Adventures of Superman

Cover to Adventures of Superman #1

Adventures of Superman is published by DC Comics. Price per issue is $3.99.

Publication Dates

Last Issue

Convergence: Adventures of Superman #1: 22 Apr 2015

Current Issue

Convergence: Adventures of Superman #2: 20 May 2015

Next Issue

none

Status

Monthly. Final issue is #17.

Characters

Main Characters

• Superman/Kal-El/Clark Kent - The last survivor of the planet Krypton, Superman has many powers on Earth, including flight, super-strength, super-speed, x-ray vision, heat vision, and invulnerability. (aka "The Man of Steel,' 'The Man of Tomorrow') - wikipedia:Superman

Allies

• Lois Lane - Star reporter for the Daily Planet. Married to Clark Kent. - wikipedia:Lois Lane

• Jimmy Olsen - Photographer and cub reporter for the Daily Planet. Has a 'signal watch' that can be used to contact Superman. Sometimes called "Superman's Pal" - wikipedia:Jimmy Olsen

• Batman/Bruce Wayne - A vigilante super-hero from Gotham City. - wikipedia:Batman

• Wonder Woman/Princess Diana - Super-hero and ambassador from Themyscira. - wikipedia:Wonder Woman

Enemies

• Lex Luthor - Founder and former CEO of Lexcorp, and former President of the United States. Disgraced and run out of office, he now works in the criminal underground as one of the key players in the revived Secret Society of Super-Villains. - wikipedia:Lex Luthor

• Mr. Mxyzptlk - Imp from the 5th dimension with seemingly magical powers. Loves to bedevil Superman, but once he has been 'tricked' into returning to his home dimension he cannot return to Earth for 90 days. - wikipedia:Mr. Mxyzptlk

Minor Characters

• Perry White - Editor in Chief of the Daily Planet. - wikipedia:Perry White

• Lana Lang - Clark Kent's high school sweetheart. Was briefly First Lady of the United States when her ex-husband, Pete Ross, became President after Lex Luthor's resignation. - wikipedia:Lana Lang

• Krypto - A super-powered dog from a alternate/pocket universe Krypton. - wikipedia:Krypto

• Martha (Clark) 'Ma' Kent - Superman's adoptive mother on Earth. - wikipedia:Martha Kent

• Jonathan 'Pa' Kent - Superman's adoptive father on Earth. - wikipedia:Jonathan Kent

• Jor-El - Superman's biological father from Krypton. Deceased. - wikipedia:Jor-El

• Lara - Superman's biological mother from Krypton. Deceased. - wikipedia:Lara (Kryptonian)

Other Characters/Places/Things

• Metropolis - Large city in the United States, and current city of residence of Superman. - wikipedia:Metropolis (comics)

• Smallville - Kansas farming town where Clark Kent was raised on Earth. Current home to Martha & Jonathan Kent, and Superboy/Conner Kent. - wikipedia:Smallville

• Krypton - Home planet of Superman/Kal-El. Was destroyed when its radioactive core went critical. - wikipedia:Krypton (Planet)

• The Phantom Zone - Otherdimensional realm where criminals from Krypton were exiled. - wikipedia:Phantom Zone

Recent Storylines

Convergence: Adventures of Superman #2

This is the current issue, and therefore no story information will be posted about this issue. Please check your local comic shop for copies of this issue.

Collections

Hardcovers

• Superman: Exile and Other Stories Omnibus - Collects vol. 1 #445-460, plus Action Comics vol. 1 #643-646 & Annual #2 & Superman vol. 2 #23-37. - WorldCat - ISBN 9781401278236

Trade Paperbacks

• Superman: City of Tomorrow, vol. 1 - Collects vol. 1 #573-576, plus Superman: Y2K #1, Superman: The Man of Steel #95-98, Superman vol. 2 #151-154, and Action Comics vol. 1 #760-763. - WorldCat - ISBN 9781401295080 - (forthcoming, November 2019)

• Superman: City of Tomorrow, vol. 2 - Collects vol. 1 #577-581, plus Superman: The Man of Steel #99-103, Superman vol. 2 #155-159, and Action Comics vol. 1 #764-768. - WorldCat - ISBN 9781779503121

• Superman: Unconventional Warfare - Collects vol. 1 #627-632, plus the back-up stories from #625-626 and secret files profile pages. "The Man of Steel is challenged when a more powerful Replikon arrives for a fight — the first layer of a complex scheme that may prove Superman's undoing!" - WorldCat - ISBN 140120449X

• Superman: That Healing Touch - Collects vol. 1 #633-638, plus the lead story from Superman Secret Files 2004. "As Lois recovers from her Mid-east ordeal, Superman gets a visit from Mr. Mxyzptlk and receives harsh words from Wonder Woman and Batman in the wake of Identity Crisis!" - WorldCat - ISBN 1401204538

• Superman: Ruin Revealed - Collects vol. 1 #640-641 & #644-647. "Ruin, the man who has been out to destroy Superman and his loved ones, is revealed to be someone near and dear to him!" - WorldCat - ISBN 1401209203

• Adventures of Superman, vol. 1 - Collects vol. 2 #1-5. - WorldCat - ISBN 1401246885 - Kindle

• Adventures of Superman, vol. 2 - Collects vol. 2 #6-10. - WorldCat - ISBN 140125036X

• Adventures of Superman, vol. 3 - Collects vol. 3 #11-17. - WorldCat - ISBN 140125330X

Leftover Useful Information

Publishing History

• Volume 1: #424-649, 1986-2006 (Continues and continued by Superman vol. 1.)
• Volume 2: #1-17, 2013-2014 (reprints stories from the digital-first series)

Future Publication Dates

Dates subject to change at the whims of the publisher or distributor. Please see the Diamond Shipping Lists for current information.

Links

• DC Comics - Publisher's Website
• Adventures of Superman - GCD entry
• Superman in the Comics - Section of the Superman Homepage pertaining to the comics
• wikipedia:Superman - general Wikipedia entry for Superman
• wikipedia:Adventures of Superman (comic book)