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.

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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.

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All-star Superman
Morrison, Grant.
Paper Book
Named by James Gunn as an influence for Gods and Monsters, the first chapter of the new DC Universe film and television slate! This Eisner Award-Winning story inspires the upcoming film SUPERMAN- LEGACY. The Man of Steel goes toe-to-toe with Bizarro, his oddball twin, and the new...
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....
Infinite crisis /
Johns, Geoff,
Paper Book
The 7-issue miniseries event that rocked the entire DC Universe in 2005-2006--a sequel to the epic Crisis on Infinite Earths--is now available in an amazing softcover collection! OMAC robots are rampaging, magic is dying, villains are uniting, and a war is raging in space. And in the middle...
Superman - Action Comics. Volume 2, Bulletproof
Morrison, Grant
Paper Book
A New York Times Best Seller! Clark Kent is dead! When grave circumstances cause Superman to leave behind his alter ego, an unimpeded Man of Steel must face his deadliest foe to date: Nimrod the Hunter! Metropolis' newest threat has killed everything he's ever tracked, but...
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 façade--something, as a visiting Batman and Robin are about to discover, that is stripping young Jonathan Kent of his powers and...
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...
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...
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