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Ongoing titles featuring Superman in a starring role


''Action Comics''

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Action Comics ''Action Comics'' is an American comic book/ magazine series that introduced Superman, one of the first major superhero characters. The publisher was originally known as National Allied Publications, and later as National Comics Publications ...
'' began in 1938. ''Action Comics'' #1 featured the introduction of Superman. Thirteen ''Annual''s have also been published between 1987 and 2011 (1987–1997 and 2007–2011). Issue #0 (October 1994) was published between issues #703 and 704 during the '' Zero Hour: Crisis in Time!'' crossover event and issue #1,000,000 (November 1998) was published between #748 and 749 during the "
DC One Million ''DC One Million'' is a comic book crossover storyline that ran through a self-titled, weekly miniseries and through special issues of almost all of the "DCU" titles published by DC Comics in November 1998. It featured a vision of the DC Univer ...
" crossover event. In all, 906 issues (904 regulars, plus one #0 issue and one #1,000,000 issue) of ''Action Comics'' were published before ''
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s relaunch of the title in September 2011. ''Action Comics'' (vol. 2) started at #1 and ended in issue #52 in May 2016, with three ''Annual''s. In June 2016, DC again relaunched the title with ''
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''. ''Action Comics'' resumed the classic numbering beginning with issue #957.


''Batman/Superman: World's Finest''

An ongoing comic titled ''Batman/Superman: World's Finest'', written by Mark Waid, was launched in 2022. The story was described as taking place a few years before present time, when
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was still Robin and was 17–18 years old.


''Superman''

'' Superman'' ran from 1939 to 1986 for 423 issues, with 12 ''Annual''s published between 1960–1986 (1960–1964 and 1983–1986). In 1986, this series was retitled ''The Adventures of Superman'', continuing with the same numbering from 1987 to 2006 (issue #424-649), with nine ''Annual''s also published. ''Superman'' (vol. 2) ran concurrently, with issues #1-226, 12 ''Annual''s and one ''Special''. Starting with #650, the first series was retitled ''Superman'' in 2006 after the events of the ''
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'' miniseries. The ''Annual''s also continued after the retitling, starting with ''Annual'' (vol. 2) #13 in November 2007. 716 issues (714 regular issues, plus one #0 issue (October 1994) and one #1,000,000 issue (November 1998)) of ''Superman'' were published before ''
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s relaunch of the title in September 2011. ''Superman'' (vol. 3), starting at #1, ran from 2011 to 2016 with 52 issues and three ''Annual''s. In ''
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'', ''Superman'' (vol. 4) was released with issue #1 from 2016 to 2018 with 48 issues, one ''Annual'', one ''Special'' and a ''DC Rebirth'' one-shot issue. ''Superman'' (vol. 5) starting at issue #1, began publication in July 2018 and ended in June 2021 with issue #32. The series was replaced by ''Superman: Son of Kal-El'', a new comic book series which followed the adventures of Jon Kent, the son of Superman.


Formerly published titles


Superman titles

These were titles in which Superman starred: * '' The Adventures of Superman'' was originally (vol. 1) of ''Superman''. It ran titled as ''The Adventures of...'' from 1987 to 2006, issues #424 to 649, with a #0 issue (October 1994) published between issues #516 and 517 during the '' Zero Hour: Crisis in Time!'' crossover event and a #1,000,000 issue (November 1998) published between issues #562 and 563 during the "
DC One Million ''DC One Million'' is a comic book crossover storyline that ran through a self-titled, weekly miniseries and through special issues of almost all of the "DCU" titles published by DC Comics in November 1998. It featured a vision of the DC Univer ...
" crossover event. Issue #650 was retitled back to ''Superman'', with (vol. 2) of ''Superman'' being cancelled at issue #226. Nine ''Annual''s were also published using ''The Adventures of Superman'' title from 1987 to 1997. After the retitling, the ''Annual''s continued the numbering from (vol. 1) of ''Superman Annual'' with ''Annual'' #13 in November 2007. * '' Superman'' (vol. 2) ran from 1987 to 2006, ending with issue #226, and was first launched after John Byrne revamped Superman. The series included a #0 issue (October 1994) published between issues #93 and 94 during the '' Zero Hour: Crisis in Time!'' crossover event and a #1,000,000 issue (November 1998) published between issues #139 and 140 during the "
DC One Million ''DC One Million'' is a comic book crossover storyline that ran through a self-titled, weekly miniseries and through special issues of almost all of the "DCU" titles published by DC Comics in November 1998. It featured a vision of the DC Univer ...
" crossover event. Twelve ''Annual''s were also published between 1987 and 2000 and one ''Special'' was also published in 1992. * '' Superman: The Man of Steel'' has a title similar to the miniseries '' The Man of Steel''. However, ''The Man of Steel'' was printed in 1986, whereas this series was printed from 1991 to 2003, ending at issue #134. The series included a #0 issue (October 1994) published between issues #37 and 38 during the '' Zero Hour: Crisis in Time!'' crossover event and a #1,000,000 issue (November 1998) published between issues #83 and 84 during the "
DC One Million ''DC One Million'' is a comic book crossover storyline that ran through a self-titled, weekly miniseries and through special issues of almost all of the "DCU" titles published by DC Comics in November 1998. It featured a vision of the DC Univer ...
" crossover event. Six ''Annual''s were also published between 1992 and 1997. Once this series began, there was a new Superman book each week for every month, except for four weeks out of the year. * '' Superman: The Man of Tomorrow'' was a series published from summer 1995 to fall 1999, ending at issue #15. The series filled in the four weeks of the year that an issue of ''Action Comics'', ''The Adventures of Superman'', ''Superman'' (vol. 2) and ''Superman: The Man of Steel'' were not published as a fifth week to give 52 weeks (i.e., one year) of Superman stories. The series included a #1,000,000 issue (November 1998) being published between issues #11 and 12 during the "
DC One Million ''DC One Million'' is a comic book crossover storyline that ran through a self-titled, weekly miniseries and through special issues of almost all of the "DCU" titles published by DC Comics in November 1998. It featured a vision of the DC Univer ...
" crossover event. As this was a quarterly book, no additional ''Annual''s or ''Special''s were published using this title. * ''
Superman/Batman ''Superman/Batman'' is a monthly comic book series published by DC Comics that features the publisher's two most popular superheroes: Superman and Batman. ''Superman/Batman'' premiered in August 2003, an update of the previous series, ''World's ...
'' was a series featuring DC's two most iconic characters and published from August 2003 until August 2011. This series is not firmly set in continuity, but has been a launching point for several large storylines, including the downfall of
Lex Luthor Alexander Joseph "Lex" Luthor () is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Lex Luthor originally appeared in ''Action Comics'' #23 (cover dated: April ...
as
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and the return of
Kara Zor-El Kara Zor-El (Supergirl) also known by her adoptive names of Linda Lee Danvers, Kara Kent, Linda Lang, and Kara Danvers, is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She was created by Otto Binder and designed ...
as
Supergirl Supergirl is the name of several fictional superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original, current, and most well known Supergirl is Kara Zor-El, the cousin of superhero Superman. The character made her fir ...
from
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. 87 issues and five ''Annual''s were published before the title was cancelled in August 2011 by ''
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'' relaunch. * '' Superman Confidential'' was a series published from November 2006 to April 2008, ending at issue #14. The series focused on the telling of early Superman moments. * ''Smallville Season 11'' - Based on
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TV series '' Smallville'', this book, which began in 2012 and ended in 2014, picks up six months after the final episode of the series left off with the continuing story of Superman, his friends and his enemies. Written by
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, who also served as executive story editor for the television series, ''Smallville Season 11'' is a digital first title that began, like most other digital titles, by releasing three chapters a month digitally, then a print collection; however, it was later decided the four weeks of a month would now play host to a new series of shorter side stories that run parallel to the main story at the time. These parallel story arcs are collected in print as part of the ''Smallville Season 11 Special''s, which run periodically. * '' Superman Unchained'' - Beginning in June 2013, the 12-issue series was the highly anticipated series by '' Batman'', ''
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'' and ''
American Vampire ''American Vampire'' is an American comic book series created by writer Scott Snyder and drawn by artist Rafael Albuquerque. It was published by DC Comics under its Vertigo imprint. ''American Vampire'' continued under the newly-created DC Bla ...
'' writer
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and artist and DC co-publisher
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. * ''The Adventures of Superman'' - Unrelated to the previous ''The Adventures of Superman'' title, this book, which began in 2013 and ended in 2014, was a three-times-a-month digital comic anthology of non-canonical Superman stories by rotating creative teams. The print edition collected three digital chapters a month. * '' Batman/Superman'' began publication in June 2013. The series is written by
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and illustrated by
Jae Lee Jae Lee (born 1972) is a Korean American comics artist known for his interior illustration and cover work for various publishers, including Marvel Comics, DC Comics, Image Comics, and Dynamite Entertainment. Career Jae Lee's first work for Marv ...
. The series features the first encounter between the two heroes as they exist in ''
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''. The first arc is set before the formation of the
Justice League The Justice League (also known as The Justice League of America) are a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team first appeared in ''The Brave and the Bold'' #28 (March 1960). The team was conceived b ...
in the team's own book. The series concluded in May 2016 with issue #32. A second ''Batman/Superman'' series was released in August 2019. * '' Superman/Wonder Woman'' written by
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and drawn by
Tony Daniel Tony S. Daniel, is an American comic book writer and artist, known for his work on various books for DC Comics, including ''Teen Titans'', '' Flash: The Fastest Man Alive'', and ''Batman''and ''Deathstroke'' and '' Nocterra'' as well as many othe ...
with participation of others artists like Jack Herbert, explores the relationship between Superman and Wonder Woman. The series launched in October 2013 and was cancelled in May 2016 with issue #29. * '' Superman: Lois and Clark'' is an eight-issue comic book miniseries debuting in October 2015. The series is a spin-off and follow-up to the ''Superman: Convergence'' miniseries, which featured a Pre-''Flashpoint'' married Superman and
Lois Lane Lois Lane is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, she first appeared in ''Action Comics'' #1 (June 1938). Lois is an award-winning journalist for ...
. It was written by writer
Dan Jurgens Dan Jurgens (; born June 27, 1959) 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. Jurg ...
, with art by
Lee Weeks Lee Weeks (born 1962) is an American comics artist known for his work on such titles as ''Daredevil''. Career Lee Weeks attended The Kubert School and made his professional comics debut penciling, inking, and lettering a short story ("Friends ...
, and set nine years after the ''
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'' event. The series focuses on Superman and his family, including his wife
Lois Lane Lois Lane is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, she first appeared in ''Action Comics'' #1 (June 1938). Lois is an award-winning journalist for ...
and their 9-year-old son (born in the ''Convergence'' event) Jonathan Samuel Kent, living in the Post-''Flashpoint'' DC Universe.


Superboy and Supergirl titles

* ''
Superboy Superboy is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in American comicbooks published by DC Comics. These characters have been featured in several eponymous comic series, in addition to ''Adventure Comics'' and other series featuring ...
'' – Ran from March/April 1949 through August 1977 for 230 issues and one ''Annual''. * '' Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes'' – The original ''Superboy'' series was renamed to this title in 1977. It ran from September 1977 through December 1979 with issues #231-258. The series was renamed '' Legion of Super-Heroes'' (vol. 2) with issues #259-313, which ran from January 1980 to July 1984. * '' The New Adventures of Superboy'' – Ran from January 1980 through June 1984 for a total of 54 issues. * '' Superboy: The Comic Book'' – This second ''Superboy'' series was based on the live action series that ran on television. The series was renamed ''The Adventures of Superboy'' beginning with issue #11. In all, the series ran from February 1990 through February 1992 with 22 issues. * ''
Superboy Superboy is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in American comicbooks published by DC Comics. These characters have been featured in several eponymous comic series, in addition to ''Adventure Comics'' and other series featuring ...
'' (vol. 3) – The third ''Superboy'' series ran from February 1994 through July 2002 with 100 issues, four ''Annual''s, a #1,000,000 issue and a two-issue miniseries titled ''Superboy Plus/The Power of Shazam!'' #1 and ''Superboy Plus/Slither'' #2. The series featured Conner Kent (Kon-El), the clone of Superman and Lex Luthor. * ''
Supergirl Supergirl is the name of several fictional superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original, current, and most well known Supergirl is Kara Zor-El, the cousin of superhero Superman. The character made her fir ...
'' – Ran from November 1972 through September/October 1974 with 10 issues. The series starred
Kara Zor-El Kara Zor-El (Supergirl) also known by her adoptive names of Linda Lee Danvers, Kara Kent, Linda Lang, and Kara Danvers, is a superheroine appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. She was created by Otto Binder and designed ...
, Superman's cousin from Krypton. * '' The Daring New Adventures of Supergirl'' - This series ran from November 1982 through November 1983 with 13 issues. * ''
Supergirl Supergirl is the name of several fictional superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original, current, and most well known Supergirl is Kara Zor-El, the cousin of superhero Superman. The character made her fir ...
'' (vol. 2) – Originally ''The Daring New Adventures of Supergirl'', this series ran from December 1983 through September 1984 with 10 issues plus a movie adaption. * ''
Supergirl Supergirl is the name of several fictional superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original, current, and most well known Supergirl is Kara Zor-El, the cousin of superhero Superman. The character made her fir ...
'' (vol. 3) – A four-issue miniseries, running from February through May 1994, that detailed the adventures of the Matrix learning the truth about Lex Luthor. * ''
Supergirl Supergirl is the name of several fictional superheroines appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The original, current, and most well known Supergirl is Kara Zor-El, the cousin of superhero Superman. The character made her fir ...
'' (vol. 4) – Ran from September 1996 through May 2003 with 82 issues, two ''Annual''s and a one-shot issue titled ''Supergirl Plus/The Power of Shazam!'' #1. The series featured the Matrix bonding with Linda Danvers and the ''Earth Born Angel'' series. It ended with the "Many Happy Returns" story arc. * ''
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'' – Issue #101 (January/February 1945) of this series featured the debut and earliest adventures of
Superboy Superboy is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in American comicbooks published by DC Comics. These characters have been featured in several eponymous comic series, in addition to ''Adventure Comics'' and other series featuring ...
. * ''
Superboy and the Ravers ''Superboy and the Ravers'' is an American comic book series that ran for 19 issues, from September 1996 to March 1998. The comic book chronicles the adventures of Superboy (Kon-El) and a group of superhumans called the Ravers. Plot Beginning a ...
'' – Ran from September 1996 through March 1998 with 19 issues. The series featured Superboy (Kon-El) and a team of superheroes. * '' Super Sons'' – The series was launched in February 2017 and ended in May 2018 with 16 issues and one ''Annual''. It focuses on Damian Wayne and Jonathan Kent, the sons of Batman and Superman, as Robin and Superboy, written by Peter J. Tomasi with art by Jorge Jimenez. * '' Adventures of the Super Sons'' – A 12-issue miniseries which serves as a continuation of the ''Super Sons'' series. The first issue was released in August 2018.


Justice League/crossover titles

* ''
DC Comics Presents ''DC Comics Presents'' is a comic book series published by DC Comics from 1978 to 1986 which ran for 97 issues and four ''Annual''s. It featured team-ups between Superman and a wide variety of other characters in the DC Universe. A recurring bac ...
'' – Ran from July/August 1978 through September 1986 with 97 issues and four ''Annual''s. The series was a monthly title featuring Superman teaming up with another DC character or group of characters in every issue. It was similar to the Batman team-up title ''
The Brave and the Bold ''The Brave and the Bold'' is a comic book series published by DC Comics as an ongoing series from 1955 to 1983. It was followed by two mini-series in 1991 and 1999, and was revived as an ongoing title in 2007. The focus of the series has varied ...
''. ** A similar Superman team-up format was done later in ''Action Comics'' #584-600 (January 1987-May 1988) and ''Action Comics Annual'' #1 (1987). * '' JLA'' – Ran from January 1997 through April 2006 with 127 issues and four ''Annual''s. * ''
Justice League Adventures While Batman and Superman had their own animated series and comic book follow-ups, the rest of the characters in the would appear in the following comics often. ''The Batman Adventures'' ''The Batman Adventures'' was created as a comic book t ...
'' – Ran from January 2002 through October 2004 with 34 issues. * ''
JLA Classified The Justice League (also known as The Justice League of America) are a team of superheroes appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The team first appeared in ''The Brave and the Bold'' #28 (March 1960). The team was conceived b ...
'' – Ran from January 2005 through March 2008 with 54 issues. * ''
Justice League Unlimited ''Justice League Unlimited'' (''JLU'') is a 2004–2006 American superhero animated television series that was produced by Warner Bros. Animation and aired on Cartoon Network. Featuring a wide array of superheroes from the DC Comics universe ...
'' – Ran from November 2004 through June 2008 with 46 issues. * ''
World's Finest Comics ''World's Finest Comics'' was an American comic book series published by DC Comics from 1941 to 1986. The series was initially titled ''World's Best Comics'' for its first issue; issue #2 (Summer 1941) switched to the more familiar name. Michael ...
'' – Originally told separate Superman and Batman stories in the 1940s, it then featured Superman/Batman team-ups in each issue from July 1954 with issue #71 through its cancellation in January 1986 with issue #323. * '' Adventure Comics'' – Featured various Superman supporting characters from the 1940s through the 1980s, including Superboy, Supergirl, the Legion of Super-Heroes and
Bizarro Bizarro () is a supervillain/anti-hero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The character was created by writer Otto Binder and artist George Papp as a "mirror image" of Superman, and first appeared in ''Superboy'' #68 (1958 ...
.


Other titles

* ''
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane ''Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane'' is an American comic book series published monthly by DC Comics. The series focusing on the adventures of Lois Lane began publication with a March/April 1958 cover date and ended its run in September/October 1 ...
'' – Ran from March/April 1958 through September/October 1974 with 137 issues and two ''Annual''s. The series starred Lois Lane. * ''
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen ''Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen'' is an American comic book series published by DC Comics from September–October 1954 until March 1974, spanning a total of 163 issues. Featuring the adventures of Superman supporting character Jimmy Olsen, it co ...
'' – Ran from September/October 1954 through February/March 1974 with 163 issues. The series starred Jimmy Olsen. * ''
The Superman Family ''The Superman Family'' was an American comic book series published by DC Comics from 1974 to 1982 featuring supporting characters in the ''Superman'' comics. The term "Superman Family" is often used to refer to the extended cast of characters o ...
'' – Ran from April/May 1974 through September 1982 with 59 issues (numbered #164-222). The series was an anthology title that continued from the numbering of ''Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen'' and was combined with tales of Supergirl and Lois Lane. * '' Superman Adventures'' - Based on, and connected with, the 1990s animated TV series produced by
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and
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. * '' Steel'' (vol. 2) – Ran from February 1994 through July 1998 with 53 issues and two ''Annual''s. This was a solo series that continued the adventures of Steel (John Henry Irons). * '' Infinity, Inc.'' (vol. 2) – Ran from November 2007 through October 2008 with 12 issues. The series featured a new team of Infinity Inc. and starred Steel (John Henry Irons). * ''
Krypto the Superdog ''Krypto the Superdog'' is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation, based on Superman's canine companion Krypto, which premiered on Cartoon Network on March 25, 2005 (exactly 50 years after his comic debut), an ...
'' – A six-issue miniseries based on the animated TV series of the same name that ran from November 2007 to April 2008. * ''
Legion of Super Heroes in the 31st Century ''Legion of Super Heroes'' is an American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation, adapted from the DC Comics series of the same name. It debuted on September 23, 2006, and centers on a young Superman's adventures in the ...
'' - Ran for 20 issues from June 2007 to January 2009. The series was based on the animated TV series '' Legion of Super-Heroes''. * ''
Superman Family Adventures ''The Superman Family'' was an American comic book series published by DC Comics from 1974 to 1982 featuring Superman character and cast#Supporting characters, supporting characters in the ''Superman'' comics. The term "Superman Family" is often u ...
'' - Ran for 12 issues from July 2012 to June 2013, written by
Art Baltazar Arthee "Art" Baltazar (born 1968) is an American comics artist and writer who currently works for DC Comics. Career Art Baltazar started making comic books with his self-published comic book, ''The Cray-Baby Adventures''. Since then he has crea ...
and
Franco Aureliani Franco Aureliani is an American comic book writer/artist, best known for writing the DC Comics series '' Tiny Titans'', for which he won two Eisner Awards in 2009 and 2011. ''Tiny Titans'' also won a Harvey award in 2011. He was also nominated for ...
and drawn by Baltazar, who had previously worked together on '' Tiny Titans''.


Other published titles

* '' Superman: The Wedding Album'' (December 1996) * ''DC Comics Presents: Superman'' #1 (October 2004; a tribute to Julius "Julie" Schwartz)


Graphic novels

* ''Superman: End of the Century'' (2000), TPB: , HC: * '' Son of Superman'' (2000), TPB: , HC: * ''Superman: Infinite City'' (2005), TPB: , HC:


Miniseries

* '' World of Krypton'' (1979) – The first miniseries ever produced in comics, written by
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with pencils by
Howard Chaykin Howard Victor Chaykin (; born October 7, 1950) is an American comic book artist and writer. Chaykin's influences include his one-time employer and mentor, Gil Kane, and the mid-20th century illustrators Robert Fawcett and Al Parker. Early life ...
. * ''The Krypton Chronicles'' (1981) - Written by E. Nelson Bridwell with art by Curt Swan, the three-issue miniseries covers Superman's Kryptonian ancestors. * '' The Phantom Zone'' (1982) –
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miniseries that was controversial for depicting violence against the Metropolis police. The series took a hard look at the ethics of the Phantom Zone, released its villains and centered around Qwex-Ull, a framed Kryptonian who Superman was forced to release in ''Superman'' #157, 20 years earlier. * ''Superman: The Secret Years'' (1985) – Covers the Pre-''
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'' Superman's years in college. * '' The Man of Steel'' (1986) – Superman's Post-''Crisis'' origin and early history. * ''The World of Krypton'' (1987) - Four-issue miniseries. * ''The World of Smallville'' (1988) - Four-issue miniseries. * ''The World of Metropolis'' (1988) - Four-issue miniseries. * ''Superman and Batman: World's Finest'' (1990) - Four-issue prestige format miniseries featuring Superman and Batman teaming up to battle Lex Luthor and the Joker. * '' Superman/Doomsday: Hunter/Prey'' (1994) * '' Superman for All Seasons'' (1998) * ''Superman: The Doomsday Wars'' (1998–1999) * ''Superman: The Dark Side'' (1998) * ''Batman and Superman: World's Finest'' (1999) - 10-issue miniseries. * '' The Kingdom'' (1999) * ''Superman's Nemesis: Lex Luthor'' (1999) * '' Batman/Superman/Wonder Woman: Trinity'' (2003) * ''Superman: Metropolis'' (2003–2004) * '' Superman: Birthright'' (2003–2004) – A revised take on Superman's origin and early history. * '' Superman: Secret Identity'' (2004) – Four-issue miniseries. TPB: * ''Superman: Strength'' (2005) * '' Superman/Shazam: First Thunder'' (2005–2006) * '' All-Star Superman'' (2006–2008) – This series did not follow the main continuity of the
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, but was created to tell reinterpreted stories of Superman and his cast of characters (the other such title published by DC was ''
All Star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder ''All Star Batman & Robin the Boy Wonder'' is an American comic book series written by Frank Miller and penciled by Jim Lee. It was published by DC Comics, with a sporadic schedule, between 2005 and 2008. The series was to be rebooted under the t ...
''). This series was a miniseries running for 12 issues and published irregularly from 2006 to 2008, but may include additional one-shot issues or miniseries in the future. * '' Final Crisis: Superman Beyond'' (2008–2009) – Two-issue miniseries that occurred during the ''Final Crisis'' crossover event. * ''Superman & Batman vs. Vampires & Werewolves'' (2008-2009) – Six-issue miniseries. * '' Superman: Secret Origin'' (2010) * ''DC Comics Presents: Superman'' (2010) – Four-issue miniseries. * ''Superman: Year One'' (2019) * ''Superman: Red and Blue'' (2021) - Six-issue anthology miniseries with only red and blue colors used for internal coloring.


One-shot issues

* '' Superman vs. Muhammad Ali'' (1978) * ''The Computers that Saved Metropolis'' (1980) - Free giveaway through
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. * ''Victory By Computer'' (1981) - Free giveaway through Radio Shack. * ''The Computer Masters of Metropolis'' (1982) - Free giveaway through Radio Shack. * ''Superman Meets the Quik Bunny'' (1987) - Free giveaway through Nestle. * '' Superman: A Tale of Five Cities'' (1990) * ''Superman: The Earth Stealers'' (1988) * ''The Superman Gallery'' #1 (1993) * ''Supergirl and Team Luthor'' #1 (1993) * ''Superman: Under a Yellow Sun'' (1994) * ''Superman: Man of Steel - Target Superman'' (1995) - Kenner exclusive * ''Superman: Man of Steel - Doomsday is Coming!'' (1995) - Kenner exclusive * ''Superman: Man of Steel - Superman and Batman: Doom Link'' (1995) - Kenner exclusive * ''Superman: Man of Steel - Doomsday is Coming'' (1995) * ''Superman: The Man of Steel Gallery'' (1995) * ''Superman/Toyman'' (1996) * ''Superman Plus/Legion of Super-Heroes'' #1 (1997) * ''The Superman'' (
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, 1998) * ''Superman: Distant Fires'' (1998) * ''Superman: Peace on Earth'' (1998) * ''Superman: Save the Planet'' (1998) * ''Superman: Transformed!'' (1998) * ''JLA: Superpower'' (1999) * ''Superman Forever'' (1998) * ''Superman: King of the World'' (1999) * ''Team Superman'' (1999) * ''Superman: For the Animals'' (2000) * ''Green Lantern/Superman: Legends of the Green Flame'' (2000) *''Mann and Superman'' (2000) * '' Millennium Edition: Action Comics'' #1 (2000) * '' Millennium Edition: The Man of Steel'' #1 (2000) * ''Sins of Youth: Superman, Jr. and Superboy, Sr.'' (2000) * ''Superman and Batman: World's Funnest'' (2000) * ''Superman Y2K'' (2000) * ''Superman: Emperor Joker'' (2000) * ''Superman: Eradication'' (2000) * ''Superman: Last God of Krypton'' (2000) * ''Superman: Panic in the Sky'' (2000) * ''Superman: Where Is Thy Sting'' (2001) * ''Superman: Lex 2000'' (2001) * ''DC 1st: Flash/Superman'' (2002) * ''DC 1st: Superman/Lobo'' (2002) * ''Superman: Day of Doom'' (2002) * ''Superman: The 10-Cent Adventure'' (2003) * ''Superman versus Darkseid: Apokolips Now!'' (2003) * ''Superman Beyond'' (2011) * ''Man and Superman 100-Page Super Spectacular'' (2019)


Intercompany crossovers

* Marvel Comics ** '' Superman vs. The Amazing Spider-Man'' (1976) ** '' Superman and Spider-Man'' (1981) (published in ''
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'' #28, titled "Spider-Man and Superman: The Heroes and the Holocaust!") ** ''
DC vs. Marvel ''DC vs. Marvel'' (issues #2–3 titled ''Marvel vs. DC'') was a comic book miniseries intercompany crossover published by DC Comics and Marvel Comics from April to May 1996. Each company would publish two issues of the series, thus the title d ...
'' #1-4 (1996) ** ''Super-Soldier'' #1 (
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, 1996) ** '' DC/Marvel: All Access'' #1-4 (1996) ** ''Silver Surfer/Superman'' #1 (1997) ** '' Unlimited Access'' #1-4 (1997-1998) ** ''Super-Soldier: Man of War'' #1 (Amalgam Comics, 1997) ** '' The Incredible Hulk vs. Superman'' #1 (1999) ** '' Superman/Fantastic Four'' (1999) ** ''
JLA/Avengers ''JLA/Avengers'' (issues #2 and 4 are titled ''Avengers/JLA'') is a comic book limited series and crossover published in prestige format by DC Comics and Marvel Comics from September 2003 to March 2004. The series was written by Kurt Busiek, w ...
'' #1-4 (2003) * Mattel Toys ** ''Superman and the Masters of the Universe'' (published as a special insert in ''DC Comics Presents'' #47 (1982)) * Milestone Comics ** ''Worlds Collide'' published in *** ''Worlds Collide'' #1 *** ''Superman: The Man of Steel'' #35-36 *** ''Hardware'' #17-18 *** ''Superboy'' #6-7 *** ''Icon'' #15-16 *** ''Steel'' #6-7 *** ''Blood Syndicate'' #16-17 *** ''Static'' #14 * Dark Horse Comics ** ''
Superman/Aliens ''Superman/Aliens'' is an American comic book limited series about a battle between the superhero Superman and the aliens created by H. R. Giger (a.k.a. the Xenomorphs), from the ''Alien'' film series. The writers use the plot device of Superma ...
'' #1-3 (1995) ** ''The Superman/Madman Hullabaloo!'' #1-3 (1996) ** '' Superman vs. The Terminator: Death to the Future'' #1-4 (2000) ** ''
Superman vs. Predator ''Superman vs. Predator'' is an intercompany crossover pitting DC Comics icon Superman against the Predator creature first seen in the 1987 John McTiernan film ''Predator'' starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Background (Superman) The character of ...
'' #1-3 (2000) ** '' Superman/Tarzan: Sons of the Jungle'' #1-3 (2001) ** '' Superman/Aliens 2: God War'' #1-4 (2002) ** '' Superman and Batman versus Aliens and Predator'' #1-2 (2007) * Image Comics ** ''Superman/The Savage Dragon: Metropolis'' (1999) ** ''Superman/The Savage Dragon: Chicago'' (2002) * Warner Bros/Looney Tunes Comics ** '' Superman & Bugs Bunny'' #1-4 (2000) * Wildstorm Comics * ''Wild Times: Wetworks'' #1, features Superman (2000) ** ''Superman/Gen¹³'' #1-3 (2000) ** '' Planetary/JLA: Terra Occulta'' (2003) ** ''Superman/Thundercats'' (2004) ** ''Superman/Mr. Majestic'' published in: *** ''Action Comics'' #811 (2004) *** ''The Adventures of Superman'' #624 (2004) *** ''Superman'' (vol. 2) #201 (2004) *** ''Majestic'' #1 (2005) * Top Cow Comics ** ''JLA/Witchblade'' (2000) ** ''The Darkness/Superman'' #1-2 (2005) ** ''
JLA/Cyberforce ''JLA/Cyberforce'', was a one-shot comic book published in 2005 by DC Comics and Top Cow Comics. JLA/Cyberforce was written by Joe Kelly. Internal art was by Doug Mahnke and Norm Rapmund. The cover was done by Marc Silvestri. Despite being ...
'' (2005) * Teshkeel Comics ** ''
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'' #1-6 (2010)


'' Elseworlds''

All stories are one-shot issues unless otherwise noted: * '' Superman: Speeding Bullets'' (1993) * '' Superman: At Earth's End'' (1995) * ''Superman: Kal'' (1995) * '' Kingdom Come'' (1996) - Four-issue miniseries. * '' Superman's Metropolis'' (1996) - The first story of a trilogy, followed by '' Batman: Nosferatu'' (1999) and '' Wonder Woman: The Blue Amazon'' (2003), two more ''Elseworlds'' stories. * '' Superman: War of the Worlds'' (1998) * ''
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'' (1999) - The sequel to '' Batman: Two Faces'' #1 (November 1998), another ''Elseworlds'' story. * '' Superman & Batman: Generations'' (1999) - Four-issue miniseries. ** '' Superman & Batman: Generations 2'' (2001) - Four-issue miniseries. ** '' Superman & Batman: Generations 3'' (2003-2004) - Twelve-issue miniseries. * '' Superman: Last Son of Earth'' (2000) - Two-issue miniseries. * '' Superman: Last Stand on Krypton'' (2003) - The sequel to ''Superman: Last Son of Earth''. * '' Superman: Red Son'' (2003) – Three-issue miniseries. HC: , TPB: * '' Superman: True Brit'' (2004) – HC: , TPB:


''

Secret Files and Origins ''Secret Files and Origins'' (abbreviated ''SF&O'') is a series of one-shot comic books and miniseries produced by DC Comics during the late 1990s and 2000s. Publication history The books are a combination of origin stories (similar to the earli ...
''

* ''Superman Secret Files and Origins'' #1-2 (1998–1999) * ''Team Superman Secret Files and Origins'' #1 (1998) * ''Superman Villains Secret Files and Origins'' #1 (1998) * ''Superman: Metropolis Secret Files and Origins'' #1 (2000) * ''President Luthor Secret Files and Origins'' #1 (2001) * ''Superman: Our Worlds at War Secret Files and Origins'' #1 (2001) * ''Superman/Batman Secret Files and Origins 2003'' (2003) * ''Superman Secret Files and Origins 2004'' (2004) * ''Superman Secret Files and Origins 2005'' (2005) * ''Superman Secret Files and Origins 2009'' #1 (2009)


Collected editions


''Superman'' newspaper comic strip editions


''DC Archive Edition''s

All ''
DC Archive Editions ''DC Archive Editions'' is a line of hardcover reprint runs of early, often rare comic book series, titles, and stories which ran from 1989-2014. They include more than 160 Golden Age and Silver Age comic properties currently owned by DC Comics, ...
'' are available only in hardcover and are printed on high quality archival paper.


''The Superman Chronicles''

This series plans to reprint every Superman adventure, in color, in chronological order and in affordable trade paperbacks.


''Showcase Presents''

All ''
Showcase Presents ''Showcase Presents'' was a line of black-and-white paperback books published by DC Comics (from 2005 - 2016) at an average rate of two per month. Much like Marvel Comics' ''Essential Marvel'' volumes, each book usually included over 500 pages of r ...
'' editions are large (over 500 pages) softcover black-and-white only reprints.


''The Greatest Stories Ever Told''

These two series reprint the "best" stories of all time in hardcover or trade paperbacks.


Decade editions

This series reprints the "best" stories of each decade in trade paperbacks.


Silver Age and Bronze Age Superman editions

The following collected editions are stories that predominately ran through the Silver Age and Bronze Age periods of the Superman family.


Modern Superman

The following collected editions are stories that run through the "contemporary" books of the Superman family. These stories are from comic books still being published and are, in a sense, ongoing. They are printed here in the chronology of the storylines, rather than the publication dates of either the original comics or collections.


''The New 52''

Post-''Flashpoint'' Superman as part of DC's ''
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''.


''DC Omnibus''es


''Superman/Batman''

This series has been collected in the following trade paperbacks and hardcovers.


See also

*
List of Batman comics Batman has been featured in many ongoing series, miniseries, maxiseries, one-shot issues, graphic novels, trade paperbacks and intercompany crossovers published by DC Comics. These titles have been handled or coordinated through a single edit ...
* List of Spider-Man titles * Publication history of Superman *
Publication history of Wonder Woman The fictional DC Comics character Wonder Woman was created by William Moulton Marston. She was first introduced in Introducing Wonder Woman, ''All Star Comics'' #8 (December 1941), then appeared in ''Sensation Comics'' #1 (January 1942), Six months ...


References

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