Superman Comic Books
Superman-related September 2012 Solicitations
All of DC's Superman-related offerings available in September.
DC UNIVERSE: SUPERMAN
ACTION COMICS #0Written by GRANT MORRISON
Backup story written by SHOLLY FISCH
Art and cover by BEN OLIVER
Backup story art by CAFU
Variant cover by RAGS MORALES
1:100 B&W Variant cover by BEN OLIVER
On sale SEPTEMBER 5. 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US. RATED T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 US
Retailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for more information.
- Don't miss "The Boy Who Stole Superman's Cape"
- Grant Morrison weaves the history of Clark Kent's early days in Metropolis!
This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.
SUPERMAN #0
Written by SCOTT LOBDELL
Art and cover by KENNETH ROCAFORT
1:25 B&W Variant cover by KENNETH ROCAFORT
On sale SEPTEMBER 26. 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 the new creative team of Scott Lobdell and Kenneth Rocafort as they take us back to the days when Jor-El learned the truth about Krypton's imminent destruction!
- Plus: More on the introduction of the Eradicators!
SUPERBOY #0
Written by TOM DeFALCO
Art and cover by R.B. SILVA and ROB LEAN
On sale SEPTEMBER 12. 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US. RATED T
- Mysteries are revealed as we learn Harvest's reasons for creating Kryptonian clones!
- This bloody chapter of Superboy's history ties directly into issue #1 of the series - and the future of the entire DC Universe!
SUPERGIRL #0
Written by MICHAEL GREEN and MIKE JOHNSON
Art and cover by MAHMUD ASRAR
On sale SEPTEMBER 19. 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US. RATED T
- On the eve of Krypton's destruction, who sent Supergirl from Krypton to Earth - and why? The answer is not what you think!
- Plus: Learn the answer to a mystery that's been driving Supergirl mad for months: Who shot her father, Zor-El?!
DC UNIVERSE
TEAM 7 #0Written by JUSTIN JORDAN
Art and cover by JESUS MERINO
On sale SEPTEMBER 12. 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US. RATED T
- Threads of the entire DC Universe collide in this new series set in the early days of The New 52 from writer Justin Jordan (The Strange Talents of Luther Strode).
- As Superman emerges, so too does the world's counter measures against him and his kind!
- Dinah Lance, Amanda Waller, Steve Trevor, John Lynch, Alex Fairchild, Cole Cash, Slade Wilson are Team 7 - and their story will change everything you know about The New 52!
JUSTICE LEAGUE #0
Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art and cover by GARY FRANK
Variant cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO
1:100 B&W Variant cover by GARY FRANK
On sale SEPTEMBER 19. 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US. RATED T
Combo pack edition: $4.99 US
Retailers: This issue will ship with three covers. Please see the order form for more information.
- Billy Batson takes center stage in this issue as he unleashes the awesome power of Shazam in a special origin story!
- Also featuring the not-to-be-missed origin of Pandora and the next seeds of TRINITY WAR!
This issue is also offered as a combo pack edition with a redemption code for a digital download of this issue.
EARTH 2 #0
Written by JAMES ROBINSON
Art by TOMAS GIORELLO
Cover by IVAN REIS and JOE PRADO
1:25 B&W Variant cover by IVAN REIS
On sale SEPTEMBER 5. 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.
- It's the tragic origin of Earth 2's greatest villain!
- Don't miss Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman in action on Earth 2!
WORLDS' FINEST #0
Written by PAUL LEVITZ
Art and cover by KEVIN MAGUIRE
1:25 B&W Variant cover by KEVIN MAGUIRE
On sale SEPTEMBER 5. 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.
- It's the origin of Supergirl and Robin on Earth 2!
- How did their first mission on that world affect their situation as Power Girl and Huntress today?
TEEN TITANS #0
Written by SCOTT LOBDELL
Art by TYLER KIRKHAM and BATT
Cover by BRETT BOOTH and NORM RAPMUND
1:25 B&W Variant cover by BRETT BOOTH
On sale SEPTEMBER 26. 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.
Retailers: This issue will ship with two covers. The variant cover will feature the standard edition cover in a wraparound format.
- Focusing on the origin of Tim Drake; how a would be Olympic star and computer genius went on to become Batman's third Robin.
- Plus: The beginnings of Skitter and Bunker.
SMALLVILLE SEASON 11 #5
Written by BRYAN Q. MILLER
Art and cover by CHRISCROSS and MARC DEERING
On sale SEPTEMBER 5. 40 pg, FC, $3.99 US. RATED T
- These stories are in print for the first time after appearing online.
- SUPERMAN comes face-to-face with high-tech weapons on the streets of Metropolis.
- The hunt for his parents' killer puts a vigilante known only as "the BATMAN" on a collision course with The Man of Steel...
SUPERMAN VOL. 1: WHAT PRICE TOMORROW?
Written by GEORGE PEREZ
Art by GEORGE PEREZ, JESUS MERINO, NICOLA SCOTT and TREVOR SCOTT
Cover by GEORGE PEREZ
On sale NOVEMBER 14. 144 pg, FC, $22.99 US
- Metropolis fears him - and The Daily Planet agrees. In this new volume, the young Man of Steel must dodge public scrutiny and stop a monstrous threat to Metropolis - one that he somehow is the cause of!
- Collecting issues #1-6 of the DC COMICS - THE NEW 52 series!
SUPERGIRL VOL. 1: LAST DAUGHTER OF KRYPTON TP
Written by MICHAEL GREEN and MIKE JOHNSON
Art by MAHMUD ASRAR, DAN GREEN and BILL REINHOLD
Cover by MAHMUD ASRAR
On sale OCTOBER 17. 160 pg, FC, $14.99 US
- Crash-landing on a strange new planet, Supergirl must come to grips with Krypton's destruction and learn about her own past. But an ingenious foe wants the same information - and will do anything to get it.
- Collecting issues #1-7 of the DC COMICS - THE NEW 52 series!
52 OMNIBUS HC
Written by GEOFF JOHNS, GRANT MORRISON, GREG RUCKA and MARK WAID
Art by KEITH GIFFEN, JOE BENNETT, CHRIS BATISTA, KEN LASHLEY, SHAWN MOLL, TODD NAUCK, EDDY BARROWS, DALE EAGLESHAM, PATRICK OLLIFFE, DREW JOHNSON, GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI, PHIL JIMENEZ, TOM DERENICK, JOE PRADO, DAN JURGENS, JAMAL IGLE, ANDY SMITH, DARICK ROBERTSON and JUSTINIANO
Cover by J.G. JONES
On sale NOVEMBER 14. 1,216 pg, FC, $150 US
"As addictive as any good TV series, any good mystery-novel series, any good comic book series." - ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY
"Gripping." - THE WASHINGTON POST
"A compelling, epic story that wound up saving the world five times over." - NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
- After INFINITE CRISIS, the DC Universe had its most eventful year ever. It was a year without Superman, Batman or Wonder Woman...but not a year without heroes!
- This massive hardcover collects the entire year-long run of the weekly series 52!
SUPERMAN/BATMAN: SORCERER KINGS TP
Written by JOE KELLY, CHRIS ROBERSON and CULLEN BUNN
Art by ED BENES, JESUS MERINO, CHRISCROSS and MARC DEERING
Cover by TRAVEL FOREMAN
On sale OCTOBER 3. 168 pg, FC, $14.99 US
- In these tales from issues #78-84, Superman and Batman fight magical forces from the past and future.
JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA: THE RISE OF ECLIPSO TP
Written by JAMES ROBINSON
Art by BRETT BOOTH, DANIEL SAMPERE, JESUS MERINO and others
Cover by BRETT BOOTH
On sale OCTOBER 3. 192 pg, FC, $16.99 US
- Eclipso returns in these tales from JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA #54-60 and JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #43.
- Will the combined might of Batman, Donna Troy, Blue Lantern Saint Walker and even the all-powerful Spectre be enough to stop him?
SUPERMAN FAMILY ADVENTURES #5
Written by ART BALTAZAR and FRANCO
Art and cover by ART BALTAZAR
On sale SEPTEMBER 26. 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US. RATED E
- Who is the mysterious PURPLE SUPERMAN?
- Is he trouble? Is he a hero? Does LOIS have a crush on him?
- Why does Superman feel sick when he gets near him?
- And who's that new intern at the Daily Planet?
YOUNG JUSTICE #20
Written by GREG WEISMAN
Art and cover by CHRISTOPHER JONES
On sale SEPTEMBER 19. 32 pg, FC, $2.99 US. RATED E
- Following the animated series, it's now five years later!
- ALIENS have infiltrated the Earth!
- NIGHTWING's new team includes BATGIRL, BLUE BEETLE, WONDER GIRL and BEAST BOY!
DC DIRECT PRODUCTS
DC COMICS SUPER-HEROES: SUPERMAN BUSTSculpted by Jean St. Jean
A hero for the 21st century, flying straight from the pages of the DC Comics- The New 52! This bust is a prime example of why the the appeal of the Man of Steel is ageless. This looks like a job for SUPERMAN!
Measuring approximately 6" high x 6.25" wide x 4.5" deep, this hand-painted, cold-cast porcelain statue is packaged in a 4-color box.
$69.95 US. On Sale October 3, 2012
*Allocations May Occur
AME-COMI BRAINIAC PVC FIGURE
DESIGNED BY JIM FLETCHER. SCULPTED BY JAMES SHOOP
ASSIMILATE AND DESTROY!
Bent on assimilating all the knowledge of the universe, this tentacled terror with her 12th-level intellect is a danger to all who oppose her. Can anyone stop this villainous vixen?
Packaged in a 4-color window box with J-hook, this non-articulated PVC statue stands approximately 8.25" high.
$69.95 US. On Sale October 3, 2012
*Allocations May Occur
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