Superman Comic Books
Superman-related February 2013 Solicitations
All of DC's Superman-related offerings available in February.
DC UNIVERSE: SUPERMAN
ACTION COMICS #17Written by GRANT MORRISON
Backup story written by SHOLLY FISCH
Art by RAGS MORALES, BRAD WALKER, MARK PROPST and DREW HENNESSY
Backup story art by CHRIS SPROUSE and KARL STORY
Cover by RAGS MORALES
Variant cover by TERRY DODSON and RACHEL DODSON
1:100 B&W Variant cover by RAGS MORALES
On sale FEBRUARY 6. 48 pg, FC, $4.99 US. RATED T
Combo pack edition: $5.99 US
Retailers: This issue will ship with four covers. Please see the order form for more information.
- You don't dare miss Grant Morrison's stunning, extra-sized final issue of ACTION COMICS!
- It's no small battle as Superman fights to save all of creation in this epic!
- This issue is destined to be a milestone in The New 52!
- Plus: In the backup story, whatever happened to the men of tomorrow(s)?
This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.
SUPERMAN #17
Written by SCOTT LOBDELL
Art and cover by KENNETH ROCAFORT
1:25 B&W Variant cover by KENNETH ROCAFORT
On sale FEBRUARY 27. 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US. RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. The variant cover will feature the standard edition cover in a wraparound format.
- The startling conclusion of "H'EL ON EARTH"!
- It's the final fight with H'El - and to win, one of the team will have to make a fatal sacrifice!. The shocks continue as the all-new Oracle
appears!
SUPERBOY #17
Written by TOM DeFALCO
Art and cover by R.B. SILVA and ROB LEAN
On sale FEBRUARY 13. 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US. RATED T
- The startling conclusion of "H'EL ON EARTH"!
- Superboy faces off against the Herald of the Oracle!
SUPERGIRL #17
Written by MIKE JOHNSON
Art and cover by MAHMUD ASRAR
On sale FEBRUARY 20. 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US. RATED T
- The penutimate chaper of "H'EL ON EARTH"!
- Earth is on the brink of destruction as H'El's machinations come to fruition!
- How far will Kara go to save Krypton?
DC UNIVERSE
JUSTICE LEAGUE #17Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art and cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO
Variant cover by STEVE SKROCE
1:100 B&W Variant cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO
On sale FEBRUARY 20. 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US. RATED T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 US
Retailers: This issue will ship with four covers. Please see the order form for more information.
- The epic, full-length conclusion to "THRONE OF ATLANTIS" hits as Aquaman and the League make a sinister discovery that changes both the outcome of the war and the future of the Justice League!
- What is THE GRID - and what does it mean to expanding the Justice League?
This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.
TEEN TITANS #17
Written by SCOTT LOBDELL
Art by EDDY BARROWS and EBER FERREIRA
Cover by BRETT BOOTH and NORM RAPMUND
1:25 B&W Variant cover by BRETT BOOTH and NORM RAPMUND
On sale FEBRUARY 27. 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US. RATED T
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. The variant cover will feature the standard edition cover in a wraparound format.
- Welcome aboard the new art team of EDDY BARROWS and EBER FERREIRA!
- The team is finally reunited in the wake of "DEATH OF THE FAMILY" - but something is very wrong with Red Robin! What did The Joker do?
YOUNG ROMANCE: A NEW 52 VALENTINE'S DAY SPECIAL #1
Written by ANDY DIGGLE, ANN NOCENTI, CECIL CASTELLUCCI, PETER MILLIGAN and others
Art by GENE HA, EMANUELLA LUPPICHINNO, BECKY CLOONAN, PHIL JIMENEZ, SANFORD GREEN and others
Cover by KENNETH ROCAFORT
On sale FEBRUARY 6. 64 pg, FC, $7.99 US. RATED T
- Romance is in the air in this very special Special!
- Wonder Woman consults Eros himself about her feelings for The Man of Steel.
- Barbara Gordon has always been too busy for romance, but could her role as Batgirl bring her back to the first guy she ever kissed?
- Following the events of "Death in the Family," how can Catwoman ease Batman's troubled soul?
- Aquaman makes waves as he treats his wife like a queen for a day.
- From the pages of STORMWATCH, Apollo and Midnighter celebrate Valentine's Day separately but with each other in mind. Who - or what - stands between them?
- Dick Grayson and the daughter of Lucious Fox meet-cute!
- Plus: Perforated Valentine's Day cards featuring the stars of these stories!
AME-COMI GIRLS #5 FEATURING SUPERGIRL
Written by JUSTIN GRAY and JIMMY PALMIOTTI
Art by SANTI CASAS
Cover by EMANUELA LUPACCHINO
On sale FEBRUARY 13. 40 pg, FC, 5 of 5, $3.99 US. RATED T
- The first time in print for these digital first adventures!
- Supergirl and her cousin Power Girl confront a full-on space invasion!
- Supergirl goes head-to-head with Brainiac and pays a heavy price.
- The first AME-COMI miniseries reaches its grand finale!
BATMAN BEYOND UNLIMITED #13
Written by ADAM BEECHEN, J.T. KRUL, DUSTIN NGUYEN and DEREK FRIDOLFS
Art by DUSTIN NGUYEN, HOWARD PORTER, LIVESAY, NORM BREYFOGLE and JORGE CORONA
Cover by DUSTIN NGUYEN
On sale FEBRUARY 20. 48 pg, FC, $2.99 US. RATED T
- The first time in print for these digital first adventures!
- Don't miss the shocking conclusion to Batman Beyond's epic "10,000 clowns"!
- The Justice League heads to Central City, where they encounter a deadly new enemy - and a speedy new ally!
- Now a prisoner on the planet Trillia, Superman bears witnesses to his role in the planet's civil war!
SMALLVILLE SEASON 11 #10
Written by BRYAN Q. MILLER
Art by JORGE JIMENEZ
Cover by SCOTT KOLINS
On sale FEBRUARY 6. 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US. RATED T
- The first time in print for these digital-first adventures!
- Superman races to find answers as mysterious "speed storms" begin to break out across the globe.
- Lex hands Tess an ultimatum: Reveal everything she knows about the Man of Steel, or face oblivion.
THE JACK KIRBY OMNIBUS VOL. 2 HC
Written by JACK KIRBY, JOE SIMON, MICHAEL FLEISCHER, JOEY CAVALIERI and others
Art by JACK KIRBY, JOE SIMON, MIKE ROYER, WALLACE WOOD and others
Cover by JACK KIRBY
On sale APRIL 17. 624 pg, FC, $39.99 US
- Collecting more of Jack Kirby's epic tales from the 1970s and 1980s starring The Sandman, The Justice League, Atlas and many more.
- Collects BLACK MAGIC #1-9, 1ST ISSUE SPECIAL #1, 5 and 6, KUNG FU FIGHTER #3, THE SANDMAN #1-6, DC COMICS PRESENTS #84, SUPER POWERS VOL.1 #1-5 and SUPER POWERS VOL. 2 #1-6, and KOBRA #1.
DAY OF JUDGMENT TP
Written by GEOFF JOHNS and SCOTT BEATTY
Art by MATT SMITH, STEVE MITCHELL, CHRISTOPHER JONES, JOHN McCREA and ANDREW CHIU
Cover by MATT SMITH and STEVE MITCHELL
On sale MARCH 20. 160 pg, FC, $14.99 US
- For the first time, DC collects DAY OF JUDGMENT, one of the first epics from superstar writer Geoff Johns, originally published in 1999! In the depths of Hell, the greatest supernatural power to challenge the JLA - the fallen angel Azmodel, suffers under imprisonment by Neron. But then, the Demon Etrigan offers Azmodel his freedom - and more! As humanity faces the ultimate threat and people's long-lost loves and hates return from the dead to torment them amid demonic hellfire, DC's greatest heroes must wage a war on three fronts!
- Collects Collects DAY OF JUDGMENT #1-5 and DAY OF JUDGMENT SECRET FILES.
THE DC UNIVERSE BY ALAN MOORE TP
Written by ALAN MOORE
Art by JIM APARO, PARIS CULLINS, GEORGE FREEMAN, DAVE GIBBONS, KLAUS JANSON, KEVIN O'NEILL, JOE ORLANDO, GEORGE PEREZ, KURT SCHAFFENBERGER, CURT SWAN, RICK VEITCH, AL WILLIAMSON, BILL WILLINGHAM, JIM BAIKIE, MICHAEL LOPEZ, AL RIO, TREVOR SCOTT and more
Cover by FRAZER IRVING
On sale MARCH 27. 464 pg, FC, $24.99 US
- Alan Moore's work on some of DC's greatest characters is a benchmark for great stories with fresh approaches to iconic characters.
- Now available in trade paperback, this volume includes ACTION COMICS #583, BATMAN ANNUAL #11, DC COMICS PRESENTS #85, DETECTIVE COMICS #549-550, GREEN LANTERN #188, THE OMEGA MEN #26-27, SECRET ORIGINS #10, SUPERMAN #423, TALES OF THE GREEN LANTERN CORPS ANNUAL #2 & 3, SUPERMAN ANNUAL #11, VIGILANTE #17-18, VOODOO #1-4 and DEATHBLOW: BY BLOWS #1-3!
CRISIS ON MULTIPLE EARTHS VOL. 6 TP
Written by GERRY CONWAY and ROY THOMAS
Art by GEORGE PEREZ, KEITH POLLARD, DON HECK and others
Cover by GEORGE PEREZ
On sale MARCH 20. 208 pg, FC, $19.99 US
- The JLA meet the JSA in this new collection in which the teams face Gorilla Grodd and the Secret Society of Super-Villains and battle the Crime Syndicate and the the Crime Champions of Earth-1.
- Collects JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #195-197, 207-209 and 219-220.
SUPERMAN: THE REIGN OF DOOMSDAY TP
Written by PAUL CORNELL, DAMON LINDELOF, PAUL DINI, GEOFF JOHNS, DAVID GOYER, RICHARD DONNER and others
Art by PETE WOODS, JESUS MERINO, KENNETH ROCAFORT, RAGS MORALES, DAN JURGENS, ARDIAN SYAF, GARY FRANK, JAMAL IGLE, RYAN SOOK and others
Cover by KENNETH ROCAFORT
On sale MARCH 6. 200 pg, FC, $16.99 US
- Doomsday is back for another round with The Man of Steel.
- Collected from ACTION COMICS #900-904!
SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF TOMORROW ARCHIVES VOL. 3 HC
Written by OTTO BINDER, JERRY SIEGEL and others. Art by
WAYNE BORING, CURT SWAN and others. Cover by CURT SWAN
Advance solicit. On sale JULY 24. 408 pg, FC, $75.00 US
- In these tales from the 1960s, Superman meets a super outlaw from Krypton, fights Titano the Super-Ape, battles Lex Luthor and more!
- Collects SUPERMAN #132-139 and stories from ACTION COMICS #255-266.
SUPERMAN VS. ZOD TP
Written by RICHARD DONNER, GEOFF JOHNS and others
Art by RAGS MORALES, CURT SWAN and others
Cover by EDDY BARROWS and J.P. MAYER
On sale MARCH 13. 144 pg, FC, $12.99 US
- Collecting Superman's greatest battles General Zod for the first time! First, Zod meets Superboy and the criminals of the Phantom Zone. Then, Zod battles Superman in tales from the 1980s. Plus, Geoff Johns Richard Donner look at the roots of Zod's treachery in Krypton's past.
- Collects stories from ADVENTURE COMICS #283, ACTION COMICS #473, 548- 549, DC COMICS PRESENTS #97 and ACTION COMICS ANNUAL #10.
SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERMAN FAMILY VOL. 4 TP
Written by OTTO BINDER, ROBERT BERNSTEIN, JERRY SIEGEL and others
Art by CURT SWAN, KURT SCHAFFENBERGER and others
Cover by CURT SWAN and STAN KAYE
On sale MARCH 20. 520 pg, B&W, $19.99 US
- In these 1960s stories, Jimmy Olsen becomes "The Giant Turtle Man of Metropolis" and more. Plus, Lois Lane marries Astounding Man!
- Collecting SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN #45-53 and SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE #17-26.
SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES #10
Written by ART BALTAZAR and FRANCO
Art and cover by ART BALTAZAR
On sale FEBRUARY 27. 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US. RATED E
- General Zod escaped from the Phantom Zone...to open up a hot dog stand?
- Can Superman save Metropolis from the fiery footsteps of fifty-foot frankfurters?! Maybe - but can we let him finish his lunch first?
THE ALL-NEW BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD - SMALL MIRACLES TP
Written by SHOLLY FISCH
Art by ROBERT POPE, SCOTT McRAE, RICK
BURCHETT, STEWART McKENNY and DAN DAVIS
Cover by RICK BURCHETT and DAN DAVIS
On sale MARCH 13. 128 pg, FC, $12.99 US
- This all-ages title guest-stars DC Super Heroes including Superman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Martian Manhunter and more!
- Collects BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #15, 17 and THE ALL NEW BATMAN: THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #13-16.
YOUNG JUSTICE #25
Written by GREG WEISMAN
Art and cover by CHRISTOPHER JONES
On sale FEBRUARY 20. 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US. RATED E
FINAL ISSUE
- The heroes make their last stand against Kylstar and Brainiac!
- Metropolis is still in danger, but now the entire planet risks destruction!
- Deadshot hits his target!
INJUSTICE: GODS AMONG US #2
Written by TOM TAYLOR
Art and cover by JHEREMY RAAPACK
On sale FEBRUARY 27. 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US. RATED T
- Based on the upcoming DC fighting game from NetherRealm Studios, the creators of Mortal Kombat.
- A new world order seizes the reins of power, forcing heroes to face each other in a fight to save humanity
- It's hero versus hero in thunderous battles that decimate the world around them.
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