Superman comics
Superman launched the superhero genre in Action Comics #1 in 1938, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. This hub gathers the Superman comics in stock: Action Comics, Adventures of Superman, Superman: The Man of Steel, the team-ups with Batman, and DC's recent Absolute Superman. Most of the stock is from the Modern Age, including the Death and Return of Superman years, with a few Silver and Copper Age issues. You'll also find the wider Superman family: Supergirl, Steel and Superboy. Key issues are flagged on each cover, and every comic is photographed copy by copy.
The best Superman comics to read
42 comics in stock · 28 series, A–Z
Superman Earth One 2 3 HC (2010)
Superman It's a Bird HC (2005)
Superman Grounded HC (2011)
Absolute Superman #1 (2025)
Absolute Superman #1 2nd Printing Scalera Foil Cover C (2025)
Absolute Superman #1 (2024)
Absolute Superman #1 2nd Printing Guillem March Variant (2025)
Absolute Superman #1 2nd Printing (2024)
Action Comics #651 (1990)
Superman Spider-Man #1 2nd Printing (2026)
Superman Man of Steel #25 Newsstand & Action Comics #689 (1993)
1st Superman black costume
Batman Superman #8 (2004)
1st appearance of Kara Zor-El
Action Comics #868 (2008)
Superman Shazam First Thunder #1-4 (2005)
Batman Superman #1-10 + Annual #1 (2013)
Superman Wonder Woman #1-29 (2013)
Superman the Man of Tomorrow #1 (1995)
Batman Superman #1-8 (2019)
Superman Man of Steel #1-6 (2018)
Adventure Comics #383 (1969)
Final Crisis #1-7 (2008)
Superman Doomed #1, 2 (2014)
Lex Luther: Man of Steel #1-5 (2005)
Superman comics: every series in stock, A–Z
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- Superboy (1994) 1
- Superman/Batman (2003) 1
- Superman: War of the Supermen (2011) 1
- Superman Doomed (2014) 1
- Superman Earth One 2 3 (2010) 1
- Superman Grounded (2011) 1
- Superman It's a Bird (2005) 1
- Superman Man of Steel (1991) 2
- Superman Man of Steel (2018) 1
- Superman Shazam First Thunder (2005) 1
- Superman Spider-Man (2026) 2
- Superman the Man of Tomorrow (1995) 1
- Superman Unchained (2013) 1
- Superman Wonder Woman (2013) 1
Superman comics: common questions
Where should I start reading Superman comics?
The Man of Steel (1986) by John Byrne retells Superman’s origin and is a common starting point, and All-Star Superman (2005–2008) by Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely is often recommended as the best single Superman story. Our Superman stock covers his own titles, Action Comics and team-ups, and our guide to the best Superman comics lists the essential stories in order.
What was Superman’s first appearance?
Superman first appeared in Action Comics #1, cover-dated June 1938, created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. That issue is widely seen as the start of the superhero comic and of the Golden Age.













