Comic Title: Adventures of Superman #439
Publisher: DC
Cover Date: April 1988
On Sale Date: December 22, 1987 Shipping Date December 22, 1987
Source: DC Releases, #47

Shipping Date December 22, 1987
Source: Amazing Heroes, #132

Shipping Date December 22, 1987
Source: Capital City Distributors, Orderpak December 1987

Newsstand Date January 14, 1988
Source: Amazing Heroes, #132

Copyright Date December 22, 1987
Source: Library of Congress, Copyright Office 1987

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

Title: "Tin Soldiers"
Pages: 23

Feature(s):
Superman (Post-Crisis)

Writer: John L. Byrne
Plotter/Penciller: Jerry Ordway
Inker: John R. Beatty
Letterer: Albert Tobias De Guzman
Colorist: Anthony Tollin

Reprinted In:
Superman:The Man of Steel Vol. 8 TPB (2014)
Superman:The Man of Steel Vol. 4 HC (2022)

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superman #16; next appearance in Action Comics #599)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Superman #16; next appearance in Action Comics #599)
• Jimmy Olsen (last appearance in Superman #16; next appearance in Action Comics #599)
• Perry White (last appearance in Superman #16; next appearance in Action Comics #599)
• Catherine Grant (last appearance in Action Comics #598; next appearance in Action Comics #599)
• Gangbuster (last appearance in Action Comics #597; next appearance in Adventures of Superman #440)
• Bill Henderson (last appearance in Adventures of Superman #434; next appearance in Adventures of Superman #445)
• Adam Morgan (last appearance in Adventures of Superman #438; next appearance in Adventures of Superman #441)

Villain(s)

• Morgan Edge (last appearance in Superman #16; next appearance in Adventures of Superman #440)
• Colonel John Morrison (first name revealed in Action Comics #655; no further appearances)
• Morrison's men (Parker named; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• A Superman robot (destroyed in this story; no further appearances)
• Alice (last appearance in Superman #16; next appearance in Superman #17)
• M.J. (a Daily Planet employee; no further appearances)
• Sheriff Cooperman (no further appearances)

Comments:
As revealed in Adventures of Superman #440, the Superman robot in this story was created by Emil Hamilton.

Synopsis:
While driving Cat Grant and her son to New York, Jimmy Olsen's car breaks down. They are then captured by a group of extremist militia group headed by Colonel Morrison. Jimmy calls Superman with his signal watch. A prototype Superman robot responds to the call, but is damaged while fighting the militia.

The Superman robot makes its way back to Metropolis. The robot thinks it is the real Superman even though its arm is broken off, exposing the metal framework. Bill Henderson contacts Lois and Perry at the Daily Planet for help.

Clark Kent learns that Superman is in the hospital, so he investigates. He pretends not to know who the robot is and allows it to bring him and Lois back to the compound where Jimmy and Cat are being held. A rescue is staged with Lois capturing many of the enemy soldiers. The Superman robot is destroyed.

Afterward, Superman explains that he created the robot to respond to Jimmy's signal in case he was otherwise occupied. However, since the robot failed, Superman decides not to pursue constructing another.