Superman #1

Dates

Cover date

September 2018

On sale

July 11, 2018

In stores

July 11, 2018

Pages

36

Editions and covers (19)

Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

• Ivan Reis & Joe Prado Cover

  Barcode 76194135744700111

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• Adam Hughes Variant Cover

  Barcode 76194135744700121

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• David Mack Variant Cover

  Barcode 76194135744700131

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• Ivan Reis & Joe Prado Black and White Variant Cover

  Barcode 76194135744700151

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• Blank Variant Cover

  Barcode 76194135744700161

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• Forbidden Planet Joshua Middleton Cover

  Barcode 76194135744700112

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• Forbidden Planet Joshua Middleton Black, White, and Red Cover

  Barcode 76194135744700113

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• Forbidden Planet Joshua Middleton Virgin Covervirgin

  Cover art with no logo or cover text.

  Barcode 76194135744700114

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• Frankie's Comics / Golden Apple Comics Francesco Mattina Trade Dress Cover

  Barcode 76194135744700171

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• Frankie's Comics / Golden Apple Comics Exclusive Francesco Mattina Minimal Trade Dress Variant Cover

  Barcode 76194135744700181

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• Unknown Comics Tyler Kirkham Cover

  Barcode 76194135744700101

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• Frankie's Comics Matthew Waite 8 Bit Action Comics #1 Homage Cover

  Barcode 76194135744700191

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  Forbidden Planet Exclusive Virgin Variant CovervirginMetron

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Story arc: The Unity Saga

This is part 1 of 13. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

1. Superman #1
2. Superman #2
3. Superman #3
4. Superman #4
5. Superman #5
6. Superman #6
7. Superman #7
8. Superman #8
9. Superman #9
10. Superman #10
11. Superman #11
12. Superman #12
13. Superman #13

Also part of: The Unity Saga: Phantom Earth

Creators

Stories

• The Unity Saga · 23 pages

  Following the events of The Man of Steel #6, Superman searches for his family in space, but instead stops a Dominator invasion. Back on Earth, Superman cleans up the wreckage of the Fortress of Solitude, then builds a new Fortress in the Bermuda Triangle. While Superman is busy dealing with emergencies, J'onn J'onzz proposes an idea to him.

Publisher’s description

A bold new chapter for the greatest superhero of all time begins here as the superstar team of writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Ivan Reis begin their run on the all-new SUPERMAN! The fallout from the Man of Steel miniseries has Clark Kent looking at the world through new eyes...with new ideas about what Superman could and should do for the city of Metropolis and the planet Earth. His first job? Getting the planet back out of the Phantom Zone!

Characters

Reprinted in

Superman (2019), Superman (2019)