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 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...
Superman: man of tomorrow vol. 1
Venditti, Robert
Paper Book
No matter how many times Superman saves Metropolis, there's always some devious plot in the works! Robert Venditti brings a new take on some of Superman's most famous villains. From Toyman to Metallo, the man of steel faces them all but with a familiar foe watching his every move...
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 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.  The merging of Hammond and the Superman's minds brings about vivid hallucinations that...
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
De-powered and fragile, Superman is becoming increasingly desperate to regain his abilities! There isn't a solution he's not ready to embrace- the Greek Gods, villainous adversaries and...Kryptonite? In the midst of this crisis, Superman discovers the mastermind behind it all- the immortal Vandal...
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 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/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. 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. 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. 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...
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...
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...
Superwoman. Vol. 2, Rediscovery
Perkins, K.
Paper Book
Superwoman Lana Lang is at a crossroads. Her memories are out of sync with the reality around her, her superpowers are killing her...and the only hope for her survival may mean giving up the superhero career she's barely begun!   In the aftermath of SUPERMAN REBORN, Superman, Steel,...
Superwoman. Vol. 3, The midnight hour
Perkins, K.
Paper Book
Superwoman has seemingly discovered the source of her powers, rooted in a tragic encounter she had in Smallville as teenaged Lana Lang. But that event left more than one life changed forever, and now it's up to Superwoman to put together the pieces! While Supergirl and Maxima may...
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 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...
Event Leviathan
Bendis, Brian Michael
Paper Book
The groundbreaking creative team of bestselling author Brian Michael Bendis and artist Alex Maleev reunite for a mystery thriller that will bring the DC Universe to its knees! The world's greatest detectives race to solve the mystery of Leviathan only to discover that this time, they're already...
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, the one who fell
Johnson, Phillip Kennedy
Paper Book
Phillip Kennedy Johnson jumps from Future State and brings the Kents back to the present, crafting a father-son story that spans both SUPERMAN and ACTION COMICS! In "The Golden Age" Jonathan Kent is back from the 31st century and fighting cosmic threats...
Superman and the Authority
Morrison, Grant
Paper Book
Fan-favorites Superman and the Authority are brought together by comics superstars Grant Morrison and Mikel Janin! Collecting Superman and the Authority #1-2.
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...

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