Superman #18

Dates

Cover date

November 2024

On sale

September 18, 2024

In stores

September 18, 2024

Pages

32

Editions and covers (10)

Copies of #18 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

• Jamal Campbell Cover

  Barcode 76194137950001811

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• Sweeney Boo Cardstock Variant Cover

  Barcode 76194137950001831

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• Nicola Scott Artist Spotlight Cardstock Variant Cover

  Barcode 76194137950001871

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• W. Scott Forbes Cardstock Variant Cover

  Barcode 76194137950001861

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• Guillem March Cardstock Variant Cover

  Barcode 76194137950001821

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• Al Barrionuevo Cardstock Variant Cover

  Barcode 76194137950001841

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• The 616 Comics Nathan Szerdy Power Girl Tattoo Diner Virgin Variant Covervirgin

  Cover art with no logo or cover text.

  Barcode 76194137950001891

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• The 616 Comics Nathan Szerdy Power Girl Tattoo Diner Trade Dress Variant Cover

  Barcode 76194137950001881

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• The 616 Comics Nathan Szerdy Power Girl Tattoo Diner Foil Virgin Variant Covervirgin

  Cover art with no logo or cover text.

  Barcode 761941379500018122

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  616 Comics Nathan Szerdy Diner Tattoo Connecting VariantMetron

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Story arc: Absolute Power

This is part 28 of 33. Reading order by cover month and on-sale date; arc records can be incomplete.

1. Absolute Power 2024 FCBD Special Edition #1
2. Absolute Power: Ground Zero #1
3. Green Arrow #13
4. Absolute Power #1
5. Batman #150
6. Absolute Power: Task Force VII #1
7. Green Lantern #13
8. Superman #16
9. Wonder Woman #11
10. Absolute Power: Origins #1
11. Absolute Power: Task Force VII #2
12. Green Arrow #14
13. Absolute Power: Task Force VII #3
14. Absolute Power #2
15. Batman #151
16. Absolute Power: Task Force VII #4
17. Green Lantern #14
18. Superman #17
19. Wonder Woman #12
20. Absolute Power: Origins #2
21. Absolute Power: Task Force VII #5
22. Green Arrow #15
23. Absolute Power #3
24. Batman #152
25. Absolute Power: Task Force VII #6
26. Green Lantern #15
27. Absolute Power: Super Son #1
28. Superman #18
29. Wonder Woman #13
30. Absolute Power: Origins #3
31. Absolute Power: Task Force VII #7
32. Green Arrow #16
33. Absolute Power #4

Creators

Stories

• Absolute Power "I Hate Magic" · 22 pages

  Superman makes a deal with Neron to obtain the Map of Mordru, which he and Zatanna use to travel the Dark Paths to the Multiverse to gather reinforcements to join the battle against Amanda Waller, but they find that Waller has left someone to guard access to the Multiverse. Meanwhile Lois, Mercy, Lex, Jimmy, and Siobhan travel to the Fortress of Solitude to find Superman, unaware that the Fortress has been destroyed.

Publisher’s description

ABSOLUTE POWER TIE-IN! Waller has the powerless heroes of the DC Universe on the ropes! Can the powerless Superman and Zatanna find the mystical map to the Dark Roads in time to get some major back-up?! Lex Luthor, Lois Lane, Mercy, Jimmy, and Silver Banshee are on the run from the superpowered Amazos but find themselves pulled into a battle for the soul of Metropolis! Don't miss the shocking cliffhanger that impacts the future of the Superman titles!

Reprinted in

Superman (2024)