| IMAGE | TITLE | DESCRIPTION | STATUS |
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1. Elseworlds Annuals
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| Action Comics Annual #6, Adventures of Superman Annual #6, Superboy Annual (second series) #1, Superman Annual (second series) #6, Superman: The Man of Steel Annual #3: Elsewords stories (as were all of DC's 1994 annuals); no creator data entered; cover-dated 1994 |
| Action Comics Annual #6 | features a Superman in 1776 | 0 |
| Adventures of Superman Annual #6 | continues into Superboy Annual (second series) #1 | 0 |
| Superboy Annual (second series) #1 | continues from Adventures of Superman Annual #6 | 0 |
| Superman Annual (second series) #6 | features a Superman in the jungle | 0 |
| Superman: The Man of Steel Annual #3 | features Kryptonians taking over Earth | 0 |
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2. Kal
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| Superman: Kal | features Superman in medieval England; no creator data entered; published in 1995
| 0 |
| Kingdom Come, the famous Elsewords mini-series which featured the entire DC Universe but none more prominently than Superman, was published at this point (in 1996) |
| Superman / Wonder Woman: Whom Gods Destroy, the Elsworlds mini-series, was published at this point (in 1996-1997) |
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3. The Dark Side
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| Superman: The Dark Side #1-3: John Francis Moore script;
Kieron Dwyer pencils; Hilary Barta inks; prestige format; published in 1998 |
| Superman: The Dark Side #1 | after his rocket is intercepted by Apokolips, Kal-el is raised as a tool of war by Darkseid
| 0 |
| Superman: The Dark Side #2 |
| 0 |
| Superman: The Dark Side #3 | final issue; Kal-El battles Darkseid
| 0 |
| Superman: The Dark Side | collects Superman: The Dark Side #1-3
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| 0 |
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4. Son of Superman and Other Stories
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| Superman: War of the Worlds | Clark Kent, with his super-powers, repels a Martian invasion but dies in the process; owes more to Orson Welles' broadcast than the H. G. Wells novel; Roy Thomas script; Michael Lark art; cover-dated December 1998
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| Superman: A Nation Divided | Roger Stern script; Eduardo Barreto art; during the U.S. Civil War, young Atticus realizes his powers, helps the Union win the war, and saves Abraham Lincoln; cover-dated February 1999
| 0 |
| The Superman Monster | in a riff on Frankenstein, Vicktor Luthor finds a crashed rocket with a dead infant inside and sets about bringing it back to life using his experimental machinery; Dan Abnett & Andy Lanning script; Anthony Williams pencils; Tom Palmer inks; cover-dated December 1999
| 0 |
| Superman Inc. | Kal-el, found by a motorist, gets adopted by the Sudermans who name him Dale before they die; Dale Suderman becomes a superstar, alienating Lex Luthor; Steve Vance script; Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez pencils; Mark Farmer inks; cover-dated December 1999
| 0 |
| Son of Superman [hardcover] | Jon Kent discovers that he has superpowers and is the son of the long-missing Superman;
Howard Chaykin & David Tischman script; J.H. Williams III pencils; Mick Gray inks; cover-dated December 1999
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| 0 |
| Son of Superman [softcover] | published after the softcover
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| 0 |
| Realworlds: Superman, one of the Realworlds specials, was published at this point (carrying a August 2000 cover date) |
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5. Last Son of Earth
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| Superman: Last Son of Earth #1-2, Superman: Last Stand of Krypton:
Steve Gerber script; prestige format |
| Superman: Last Son of Earth #1-2:
Doug Wheatley pencils; Chris Chuckry inks |
| Superman: Last Son of Earth #1 | has Kal-El sent from Earth to Krypton (instead of the other way around); cover-dated September 2000
| 0 |
| Superman: Last Son of Earth #2 | final issue; having rescued Krypton from destruction, Kal-el visits Earth; cover-dated October 2000
| 0 |
| Superman: Last Stand of Krypton | a sequel to Superman: Last Son of Earth that begins 10 years later as Superman must confront Lex Luthor on an Earth enhanced by Kryptonian technology; Doug Wheatley art and cover; 64 pages; published in January 2003
| 0 |
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6. Bizarro Comics
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| Bizarro Comics [hardcover] | no data entered; cover-dated August 2001
| 0 |
| Bizarro Comics [softcover] | published after the hardcover
| 0 |
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7. In the Continuity of Smallville
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| Smallville #1-6, Smallville: The Comic #1: occurs within the continuity of the Smallville TV show |
| Smallville #2-6, Smallville: The Comic #1:
no creator data entered |
| Smallville: The Comic #1 | in one story, a classmate of Clark's becomes a kryptonite dinosaur creature; features a look inside the life and mind of Lex Luthor; also includes Interviews with Tom Welling, Michael Rosenbaum, and Kristin Kreuk; also includes a look at the making of the pilot episode, plus a recap of the first season finale; cover-dated November 2002 | 0 |
| Smallville #1-6: published bimonthly |
| Smallville #1 | Mark Verheiden & Clint carpenter script; Kilian Plunkett & Mark Morales art; John Van Fleet cover; cover-dated May 2003; published on Wednesday, 19 March 2003 | 0 |
| Smallville #2 | | 0 |
| Smallville #3 | | 0 |
| Smallville #4 | | 0 |
| Smallville #5 | | 0 |
| Smallville #6 | I have no idea what the final issue is | 0 |
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8. Red Son
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| Superman: Red Son #1-3: Mark Millar script (written years before publication); no art or cover data entered |
without titles or indicia
Larger Version Available
| Superman: Red Son #1 | cover-dated June 2003 | 0 |
without titles or indicia
Larger Version Available
| Superman: Red Son #2 | | 0 |
| Superman: Red Son #3 | cover-dated August 2003 | 0 |
| Superman: Red Son | collects Superman: Red Son #1-3; Tom DeSanto introduction; also includes sketchbook material
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| 1 |
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9. Secret Identity
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| Superman: Secret Identity #1-4: 48 pages; prestige format; Kurt Busiek script; Stuart Immonen art |
| Superman: Secret Identity #1 | cover-dated March 2004 | 0 |
| Superman: Secret Identity #2 | | 0 |
| Superman: Secret Identity #3 | | 0 |
| Superman: Secret Identity #4 | cover-dated June 2004 | 0 |
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10. It's a Bird...
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| It's a Bird... [hardcover] | 136 pages; Steven T. Seagle script; Teddy Kristiansen art; follows a writer named Steve, assigned to write Superman, a character he struggles to understand; hardcover; cover-dated June 2004
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| 1 |
| It's a Bird... [softcover] | softcover; published months after the hardcover | 0 |
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MISCELLANEOUS
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| Superman: Distant Fires | after an atomic World War, with the heroes having lost their powers, Clark Kent must battle Captain Marvel to save the world and his son;
Howard Chaykin script; Gil Kane pencils; Kevin Nowlan inks; published in 1998 | 0 |
| Supergirl: Wings | | 0 |
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SUPERBOY
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| Superboy (second series) #1-14, Superboy Special #1: based on the TV series; no creator data entered |
| Superboy (second series) #1 | probably published in 1990 | 0 |
| Superboy (second series) #2 | | 0 |
| Superboy (second series) #3 | | 0 |
| Superboy (second series) #4 | | 0 |
| Superboy (second series) #5 | | 0 |
| Superboy (second series) #6 | | 0 |
| Superboy (second series) #7 | | 0 |
| Superboy (second series) #8 | | 0 |
| Superboy (second series) #9 | | 0 |
| Superboy (second series) #10 | | 0 |
| Superboy (second series) #11 | | 0 |
| Superboy (second series) #12 | | 0 |
| Superboy (second series) #13 | | 0 |
| Superboy (second series) #14 | final issue; probably published in 1991 | 0 |
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SUPERBOY MISCELLANEOUS
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| Superboy Special #1 | | 0 |
In 2002, DC began publishing comics tying into the television show
Smallville, then airing on the Warner Brothers (WB) network. Thanks largely to Buffy,
the Vampire Slayer, the network had focused almost exclusively on teenagers, a particularly
commercial demographic. Smallville was no exception, setting Superman's adventures
during his teenage years in Smallville, where he would not wear a costume. The series had a
rocky beginning, but garnered some critical attention. DC's first offering in the continuity
of Smallville was a special offered in late 2002, but its success spawned a bimonthly
series in 2003.
