DC Finest: Superman: Time and Time Again

DC Finest: Superman Man of Steel Era #2

by Dan Jurgens, Roger Stern, Jerry Ordway (Illustrator)

Genres: Comics, Superman, Dc Comics, Graphic Novels, Superheroes, Fiction

600 pages, Paperback

Published March 24, 2026

About the author

Dan Jurgens is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for his work on the DC comic book storyline "The Death of Superman" and for creating characters such as Doomsday, Hank Henshaw, and Booster Gold. Jurgens had a lengthy run on the Superman comic books including The Adventures of Superman, Superman vol. 2 and Action Comics. At Marvel, Jurgens worked on series such as Captain America, The Sensational Spider-Man and was the writer on Thor for six years. He also had a brief run as writer and artist on Solar for Valiant Comics in 1995.

Reviews

[Gary Sassaman · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the first “modern era” DC Finest Superman volume so far and it starts off with the beginning of the fondly-remembered “Triangle Era,” when all three Supes titles at the time—Superman, Adventures of Superman, and Action Comics— told pretty much an ongoing, almost-weekly storyline (it would become weekly with the addition of Man of Steel, which is promo-ed at the end of this book). The timeline on this book is 1990-91 and the Triangle Era—marked by a little numbered triangle on each title’s cover—starts with the January 1991 titles. It’s a great time to be reading the Super-books, and I fondly remember these as some of my faves from a decade of comics that was not so great. Writer-artists Ordway and Jurgens were hitting on all cylinders, and the epic 7-part story arc, “Time and Time Again,” that makes up the spine of this book sends the Man of Steel tumbling through time, trying to make his way back home. I love the art in this volume, especially by Ordway, Jurgens, and Bob McLeod, but Art Thibert’s inks on Jurgens are a bit overpowering; Jurgens is much better served by Brett Breeding who takes over on Adventures of Superman part way through this book. I hope they continue with this timeline in future DC Finest Superman volumes; I’ve been tempted to buy the Triangle Era Omnibus editions, but they’re way too expensive and big to read comfortably, so this route is much more palatable, on both the wallet and the lap.

[Matt Fuller · Rating 5 out of 5]

The start of the Triangle Era these are peak Superman comics. Every comic is a banger in this and every story is creative and gives Clark challenges. Can’t go wrong with this collection. 1990-1991. 10/10

[Jamie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic episodic storytelling with eye dazzling art throughout. This blast from the past had me totally gassed! No spoilers even though I kind of want to, so just dive in and enjoy some great superhero soap opera fun.

[Kevin Morrison · Rating 5 out of 5]

My favorite era of Superman. Jurgens, Ordway, and Stern are fantastic writers and this has so much of what I love about Superman. It’s so cool they got to get Lois Lane to know about Clark being Superman!

Loved the time travel story and Booster Gold’s involvement. The Red Glass trilogy also surprised me that was very well done!

[Saket · Rating 2 out of 5]

Good freebie to grab with my monthly pull. Unfortunately, it firmly comes under "1990s" slop, the exact kind that does not aim for anything beyond juvenile adventures. Perhaps I am jaded in my adulthood, but I really struggle to find meaningful engagement with comics like this beyond entertainment on the train to the city. I expect better from Dan Jurgens given his lovely library of other work, but a paycheck is a paycheck. I am not the target audience.

The illustrations are however lovely. Dan Jurgens also did the art and he is good at it. Linear Man's design particularly interested me - sparing no subtlety for its obvious warping of Marvel's Cable.

Alas, I just don't give a fuck about this comic. Should have read something else before heading off to a housewarming/21st I must attend tonight.