* The Ellsworth Mountains in Antarctica are likely named after long-time DC Comics editor Whitney Ellsworth.
* The Last Son of Krypton says that he possesses "powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men", a line used in the introduction sequence for the Adventures Of Superman television show.
At the Fortress of Solitude, a team of service robots labor to reconstitute their deceased master, Superman. A consciousness emerges, but it is a being without true physicality. All at once, it experiences a flash of memories - [[W:C:DC:Superman
* This issue takes place between and .
* This issue is reprinted in the Superman: The Death and Return of Superman omnibus, the The Return of Superman trade paperback, and the Superman: The Death and Return of Superman Omnibus.
* This issue was shipped as both a direct market edition and a standard newstand edition. The direct market edition includes a die-cut cover enhancement.
* This issue is triangle #12.