The end of a lackluster era, planet-stealing aliens, and the first time Martian Manhunter had his own series

Superman: The Earth Stealers 1, Blue Beetle 24, Forever People 4, Martian Manhunter 1, Secret Origins 26, Superman 17, Young All-Stars 12

The comics of January 19, 1988, offered a wide variety of stories told. It also marks a point when Superman had two titles out in one week. 

One of those books is a special prestige format release, marking Curt Swan’s first work on the post-Crisis Superman after decades of drawing him before 1986. In the two years since Byrne took over, he kept busy draw…