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 for all seasons deluxe edition
Loeb, Jeph.
Paper Book
In this coming-of-age tale witness the experiences and adventures that transform a simple country boy into the world's greatest hero. Told through the course of four seasons in the Man of Steel's adolescent life, it illustrates that it is the person, not the powers, that makes Superman a hero. ...
Superman. Last son
Johns, Geoff
Paper Book
Who is the true last son of Krypton? Since he first arrived on our world as an infant, the Man of Steel believed that he was the only survivor of his native planet. But then another boy in a rocket crash-lands in Metropolis, and the unearthly powers he displays convince Clark...
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. 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. 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.  The merging of Hammond and the Superman's minds brings about vivid hallucinations that...
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 - 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
Fisch, Sholly
Paper Book
"The deck is stacked against Superman when Smallville is poisoned by the appearance of dark magic and ancient horrors!"
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...
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...
Superman, son of Kal-El. Vol. 2, The rising
Taylor, Tom
Paper Book
Jonathan Kent is planet earth's new Man of Steel! Between fighting a dictatorship in a foreign nation and battling giant sea creatures it can be overwhelming. Will he follow in his father's footsteps or forge his own path? With Clark Kent off-world battling in the universe,...

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