The Wellington Comic Lover’s Guide to... Superman

Welcome to the Wellington Comic Lover’s (WCL) Guide, where we take you through the Wellington City Libraries’ collection of a comic book character. This guide is about the undercover reporter himself, Superman!

Who is Superman?

Sent away in a rocket from the doomed planet Krypton as an infant, Kal-El arrived on Earth and was raised by a kindly couple, who taught him the values of truth and justice. Gaining incredible superpowers under Earth’s yellow sun, he protects his adopted home as Superman, while working for the newspaper 'The Daily Planet' as the reporter Clark Kent.

Updated December 9, 2024
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Superman. Secret origin
Johns, Geoff
Paper Book
The critically acclaimed team of the smash hit Doomsday Clock, writer Geoff Johns and artist Gary Frank redefine the origin of Superman for a new era! Superman- Secret Origin kicks off as a young Clark Kent awkwardly discovers his new abilities while growing up in...
Superman smashes the Klan : the graphic novel
Yang, Gene Luen
Paper Book
Harvey Award winner for Best Children or Young Adult Book! The year is 1946. Teenagers Roberta and Tommy Lee just moved with their parents from Chinatown to the center of Metropolis, home to the famous hero, Superman. Tommy makes friends quickly, while Roberta pines for home....
Superman red and blue
Ridley, John
Paper Book
The Man of Steel Stars in DC's New Superman: Red & Blue anthology mini-series!   In the spirit of DC's iconic Eisner Award-winning Batman: Black & White anthology series, DC proudly announces Superman: Red & Blue, a new anthology mini-series...
Superman kryptonite nevermore
O'Neil, Dennis
Paper Book
Written by Dennis O'Neil Art by Curt Swan & Murphy Anderson Cover by Neal Adams, Curt Swan & Murphy Anderson Originally published in 1971, this story turned Superman's status quo on its head by featuring a story in which all Kryptonite was destroyed! But that leaves The Man of Steel anything but...
Superman unchained
Snyder, Scott.
Paper Book
As the Last Son of Krypton, Superman's always been alone on this planet ... and rare are the times that he's ever encountered someone who understands who he is and the choices he's had to make. But hidden away in the darkest corners of the Earth, rarely allowed into the light, there is another who...
Superman. The men of tomorrow
Johns, Geoff
Paper Book
A new era for SUPERMAN begins as Geoff Johns takes the reigns - and he's joined by the legendary super-talent of John Romita, Jr. in his first-ever work for DC Comics! Enter Ulysses, the Man of Tomorrow, into the Man of Steel's life. This strange visitor shares many of Kal-El's...
All-star Superman
Morrison, Grant.
Paper Book
The Underverse ruled by Bizarros. The time-eating Chronovore. Jimmy Olsen, superhero?   Nothing is impossible in ALL-STAR SUPERMAN.   Except for the fact that Superman... is dying. Now with time running against him, the Man of Steel must tie up loose...
Superman. Volume 1, Before truth
Yang, Gene Luen
Paper Book
POWERLESS, EXPOSED -- BUT STILL THE WORLD'S GREATEST HERO!   Superman is going through some changes. First, there's his new "solar flare" power, which releases tremendous amounts of energy but leaves him functionally human--fragile, vulnerable, prone to hangovers--for 24 hours.
Hybrid : Superman action comics, 4
Diggle, Andy.
Paper Book
Determained to turn the people of Metropolis against the Man of Steel and finally vanquish him from the Earth, Lex Luthor unleashes a virus on Metropolis capable of rewriting the DNA of those infected, including Superman. While Superman's immune system eventually fights off the...
What lies beneath : Superman action comics, 5
Pak, Greg.
Paper Book
This BATMAN- ZERO YEAR tie-in features the reintroduction of a major character as a cocky young Superman battles the forces of nature to save Gotham City. Superman must also figure out who or what is the Ghost Soldier, and what mysterious ties does he have to The Man of Steel? Will he side with...
Superman/Wonder Woman. Volume 2, War and peace
Soule, Charles
Paper Book
The creature that once killed The Man of Steel returns to finish him -- but can even Doomsday battle the combined might of both Superman and Wonder Woman?
Superman. Vol. 1, Son of Superman
Tomasi, Peter
Paper Book
A great new starting point for the Man of Steel is here inSuperman Vol. 1- Son of Superman,part of the most critically acclaimed, best-selling line of volume one graphic novels, DC Universe Rebirth! When the Man of Steel died defending his adopted home, it seemed that the...
Superman. Vol. 2, Trials of the super son
Tomasi, Peter
Paper Book
With Jon becoming more and more powerful by the day, Superman's greatest foes are starting to take notice of the new super-kid on the block. When one of the most evil and ruthless of Superman's rogues' gallery comes for the Man of Steel's son, Clark must decide just how far he's willing to go to...
Superman. Vol. 4, Black dawn
Tomasi, Peter
Paper Book
Though Superman and his family have found a measure of peace in their adopted town of Hamilton, they've also sensed a sinister presence lurking beneath its idyllic rural fa ade-something, as a visiting Batman and Robin are about to discover, that is stripping young Jonathan Kent of his powers and...
Superman. Vol. 6, Imperius Lex
Tomasi, Peter
Paper Book
Darkseid is gone and the crown of Apokolips is there for the taking. Now all the lords of this hellish world will play a game of thrones the likes of which have never been seen. The prize- absolute dominion over unspeakable evil. Only Superman and Lex Luthor stand in their way....
Superman. Vol. 7, Bizarroverse
Tomasi, Peter
Paper Book
The saga of Superman's strangest foe is about to get a little stranger! When Boyzarro, the son of Bizarro, crashes the Kents' comfortable existence, the Man of Steel's own offspring, Superboy, must struggle to keep his powerful new pal under wraps. But as Boyzarro might put it,...
Superman Action comics. Vol. 1, Path of Doom
Jurgens, Dan.
Paper Book
He was the world's greatest hero. Then the world he knew was wiped from existence. Escaping with his wife and son, Superman fled to a strange new version of Earth. There he worked in the shadows and watched as a different Superman-younger, less experienced, but every bit as heroic...
Superman action comics. Vol. 2, Welcome to the planet
Jurgens, Dan
Paper Book
As Metropolis recovers from the devastating attack by Doomsday, a mysterious figure claiming to be Clark Kent steps into the spotlight to clear his name and prove once and for all that he is not the Man of Steel. But who is this mild-mannered reporter, really? And what impact will his...
Superman. Vol. 3, Men of steel
Jurgens, Dan
Paper Book
Lex Luthor is under attack--and only Superman can save him! When the world's most ingenious scientific mind took on the mantle of Metropolis' new Man of Steel, the world took notice--and so did the mysterious Godslayer! But are the Godslayer's actions justified? Will stopping Lex Luthor...
New Super-Man. Vol. 1, Made in China
Yang, Gene Luen
Paper Book
#1 New York Times best-selling author and National Book Award nominee Gene Luen Yang continues his work at DC with NEW SUPER-MAN VOL. 1, a part of DC Universe Rebirth! An impulsive act of heroism thrusts an arrogant young man into the limelight of Shanghai as China begins to form...
New Super-Man. Vol. 3, Equilibrium
Yang, Gene Luen
Paper Book
Shanghai falls--and Emperor Super-Man rules the ashes! With an army of super-villains on the streets, the Justice League of China leads the movement to take the city back. It's up to I-Ching and the New Flash of China to snap Kenan out of it and save Shanghai. As Kenan fights to save his city and...
Superwoman. Volume 1, Who killed Superwoman?
Jimenez, Phil
Paper Book
A part of DC Universe: Rebirth!  Imbued with the powers of Superman, Lois Lane pledges to use her powers to protect Metropolois as the new Superwoman. The only problem is, Lois' new powers are killing her, and neither she nor her friend and confidant Lana Lang know what to do about...
The Man of Steel
Bendis, Brian Michael
Paper Book
The Last Son of Krypton is about to meet his home planet's nemesis. After revolutionizing superhero storytelling in such classic titles as Ultimate Spider-Man, Daredevil and New Avengers, acclaimed comics author Brian Michael Bendis brings that same magic to the...
Superman. Phantom EarthVol. 1, The unity saga
Bendis, Brian Michael
Paper Book
The fallout from the Man of Steel graphic novel has Clark looking at the world through new eyes...with new ideas about what Superman could and should do for the city of Metropolis and the planet Earth. His first job? Getting the planet back out of the Phantom Zone! A bold new chapter for the...
Superman action comics : Invisible mafia. Book 1
Bendis, Brian Michael
Paper Book
In costume, Superman is the world's greatest hero. In plain clothes, he's Clark Kent, one of the Daily Planet's best investigative reporters. But on the streets of Metropolis, there's a new threat rising that neither of them can see...until it's too late. A new power...
The House of El
Bendis, Brian Michael
Paper Book
SUPERBOY RETURNS! Jon Kent--the son of Superman and Lois Lane--has returned from the stars along with his grandfather Jor-El. But a new costume isn't all that's changed about Superboy, and the Man of Steel's world may never be the same after SUPERMAN: THE UNITY SAGA: THE HOUSE OF...
Superman. Vol. 3, The truth revealed
Bendis, Brian Michael
Paper Book
Superboy's world will change forever when the Legion of super-hero affairs arrives and offers him a job in the future! A new look debuts for this all-new adventure! Meanwhile, when the organization that had a hand in destroying Krypton is exposed, Superman is elected to a job he...
Superman. Vol. 4, Mythological
Bendis, Brian Michael
Paper Book
With his secret identity revealed, Superman is under attack! Over the years, Superman has faced larger-than-life villains. Take Mongul, the intergalactic slaver who runs Warworld, a planet devoted to combat. He and Superman have clashed many times, but never with stakes so high-...
Superman's pal, Jimmy Olsen : who killed Jimmy Olsen?
Fraction, Matt
Paper Book
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen is a weird and wild trip throughout the DC Universe, with Silver Age energy and a distinctly modern sensibility courtesy of writer Matt Fraction and artist Steve Lieber! Jimmy Olsen must die! Wait, we're getting ahead of ourselves. Jimmy Olsen...
Warworld rising
Johnson, Phillip Kennedy
Paper Book
A new chapter in Superman's life begins as the challenges of Dark Nights- Death Metal are causing Clark Kent to feel...a change in his powers. Is it possible the Metropolis Marvel could be losing a step? The Man of Steel's struggles in taking down the creatures from...
When I grow up
Tomasi, Peter
Paper Book
Superboy and Robin, the sons of Superman and Batman, take center stage as a reluctant super-team in an all-new series bursting out of the DC Universe Rebirth event!   When Robin (Damian Wayne) discovers a connection between a series of mysterious crimes and the aftermath of the...
Super sons. Vol. 2, Planet of the capes
Tomasi, Peter
Paper Book
What starts as a simple training mission becomes a dimension-spanning adventure for the sons of Superman and Batman, and Superboy teams up with the Teen Titans for the first time in the stunning second volume of Super Sons! Superboy (Jonathan Kent) is excited to have a...
Super Sons of tomorrow
Tomasi, Peter
Paper Book
Jonathan Kent isn't a Teen Titan. He's just a kid, and one of the most powerful beings on the planet. But what if he has the potential to hurt people without even meaning to? That's exactly what Tim Drake says will happen. But this isn't the Tim Drake of today -- this is the...
Super sons. Vol. 3, Parent trap
Tomasi, Peter
Paper Book
The sons of Batman and Superman, Robin and Superboy, are used to stepping--or flying--out of their parents' shadows. But while Jonathan Kent was brought up by kindhearted Clark Kent and the brilliant journalist Lois Lane, Damian Wayne's parental supervision has a sinister edge. ...

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