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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.

Issues

1–50

51–100

101–150

151–200

201–250

251–300

301–350

351–400

401–423

650–700

701–714

Lost Issues

Annuals

Specials

Collections







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