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. Secret origin
Johns, Geoff
Paper Book
The critically acclaimed team of the smash hit Doomsday Clock, writer Geoff Johns and artist Gary Frank redefine the origin of Superman for a new era! Superman- Secret Origin kicks off as a young Clark Kent awkwardly discovers his new abilities while growing up in...
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
Alan Moore tells the Þnal adventure of The Man of Steel featuring his last stand against Lex Luthor, Brainiac and his other foes. This volume also includes Moore¿s wellregarded early collaboration with Watchmen illustrator Dave Gibbons in which Batman, Robin and Wonder Woman Þnd Superman held...
Superman. H'el on earth
Lobdell, Scott.
Paper Book
H'El has come to Earth! A figure from Krypton's past has come to Earth, hoping to revive the dead planet--in place of this one. Superman, Superboy, Supergirl and the Justice League stand ready to fight, but whose side is everyone on? As hero fights against hero, will the Kryptonians be able to...
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. Volume 2, Return to glory
Huder, Aaron
Paper Book
HE'S NEVER BEEN SO POWERLESS...OR MORE NEEDED! Life as Superman knew it is no more. He's lost his identity as Clark Kent, his job and almost all of his powers. But he's still Superman. And, powers or no, he's determined to uncover the mastermind that's taken everything from him. ...
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: 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. 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 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. 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...
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...
Superman - Action Comics: the Oz Effect
Jurgens, Dan
Paper Book
After years of build-up, the Man of Steel discovers the identity of the villainous Mr. Oz in Superman: Action Comics: The Oz Effect! After years of build-up, the Man of Steel discovers the identity of the villainous Mr. Oz in Superman: Action Comics: The Oz Effect!...
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. 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,...
Superman action comics. Vol. 4, Metropolis burning
Bendis, Brian Michael
Paper Book
How many bad guys can one city handle? Leviathan is making its move on Metroplis, and they are looking to recruit Lex Luthor and his Legion of Doom to increase their power base. Bbut will that be enough to take on Superman's city? Because the Man of Steel has friends of his own.....
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-...
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 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. ...

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