70 Super Years: 1986 - Byrned!

THE MAN OF STEEL #1 (July 1986)

In 1986, using the history-altering effects of CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS as an explanation, DC Comics decided to give Superman an updated look and feel by completely

SUPERMAN v2 #1 (Jan 1987)

rewriting his history.
Writer/Artist John Byrne was handed the task of recreating the Superman mythos.
The guiding principle of this revised version was that Superman was the last son of Krypton: gone were Supergirl and the Super-pets, along with Superman's career as Superboy. Perhaps the most effective change, however, was made to Lex Luthor: the mad scientist was replaced with a brutal capitalist.
Byrne began with THE MAN OF STEEL, a 6-issue mini-series, retelling Superman’s story beginning with his origin.

ACTION COMICS #584 (Jan 1987)

Each issue focused on a different time in the early years of his career.
After a 6-month break, the Superman titles returned in

ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #424 (Jan 1987)

January 1987.
SUPERMAN began with a new series beginning with issue #1. The original SUPERMAN series was retitled THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN and continued the original numbering, starting with #424. ACTION COMICS picked up where it left off at issue #584, converting to a team-up series featuring different guest-stars in every issue. Byrne handled the writing and art on SUPERMAN and ACTION COMICS, while THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN was created by writer Marv Wolfman and artist Jerry Ordway.

Links:
The Man of Steel @ Wikipedia
Superman: John Byrne Era @ The Continuity Pages: Superman