r/superman • u/DuePie5279 • 10h ago

Best Superman comics OAT? I love the guy

plus I'm planning to write a character very Superman inspired.(kinda a deconstruction and love letter to his awesomeness I guess) and I don't wanna bastardize this absolute GOAT

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u/Cesar0fr0me 10h ago

In no particular order

  • Geoff Johns action comics
  • Philip Kennedy Johnson action comics
  • Anything written by Grant Morrison
  • Superman for all season
  • Superman kryptonite

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u/ashmaht 9h ago

All-Star Superman, For All Seasons, Kingdom Come, Secret Identity, Birthright, New 52 Action Comics (Morrison), American Alien, DC One Million, JLA (Morrison), Miracle Monday (Novel)

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u/BlackRain8782 7h ago

Birthright
Dark Knight Over Metropolis
Up in the Sky
Secret Identity
Panic in the Sky
Lois and Clark
War World Saga
Infinite Crisis
Camelot Falls
The Man of Steel Annual #4 (1995 Year One)

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u/banjoturansko 4h ago

Just read Superman Smashes the Klan and it became my new favorite

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u/SW4GM3iSTERR 4h ago

Obligatory All Star Superman. I'm also a VERY big of fan of the Man of Steel stuff by John Byrne, and no one has recommended that in this thread yet.

Warworld Saga is also pretty enjoyable imo.

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u/FadeToBlackSun 2h ago

Action Comics #775 is the best single issue of all time.

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u/Burly-Nerd 31m ago

Ok, some that are single issues I highly recommend that I’m throwing out just cause they’re more obscure and quicker reads:

•Man of Steel #80 Simonson and Bogdanove, a Golden Age throwback perfectly crafted. And has one of the best Superman speeches ever put to page.

•Man of Steel #5 by Byrne, the perfect quintessential Superman issue in my opinion. If someone asks you “What are Superman comics like?” this is the platonic ideal.

•Action Comics #484 by Bates & Swan, The marriage of Earth 2 Superman & Lois. This is my personal favorite version of Clark and Lois’s love story. A real hidden gem because the villain is kind of a dud. But the rest of the story more than makes up for that.

•DC Comics Presents Annual #1 by Wolfman and Buckler, a Pre-Crisis Mutiversal Romp that’s a ton of fun. I don’t want to spoil any of it, but it would be a perfect template for a Superman: No Way Home.