Superman was the title of the monthly comic book featuring Superman. It was in publication from 1939 to 1986, ending at issue #423. The series was retitled Adventures of Superman (Volume 1) starting with issue #424 in 1987. Superman (Volume 2) also began in 1987 with issue #1.
In 2006, a restructuring of the entire DC Comics line saw Superman Vol 2 discontinued. The last issue of Adventures of Superman was #649; it was once again titled Superman and continued the numbering from #650. Both the initial run of Superman Vol 1 and Superman Vol 2 had 12 annuals.
Backup Features
The Man of Steel starred in every issue of the 1939 series of Superman Vol 1. In addition, several other features or sub-series ran as backup stories in many issues, as follows.
1939 Series Backup Features
- Bruce (Superman) Wayne: #353, #358, #362
- Flash Force 2000: #401
- Lois Lane, Girl Reporter: #28-40, #42
- M.A.S.K.: #411
- Masters of the Universe: #377
- miscellaneous western stories: #62, #78
- Mr. and Mrs. Superman: #327, #329
- The Private Life of Clark Kent: #247, #254, #256, #258, #262-264, #267, #270, #273, #277, #280, #285, #287, #289, #292, #294, #328, #371, #373
- Supergirl: #376
- Superman 2020/2021: #354-355, #357, #362, #364, #368, #372
- Superman: The In-Between Years: #359, #362, #365-366, #370, #374
- Terra-Man: #249
- Untold Tales of Superman: #129, #131, #133, #135, #139, #141, #161, #183
- The World of Krypton: #233-234, #236, #238, #240, #243, #246, #248, #251, #255, #257, #260, #266, #268, #271, #275, #279, #282, #286, #352, #356, #360, #367, #375
2006 Series Guest Stars
During the World Without Superman storyline, when the Man of Steel was absent from Earth, several issues featured guest stars who carried the story in his absence.
- The Guardian: #692
- Krypto the Superdog: #712
- Mon-El: #685, #689, #691, #693
- Mon-El and the Guardian: #686-688, #694-696
- Steel: #690
- Superman and Mon-El: #697-698
Issues
401–423
- Superman (Volume 1) #401
- Superman (Volume 1) #402
- Superman (Volume 1) #403
- Superman (Volume 1) #404
- Superman (Volume 1) #405
- Superman (Volume 1) #406
- Superman (Volume 1) #407
- Superman (Volume 1) #408
- Superman (Volume 1) #409
- Superman (Volume 1) #410
- Superman (Volume 1) #411
- Superman (Volume 1) #412
- Superman (Volume 1) #413
- Superman (Volume 1) #414
- Superman (Volume 1) #415
- Superman (Volume 1) #416
- Superman (Volume 1) #417
- Superman (Volume 1) #418
- Superman (Volume 1) #419
- Superman (Volume 1) #420
- Superman (Volume 1) #421
- Superman (Volume 1) #422
- Superman (Volume 1) #423
- Name changes to Adventures of Superman for issues 424-649
Lost Issues
Annuals
- Superman (Volume 1) Annual #1 (1960)
- Superman (Volume 1) Annual #2 (1961)
- Superman (Volume 1) Annual #3 (1961)
- Superman (Volume 1) Annual #4 (1961)
- Superman (Volume 1) Annual #5 (1962)
- Superman (Volume 1) Annual #6 (1962)
- Superman (Volume 1) Annual #7 (1963)
- Superman (Volume 1) Annual #8 (1964)
- Superman (Volume 1) Annual #9 (1983)
- Superman (Volume 1) Annual #10 (1984)
- Superman (Volume 1) Annual #11 (1985)
- Superman (Volume 1) Annual #12 (1986)
- Superman (Volume 1) Annual #13 (2007)
- Superman (Volume 1) Annual #14 (2009)
Specials
- Superman Special Edition (1954)
- Superman Special #1 (1983)
- Superman Special #2 (1984)
- Superman Special #3 (1985)
Collections
- Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 1 (2013)
ISBN: 978-1401241896 - Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 2 (2016)
ISBN: 978-1401263249 - Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 3 (2016)
ISBN: 978-1401270117 - Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 4 (2017)
ISBN: 978-1401272579 - Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 5 (2018)
ISBN: 978-1401274764 - Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 6 (2019)
ISBN: 978-1401291938 - DC Comics Classics Library: Superman: Kryptonite Nevermore (2009)
ISBN: 978-1401220853 - Adventures of Superman: José Luis García-López (2013)
ISBN: 978-1401238568 - Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? (2010)
ISBN: 978-1401227319 - Superman: Up, Up and Away! (2006)
ISBN: 978-1401209544 - Superman: The Third Kryptonian (2008)
ISBN: 978-1401219871 - Superman: Escape from Bizarro World (2008)
ISBN: 978-1401217945 - Superman: Coming of Atlas (2009)
ISBN: 978-1401221324 - Superman: New Krypton Vol 1 (2010)
ISBN: 978-1401223298 - Superman: New Krypton Vol 2 (2010)
ISBN: 978-1401223199
See Also
- Cover Gallery: Superman Vol 1
- Collections from Superman Vol 1
- Images from Superman Vol 1
- Textless Cover Art from Superman Vol 1
- Variant Covers from Superman Vol 1
- Superman Recommended Reading