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 chronicles. Vol. 2
Siegel, Jerry
Paper Book
Written by Jerry Siegel Art and cover by Joe Shuster Continuing the series of Superman stories in chronological order! This volume features classic tales from ACTION COMICS #14-20 and SUPERMAN #2-3 (1939-1940) written and illustrated by Superman co-creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, in which the...
Superman. Secret origin. [graphic novel]
Johns, Geoff, 1973-
Paper Book
The superstar team of writer Geoff Johns and artist Gary Frank redefine the origin of Superman for the 21st century. This explosive story spells out the definitive origin of Superman, chronicling Clark Kent's journey from the cornfields of Smallville to the skyscrapers of Metropolis. Witness a whole...
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 red & blue. [graphic novel]
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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...
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...
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 : [graphic novel] The men of tomorrow.
Johns, Geoff, 1973-
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...
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 : savage dawn
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 - 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...
At the end of days. [graphic novel]
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: 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 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 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...
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...
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 creatures from...
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,...
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,...
Last son of Krypton. [graphic novel]
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...

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