Vol. 1 reprints the 6-issue miniseries (published Oct.-Dec. 1986) in which writer/artist John Byrne revamped the Superman character. Vol. 2 reprints issues from Jan.-Mar. 1987: John Byrne develops his new Superman story in Action comics and the relaunched Superman, and writer Marv Wolfman and artist Jerry Ordway incorporate Byrne's ideas into the renamed comic The adventures of Superman.