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Superman Books in Order

Superman contains 39 books, published between 1971 and 2025. The first book is Kryptonite Nevermore! (1971) and the newest is The World (2025). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
39
Published
1971–2025
Pages on record
1,222 in 6 of 39 books
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Superman is a multi-author comics series of 39 catalogued books, published from Kryptonite Nevermore! (1971) to The World (2025). Dan Jurgens and Peter J. Tomasi are credited on 7 books each, Louise Simonson on 6, Patrick Gleason on 5 and Scott Lobdell on 4, with Geoff Johns, Kurt Busiek and Gene Luen Yang on 3 each. Titles include Bizarro's World (1994), The Trial of Superman (1997), Superman in the Fifties (2002) and Brainiac (2008). Subjects list superheroes, science fiction and fantasy.

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How many Superman books are there?

Superman has 39 books, released between 1971 and 2025.

Superman Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 39 Superman books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.

  1. Cover of Bizarro's World by Louise Simonson, book 1 of the Superman series (1994)
  2. Cover of I Hate Superman! by Louise Simonson, book 2 of the Superman series (1996)
  3. Cover of The Doomsday Wars by Dan Jurgens, book 4 of the Superman series (1999)
  4. Cover of Past and Future by Bill Finger, book 6 of the Superman series (2008)
  5. Cover of The Men of Tomorrow by Geoff Johns, book 13 of the Superman series (2015)
  6. Cover of Savage Dawn by Gene Luen Yang, book 16 of the Superman series (2016)
  7. Cover of Return to Glory by Gene Luen Yang, book 17 of the Superman series (2016)
  1. 1
    Kryptonite Nevermore!1971 · confirmed 2/4
    1971–
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  2. 1
    Bizarro's World1994 · 128 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994128
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  3. 2
    I Hate Superman!1996 · 31 pages · confirmed 2/4
    199631
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  4. 2
    Superman in the Fifties2002 · confirmed 2/4
    2002–
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  5. 3
    The Trial of Superman1997 · confirmed 2/4
    1997–
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  6. 3
    Sacrifice2006 · confirmed 2/4
    2006–
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  7. 4
    The Doomsday Wars1999 · 144 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999144
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  8. 4
    Brainiac2008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
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  9. 5
    Superman Vs. the Revenge Squad!1999 · confirmed 2/4
    1999–
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  10. 5
    Camelot Falls Vol. 12008 · confirmed 2/4
    2008–
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  11. 6
    Revenge Squad1999 · confirmed 2/4
    1999–
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  12. 6
    Past and Future2008 · 191 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008191
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  13. 7
    Camelot Falls Vol. 22009 · confirmed 2/4
    2009–
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  14. 7
    What Price Tomorrow?2012 · confirmed 2/4
    2012–
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  15. 8
    Grounded, Vol. 12011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  16. 8
    Secrets and Lies2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  17. 9
    Grounded Vol. 22011 · confirmed 2/4
    2011–
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  18. 9
    Fury at World's End2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  19. 10
    Adventures of Superman2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  20. 10
    Psi War2014 · confirmed 2/4
    2014–
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  21. 11
    Up, Up, and Away!2013 · confirmed 2/4
    2013–
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  22. 11
    Under Fire2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  23. 12
    Doomed2015 · 544 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2015544
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  24. 12
    Adventures of Superman: Vol 22020 · confirmed 2/4
    2020–
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  25. 13
    The Men of Tomorrow2015 · confirmed 2/4
    2015–
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  26. 14
    Before Truth2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  27. 15
    Lois and Clark2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  28. 16
    Savage Dawn2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  29. 17
    Return to Glory2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  30. 18
    The Final Days of Superman2016 · confirmed 2/4
    2016–
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  31. 19
    Son of Superman2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  32. 20
    Trial of the Super Sons2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  33. 21
    Multiplicity2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  34. 22
    Superman Reborn2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  35. 23
    Black Dawn2017 · confirmed 2/4
    2017–
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  36. 24
    Hopes and Fears2018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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  37. 25
    Superman Blue2018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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  38. 26
    Bizarroverse2018 · confirmed 2/4
    2018–
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  39. 27
    The World2025 · 184 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2025184
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Where to start with Superman

Start with Kryptonite Nevermore! (1971), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Superman book?

The World (2025) is the newest Superman book released so far.

Is there a new Superman book coming?

No next Superman book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Superman at a glance

Still running
Superman is still running, with a title published as recently as 2025.
Release pace
Superman books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,222 pages across the 6 of 39 books with a recorded length, a median of 164 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Superman books, 24 of 39, were published in the 2010s.
Attribution
Of the 39 titles, 7 are credited to Dan Jurgens, 7 to Peter J. Tomasi, 6 to Louise Simonson and 5 to Patrick Gleason. A further 19 writers are credited.

When Superman books were published

Publication distribution by decade, showing when Superman titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 24 titles.

1970s
1
1990s
6
2000s
6
2010s
24
2020s
2

39 books total across 5 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.

What the Superman books are about

8 of the 39 Superman books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: comics & graphic novels is tagged on 6 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

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