in Superman #13)
• Manhunters (mostly behind-the-scenes; first post-Crisis appearance; last appearance in World of Smallville #3; next appearance in Secret Origins #22)

Guest Appearance(s)

• Justice League (last appearance in Justice League International #8; next appearance in Millennium #1)
• Batman (last appearance in Justice League International #8; next appearance in Millennium #1)
• Black Canary (last appearance in Justice League International #8; next appearance in Millennium #1)

Other Character(s)

• Ben Friendly (an FBI agent; no further appearances)
• Midge (last appearance in Superman #10; next appearance in Superman Annual #2)
• Several construction workers (no further appearances)
• Bert (a police officer; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
A ghoulish woman calling herself the Silver Banshee begins searching book stores in Metropolis and killing people who get in her way. The Special Crimes Unit led by Maggie Sawyer arrives on the scene. One of them is killed, but the Banshee is unable to kill a second. Superman then arrives and apparently kills Superman.

The news of Superman's death spreads quickly. Lois, Perry, and Maggie attend an impromptu funeral where the Man of Steel's body is on display. They witness a ghost rise from the body. The ghost then goes after the Silver Banshee. Her powers are ineffective against the ghost and she appears to explode.

The ghost then reveals himself as J'onn J'onzz in disguise. Superman is still alive as well. His encounter with the Banshee had only caused him to be put in a coma. His Kryptonian physiology saved him from her power. J'onn realized that the Banshee's power required visual cues to function. By disguising himself as Superman's ghost he was immune to her power. Jimmy Olsen explains that she must have been looking for a book that was shipped from Ireland.