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Post-Crisis Superman Collection and Reading Order (Updated `10-11-2022)
This list is kind of an odd duck. I have been reading and collecting Superman (and other) comics for around twenty years. At one point or another I've read most of the out-of-continuity and Gold-Iron Age Superman stories, plus a random smattering of other stuff. I've been wanting to do a more chronologically correct reading of 'continuity' Superman in the post-Crisis era, and I put together this list to figure out what my collections subscriptions cover. As I said, this is a bit of an odd duck: it's not a comprehensive omnibus list (not even for post-Crisis), a few of the items on it are storylines I missed and haven't been collected (to my knowledge), and my goal is to read something of the major/better stories for a period, not to actually read every issue of every title (which is what I did for Bronze Age Superman, and took me years). Nonetheless, I'll share this as a post because someone else might find this useful.
I am currently on Superman: The Exile and Other Stories Omnibus (about 200p in), though I've read many of these stories before. You will probably notice, especially more recently, some glaring omissions: These are either things I have read thoroughly enough to exempt, that I can't find without hunting floppies, or which I decided to skip. Around 2020-present my collection becomes extremely spotty, it's basically 'whatever is on Infinite that I've noticed', so I left the final section fairly empty as (by the time I get there) I will probably have access to TPBs, and they might not be on Infinite anymore.
1. 1986/10-1987/4 Superman: The Man of Steel Omnibus (2020) Volume 1
2. 1987 World of Krypton
3. 1987 World of Smallville
4. 1987 World of Metropolis
5. 1987/5-12 Superman: The Man of Steel Omnibus (2020) Volume 2
7. 1988/3-5 Superman: The Man of Steel Omnibus (2014?) Volume 8
8. 1988/4-1990/10 The Power Within
9. 1988/6-8 Superman: The Man of Steel Omnibus (2014?) Volume 9
10. 1988/10-1989/10 Superman: The Exile and Other Stories Omnibus
11. 1990/3-4 Day of the Krypton Man
12. 1990/5-6 Superman: Dark Knight Over Metropolis
14.
15. 1991/7 SUPERMAN: TEAM SUPERMAN #1 (Superman by Mark Millar)
16. 1992/2-4 Panic in the Sky
17. 1992/4-10 Superman and the Justice League America v1
18. 1992/10-1993/7 Superman and the Justice League America v2
19. 1992/11-1993/10 Death & Return of Superman
21. 1994/4-6 Superman/Doomsday Hunter/Prey (Superman/Doomsday Omnibus)
22. 1994 Superman: Under a Yellow Sun
23. 1994/9-10 Superman Zero Hour
24. 1995/9-10 Superman #104-105 (Adventures of Superman: Jose Garcia Lopez v2)
25. 1995/11-1996/1 Trial of Superman (Story Arc)
26. 1995/12 Doomsday Annual (Superman/Doomsday Omnibus)
27. 1996/12 Superman #118, Superman: The Wedding Album, Adventures of Superman #541, Action Comics #728 (Superman & Lois Lane 25th Wedding Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
28. 1996/12 Superman Plus the Legion of Super-Heroes
29. 1997/4-9 Superman Blue v1
30. 1998/8 Superman: Save the Planet
31. 1998/4-10 Dominus Effect (Storyline)
33. 1999/6 SUPERMAN 80-PAGE GIANT #2 (Superman by Mark Millar)
34. 1999/8 DC ONE MILLION 80-PAGE GIANT #1,000,000. (Superman by Mark Millar)
35. 1999/12-2000/3 Superman: The City of Tomorrow
36. 2000/3 Action Comics #763 (Superman vs. Brainiac)
37. 2000/4-8 Superman: The City of Tomorrow vol. 2
38. 2000/9-10 Superman: Emperor Joker
39. 2001/1-3 President Lex
40. 2001/3-2002/9 Return to Krypton
41. 2001/9-12 The Adventures of Superman #594, Superman Vol 2 175 (Superman/Doomsday Omnibus)
42. 2002/11-12 Superman: Ending Battle
43. 2003/2 Superman – Lost Hearts (Story Arc)
44. 2003/3 SUPERMAN VS. DARKSEID: APOKOLIPS NOW! (Superman vs Darkseid)
45. 2003/8-2004/5 Batman-Superman-Wonder Woman – Trinity Deluxe
46. 2003/9-2004/9 Superman: Birthright
47. 2003/10-2004/10 Superman/Batman v1
48. 2004/4-5 Superman: Godfall
49. 2004/6-2005/5 Superman: For Tomorrow
50. 2005/1-2006/6 Superman/Batman v2
51. 2005/5-2006/3 Superman Strange Attractors
52. 2005/8-10 Superman Sacrifice
53. 2006 Superman/SHAZAM! First Thunder (Flashback tale)
54. 2006/9-2007/1 Superman: Camelot Falls v1 Superman #654-658
55. 2006-10-2007-10 Justice League of America by Brad Meltzer Deluxe Edition
56. 2006/12-2007/8 Superman/Batman v3
57. 2006/12-2008/10 Superman the Last Son
58. 2007/5-2008/1 Superman: Camelot Falls v2
59. 2007/8-2008/8 Superman/Batman v4
60. 2007/11-2008/2 Justice League of America v3 Injustice League
61. 2007/12-2008/5 Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes
62. 2008/3-7 Justice League of America v4 Sanctuary
63. 2008/4-6 Countdown to Final Crisis #3-2, DEATH OF THE NEW GODS #8 (Superman vs Darkseid)
64. 2008/8-12 Superman: Brainiac
65. 2008/8-12 Justice League of America v5 Second Coming
66. 2008/9-2009/10 Superman/Batman v5
67. 2008/10-2009/1 Superman: New Krypton v1
68. 2009/1-3 Superman: New Krypton v2
69. 2009/1-3 Superman-Supergirl Maelstrom (Miniseries)
70. 2009/1-8 Justice League of America v6 When Worlds Collide
71. 2009/5-9 Superman: New Krypton v3
72. 2009/10-2010/4 Superman: New Krypton v4
73. 2009/12-2010/10 Superman/Batman v6
74. 2009/12-2010/5 Justice League of America v7 Team History
75. 2010/6-7 Superman: War of the Supermen
76. 2010/8-2011/6 Superman: The Black Ring Vol. 1-2 (Collected)
77. 2010/9-10 Justice League of America v8 Dark Things
78. 2010/11-2011/3 Justice League of America v9 Omega
79. 2010/11-2011/10 Justice League of America v10 Rise of Eclipso
80. 2011 DC Comics Presents Superman #1
81. 2011/3-10 Reign of Doomsday
82. 2011/9-2012/6 Superman Action Comics v1 Superman & the Men of Steel
83. 2011/11-2012/4 Justice League v1 Origin [N52]
84. 2012/5-10 Justice League v2 Villain's Journey [N52]
85. 2012/7-12 Superman Action Comics v2 Bulletproof
86. 2012/12-2013/5 Superman Action Comics v3 At the End of Days (N52)
87. 2011/11-2012/4 Superman v1: What Price Tomorrow? (N52)
88. 2012/5-10 Superman v2: Secrets & Lies (N52)
89. 2012-6-2013-10 Justice League Trinity War [N52]
90. 2012/11-2013/4 Superman v3 Fury at the World's End (N52)
91. 2012-12-2013-4 Justice League v3 Throne of Atlantis [N52]
92. 2013/5-2013/12 Superman v4 Psi-War (N52)
93. 2013/5-2013-10 Justice League v4 Grid [N52]
94. 2013/8-2015/1 Superman: Unchained (N52)
95. 2013/8-12 Batman/Superman v1: Cross World [N52]
96. 2013/10-2014/5 Justice League v5 Forever Heroes [N52]
98. 2014/1 to 2014/7 Superman v5 Under Fire (N52)
99. 2014/1-6 Batman/Superman v2: Game Over [N52]
100. 2014/6-10 Superman-Wonder Woman v2 War and Peace [N52]
101. 2014/7-2014/12 Superman: Doomed (N52)
102. 2014/7-2015/4 Justice League v6 Injustice League [N52]
103. 2014/7-12 Batman/Superman v3: Second Chance [N52]
104. 2014/8-2015/5 Superman v6 The Men of Tomorrow (N52)
105. 2014/9-2015/6 Batman/Supermanv4: Siege [N52]
106. 2014/11-2015/6 Superman-Wonder Woman v3 Casualties of War [N52]
107. 2015/5-2016/2 Batman/Superman v5: Truth Hurts [N52]
108. 2015/6-2015/11 Superman v7: Before Truth (N52)
109. 2015/6-2016-7 Justice League Darkseid War: DC Essentials Edition [N52]
110. 2015/7-12 Superman-Wonder Woman v4 Dark Truth [N52]
111. 2015/12-2016/2 Superman v8: Return to Glory (N52)
112. 2016/1-6 Superman-Wonder Woman v5 A Savage End [N52]
113. 2016/3-2016/6 Batman/Superman v6: Universe's Finest [N52]
114. 2015/12-2016/7 Superman: Lois and Clark [Rebirth]
115. 2016/7-11 Justice League v1 Extinction Machines
116. 2016/9-12 Superman Action Comics Rebirth Deluxe Book 1
117. 2016/12-2017/2 Justice League v2 Outbreak
118. 2017/1-9 Superman Action Comics Rebirth Deluxe Book Book 2
119. 2017/3-9 Superman: the Rebirth Deluxe Edition v2
120. 2017/4-6 Justice League v3 Timeless
121. 2017/7-9 Justice League v4 Endless
122. 2017/10-2018/5 Superman Action Comics Rebirth Deluxe Book 3
123. 2017/9-2018/2 Superman: the Rebirth Deluxe Edition v3
124. 2017/10-12 Justice League v5 Legacy
125. 2018/2-2018/6 Superman: the Rebirth Deluxe Edition v4
126. 2018/2-4 Justice League v6 People vs the Justice League
127. 2018/4-6 Justice League v7 Justice Lost
128. 2018/7-9 Man of Steel by Brian Michael Bendis
129. 2018/8-11 Justice League v1 The Totality #1-7
130. 2018/9-2019/2 Superman v1 Unity Saga Phantom Earth (2019)
131. 2018/9-2019/3 Superman Action Comics v1 The Invisible Mafia
132. 2018/12-2019/1 Justice League v2 Graveyard of the Gods #8-12
133. 2019/2-4 Justice League v3 Hawkworld #13-18
134. 2019/3-8 Superman v2 The Unity Saga House of El
135. 2019/4-7 Superman Action Comics v2 Leviathan Rising
136. 2019/5-8 Justice League v4 Sixth Dimension #19-25
137. 2019/8-12 Superman Action Comics v3 Leviathan Hunt
138. 2019/8-2020/3 Justice League v5 Doom War #26-39
139. 2019/10-2020/3 Batman Superman v1 Who are the Secret Six
140. 2020/1-8 Superman Action Comics v4 Metropolis Burning
141. 2019/12-2020/5 Superman vol 3 The Truth Revealed
142. 2020/4-2021/2 Superman Vol. 4: Mythological
143. 2020/4-8 Justice League v6 Vengeance is Thine #40-47
144. 2020/4-2021/2 Batman Superman v2 (2021)
145. 2020/9-11 Justice League v7 Galaxy of Terrors #48-52
146. 2020/8-2021/2 Superman: Action Comics Volume 5: The House of Kent
147. 2020/11-2021/1 Justice League v8 Death Metal #53-57
148. 2020/12 Justice League v9 Endless Winter
149. 2021/5-6 Superman: The One Who Fell
150. 2021/5-11 Batman Superman v3 Archive of Worlds (2021)
151. 2022 Superman and the Authority
152. 2022/1 Batman-Superman the Authority Special 1
153. 2021/6-2022/11 Superman Warworld Storlyine
154. 2022/5-11 Batman-Superman - World's Finest 1-7
This list is kind of an odd duck. I have been reading and collecting Superman (and other) comics for around twenty years. At one point or another I've read most of the out-of-continuity and Gold-Iron Age Superman stories, plus a random smattering of other stuff. I've been wanting to do a more chronologically correct reading of 'continuity' Superman in the post-Crisis era, and I put together this list to figure out what my collections subscriptions cover. As I said, this is a bit of an odd duck: it's not a comprehensive omnibus list (not even for post-Crisis), a few of the items on it are storylines I missed and haven't been collected (to my knowledge), and my goal is to read something of the major/better stories for a period, not to actually read every issue of every title (which is what I did for Bronze Age Superman, and took me years). Nonetheless, I'll share this as a post because someone else might find this useful.
I am currently on Superman: The Exile and Other Stories Omnibus (about 200p in), though I've read many of these stories before. You will probably notice, especially more recently, some glaring omissions: These are either things I have read thoroughly enough to exempt, that I can't find without hunting floppies, or which I decided to skip. Around 2020-present my collection becomes extremely spotty, it's basically 'whatever is on Infinite that I've noticed', so I left the final section fairly empty as (by the time I get there) I will probably have access to TPBs, and they might not be on Infinite anymore.
1. 1986/10-1987/4 Superman: The Man of Steel Omnibus (2020) Volume 1
2. 1987 World of Krypton
3. 1987 World of Smallville
4. 1987 World of Metropolis
5. 1987/5-12 Superman: The Man of Steel Omnibus (2020) Volume 2
- Superman: Dark Knight Over Metropolis replicates Action Comics Annual #1 (1987/10)
7. 1988/3-5 Superman: The Man of Steel Omnibus (2014?) Volume 8
8. 1988/4-1990/10 The Power Within
9. 1988/6-8 Superman: The Man of Steel Omnibus (2014?) Volume 9
10. 1988/10-1989/10 Superman: The Exile and Other Stories Omnibus
11. 1990/3-4 Day of the Krypton Man
12. 1990/5-6 Superman: Dark Knight Over Metropolis
- All stories after Action Comics Annual #1
14.
15. 1991/7 SUPERMAN: TEAM SUPERMAN #1 (Superman by Mark Millar)
16. 1992/2-4 Panic in the Sky
17. 1992/4-10 Superman and the Justice League America v1
18. 1992/10-1993/7 Superman and the Justice League America v2
19. 1992/11-1993/10 Death & Return of Superman
- A Death of Superman
- B Funeral for a Friend
- C The Wake
- D Superman - Day of Doom
- E Reign of the Supermen
- F Return of Superman
21. 1994/4-6 Superman/Doomsday Hunter/Prey (Superman/Doomsday Omnibus)
22. 1994 Superman: Under a Yellow Sun
23. 1994/9-10 Superman Zero Hour
24. 1995/9-10 Superman #104-105 (Adventures of Superman: Jose Garcia Lopez v2)
25. 1995/11-1996/1 Trial of Superman (Story Arc)
26. 1995/12 Doomsday Annual (Superman/Doomsday Omnibus)
27. 1996/12 Superman #118, Superman: The Wedding Album, Adventures of Superman #541, Action Comics #728 (Superman & Lois Lane 25th Wedding Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
28. 1996/12 Superman Plus the Legion of Super-Heroes
29. 1997/4-9 Superman Blue v1
30. 1998/8 Superman: Save the Planet
31. 1998/4-10 Dominus Effect (Storyline)
- 1999 Superman: King of the Earth (Dominus Follow-Up)
33. 1999/6 SUPERMAN 80-PAGE GIANT #2 (Superman by Mark Millar)
34. 1999/8 DC ONE MILLION 80-PAGE GIANT #1,000,000. (Superman by Mark Millar)
35. 1999/12-2000/3 Superman: The City of Tomorrow
36. 2000/3 Action Comics #763 (Superman vs. Brainiac)
37. 2000/4-8 Superman: The City of Tomorrow vol. 2
38. 2000/9-10 Superman: Emperor Joker
39. 2001/1-3 President Lex
40. 2001/3-2002/9 Return to Krypton
41. 2001/9-12 The Adventures of Superman #594, Superman Vol 2 175 (Superman/Doomsday Omnibus)
42. 2002/11-12 Superman: Ending Battle
43. 2003/2 Superman – Lost Hearts (Story Arc)
44. 2003/3 SUPERMAN VS. DARKSEID: APOKOLIPS NOW! (Superman vs Darkseid)
45. 2003/8-2004/5 Batman-Superman-Wonder Woman – Trinity Deluxe
46. 2003/9-2004/9 Superman: Birthright
47. 2003/10-2004/10 Superman/Batman v1
48. 2004/4-5 Superman: Godfall
49. 2004/6-2005/5 Superman: For Tomorrow
50. 2005/1-2006/6 Superman/Batman v2
51. 2005/5-2006/3 Superman Strange Attractors
52. 2005/8-10 Superman Sacrifice
53. 2006 Superman/SHAZAM! First Thunder (Flashback tale)
54. 2006/9-2007/1 Superman: Camelot Falls v1 Superman #654-658
55. 2006-10-2007-10 Justice League of America by Brad Meltzer Deluxe Edition
56. 2006/12-2007/8 Superman/Batman v3
57. 2006/12-2008/10 Superman the Last Son
58. 2007/5-2008/1 Superman: Camelot Falls v2
59. 2007/8-2008/8 Superman/Batman v4
60. 2007/11-2008/2 Justice League of America v3 Injustice League
61. 2007/12-2008/5 Superman and the Legion of Super-Heroes
62. 2008/3-7 Justice League of America v4 Sanctuary
63. 2008/4-6 Countdown to Final Crisis #3-2, DEATH OF THE NEW GODS #8 (Superman vs Darkseid)
64. 2008/8-12 Superman: Brainiac
65. 2008/8-12 Justice League of America v5 Second Coming
66. 2008/9-2009/10 Superman/Batman v5
67. 2008/10-2009/1 Superman: New Krypton v1
68. 2009/1-3 Superman: New Krypton v2
69. 2009/1-3 Superman-Supergirl Maelstrom (Miniseries)
70. 2009/1-8 Justice League of America v6 When Worlds Collide
71. 2009/5-9 Superman: New Krypton v3
72. 2009/10-2010/4 Superman: New Krypton v4
73. 2009/12-2010/10 Superman/Batman v6
74. 2009/12-2010/5 Justice League of America v7 Team History
75. 2010/6-7 Superman: War of the Supermen
76. 2010/8-2011/6 Superman: The Black Ring Vol. 1-2 (Collected)
77. 2010/9-10 Justice League of America v8 Dark Things
78. 2010/11-2011/3 Justice League of America v9 Omega
79. 2010/11-2011/10 Justice League of America v10 Rise of Eclipso
80. 2011 DC Comics Presents Superman #1
81. 2011/3-10 Reign of Doomsday
82. 2011/9-2012/6 Superman Action Comics v1 Superman & the Men of Steel
83. 2011/11-2012/4 Justice League v1 Origin [N52]
84. 2012/5-10 Justice League v2 Villain's Journey [N52]
85. 2012/7-12 Superman Action Comics v2 Bulletproof
86. 2012/12-2013/5 Superman Action Comics v3 At the End of Days (N52)
87. 2011/11-2012/4 Superman v1: What Price Tomorrow? (N52)
88. 2012/5-10 Superman v2: Secrets & Lies (N52)
89. 2012-6-2013-10 Justice League Trinity War [N52]
90. 2012/11-2013/4 Superman v3 Fury at the World's End (N52)
91. 2012-12-2013-4 Justice League v3 Throne of Atlantis [N52]
92. 2013/5-2013/12 Superman v4 Psi-War (N52)
93. 2013/5-2013-10 Justice League v4 Grid [N52]
94. 2013/8-2015/1 Superman: Unchained (N52)
95. 2013/8-12 Batman/Superman v1: Cross World [N52]
96. 2013/10-2014/5 Justice League v5 Forever Heroes [N52]
- 2013/11 [N52] JUSTICE LEAGUE #23.1! (Superman vs Darkseid)
98. 2014/1 to 2014/7 Superman v5 Under Fire (N52)
99. 2014/1-6 Batman/Superman v2: Game Over [N52]
100. 2014/6-10 Superman-Wonder Woman v2 War and Peace [N52]
101. 2014/7-2014/12 Superman: Doomed (N52)
102. 2014/7-2015/4 Justice League v6 Injustice League [N52]
103. 2014/7-12 Batman/Superman v3: Second Chance [N52]
104. 2014/8-2015/5 Superman v6 The Men of Tomorrow (N52)
105. 2014/9-2015/6 Batman/Supermanv4: Siege [N52]
106. 2014/11-2015/6 Superman-Wonder Woman v3 Casualties of War [N52]
107. 2015/5-2016/2 Batman/Superman v5: Truth Hurts [N52]
108. 2015/6-2015/11 Superman v7: Before Truth (N52)
109. 2015/6-2016-7 Justice League Darkseid War: DC Essentials Edition [N52]
110. 2015/7-12 Superman-Wonder Woman v4 Dark Truth [N52]
111. 2015/12-2016/2 Superman v8: Return to Glory (N52)
112. 2016/1-6 Superman-Wonder Woman v5 A Savage End [N52]
113. 2016/3-2016/6 Batman/Superman v6: Universe's Finest [N52]
114. 2015/12-2016/7 Superman: Lois and Clark [Rebirth]
115. 2016/7-11 Justice League v1 Extinction Machines
116. 2016/9-12 Superman Action Comics Rebirth Deluxe Book 1
117. 2016/12-2017/2 Justice League v2 Outbreak
118. 2017/1-9 Superman Action Comics Rebirth Deluxe Book Book 2
119. 2017/3-9 Superman: the Rebirth Deluxe Edition v2
120. 2017/4-6 Justice League v3 Timeless
121. 2017/7-9 Justice League v4 Endless
122. 2017/10-2018/5 Superman Action Comics Rebirth Deluxe Book 3
123. 2017/9-2018/2 Superman: the Rebirth Deluxe Edition v3
124. 2017/10-12 Justice League v5 Legacy
125. 2018/2-2018/6 Superman: the Rebirth Deluxe Edition v4
126. 2018/2-4 Justice League v6 People vs the Justice League
127. 2018/4-6 Justice League v7 Justice Lost
128. 2018/7-9 Man of Steel by Brian Michael Bendis
129. 2018/8-11 Justice League v1 The Totality #1-7
130. 2018/9-2019/2 Superman v1 Unity Saga Phantom Earth (2019)
131. 2018/9-2019/3 Superman Action Comics v1 The Invisible Mafia
132. 2018/12-2019/1 Justice League v2 Graveyard of the Gods #8-12
133. 2019/2-4 Justice League v3 Hawkworld #13-18
134. 2019/3-8 Superman v2 The Unity Saga House of El
135. 2019/4-7 Superman Action Comics v2 Leviathan Rising
136. 2019/5-8 Justice League v4 Sixth Dimension #19-25
137. 2019/8-12 Superman Action Comics v3 Leviathan Hunt
138. 2019/8-2020/3 Justice League v5 Doom War #26-39
139. 2019/10-2020/3 Batman Superman v1 Who are the Secret Six
140. 2020/1-8 Superman Action Comics v4 Metropolis Burning
141. 2019/12-2020/5 Superman vol 3 The Truth Revealed
142. 2020/4-2021/2 Superman Vol. 4: Mythological
143. 2020/4-8 Justice League v6 Vengeance is Thine #40-47
144. 2020/4-2021/2 Batman Superman v2 (2021)
145. 2020/9-11 Justice League v7 Galaxy of Terrors #48-52
146. 2020/8-2021/2 Superman: Action Comics Volume 5: The House of Kent
147. 2020/11-2021/1 Justice League v8 Death Metal #53-57
148. 2020/12 Justice League v9 Endless Winter
149. 2021/5-6 Superman: The One Who Fell
150. 2021/5-11 Batman Superman v3 Archive of Worlds (2021)
151. 2022 Superman and the Authority
152. 2022/1 Batman-Superman the Authority Special 1
153. 2021/6-2022/11 Superman Warworld Storlyine
154. 2022/5-11 Batman-Superman - World's Finest 1-7
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