My wants list

I just thought I'd put this online so I can check it on my phone if I ever need to. Also if anyone is looking to trade or anything.

Marvel

Claw

4

Conan

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 15 16 17 20 21 22 23 24 37 38 39 40 197 199 200 209 215 222 224 226 227 241 242 247 248 249

Annuals 1, 2, 3, 9, 12

Giant Size Conan 1, 4, 5

Darkhawk

48, 49, 50

Hulk, The Incredible (200 - 450)

201, 203, 204, 206, 211, 212, 215 216 219 222 224 225 226 227 233 241 243 250 263 271 288 289 290 292 293 297, 301, 302 306, 307, 308, 310, 315, 316, 317, 319, 320, 342, 345, 347, 444 449 450

Iron Man (100 - 332)

101 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 121 128 147 150 170 206 302 303 304 308 314 

Kull the Conqueror (series 3)

1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Luke Cage/Power Man/Heroes for Hire

2, 8, 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 63, 119, 120, 122, 123, 124, 125

Man-Thing (1974)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Man-Thing (1979)

7 9 10

Marvel two-in-one

2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10

Marvel Team-Up

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 50, 65, 66, 68, 76, 95, 103, 107, 108, 109, 110, 116, 145

Power Pack

32 33 34 37 38 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62

Red Sonja (1977) 1st Series

15

Red Sonja (1983) 2nd Series

1 2

She-Hulk, Sensational 

24, 25, 26, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 48, 49,  51, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60

Skull the Slayer

1 4

Spider-Man

3 4 5 6 7 8 9 12 13 14 25 31 32 33 36 37 44 47 50 51 52 53 54 57 58 60

Spider-Man 2099

1, 6, 22, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46

Spider-Man, Web of 

1 31 63 100

Thor

349 351 352 353 364 365 367 368 369 371 372 373 375 376 377 378 379 382 390 453

Werewolf by Night

1, 2, 5, 12, 15, 17, 18, 19, 40, 42, 43 

DC

Adventure

248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 271 272 273 274 275 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 293 294 295 296 298 299 302 304 305 306 307 308 311 314 316 318 321 322 328 331 344 354 358 361 368 370 381 382 390 415 425 426 427 446 447 462 471 472 493 495 496 497 498 499 500 501 503 

series 2

1 516 518 519 520 521 522 523 524 525 527

All Star Section Eight

1, 2, 4, 5, 6

Animal Man

86 87 89

Arak, Son of Thunder

25, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 37, 38, 45, 49, 50

Bat Lash (2008)

2, 3, 5, 6

Batman
289 294 296 297 301 304 308 314 320 321 358 366 368 373 381 386 387 400 426

Batman Family

6 8 12 13 15 17 18 19

Blitzkrieg

1 2 3 4

Blue and Gold

6 7

Bomba

1 3 5 6 7

Brave and the Bold

42 43 50 52 54 55 56 57 58 60 61 62 63 65 66 70 75 79 80 82 84 86 88 89 92 94 95 96

Captain Atom

25 42

Challenge

8 12

Claw

4

Creeper

1 2 3 5 6

Curse of Brimstone
11

DC Comics Presents

47

DC Special
3 10 11 12 18 20 22 23 24 29

DC Super-Stars

2, 3, 11, 14, 16, 17

Detective Comics

388, 389, 392 393 394 395 396 398 399 400 401 402 403 406 408 409 412 413 414 415 416 417 418 419 420 421 422 423 424 425 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434 435 438 443 445 446  452 453 454 457 458 459 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 473 474 475 478 479 480 481 482 483 484 485 486 488 489 490 491 513, 518, 520, 524, 532 540, 546 549 550 552 553 554

Doom Patrol (1964)

96 97 100 101 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 118 119 120 121

Fate, Book of  (box D)

12

Fate (box D)

18, 22

Female Furies
3 4 5

Flash 

153 159 165 175 190 232 244 246 251 258

Four Star Spectacular

3

From Beyond the Unknown

3 6 9 16 21

Fury of Firestorm (New 52)
17 19

Ghosts

2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 14 17 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

 29 30 31 32 35 38 40 41 43 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 57 58 61 63 64 66 67 68 69 70 74 78 85 87 88 90 100 103 105 106 107

Green Lantern (Vol 1)

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 20, 22, 26, 32, 37, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 55, 57, 59, 61, 63, 64, 65, 73, 79, 80, 83, 86, 87, 88

Guy Gardner

38 39 42 43 44

Hercules Unbound

3

Inferior Five

1 2 4 5 7 8 9 10 12

Isis

4 6

Jimmy Olsen

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 134

JLA vol 1 #100+

132, 137, 145, 146, 160

Kobra

4

Legionnaires

70, 73, 77, 78, 80, 81

Annual 3

Legion of Superheroes (1984)

21 22 23 25 26 30 35 36 38 39 40 45 48 51 52 53 54 55 60

Legion of Superheroes (1989)

 81 82 83 100 124 125

The Legion of Superheroes/Superboy (80+)

 82 83 84 85 86 87 89 91 92 93 95 97 98 99 100 101 104 110 113 131 168 171 180 182 186 187 (change title)

218, 231, 243, 244, 245

Lois Lane

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Metal Men

3 6 7  21 24 28 32 41 46

Metal Men

10 11

Metamorpho

1 2 4 5 6 7 8 12 13 15 16

Mister Miracle

1 6 10 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

My Greatest Adventure

80

New Talent Showcase

 9 16 18 19

New Teen Titans (1st series)

86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91

New Teen Titans (2nd series)

9 21 22 23 24 25 27 39 41 43 44 46 47 55 69 71 99 112, 113, 128, 129, 130

Omega Men

12 15 16 17 18 19 20 27 30 31 32 34 36 37 38

Preacher

1 2 3 4 9 10 11 13 14

Prez

1

Richard Dragon, Kung-Fu Fighter

4 8

Rip Hunter

2 3 6 8 10 12 15 21 22 28

Secrets of the Haunted House

3 4 5 6 7 9 15 16 19

Shadow

8 9

Sideways

9

Silencer, The

4 8

Strange Adventures

219, 227, 228, 236

The Super Friends
7 9 14

Super-team Family

9, 13, 14, 15

Superman (original run)

252 255 256 262 278 287 293 304 307 310 317 328 329 375 391 399 409 420

Superman (Rebirth)

10, 11, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 29, 33

(Superman) Action Comics

486 488 489 500 528 538 543 544 551 553 556 562 565 566 567 569 570 571 574 575 576 577 578 580 591 753 754 756

Superwoman

2, 15, 18

Super Powers (vol 1)

1 2 3 4

Teen Titans Spotlight 

13, 17

Terrifics, The

21 22

Vigilante (1983)

17

Weird Mystery Tales

1 2 3 6 7 9 10 11 13 14 18 19 21 24

World's Finest

135 140 141 142 143 144 147 148 153, 155, 156, 157, 160, 161, 170, 172, 173, 174, 175, 177, 180, 184, 187, 198, 199, 205, 215, 217, 227, 228, 241,  246, 247, 248, 249, 251, 254, 263, 264, 266, 267, 268, 269, 272, 273, 276, 278, 279, 280, 284, 307, 315, 318, 319, 323 

Annual 1

World's Finest (Huntress/Power Girl)

8 17 18 23 27 28 29 30 31 32

Impact

Black Hood (Impact Comics)

annual

Crucible
2 4 5

The Fly

annual

Shield

annual

Others

Blue Beetle (Dan Garrett) (Charlton)

1, 2, 3, 52

Iron Maiden: Legacy of the Beast

5

Kull - Hate Witch

1 3 4

League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

3, 4, 5, 6

Mandrake the Magician

2 3 4 9 

Midnight Tales

1 2 3 4 9 10 11 12 15 18

Providence

2

Tom Strong's Terrific Tales

9 10 11 12

Counting Comics - 31

So I started this week with the count at

DC = 8175

Marvel = 801

Others = 199



The Shadow War of Hawkman (1985)

1 - 4

Hawkworld (1989)

1 - 3

Hawkworld (1990 - 93)

1 - 32

Annual

1, 2, 3

Hawkman (1993 - 96)

0 - 33

Hawkman (Hawkgirl) (2002 - 07)

1 - 47, 50 - 66

Unlike previous volumes of the Hawkman title, this is the first series to feature Carter Hall – the Golden Age Hawkman. Although Hawkman was featured in Flash Comics during the 1940s, this is the first time the character has ever received his own title. The groundwork for this series followed the three part "Return of Hawkman" storyline featured in JSA #23-#25. Following issue #50, the series changed it's title to Hawkgirl, with Hawkman's partner, Kendra Saunders assuming the title role. The series continued under this name until its cancellation in 2007 with issue #66.

Kid Eternity (1993 - 94)

1 - 16

Superman & Bugs Bunny (2000)

1 - 4

Argus (1995)

1 - 6

Deadman (1986)

1 - 4

Bloodhound (2004 - 05)

1 - 10

Detention Comics Special #1 (1996)

Young Justice (1998 - 03)

1 - 55

Justice League Special #1 (1999)

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Young Justice 80-Page Giant (1999)

Young Justice: Secret Files and Origins (1999)

Young Justice: Sins of Youth (2000)

1, 2

Superman for the Animals #1

Impulse (1995 - 02)

1 - 89

Annual

1, 2

Impulse plus Gross-out 1997

Psyba Rats (1995)

1 - 3

Beast Boy (2000)

1 - 4

Loose Cannon (1995)

1 - 4

Death (1993)

1 - 3


So that's 
DC = 348

Making the running totals now - 

DC = 8523

Marvel = 801

Others = 199

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Counting Comics - 28

The totals carried over from last week are =

DC = 7598
Marvel = 433
Others = 69

Here's this week's books

L.E.G.I.O.N  (1989 - 94)

1 - 70

L.E.G.I.O.N. is the Licensed Extra-Governmental Interstellar Operatives Network, an inter-galactic police force that is hired by different planets. Their founder and leader is Brainiac 2, Vril Dox, who runs the organization out of their headquarters on planet Cairn. Their descendants in the 30th Century became the Legion of Super-Heroes. L.E.G.I.O.N. was created by Keith Giffen, Bill Mantlo, and Todd McFarlane, first appearing in Invasion! #1. (1988) The line-up of the team for issue #1 is Vril Dox, Garryn Bek, Lyrissa Mallor, Strata, Durlan and Stealth.

Annuals

2, 3, 4, 5

I managed to pick up the 1st annual at the con I went to, so that was very satisfying as I think I have them all now yay!!

Trinity

1, 2

Darkstars

11, 12

Green Lantern

44

The Trinity crossover involved L.E.G.I.O.N., Darkstars and the Green Lantern Corps fighting the resurrected Gods of Maltus; the super powerful giants Archor, Quarra & Tzodar. 
I've mentioned it a number of times that Bertron Diib a lovable character from the R.E.C.R.U.I.T.S, (a sort-of training group for L.E.G.I.O.N), died in this story, giving his life whilst trying to save some innocent citizens of Maltus.

R.E.B.E.L.S. '94, '95, '96

0 - 17

The R.E.B.E.L.S., were formed to oppose L.E.G.I.O.N. when it was taken over by the evil Brainiac 3, Vril Dox and Stealth's super intelligent infant son!! He used an enhanced charisma program to take over leadership of the L.E.G.I.O.N forcing the original core team to go on the run and seek to overthrow his regime.

Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes

256, 268, 270, 278, 284, 287, 290, 291, 293, 296, 297, 298, 299, 300, 301, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 326, 328, 329, 331, 337, 338, 340, 341, 344, 346

I've been trying to fill in a few gaps in this run but keep picking up doubles by accident annoyingly. This is a tricky comic to collect as well as I think it changes name 3 times. Superboy (Volume 1) began publication in March-April of 1949. By issue #197, Superboy began having adventures in the 30th century with his friends, the Legion of Super-Heroes. Beginning that same issue, the Legion became reoccurring characters in the series, and even shared cover credit on each issue. With issue #222, the title officially changed to Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes. By the end of 1979, Superboy returned to the 20th century, and with issue #259 the series became known as the Legion of Super-Heroes and then with #313, it was renamed, Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes. Yeah so no confusion there at all eh?? I am trying to get a run together of these anyway, (maybe 250 - 350), as they are all pretty cool stories.

Annual #2 (1983)

The Legion of Substitute Heroes Special #1 (1985)

L.E.G.I.O.N. had the raw but overall pretty capable R.E.C.R.U.I.T.S. their far future descendants have the Legion of Substitute Heroes who are mainly portrayed humorously as incompetent bumblers with funky powers. They are normally a pretty fun read, although I don't think they ever got a series of their own at all, they did get an episode of the LSH cartoon though which is well worth watching if you can find it on YouTube or anywhere.

Legion of Super-Heroes (1989 - 00)

0, 57, 62 - 69 

Annuals

5, 6, 7

I don't have too many of this run, which goes for over 130 issues when you count annuals, 0 & 1 Million), but maybe I can pick them up fairly cheap as I don't think there are too many keys in them. This gets a bit confusing though as from 1993 we had Legionnaires pop-up as well and I'm not sure if the titles crossed over for a while, the way I filed these in the box makes me think that they possibly were.

Legionaires (1993 - 00)

0 - 14, 18 - 20, 22 - 24

Annuals

1, 2

The Batch SW6 Legion, more commonly known as the Legionnaires, were a group of time paradox duplicates of the original Legion of Super-Heroes. Originally they were believed to be clones developed by the Dominators, but it was later revealed that their creation had actually been engineered by the Time Trapper. Attempting to prevent the cataclysmic destruction to the entire 31st Century that would take place during the events of Zero Hour, the Time Trapper created temporal duplicates of the Legion of Super-Heroes, from the point in time when he believed they were at their strongest, just prior to the death of Ferro Lad. The duplicate Legionnaires were placed in stasis for many years, and remained much younger than their regular counterparts until their awakening. Yep, clones and time stuff the basic building blocks to create head scratching storylines and plots lol. This went for over 80 issues all in and may be another that I'll look into picking up in full sometime in the future.

The Legion

8, 9

Justice League Europe/International (1989 - 94)

1 - 68

JLE was a pretty fun book, it ran alongside a JLA book at the same time, the series featured tongue-in-cheek humor but was a much more action-centric series than Justice League America. The action-themed nature of the series was most overt with the series' most famous arc "The Extremists". The arc featured the JLE fighting The Extremists, a cadre of psychopathic villains patterned after Marvel Comics villains Doctor Doom, Magneto, Doctor Octopus, Sabretooth and Dormammu.
The team was originally headquartered in Paris, France but later moved to an abandoned castle in Great Britain.. With issue #51, the title changed to Justice League International, a name formerly shared by Justice League America for a brief time.

Justice League Spectacular #1 (1992)

Annual

1, 2

Huntress (1989 - 90)

1 - 19

The original Huntress is a member of the BatFamily, named Helena Wayne and written as the daughter of Batman and Catwoman on Earth-Two. She was re-written as Helena Bertinelli a devout Catholic Italian-American, the orphaned daughter of a murdered mafia family who grew up swearing deadly vengeance on the criminal underworld. This was the new Huntress' 1st appearance created by Joey Cavalieri and Joe Staton.

Secret Origins #2

Blue Beetle

Blue Beetle (1986 - 88)

1 - 24

After Crisis on Infinite Earth the Charlton superheroes that DC had recently acquired came over to the main DC Universe and the 2nd Blue Beetle, Ted Kord got a 2 year run in his own book. Ted Kord was created by Steve Ditko, first appearing in Captain Atom (Charlton) #83. (1966). Another Ditko character The Question pops up in the book too. After his book folded he joined the JLA, in a run where he was turned into a bit of a joke and I must admit I really hated this JLA series when it 1st came out.

Showcase '93

1 - 12

These were really cool series that ran for 4 years, I don't know why they don't just do these all the time, they are great for telling short stories keeping lesser used characters in the public eye etc I imagine they can see if a lesser used character is liked and maybe make a series of it if they are.

Showcase '94

1 - 12

Showcase '95

1 - 12

Showcase '96

1 - 12


So today's total is 
DC = 331

Making the running total so far as -

DC = 7929

Marvel = 433

Others = 69

Come back next week to check out some more on my comics

      

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Counting Comics - 22

My total carried over from last week comes to

DC = 6307

Marvel = 62

Others = 59



The Kents (1997 - 98)

1 - 12

The Kents was a twelve-issue limited series that focused on the 19th Century Kent Family. According to the editorial from issue #1, John Ostrander originally wanted to name the series The Lawtons and it would detail the family background of Floyd Lawton, aka, Deadshot. Pa Kent relates some memoirs that he has found on the farm to his adopted son Clark about a couple of ancestors of his who fought on opposite sides during the civil war.

A. Bizarro (1999)

1 - 4

Written by Steve Gerber, and illustrated by Mark Bright, the series introduced a brand new character named Al Bizarro. Al Bizarro, is a clone of a former Lexcorp employee named Al Beezer. Created as a test for Dr. Happersen's cloning equipment which eventually created a Post-Crisis Bizarro, he was placed in suspended animation and forgotten. When he is freed, he begins a search for his own identity, and his purpose in life, which eventually takes him to Apokolips and South America.

Alpha Centurian Special #1 (1996)

Alpha Centurion (Marcus Aelius) is a hero of ancient Rome who later became an ally to Superman. He was abducted by aliens during his own time, who experimented on him and gave him a suit with special powers. This included enhanced strength, enhanced speed, and the ability to generate an energy blade. They deposited him several thousand years later in Metropolis during the 20th Century. There was an early version of the Centurion that appeared while time was fluctuating during Zero Hour, which disappeared, although he later appeared in the regular timeline. He has also been a member of Team Luthor. Alpha Centurion was created by Karl Kesel, first appearing in Zero Hour #3. (1994) 

Agent Liberty #1 (1992)

Agent Liberty is an American super-hero and former government agent. Having worked in the CIA, he grew disgusted with their methods and took on a new identity. Using his intensive combat training he becomes a costumed crime-fighting. Despite not having powers, his high-tech suit is well-equipped with weaponry and defensive capabilities. He has been a member of Justice League International and the Sons of Liberty. Lockwood would eventually be killed by Superwoman during New Krypton. His successor the second Agent Liberty appeared as security detail to President Suarez, although she was killed by Ursa during War of the Supermen. Agent Liberty was created by Dan Jurgens, first appearing in Superman (Volume 2) #60. (1991)

Doomsday Annual #1 (1995)

Created by writer-artist Dan Jurgens, the character had a cameo appearance in Superman: The Man of Steel #17 (November 1992) and made his first full appearance in Superman: The Man of Steel #18 (December 1992).

Originally known as "The Ultimate", Doomsday was born in prehistoric times on Krypton, long before the humanoid Kryptonian race gained dominance over the planet about 250,000 years ago. It was a violent, hellish world where only the absolute strongest of creatures could survive. In a cruel experiment involving evolution, intended to create the perfect living being, the alien scientist Bertron released a humanoid infant (born in vitro in a lab) onto the surface of the planet, where he was promptly killed by the harsh environment. The baby's remains were collected and used to clone a stronger version. This process was repeated over and over for decades as a form of accelerated natural evolution. The agony of these repeated deaths was recorded in his genes, driving the creature to hate all life.

As it evolved, the child eventually became able to survive the high temperatures and searing atmosphere, only to be quickly slain by the vicious predators that inhabited the planet. Over time, and without the assistance of Bertron's technology, he gained the ability to thrive on solar energy without the need for food or air, to return to life and adapt in order to overcome whatever had previously killed him. The Ultimate hunted and exterminated the dangerous predators of Krypton. He then killed Bertron himself, whom he had come to identify as an enemy.

Superman/Wonder Woman: Whom Gods Destroy (1997)

1 - 4

Whom Gods Destroy is a 1996 four-issue comic book mini-series. Written by Chris Claremont, with artwork by Dusty Abell and Drew Geraci, under the Elseworlds imprint of DC Comics.

In a world where Superman hasn't aged a day since the Nazis won WWII; Clark Kent infiltrates Axis dominated Europe in pursuit of Lana Lang, who has fallen prey to the enchantress Circe, while Lois Lane finds herself transformed by the power of the ancient gods into a Wonder Woman.

Guardians of Metropolis (1994 - 95)

1 - 4

Guardian, the Newsboy Legion & Project Cadmus tangle with the mobster Boss Moxie and his Apokaliptian allies, Granny Goodness and the Female Furies.

Metropolis: S.C.U. (1994 - 95)

1 - 4

I couldn't find a synopsis for this but I think I was trying to remember the name of Maggie Sawyer's right hand man on the team and it was Dan Turpin. He debuted way back in Detective Comics #64 in 1942 as a member of the Boy Commandos. He died in Final Crisis #7, after being possessed by Darkseid. 

Superman: Kal (1995)

In an Elseworld's reality where Krypton was destroyed during Earth's Middle Ages Kal is adopted by farmers and attracts the attention of Lady Loisse. He has to battle the evil Baron Luthor.

Superman/Doomsday (1994)

1 - 3

Ding! Ding! Superman Vs. Doomsday Round 2! Hank Henshaw the "Cyborg Superman" also tags in to the action with a new cosmetic appearance. 

Superman/Silver Banshee (1998)

1, 2

I can't find a synopsis for this but I think Superman is trying to save Silver Banshee's soul. One thing I do know is that I really like the Banshee's look, I thought she was quite an old character but she actually 1st appeared in 1987 in Action Comics #595. Searching for an ancient book she nearly killed Superman with her banshee scream. I don't think I have that comic but I think I'll add it to my buy list. Silver Banshee's alias is Siobhan McDougal and the character was created by John Byrne. According to the DC wiki she is 6' 11"!! That doesn't seem right somehow I'm sure she's not drawn that tall in the comics.

Superman/Aliens (1995)

1 - 3

A joint publication in unison by DC and Dark Horse Comics, the aliens are a threat to Superman here as he is an atmosphere with little yellow sun influence so he is seriously underpowered through out the story.

Superman: Secret Files and Origins #1 (1998)

Lots of cool little stories in this book, I can't remember them right now though haha and I couldn't find any synopsis online but you know I just love these anthology story books full of little tales that are short and sweet.

Superman: At Earth's End (1995)

The story is set in a post-apocalyptic future, where mutations run wild, and a white-maned Man of Steel has begun a fight against a new scourge sweeping across the Earth—a nightmare army of bat-men. The book is, more or less, the sequel to the miniseries Kamandi: At Earth's End, which itself was a reimagining of the DC Comic series Kamandi, created by Jack Kirby in 1972.

Superman 3D #1 (1998)

The story in this is called "A Bad Trip to Nowhere"

Superman plus Legion of Super-Heroes #1 (1997)

The story in here is called "Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow", I can't find a synopsis online for it though.

The Legacy of Superman #1 (1993)

This is an unofficial "Death of a Friend" tie-in. I think this is following the death of Superman, with the other heroes of Metropolis taking up the slack after his loss. With short stories featuring Guardian, Gangbuster, Thorn, Waverider and the other chap who I didn't recognise is called Sinbad.

Superman

Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?

Story by Alan Moore, art by Curt Swan what more do you need?? "Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?" is a DC Comics trade collection of the final issues of the Pre-Crisis titles Superman #423 and Action Comics #583, featuring the character of Superman. Conceived by Julius Schwartz, the story was assigned to writer Alan Moore, it was pencilled by long-time Superman artist Curt Swan, and inked by George Pérez (Superman #423) and Kurt Schaffenberger (Action Comics #583), the tale incorporates the Mort Weisinger-era style but has a distinctly modern twist. It is intended to close the book on the original character's history prior to The Man of Steel relaunch by John Byrne, and was Swan's final major contribution to the series, though he would later occasionally return for special occasions.

Long-time Superman editor Julius Schwartz came up with the concept of a final story for Superman and his supporting cast as his personal swan song after 16 years of editing Superman comics. Schwartz used the last issues he would ever edit to showcase this story. His first choice for writer was Superman's co-creator Jerry Siegel, but due to contractual impediments, Siegel had to turn the offer down.

The story's name is a reference to the backup stories published in DC Comics Presents from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s, which revisited various long-unused Silver Age characters; these stories were all titled "Whatever Happened to (x)?" DC Comics Presents was also edited by Julius Schwartz.

Superman's Metropolis (1996)

This is the first part of a trilogy based on German Expressionist cinema, succeeded by Batman: Nosferatu and Wonder Woman: The Blue Amazon. It was written by Jean-Marc Lofficier, Randy Lofficier and Roy Thomas and illustrated by Ted McKeever.

The story of Superman's Metropolis is "patterned" after Fritz Lang's classic film Metropolis, which had, in fact, been the inspiration for the city of the same name in the Superman canon.

Superman Toyman #1 (1996)

Toyman, (Winslow Schott), was created by Don Cameron and Ed Dobrotka, first appearing in Action Comics #64. (1943) 

Silver Surfer/Superman # 1 (1997)

Marvel's Star-Soarer meets DC's Man of Steel! One lost Krypton, a planet destroyed soon after his birth. The other lost his humanity to save Zenn-La, a planet he would never know again. They won't lose another world! It's a crossover of cosmic proportions! Written by George Perez. Art and wraparound cover by Ron Lim and Terry Austin. 

Superman Adventures #1 (1996)

The series was based on the continuity of the 1996 Superman: The Animated Series. Stories from this series shared the same continuity with that of Adventures in the DC Universe, Batman Adventures and Justice League Adventures. It also shared continuity with the Batman Beyond comic book adaptation, albeit in a future timeline.

Superman: Under a Yellow Sun (1994)

This prestige format one-shot reads like a novel as written by Clark Kent. It deals with the mild mannered reporter's frustrations with his job, his earning power, and his reward-less fight for truth, justice, and the American way. Written by John Francis Moore, with art by Eduardo Barreto, Kerry Gammill, and Dennis Janke.

Superman 80-Page Giant (1999)

6 short stories grace the pages if this book, with such characters as Scorn, Mxyzptlk and the drunken Six-pack.

Superman Special #1 (1992)

The good news is that Lex Luthor, in trying to synthesize Kryptonite, inadvertently neutralises all Kryptonite's deadly radioactive properties. The bad news is that this results in the creation of a new menace that proves deadly to Superman. Written and illustrated by Walt Simonson.

The Adventures of Superman

0, 471, 481, 499 - 565

In typical confusing comic fashion, this comic run appears to begin with #424 in January 1987. It started off as Superman in 1939 but they decided to restart that title in 1987 with Vol 2 and changed this book's name. Then in 2006 a restructuring of the entire DC Comics line saw Superman Vol 2 discontinued. The last issue of Adventures of Superman was #649; it was once again titled Superman and continued the numbering from #650.

Annual

2, 6, 7, 8, 9

Apparently there were 12 annuals of this title so I have a few more to pick up if I went the full set.

Superman: The Man of Steel

0, 5, 22, 23, 25 - 87

Superman: The Man of Steel was published from July of 1991 until March of 2003. It was one of four monthly Superman titles with stories crossing over sequentially from title to title throughout the 1990s. The awesome 'Triangle Numbers'

Annual

3, 4, 5, 6

There were 6 annuals in the Man of Steel run, #1 Eclipso, #2 Bloodlines, #3 Elseworlds, #4 Year One, #5 Legends of the Dead Earth & #6 Pulp Heroes.

Superman Vol 1

340, 341, 362, 374, 376 - 406

So this title became Adventures of Superman as on #424 and at the same time Superman Vol 2 launched.... I really can't see the point of that to be honest, it just makes it harder for comic collectors in the future to work it all out.

Superman Vol 2 (1987 - )

0, 4, 20, 27, 66, 78 - 142

Superman (Volume 2) was the first ongoing Superman title to take place in the revised continuity following the events depicted in the Crisis on Infinite Earths limited series. After the Crisis, the Superman family of titles endured a major change in format. World's Finest and DC Comics Presents ceased publication, Action Comics adopted a team-up format (filling the former role of DC Comics Presents), and Superman (Volume 1) changed its title to the Adventures of Superman.

Superman (Volume 2) began its publishing history in 1987 and followed in the footsteps of the Man of Steel limited series – a series that effectively rewrote the history of Superman.

For the first several years, the stories contained in Superman (Volume 2) were self-contained, occasionally crossing over into other comic titles depending upon the story-arc. By issue #50, Superman stories began to follow a chapter-based continuity, with story lines moving from one title to the next. In order to provide an easily accessible reading order for consumers, the DC editorial staff began using a secondary numbering system displayed on the cover of each issue. These continuity markers were informally known as the “triangle” numbers, and were recycled at the end of each publishing year. Every Superman comic book published from the mid to late 1990s (including Annuals and specials) possessed a sequential chapter number on the cover. Eventually, writers began containing their story lines to single titles again and the DC editors ceased providing the chapter markers on the covers.

The final issue of Superman (Volume 2) was #226 which shipped on February 8, 2006. Afterwards, as part of DC's One Year Later event, this volume ended, and Adventures of Superman returned to its original status as Superman (Volume 1) beginning with issue #650.
Source.

Annual

6, 7, 8, 9,10

There were 12 annuals in this volume of Superman, so I need a few more to get the set still. I am pretty sure I do have more of these in another box somewhere in the collection as I know I have lumped the Eclipso, Armageddon 2001 etc books into one place I am sure.

Action Comics

0, 516, 534, 557, 560, 587, 670, 686 - 716, 718 - 752

I picked up a few older Action recently and some older Superman comics, I really need to have a major sort out and rejiggle my Superman boxes, sell off my doubles too and maybe list the gaps for a future pick up if I ever get a new job!

Annual

6, 7, 8, 9

There are 0nly 13 annuals in this run which is quite a low number when you consider it's been running since 1938!! The 1st annual never came until 1987 and they've not even come out every year I wonder what the reason for that is!

Superman: The Man of Tomorrow (1995 - )

1 - 12

Superman: The Man of Tomorrow was a quarterly title released in the summer of 1995. It continued publication until cancellation in the Fall of 1999 with issue #15.

At the time of its publication, there were four Superman titles being published: Action Comics (Volume 1), Adventures of Superman (Volume 1), Superman (Volume 2), and Superman: Man of Steel (Volume 1). Superman stories were continuously narrated across the four titles and each title is published across the four weeks of the month. Man of Tomorrow served to fill in the fifth week in the months there were five weeks. 

Green Lantern #46

That arsehole Mongul destroyed Coast City, turning it into Engine City to power his new Warworld that he was planning to turn Earth into. Hal stops him, in this tie-in to the ongoing Superman storyline. The destruction of Coast City that happened in Superman Vol 2 #80 led to Parallax gaining control of Hal setting the stage for "Emerald Twilight"

Superman: The Wedding Album #1 (1996)

I'm not crying, you're crying. Awww what a beautiful couple, it had to happen eventually eh? Only took them what 58 years?? haha how did she never suss that Superman and Clark Kent were the same person?? Investigative reporter my butt, she couldn't even see the wood for the trees!

Superman Forever #1 (1998)

After the Millennium Giants storyline Kal/Clark falls to Earth landing in Kansas, his split red and blue halves have reintegrated and he is returned to his original powers and look. This story features Bizarro, Lex Luthor, his wife the Countessa and their daughter Lena. At the end of the book as he flies over Metropolis he sees 4 realities simultaneously which leads to the Dominus Effect story line over the 4 main Superman titles.

Superman: Save the Planet #1 (1998)

Months of falling circulation and fierce competition have made the Planet ripe for takeover, and Lex Luthor is more than happy to buy the great metropolitan newspaper, only to shut it down! Meanwhile, Superman saves the planet...Earth, that is, from a meteor shower, but that won't help Clark Kent or any of his former co-workers find new jobs.

Supermen of America #1 (1999)

Supermen of America (2000)

1 - 6

Lex Luthor united the youth of Metropolis after the death of singer Junior K.D due to gang violence. Several super-powered members joined forces under Luthor's employ as the Supermen of America. He was able to gather Pyrogen, White Lotus, Outburst, Brahma, Loser and Psilencer.

During one of the group's first missions, Psilencer was killed. The team was shaken by Psilencer's untimely death and reconsider their vocation. It was around this time that the team met and recruits Maximum.

The team haven't had a lot of DC exposure but as far as I know they are not dead... YET!! Never fear DC will off them soon enough when they want us to know how bad-arse evil a new villain is or how serious a new crossover is.

Superman Adventures Annual #1 (1997)

There was only 1 annual in this 66 issue run, here Supes teams up with Dr. Fate and Zatara against a villain called Akamin.

Superman presents the Krypton Chronicles #1 (1981)

This was a 3-parter, so I need to pick up those other 2 parts for sure. "The Search for Superman's Roots." This series explores Superman's genealogy. The first installment finds Clark Kent being assigned to a series of stories on The Man of Steel's family tree. For research, Clark goes to the bottle city of Kandor, which has recently been restored to normal size.

World's Finest Comics

294, 300, 303, 306, 309, 310, 311, 312, 321

You've got to love these comics, I need to add these to a possible future run pick-up list, maybe 250 to 350, oh no they stopped with 323, we'll see, maybe one day I'll get some sort of extended run sorted, I know I have picked up a few more of these recently, I need to sort these all into the same box. Arrrrrgghhh it's times like these make you want to go digital!! No, not really paper is where it's at you can't beat the proper format.

DC Comics Presents 

26, 39, 44, 48, 51, 52, 59, 65, 67, 68, 70, 82, 83, 84, 88, 89

Very happy to have #26 it's going for about 125 quid or more, so cool that I have it. This run went for 97 issues, (why not 100?), and is another that it would be nice to collect in full as I already have one of the most expensive keys. the other being #47 featuring a meeting with The Masters of the Universe. Also #27 has the 1st apearance of Mongul and is going cheap. 

So that's a total of
DC - 433
unless my addition is very much mistaken (it well may be, please double check for me, that seems a huge amount for 1 longbox!!)

Making the running totals

DC = 6738

Marvel = 62

Others = 59

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