([June] 2009)
DC,
2009 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- 75.00 USD; 86.00 CAD
- Pages
- 348
- On-sale Date
- 2009-04-29
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics
- Brand
-
DC [swirl]
- ISBN
-
978-1-4012-2198-0
- Barcode
- 9781401221980 57500
- Editing
- Will Dennis (credited) (editor - original series); Eddie Berganza (credited) (editor - original series); Casey Seijas (credited) (assistant editor - original series); Anton Kawasaki (credited) (editor - collected edition)
- Color
- color
- Dimensions
- 8.5" x 13"
- Paper Stock
- glossy paper
- Binding
- hardcover with slipcase
- Publishing Format
- collected edition
[no title indexed]
Superman / cover / 0 pages
- Pencils
- Jim Lee (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Jim Lee (credited, signed)
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair (credited, signed)
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
-
in Superman - Pour Demain (Urban Comics, 2013 series) (mars 2013) - in Superman: For Tomorrow 15th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (DC, 2019 series) (2019 [February 2020]), (2019 [February 2020])
-
Indexer Notes
The front cover portion of the dust jacket.
[no title indexed]
Superman / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
Impressed with a Superman figure taken from the story from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #204.
[no title indexed]
Superman / illustration / 2 pages
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
On the inside front cover and the front side of the front endpage.
Introduction
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages
- Reprints
- from Superman for Tomorrow (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([May] 2005)
-
The Origin of Superman
Superman / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Brian Azzarello (credited)
- Pencils
- Jim Lee (credited)
- Inks
- Scott Williams (credited)
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair (credited)
- Letters
- Nick Napolitano (credited as Nick J. Napolitano)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman (origin); Jor-El; Lara; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane
- Synopsis
- A brief accounting of the origin of Superman.
- Reprints
- in Justice League of America, Special (DC, 2009 series) #1 (2009)
- in Superman - Pour Demain (Urban Comics, 2013 series) (mars 2013)
- in Superman: For Tomorrow (DC, 2013 series) ([April] 2013)
- in Superman: The Man of Steel: Believe (DC, 2013 series) ([December] 2013)
- in Superman: For Tomorrow 15th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (DC, 2019 series) (2019 [February 2020])
-
Superman 204
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #204 [Direct Sales] (June 2004)
-
[Part One]
Superman / comic story / 28 pages
- Script
- Brian Azzarello (credited)
- Pencils
- Jim Lee (credited)
- Inks
- Scott Williams (credited)
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair (credited)
- Letters
- Nick Napolitano (credited as Nick J. Napolitano)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Green Lantern [Kyle Rayner] (cameo); Father Daniel Leone (first appearance); Lt. Lupe Leocadio-Escudero
- Synopsis
- Superman flies into space to help Green Lantern, but when he returns to Earth he finds that a million people have mysteriously vanished.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #204 (June 2004)
-
Superman 205
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Lee (signed)
- Inks
- Scott Williams (signed)
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair (signed)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #205 [Jim Lee / Scott Williams Cover] (July 2004)
-
[Part Two]
Superman / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- Brian Azzarello (credited)
- Pencils
- Jim Lee (credited)
- Inks
- Scott Williams (credited)
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair (credited)
- Letters
- Nick Napolitano (credited as Nick J. Napolitano)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Father Daniel Leone; John; Mr. Orr
- Synopsis
- Superman tracks the origin point of the phenomenon that caused a million people to disappear and finds a country at war.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #205 (July 2004)
-
Superman 206
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Lee (signed)
- Inks
- Scott Williams (signed)
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair (signed)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Equus
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #206 [Direct Sales] (August 2004)
-
[Part Three]
Superman / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- Brian Azzarello (credited)
- Pencils
- Jim Lee (credited)
- Inks
- Scott Williams (credited)
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair (credited)
- Letters
- Rob Leigh (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Father Daniel Leone; General Nox; Equus (first appearance, villain)
- Synopsis
- Superman goes up against Equus in the middle of a civil war.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #206 (August 2004)
-
Superman 207
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Lee (signed)
- Inks
- Scott Williams (signed)
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair (signed)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Mr. Orr; Equus
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #207 [Direct Sales] (September 2004)
-
[Part Four]
Superman / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- Brian Azzarello (credited)
- Pencils
- Jim Lee (credited)
- Inks
- Scott Williams (credited)
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair (credited)
- Letters
- Rob Leigh (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Father Daniel Leone; General Nox; Mr. Orr; Equus (villain)
- Synopsis
- General Nox and Equus refuse to surrender the weapon to Superman, and Mr. Orr arrives to take it back for his employers.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #207 (September 2004)
-
Superman 208
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Lee (signed)
- Inks
- Scott Williams (signed)
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair (signed)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; JLA [Justice League of America; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Green Lantern [John Stewart]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Wonder Woman [Diana]]; General Nox
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #208 [Direct Sales] (October 2004)
-
[Part Five]
Superman / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- Brian Azzarello (credited)
- Pencils
- Jim Lee (credited)
- Inks
- Scott Williams (credited)
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair (credited)
- Letters
- Rob Leigh (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; JLA [Justice League of America; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Green Lantern [John Stewart]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Wonder Woman [Diana]]; Father Daniel Leone; Halcyon (first appearance, name revealed in Superman #210); Mr. Orr; Elemental Giants [Water]
- Synopsis
- The Justice League confronts Superman about his recent actions. Mr. Orr offers to cure Father Leone's cancer if he helps influence Superman.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #208 (October 2004)
-
Superman 209
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Lee (signed)
- Inks
- Scott Williams (signed)
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair (signed)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #209 [Direct Sales] (November 2004)
-
[Part Six]
Superman / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- Brian Azzarello (credited)
- Pencils
- Jim Lee (credited)
- Inks
- Scott Williams (credited)
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair (credited)
- Letters
- Rob Leigh (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Wonder Woman [Diana]; Father Daniel Leone; Halcyon; Elemental Giants [Earth; Fire; Water; Wind]; Perry White (cameo); Jimmy Olsen (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Superman recounts to Father Leone how he faced down four Elemental Giants and forced them to surrender.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #209 (November 2004)
-
Superman 210
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Lee (signed)
- Inks
- Scott Williams (signed)
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair (signed)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Wonder Woman [Diana]
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #210 [Direct Sales] (December 2004)
-
[Part Seven]
Superman / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- Brian Azzarello (credited)
- Pencils
- Jim Lee (credited)
- Inks
- Scott Williams (credited)
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair (credited)
- Letters
- Rob Leigh (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; JLA [Justice League of America [Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Wonder Woman [Diana]]; Father Daniel Leone; Halcyon; Mr. Orr; Equus (villain); Joker (villain) (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Superman confronts Batman about his lack of humanity. Mr. Orr attempts to recruit Wonder Woman to join him against Superman.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #210 (December 2004)
-
Superman 211
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Lee (signed)
- Inks
- Scott Williams (signed)
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair (signed)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Wonder Woman [Diana]
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #211 [Direct Sales] (January 2005)
-
[Part Eight]
Superman / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- Brian Azzarello (credited)
- Pencils
- Jim Lee (credited)
- Inks
- Scott Williams (credited); Richard Friend (credited); Sandra Hope (credited)
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair (credited)
- Letters
- Rob Leigh (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Wonder Woman [Diana]; Father Daniel Leone; Mr. Orr
- Synopsis
- Superman and Wonder Woman battle in the Fortress of Solitude.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #211 (January 2005)
-
Superman 212
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #212 (February 2005)
-
[Part Nine]
Superman / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- Brian Azzarello (credited)
- Pencils
- Jim Lee (credited)
- Inks
- Scott Williams (credited); Richard Friend (credited); Sandra Hope (credited)
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair (credited)
- Letters
- Rob Leigh (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Lois Lane; Alba; Father Daniel Leone; Mr. Orr; Equus (villain)
- Synopsis
- Superman is reunited with Lois.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #212 (February 2005)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits acknowledge "Special thanks to Scott Iwahashi."
Superman 213
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Lee (signed)
- Inks
- Scott Williams (signed)
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair (signed)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Equus; General Zod
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #213 [Direct Sales] (March 2005)
-
[Part Ten]
Superman / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- Brian Azzarello (credited)
- Pencils
- Jim Lee (credited)
- Inks
- Scott Williams (credited); Richard Friend (credited); Sandra Hope (credited)
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair (credited)
- Letters
- Rob Leigh (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Lois Lane; Father Daniel Leone; Jor-El; Lara; Halcyon; Zeus (a dog); Apollo (a dog); Mr. Orr; Equus (villain); General Zod (villain)
- Synopsis
- Superman realizes that he was ultimately responsible for the invention that caused millions of people to vanish, which was corrupted by General Zod.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #213 (March 2005)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits acknowledge "Special thanks to Scott Iwahashi."
Superman 214
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Lee (signed)
- Inks
- Scott Williams (signed)
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair (signed)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; General Zod
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #214 [Direct Sales] (April 2005)
-
[Part Eleven]
Superman / comic story / 23 pages
- Script
- Brian Azzarello (credited)
- Pencils
- Jim Lee (credited)
- Inks
- Scott Williams (credited); Richard Friend (credited); Sandra Hope (credited)
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair (credited)
- Letters
- Rob Leigh (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Lois Lane; Father Daniel Leone; Jor-El (flashback); Mr. Orr; Equus (villain); General Zod (villain)
- Synopsis
- Superman and General Zod fight it out. Mr. Orr receives his payoff.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #214 (April 2005)
-
Indexer Notes
A caption from page 14 is moved to its own page to allow for the following cover reprint to display properly.
[no title indexed]
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 2 pages
- Pencils
- Jim Lee (signed)
- Inks
- Scott Williams (signed)
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair (signed)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Jor-El; Lara; Lois Lane; Father Daniel Leone; Flash [Wally West]
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #215 [Superman vs. Zod Cover] (May 2005), #215 [Superman Cover] (May 2005)
-
[Part Twelve]
Superman / comic story / 30 pages
- Script
- Brian Azzarello (credited)
- Pencils
- Jim Lee (credited)
- Inks
- Scott Williams (credited); Matt Banning (credited); Eric Basaldua (credited); Sandra Hope (credited); Danny Miki (credited); Tim Townsend (credited); Joe Weems (credited)
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair (credited)
- Letters
- Rob Leigh (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Lois Lane; Father Daniel Leone; Alba; Jimmy Olsen; Halcyon; Lara (a robot); Mr. Orr; Equus (villain); General Zod (villain)
- Synopsis
- Zod is defeated and the missing people of Earth are returned home. Superman tells Lois the secret of where they have been.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #215 (May 2005)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits acknowledge "Special thanks to Laura Martin."
Afterword
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 3 pages
- Reprints
- from Superman for Tomorrow (DC, 2005 series) #2 ([October] 2005)
-
[no title indexed]
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Michael Turner (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Michael Turner (credited, signed)
- Colors
- Peter Steigerwald (credited, signed)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1987 series) #205 [Michael Turner Cover] (July 2004)
-
[no title indexed]
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Lee (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Scott Williams (credited, signed)
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair (credited, signed)
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- from Superman for Tomorrow (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([May] 2005)
-
[no title indexed]
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Lee (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Scott Williams (credited, signed)
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair (credited, signed)
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- from Superman for Tomorrow (DC, 2005 series) #2 ([October] 2005)
-
Wizard: The Comics Magazine #148
Supergirl; Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Lee (credited); Michael Turner (credited)
- Inks
- Scott Williams (credited); Michael Turner (credited)
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
Wizard: The Comics Magazine #150
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jim Lee (credited)
- Inks
- Scott Williams (credited)
- Colors
- Alex Sinclair (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
Jim Lee's Step-by-Step
Superman / illustration / 6 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jim Lee (credited, signed)
- Inks
- Jim Lee (credited, signed)
- Colors
- David Choe (credited) (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
Acknowledgments
text article / 1 page
- Script
- Brian Azzarello (credited); Jim Lee (credited); Scott Williams (credited); Alex Sinclair (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
[no title indexed]
Superman / illustration / 2 pages
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
On the back side of the rear endpage and in the inside back cover.
[Slipcase]
Superman / insert or dust jacket / 0 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- in Superman: For Tomorrow 15th Anniversary Deluxe Edition (DC, 2019 series) (2019 [February 2020])
-
Indexer Notes
The same image is on both sides of the slipcase.
Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
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Superman -
1.
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Superman -
2.
[no title indexed]
Superman -
3.
[no title indexed]
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4.
Absolute Superman: For Tomorrow
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5.
Absolute Superman: For Tomorrow
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6.
[Editorial Credits]
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7.
Introduction
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8.
The Origin of Superman
Superman -
9.
Superman 204
Superman -
10.
[no title indexed]
Superman -
11.
[Part One]
Superman -
12.
Superman 205
Superman -
13.
[no title indexed]
Superman -
14.
[Part Two]
Superman -
15.
Superman 206
Superman -
16.
[no title indexed]
Superman -
17.
[Part Three]
Superman -
18.
Superman 207
Superman -
19.
[no title indexed]
Superman -
20.
[Part Four]
Superman -
21.
Superman 208
Superman -
22.
[no title indexed]
Superman -
23.
[Part Five]
Superman -
24.
Superman 209
Superman -
25.
[no title indexed]
Superman -
26.
[Part Six]
Superman -
27.
Superman 210
Superman -
28.
[no title indexed]
Superman -
29.
[Part Seven]
Superman -
30.
Superman 211
Superman -
31.
[no title indexed]
Superman -
32.
[Part Eight]
Superman -
33.
Superman 212
Superman -
34.
[no title indexed]
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35.
[Part Nine]
Superman -
36.
Superman 213
Superman -
37.
[no title indexed]
Superman -
38.
[Part Ten]
Superman -
39.
Superman 214
Superman -
40.
[no title indexed]
Superman -
41.
[Part Eleven]
Superman -
42.
[no title indexed]
Superman -
43.
[Part Twelve]
Superman -
44.
Afterword
-
45.
Additional Covers
-
46.
[no title indexed]
Superman -
47.
[no title indexed]
Superman -
48.
[no title indexed]
Superman -
49.
[no title indexed]
Superman -
50.
Cover Sketches
Superman -
51.
Wizard: The Comics Magazine #148
Supergirl; Superman -
52.
Wizard: The Comics Magazine #150
Superman -
53.
Jim Lee Sketchbook
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54.
Sketchbook
Superman -
55.
Jim Lee's Step-by-Step
Superman -
56.
Acknowledgments
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57.
Biographies
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58.
[no title indexed]
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59.
[no title indexed]
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60.
[no title indexed]
Superman -
61.
[no title indexed]
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[Slipcase]
Superman
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