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 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 man of steel. Vol. 4
Byrne, John
Paper Book
Written by John Byrne, Marv Wolfman and Paul Levitz Art by Byrne, Jerry Ordway, Terry Austin, Dick Giordano and others Cover by Ordway The fourth collection featuring Superman tales from the 1980s, featuring SUPERMAN #7-8, ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #430-431, ACTION COMICS #590, 591, and LEGION OF SUPER...
Superman. Volume 1., What price tomorrow?
Pérez, George
Paper Book
A New York Times Best Seller! As a part of the acclaimed DC Comics - The New 52 event of September 2011, comics legend George Perez and artist Jesus Merino present the new adventures of the Man of Steel! Metropolis fears him. The Daily Planet agrees. This new volume of...
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. Volume 3, Fury at World's End
Lobdell, Scott
Paper Book
H'El has come to Earth! When a mysterious ghost from Krypton's past comes to Metropolis in hopes of finding the lost planet's last son, his arrival comes with disastrous consequences for not just Superman, but Superboy and Supergirl. H'El has decided that Earth is the place to resurrect Krypton, but...
Superman. Volume 4, Psi War
Lobdell, Scott
Paper Book
The Queen of H.I.V.E.(Holistically Intergrated Viral Equality) has placed the telepathic Dr. Hector Hammond's thoughts deep into the recesses of Superman's mind in an effort to control the Man of Steel.nbsp; The merging of Hammond and the Superman's minds brings about vivid hallucinations that cause...
Superman. Volume 5, Under fire
Lobdell, Scott
Paper Book
In the wake of the Psi War, Lois Lane lies in a deep coma, unable to speak, but her new found powers allow her to astral project in times of need. It is just this power that brings the power hungry creature Parasite to Metropolis in search of Lois. Is there anything The Man of Steel can do, or...
Superman: Action Comics Vol. 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 : savage dawn
Kuder, Aaron
Paper Book
Vandal Savage can afford to be patient-he's immortal, thanks to fragments from a comet he came into contact with more than 40,000 years ago...a comet that he has since spent aeons and spilled blood trying to bring back to Earth. A comet that, should he reclaim it, will grant him untold might. ...
Superman : the final days of Superman
Tomasi, Peter
Paper Book
A prelude to DC UNIVERSE: REBIRTH is here in SUPERMAN: THE FINAL DAYS OF SUPERMAN!  With his final days upon him, the Man of Steel reaches out to his loved ones and most trusted allies to say his goodbyes. Yet while he does so, the world is greeted by new threats--a dangerous being...
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
Fisch, Sholly
Paper Book
A new epic begins! The deck is stacked against Superman when Smallville is poisoned by the appearance of dark magic and ancient horrors! Can Superman figure out what's going on and save his hometown before this evil epidemic spreads across the entire world? Superman must stop the evil undead threat...
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.5, Booster shot
Jurgens, Dan
Paper Book
Superman's greatest adversaries have united to defeat the Man of Steel once and for all--the Superman Revenge Squad is back with a vengeance! With the combined might of Cyborg Superman, Eradicator, Metallo, Mongul, Blanque and the new acquisition of General Zod, alliances will be tested, families...
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...
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 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 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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