(2010 [January 2011])

DC, 2010 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
99.99 USD; 112.00 CAD
Pages
336
On-sale Date
2010-11-03
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [swirl]
ISBN
978-1-4012-2917-7 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781401229177 59999
Editing
Bob Schreck (credited) (editor - original series); Brandon Montclare (credited) (assistant editor - original series); Bob Harras (credited) (group editor - collected editions); Bob Joy (credited) (editor - collected edition)
Color
color
Dimensions
9 in. x 13 in.
Paper Stock
glossy paper
Binding
hardcover with dust jacket and slipcase
Publishing Format
collected edition

Issue Notes

New printing: October 26, 2011. Third printing available April 6, 2016 and fourth printing available April 26, 2017 (per comiclist.com).
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 0 pages (report information)

Pencils
Frank Quitely (credited, signed)
Inks
Frank Quitely (credited, signed)
Colors
Jamie Grant (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman
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Indexer Notes

The front cover portion of the dust jacket.

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Frank Quitely (signed)
Inks
Frank Quitely (signed)
Colors
Jamie Grant (signed)
Genre
superhero
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Frank Quitely
Inks
Jamie Grant
Colors
Jamie Grant
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superhero

Indexer Notes

Across the inside front cover and the front side of the front endpage.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Frank Quitely
Inks
Jamie Grant
Colors
Jamie Grant
Genre
superhero

Absolute All-Star Superman (Table of Contents: 5)

credits, title page / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Frank Quitely
Inks
Jamie Grant
Colors
Jamie Grant
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Title page.

[Editorial Credits] (Table of Contents: 6)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Grant Morrison (credited); Frank Quitely (credited)
Pencils
Frank Quitely
Inks
Jamie Grant
Colors
Jamie Grant
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Page shares illustration with the following sequence. Page includes dedications from Morrison and Quitely.

No Time to Lose (Table of Contents: 7)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Chip Kidd (credited)
Pencils
Frank Quitely
Inks
Jamie Grant
Colors
Jamie Grant
Letters
typeset
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Frank Quitely
Inks
Jamie Grant
Colors
Jamie Grant
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superhero

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Frank Quitely (credited, signed)
Inks
Frank Quitely (credited, signed)
Colors
Jamie Grant (credited, signed)
Genre
superhero
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Frank Quitely
Inks
Jamie Grant
Colors
Jamie Grant
Genre
superhero

...Faster... (Table of Contents: 11)

Superman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Grant Morrison (credited)
Pencils
Frank Quitely (credited)
Inks
Jamie Grant (credited)
Colors
Jamie Grant (credited)
Letters
Phil Balsman (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jor-El; Cat Grant; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; General Lane; Lois Lane; Lara; Steve Lombard; Lex Luthor; Jimmy Olsen; Leo Quintum; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Perry White
Synopsis
Superman saves a mission to the Sun that Luthor has sabotaged.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Frank Quitely (credited, signed)
Inks
Frank Quitely (credited, signed)
Colors
Jamie Grant (credited, signed)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Frank Quitely
Inks
Jamie Grant
Colors
Jamie Grant
Genre
superhero

Superman's Forbidden Room (Table of Contents: 14)

Superman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Grant Morrison (credited)
Pencils
Frank Quitely (credited)
Inks
Jamie Grant (credited)
Colors
Jamie Grant (credited)
Letters
Phil Balsman (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Superman Robots; Kal Kent (Superman of 853,450 AD); Unknown Superman of 4500 AD
Synopsis
Lois spends the day at the Fortress of Solitude with Superman but begins to believe he has become evil and attempts to destroy him.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Frank Quitely (credited)
Inks
Frank Quitely (credited)
Colors
Jamie Grant (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Lois Lane Kent; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Frank Quitely
Inks
Jamie Grant
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Jamie Grant
Genre
superhero

Sweet Dreams, Superwoman... (Table of Contents: 17)

Superman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Grant Morrison (credited)
Pencils
Frank Quitely (credited)
Inks
Jamie Grant (credited)
Colors
Jamie Grant (credited)
Letters
Phil Balsman (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Cat Grant; Lois Lane; Steve Lombard; Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Krull; Samson; Atlas; Tyrannko; Ultrasphinx
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Frank Quitely (credited)
Inks
Frank Quitely (credited)
Colors
Jamie Grant (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Frank Quitely
Inks
Jamie Grant
Colors
Jamie Grant
Genre
superhero

The Superman / Olsen War! (Table of Contents: 20)

Superman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Grant Morrison (credited)
Pencils
Frank Quitely (credited)
Inks
Jamie Grant (credited)
Colors
Jamie Grant (credited)
Letters
Phil Balsman (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Lucy Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Leo Quintum; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Perry White
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Frank Quitely (credited)
Inks
Frank Quitely (credited)
Colors
Frank Quitely (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Lex Luthor; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Frank Quitely
Inks
Jamie Grant
Colors
Jamie Grant
Genre
superhero

The Gospel According to Lex Luthor (Table of Contents: 23)

Superman / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Grant Morrison (credited)
Pencils
Frank Quitely (credited)
Inks
Jamie Grant (credited)
Colors
Jamie Grant (credited)
Letters
Phil Balsman (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Lois Lane; Lex Luthor; Nasthalthia Luthor; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Parasite
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Frank Quitely
Inks
Jamie Grant
Colors
Jamie Grant
Genre
superhero

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Frank Quitely (credited)
Inks
Frank Quitely (credited)
Colors
Frank Quitely (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Krypto; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 26)

Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Frank Quitely
Inks
Jamie Grant
Colors
Jamie Grant
Genre
superhero

Funeral in Smallville (Table of Contents: 27)

Superman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Grant Morrison (credited)
Pencils
Frank Quitely (credited)
Inks
Jamie Grant (credited)
Colors
Jamie Grant (credited)
Letters
Phil Balsman (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Ma Kent; Pa Kent; Krypto; Lana Lang; Pete Ross; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Kal Kent; Klyzyzk Klzntplkz; Unknown Superman; Golden Superman
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 28)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Frank Quitely (credited)
Inks
Frank Quitely (credited)
Colors
Frank Quitely (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Bizarro; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 29)

Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Frank Quitely
Inks
Jamie Grant
Colors
Jamie Grant
Genre
superhero

Being Bizarro (Table of Contents: 30)

Superman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Grant Morrison (credited)
Pencils
Frank Quitely (credited)
Inks
Jamie Grant (credited)
Colors
Jamie Grant (credited)
Letters
Phil Balsman (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Bizarro; Cat Grant; Lois Lane; Steve Lombard; Jimmy Olsen; Leo Quintum; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Perry White; Zibarro
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 31)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Frank Quitely (credited)
Inks
Frank Quitely (credited)
Colors
Jamie Grant (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Bizarro; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Bizarro Jor-El
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 32)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Frank Quitely
Inks
Jamie Grant
Colors
Jamie Grant

Us Do Opposite (Table of Contents: 33)

Superman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Grant Morrison (credited)
Pencils
Frank Quitely (credited)
Inks
Jamie Grant (credited)
Colors
Jamie Grant (credited)
Letters
Phil Balsman (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Bizarro; Lois Lane; Leo Quintum; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Zibarro; Bizarro Jor-El; Bizarro Green Lantern; Bizarro Flash
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 34)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Frank Quitely (credited, signed)
Inks
Frank Quitely (credited, signed)
Colors
Frank Quitely (credited, signed)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Bar-El; Lois Lane; Lilo; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 35)

Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Frank Quitely
Inks
Jamie Grant
Colors
Jamie Grant
Genre
superhero

Curse of the Replacement Supermen (Table of Contents: 36)

Superman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Grant Morrison (credited)
Pencils
Frank Quitely (credited)
Inks
Jamie Grant (credited)
Colors
Jamie Grant (credited)
Letters
Travis Lanham (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Bar-El; Cat Grant; Lois Lane; Lilo; Steve Lombard; Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Perry White
Synopsis
Two astronauts from Krypton have landed on Earth and believe that they should rebuild Krypton, and destroy the humans in the process.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 37)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Frank Quitely (credited)
Inks
Frank Quitely (credited)
Colors
Jamie Grant (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 38)

Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Frank Quitely
Inks
Jamie Grant
Colors
Jamie Grant
Genre
superhero

Neverending (Table of Contents: 39)

Superman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Grant Morrison (credited)
Pencils
Frank Quitely (credited)
Inks
Jamie Grant (credited)
Colors
Jamie Grant (credited)
Letters
Travis Lanham (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Lois Lane; Lex Luthor; Leo Quintum; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Van-Zee; Sylva; Zora; Than-Ar
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 40)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Frank Quitely (credited, signed)
Inks
Frank Quitely (credited, signed)
Colors
Jamie Grant (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 41)

Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Frank Quitely
Inks
Jamie Grant
Colors
Jamie Grant
Genre
superhero

Red Sun Day (Table of Contents: 42)

Superman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Grant Morrison (credited)
Pencils
Frank Quitely (credited)
Inks
Jamie Grant (credited)
Colors
Jamie Grant (credited)
Letters
Travis Lanham (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Cat Grant; Lois Lane; Steve Lombard; Lex Luthor; Nasthalthia Luthor; Jimmy Olsen; Solaris the Tyrant Sun; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Perry White
Synopsis
Lex Luthor escapes from prison after giving himself super powers. He uses Solaris to attack the Earth but Superman and his robots defeat Solaris.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 43)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Frank Quitely (credited, signed)
Inks
Frank Quitely (credited, signed)
Colors
Frank Quitely (credited, signed)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Lex Luthor; Solaris the Tyrant Sun; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 44)

Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Frank Quitely
Inks
Jamie Grant
Colors
Jamie Grant
Genre
superhero

Superman in Excelsis (Table of Contents: 45)

Superman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Grant Morrison (credited)
Pencils
Frank Quitely (credited)
Inks
Jamie Grant (credited)
Colors
Jamie Grant (credited)
Letters
Travis Lanham (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jor-El; Cat Grant; Lois Lane; Steve Lombard; Lex Luthor; Nasthalthia Luthor; Jimmy Olsen; Leo Quintum; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Perry White
Synopsis
A super-powered Lex Luthor battles Superman, but Superman beats him with brains, not brawn.
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All-Star Superman (Table of Contents: 46)

Superman / illustration / 28 pages (report information)

Script
Grant Morrison (credited)
Pencils
Grant Morrison (credited); Frank Quitely (credited)
Inks
Grant Morrison (credited); Frank Quitely (credited); Jamie Grant
Colors
Grant Morrison (credited); Frank Quitely (credited); Jamie Grant
Letters
typeset
Genre
superhero
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 47)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Neal Adams (credited, signed)
Inks
Neal Adams (credited, signed)
Colors
Jamie Grant (credited)
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]
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Biographies (Table of Contents: 48)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Frank Quitely
Inks
Jamie Grant
Colors
Jamie Grant
Letters
typeset
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 49)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

The front side of the rear endpage.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 50)

Superman / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Frank Quitely
Inks
Jamie Grant
Colors
Jamie Grant
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Across the back side of the rear endpage and the inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 51)

Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Frank Quitely
Inks
Jamie Grant
Colors
Jamie Grant
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Illustration taken from the story from All-Star Superman (DC, 2006 series) #3.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 52)

Superman / illustration / 0 pages (report information)

Pencils
Frank Quitely
Inks
Jamie Grant
Colors
Jamie Grant
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

The back cover portion of the dust jacket. Illustration taken from the story from All-Star Superman (DC, 2006 series) #3.

[Slipcase] (Table of Contents: 53)

Superman / insert or dust jacket / 0 pages (report information)

Pencils
Frank Quitely (credited)
Inks
Frank Quitely (credited)
Colors
Jamie Grant (credited)
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Both sides of the slipcase illustrated with details from the cover of All-Star Superman (DC, 2006 series) #10.

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  6. 5. Absolute All-Star Superman
  7. 6. [Editorial Credits]
  8. 7. No Time to Lose
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  12. 11. ...Faster...
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  15. 14. Superman's Forbidden Room
    Superman
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  17. 16. [no title indexed]
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  18. 17. Sweet Dreams, Superwoman...
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  21. 20. The Superman / Olsen War!
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  24. 23. The Gospel According to Lex Luthor
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  28. 27. Funeral in Smallville
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  30. 29. [no title indexed]
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  31. 30. Being Bizarro
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  34. 33. Us Do Opposite
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  35. 34. [no title indexed]
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  36. 35. [no title indexed]
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  37. 36. Curse of the Replacement Supermen
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  38. 37. [no title indexed]
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  39. 38. [no title indexed]
    Superman
  40. 39. Neverending
    Superman
  41. 40. [no title indexed]
    Superman
  42. 41. [no title indexed]
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  43. 42. Red Sun Day
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  44. 43. [no title indexed]
    Superman
  45. 44. [no title indexed]
    Superman
  46. 45. Superman in Excelsis
    Superman
  47. 46. All-Star Superman
    Superman
  48. 47. [no title indexed]
    Superman
  49. 48. Biographies
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  54. 53. [Slipcase]
    Superman
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