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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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. World against Superman
Morrison, Grant
Paper Book
After moving to the big city to start a new life, Clark Kent soon finds that he is more isolated than he ever knew. Alone but hopeful, he dons a simple T-shirt emblazoned with a giant S and begins his career as a champion of justice. As Superman, he immediately comes face to face with a slew of...
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 : the harvests of youth
Grace, Sina
Paper Book
A grounded and heartbreakingly human story about the legendary Superman as a teenager finding his place in a world filled with death and hate, without losing sight of his greatest power...hope. Despite being a superpowered teenager, high school has been pretty normal for...
Clark & Lex
Reichs, Brendan
Paper Book
Being the only kid with powers is tough...not being able to use them is even worse! Struggling with understanding why his parents demand he hide his amazing superpowers, Clark has no problem using a bit of super-speed or super-strength to give himself that extra edge as...
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
The Man of Steel's greatest weakness--gone forever? Kryptonite. The very word has become synonymous with hidden vulnerability--a modern-day Achilles' heel. The fragmentary remains of Superman's doomed home planet, this glowing green mineral has bedeviled the World's Greatest...
Superman Adventures. Volume 1
Dini, Paul
Paper Book
Based on the beloved animated series--Superman takes flight! Superman: The Animated Series was an instant classic, developed by the same team behind the beloved Batman: The Animated Series and featuring some of the greatest Superman adventures ever committed to film. Dive...
Superman. Last son
Johns, Geoff
Paper Book
Written by Richard Donner & Geoff Johns Art by Adam Kubert Cover by Kubert Richard Donner and Geoff Johns present "Last Son," collecting the epic story arc with art by Adam Kubert from ACTION COMICS #844-846, #851and Action Comics Annual #11. A rocket lands in Metropolis containing a boy Superman...
Superman : Emperor Joker
Loeb, Jeph.
Paper Book
Writer Jeph Loeb and artist Ed McGuinness present an unforgettably twisted Superman story in Superman: Emperor Joker. In this topsy-turvy tale of a world gone wrong, the Man of Steel is a hunted villain, while his imperfect duplicate, Bizarro, is hailed as a champion. With the heroes of the JLA...
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...
Up, up and away
Busiek, Kurt.
Paper Book
Written by Kurt Busiek & Geoff Johns Cover by Terry & Rachel Dodson Art by Pete Woods and Renato Guedes It is One Year Later...and no one has seen or heard from the Man of Steel. In this collection featuring SUPERMAN #650-653 and ACTION #837-840, as Clark Kent concentrates on his career, the need...
Superman : Camelot falls
Busiek, Kurt.
Paper Book
Written by Kurt Busiek Art and cover by Carlos Pacheco& Jesus Merino A new hardcover collection featuring the best-selling SUPERMAN #654-658! The Man of Steel has returned to Metropolis and must battle to rout Intergang out of Metropolis! He also faces trouble with Lois, looming problems involving...
Superman Brainiac
Johns, Geoff
Paper Book
Written by Geoff Johns Art by Gary Frank & Jon Sibal Cover by Gary Frank The amazing "Brainiac" storyline from ACTION COMICS #866-870 is collected in this spectacular new hardcover! Written by Geoff Johns and featuring art by Gary Frank & Jon Sibal, this is the hard-hitting story that revitalized...
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...
Superman. Whatever happened to the Man of Tomorrow?
Moore, Alan.
Paper Book
Written by Alan Moore Art by Dave Gibbons, Curt Swan & George Perez, Kurt Schaffenberger, Murphy Anderson and Rick Veitch & Al Williamson Cover by Brian Bolland Legendary writer Alan Moore's seminal Superman issues are collected in this Deluxe Edition hardcover featuring beautiful art from Dave...
Superman. Volume 1, What price tomorrow?
Pérez, George
Paper Book
Metropolis fears him - and The Daily Planet agrees. In this newvolume, the young Man of Steel must dodge public scrutiny and stop a monstrousthreat to Metropolis - one that he somehow is the cause of! Collecting issues #1-6 of the DC Comics - The New 52 series!
Superman. Volume 2, Secrets and lies
Jurgens, Dan
Paper Book
Tucked away high in the Himalayas, a long dormant evil has made these snowy mountain tops its home.  Helspont, a decendant of the ancient alien race of Daemonites, has enlisted an army of robots to obtain all there is to know about the Kryptonian meanace standing between him and dominion over...
Superman - Action Comics. Volume 6, Superdoom
Pak, Greg
Paper Book
Doomsday is here. The most brutal force Superman has ever faced is back, killing all life everywhere he goes. But defeating the beast is just the beginning. The evil of Doomsday has taken root inside Superman himself, turning him into an even deadlier, more destructive monster...and...
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.
Superman - Action Comics. Vol. 1, Superman and the men of steel
Morrison, Grant.
Paper Book
A New York Times Best Seller! DC Comics took a bold step and renumbered the longest-running monthly comic, Action Comics, to #1 for the first time since 1938 as part of the DC Comics--The New 52 event. With this renumbering comes a new creative team featuring comics...
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 - Action Comics. Volume 3, At the end of days
Morrison, Grant.
Paper Book
The New York Times best-selling creative team Grant Morrison and Rags Morales' landmark run on SUPERMAN- ACTION COMICS ends here in SUPERMAN- ACTION COMICS VOLUME 3- AT THE END OF DAYS! Five years ago, Clark Kent moved to Metropolis. Alone but hopeful, he donned a simple t-shirt laden...
Superman action comics. Volume 4, Hybrid
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...
Superman - Action Comics. Volume 5, What lies beneath
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 - Action Comics. Volume 7, Under the skin
Pak, Greg
Paper Book
"The deck is stacked against Superman when Smallville is poisoned by the appearance of dark magic and ancient horrors!"
Superman/Wonder Woman. Volume 1, Power couple
Soule, Charles
Paper Book
Beginning a bold new series that details the relationship between The Man of Steel and the Warrior Princess as writer Charles Soule (Swamp Thing) is joined by artist Tony S. Daniel (Batman) to tell the tale of a romance that will shake the stars themselves. These two super-beings love each other,...
Superman/Wonder Woman. Volume 2, War and peace
Soule, Charles
Paper Book
The dust may have settled in Smallville after Superman's encounter with Doomsday, but the Man of Steel did not escape unscathed: infected by Doomsday's toxic virus, Superman is slowly turning into a greater threat to Earth than the alien monster ever was.   Soon the plague that...
Superman/Wonder Woman. Volume 3, Casualties of war
Tomasi, Peter.
Paper Book
Featuring the new all-star creative team of writer Peter J. Tomasi (BATMAN AND ROBIN) and Doug Mahnke (JUSTICE LEAGUE)! Superman and Wonder Woman--two of the world's mightiest heroes--are the ultimate power couple. And yet, when a new superhero arrives out of nowhere asking for their...
A savage end
Buccellato, Brian
Paper Book
The world's most powerful couple returns in the third volume of SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN by the all-star creative team of Peter J. Tomasi (BATMAN & ROBIN) and Doug Mahnke (GREEN LANTERN). Superman's powers have still not returned to full strength, and now Wonder Woman is forced to turn to...
Superman: Lois and Clark
Jurgens, Dan
Paper Book
In this prelude to DC UNIVERSE: REBIRTH, the Superman and Lois Lane of the pre-New 52 DC Universe return in SUPERMAN: LOIS AND CLARK, from the creative team of Dan Jurgens and Lee Weeks!   They were the first couple of truth and justice, the Man of Steel and the tough-as-nails...
Superman. Vol. 1, Son of Superman
Tomasi, Peter
Paper Book
A great new starting point for the Man of Steel is here in Superman 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,...
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 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. 4, The new world
Jurgens, Dan
Paper Book
The road to the epic "Superman Reborn" starts here in SUPERMAN- ACTION COMICS VOL. 4! With Superman and Lex Luthor back on Earth, the Man of Steel turns his attention to uncovering the mystery of the human Clark Kent living and working in Metropolis. But there's something off about this...
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...
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. Vol. 2, Leviathan rising
Bendis, Brian Michael
Paper Book
The adventures of the Man of Steel continue in North America's longest-running comic book series, headlined by fan-favorite writer Brian Michael Bendis. Clark Kent dives deeper into his role as an investigative reporter, but will he uncover something so big and so dangerous that not even Superman...
Superman action comics. Vol. 5, The house of Kent
Bendis, Brian Michael
Paper Book
The final epic collection of action-packed Superman adventures written by comics icon Brian Michael Bendis and illustrated by legendary artist John Romita Jr! The House of Kent, Superman, Superboy, Supergirl, the Legion of Super-Heroes' Brainiac 5, and Young Justice's Conner Kent...
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...
Superman action comics. Volume two, The arena
Johnson, Phillip Kennedy
Paper Book
The biggest Superman event begins here! Superman has arrived on Warworld and his greatest battle is only beginning. Can Superman and the Authority dethrone Mongul and liberate an enslaved Warworld? After learning of an enslaved race with mysterious ties to Krypton, Superman and...
Warworld revolution
Johnson, Phillip Kennedy
Paper Book
As the Warworld Saga reaches a breaking point, battle lines are drawn between the two towering forces at odds- Mongul and Superman. Superman has become a force to be reckoned with inside Warworld's arena, and Mongul questions his decision to keep his enemies alive. As Superman's...
Superman : Kal-El returns
Johnson, Phillip Kennedy
Paper Book
Father and son are at last reunited after the Warworld Saga ripped them apart! In the aftermath of Superman's epic Warworld Revolution, the Man of Steel is back on Earth and stronger than he's ever been! As he and Steel join forces to remake Metropolis as a true City of Tomorrow,...
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. ...
Adventures of the Super Sons. Vol. 1, Action detective
Tomasi, Peter
Paper Book
The Super Sons are back! Damian Wayne and Jon Kent take to the past this time to reveal a secret adventure where Superboy and Robin find themselves targets of an interstellar team of young badasses called the Gang! Their dads are Batman and Superman--and now Robin and Superboy are...
Adventures of the Super Sons. Volume 2, Little monsters
Tomasi, Peter
Paper Book
TWO SUPER-KIDS. AN ARMY OF SUPER-POWERED JUVENILE DELINQUENTS. WHAT COULD GO WRONG? Jonathan Kent is Superboy, the son of Superman. Damian Wayne is Robin, the son of Batman. Before things got a little complicated recently, the Super Sons were just two best friends off on a summer...
Superman, son of Kal-El. Vol. 1, The truth
Taylor, Tom
Paper Book
A new Man of Steel for a new era! Jonathan Kent dons his father's cape as the 21st century Superman, from the bestselling writer of DCeased and Injustice! Jonathan Kent has experienced a lot in his young life. He's fought evil with Robin, traveled across galaxies...
Last son of Krypton Volume 3
Millar, Mark.
Paper Book
The Last Son of Krypton confronts his own past as he encounters survivors from his lost Homeworld, including his parents, Jor-El and Lara! Plus, someone knows Clark Kent is Superman and wants to expose that secret to Lex Luthor and the world! An encounter with the mysterious Dr. Fate rounds out this...
Superman adventures. Volume 4
Millar, Mark
Paper Book
Spinning off of the classic TV show Superman- The Animated Series, the Man of Steel's all-ages exploits continue here in SUPERMAN ADVENTURES VOL. 4! In this all-ages graphic novel drawn in the style of Superman- The Animated Series, the Man of Steel must keep Metropolis safe from...
Adventures of Superman. Volume one
Parker, Jeff
Paper Book
Rocketed from Krypton. Adopted by Earth. Powered by the sun. Raised to be a hero. These are the adventures of the world's greatest hero - as seen through the eyes of comics' greatest storytellers! Whether he's soaring through the skies of Metropolis, racing through the cornfields of...
Adventures of Superman. Volume two
Krul, J. T.
Paper Book
No foe can best Superman. Using his immense power, he's able to outmatch the mad conqueror Mongul, defeat the diabolical Darkseid, and mangle the menacing Metallo. But it turns out that being the world's greatest hero is more than just throwing punches and wearing a cape.   After...
Adventures of Superman. Volume three
Krueger, Jim
Paper Book
This third volume of Adventures of Superman continues to feature the best creators in comics and entertainment presenting their takes on the Man of Steel, in this collection of Superman stories written by Jim Krueger (Justice), Peter Milligan (Justice League Dark) and more!

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