The Eradicator device first appeared in Action Comics Annual (DC, 1987 series) #2 ([June] 1989). It assumed human form in Superman: The Man of Steel (DC, 1991 series) #1 (July 1991). It first appeared as The Last Son of Krypton in Adventures of Superman (DC, 1987 series) #500 (Early June 1993). The Eradicator was destroyed in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #901 (July 2011).
The Eradicator was introduced in DC Rebirth continuity in Superman (DC, 2016 series) #2 (Early September 2016).