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		<description><![CDATA[Post-Crisis Superman starts here, and runs through the end the Jurgens era. After Superman #150, the books really did take a change in tone. Then, things get a little wonky with One Year Later (does it match up to these comics?) up to the massive 2011 reboot. The Superman Confidential series is ignored for this [&#8230;]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Post-Crisis Superman starts here, and runs through the end the Jurgens era. After Superman #150, the books really did take a change in tone. Then, things get a little wonky with One Year Later (does it match up to these comics?) up to the massive 2011 reboot.</p>
<p>The Superman Confidential series is ignored for this map. Since the continuity backstory was tweaked following One Year Later in 2006, stories set in the past after that point don&#8217;t match up with what was published. Most of the arcs did not give any idea when they took place other than &#8220;in the past&#8221;. (That said, the Kryptonite arc that started the series was pretty decent, and worth a look, just not as part of this continuity.)</p>
<p>A note about DC&#8217;s company wide crossovers &#8212; my general rule is to get at least the Batman and Superman related issues. Others might collect differently. So, if you just want to concentrate on Superman, skip the non-Superman issues. I&#8217;ll try to note where a tie-in from a non-Superman comic is essential or highly recommended.</p>
<p>There are a few volumes that are actual trades, which I&#8217;ve noted. Beware, a lot of Superman trades are known to cut out pages or panels, or in some cases, only excerpt certain issues (or even just panels) for a theme. I do not have any of those.</p>
<p>key<br />
AoS &#8211; Adventures of Superman<br />
MoS &#8211; Man of Steel (refers to both the mini and ongoing)<br />
MoT &#8211; Man of Tomorrow</p>
<p><strong>Superman: The Legend Begins</strong><br />
Man of Steel #1-2<br />
Superman Annual #7 (1995 &#8211; Year One)<br />
Man of Steel #3-4<br />
Legends of the DCU #1-3<br />
Man of Steel #5<br />
Booster Gold #6-7<br />
Man of Steel #6<br />
Superman #1<br />
Adventures of Superman #424<br />
Action #584<br />
Superman #2<br />
Adventures of Superman #425<br />
Action #585<br />
Legends #1-4<br />
Superman #3<br />
Adventures of Superman #426<br />
Action #586<br />
Legends #5-6</p>
<p><em>This volume spans about five years of Superman&#8217;s career. Seeing as how we&#8217;re definitely at the point where there are no more &#8220;untold&#8221; tales, and even how anything between 2006 and 2011 probably shouldn&#8217;t be included here either, it&#8217;s safe to finalize this volume.</em></p>
<p><em>I got rid of the other three &#8220;Year One&#8221; annuals because they did not fit neatly into the narrative. It would have required a lot of spicing or replacing of MoS issues. Other issues that might make it into this volume are Jack Kirby&#8217;s Fourth World #20 &#8211; a book by Byrne that retells Superman&#8217;s first meeting with Fourth World characters &#8211; and the 3 page silent story from DCU Holiday Bash by Jurgens. Both kind of fit between MoS #4-5.</em></p>
<p><em>This volume was originally three volumes, but I combined them when I realized I didn’t need any more flexibility during the Early Years, and I didn’t care for any other Legends crossovers. I’m comfortable folding the Legends mini-series into this project because Byrne did the art.</em></p>
<p><em>I used the <a href="http://worldofsuperman.blogspot.com">World of Superman</a> blog as my guide for inserting some of the later day issues.</em></p>
<p><strong>Parallel Lives</strong><br />
Superman #4<br />
Adventures of Superman #427<br />
Action #587<br />
Adventures of Superman #428<br />
Superman #5-6<br />
Adventures of Superman #429<br />
Action #588-590<br />
Superman #7<br />
LOSH #37<br />
Superman #8<br />
Action #591<br />
LOSH #38<br />
Adventures of Superman #430<br />
Superman Annual #1<br />
Adventures of Superman #431<br />
Adventures of Superman Annual #1</p>
<p><em>Action Comics #588 continues from Hawkman #10. But, since Superman only appears on the last two pages and everything is recapped at the beginning of Action #588, I got rid of the book. The order of the issues from that point on is derived from a page in Adventures of Superman #430 that recaps about 5 different arcs as spanning one week.</em></p>
<p><strong>Metropolis Mayhem</strong><br />
Superman #9<br />
Adventures of Superman #432-434<br />
Action #592-593<br />
Superman #10<br />
Action Annual #1<br />
Superman #11<br />
Action #594<br />
Booster Gold #23<br />
Superman #12<br />
Adventures of Superman #435<br />
Action #595<br />
Superman #13<br />
Adventures of Superman #436<br />
Action #596<br />
Superman #14<br />
Adventures of Superman #437<br />
Action #597<br />
Superman #15<br />
Adventures of Superman #438<br />
Action #598</p>
<p><em>Millennium covers the issues between Superman #13 and AoS #437. I couldn&#8217;t get interested enough in the event as a whole to bind or read it. Besides, it really messed up the pacing of Superman. The first two Superman tie-ins were supposed to take place back to back, but there were three other books in between.</em></p>
<p><strong>Worlds of Superman</strong><br />
World of Krypton #1-4<br />
World of Smallville #1-4<br />
World of Metropolis #1-4</p>
<p><em>This volume is optional. It may not actually go right here, but I couldn&#8217;t figure out a good enough place to fit all 12 issues together.</em></p>
<p><strong>Different Worlds</strong><br />
Superman #16<br />
Adventures of Superman #439<br />
Action #599<br />
Action #599 bonus book insert<br />
Superman #17<br />
Adventures of Superman #440<br />
Action #600<br />
Superman #18<br />
Adventures of Superman #441<br />
Superman #19<br />
Adventures of Superman #442<br />
Adventures of Superman #443<br />
Superman Annual #2<br />
Doom Patrol #10<br />
Superman #20<br />
Superman #21<br />
Adventures of Superman #444<br />
Superman #22</p>
<p><em>This marks the end of the Byrne era, which is why I made a volume break here. The placement of Superman Annual #2 was a best guess based on clues found in ads for the book. Also, the story in AoS #443 was originally planned for an annual that year, as evidenced by it being 30 pages, and also not promoted beforehand.</em></p>
<p><strong>Personality Crisis</strong><br />
Adventures of Superman #445<br />
Superman #23<br />
Adventures of Superman #446<br />
Superman #24<br />
Adventures of Superman #447<br />
Superman #25<br />
Adventures of Superman #448<br />
Superman #26<br />
Adventures of Superman #449<br />
Superman #27<br />
Adventures of Superman #450</p>
<p><em>Invasion goes around the last four issues, but I felt it dragged down the momentum of Superman’s story too much.</em></p>
<p><strong>Exile</strong><br />
Superman #28<br />
Adventures of Superman #451<br />
Superman #29<br />
Adventures of Superman #452<br />
Superman #30<br />
Adventures of Superman #453<br />
Superman #31<br />
Adventures of Superman #454<br />
Action Comics Annual #2<br />
Superman #32<br />
Adventures of Superman #455<br />
Superman #33<br />
Adventures of Superman #456<br />
Action #643</p>
<p><em>I shifted Action #643 up from the next volume. While it&#8217;s cool to start a new volume with Superman&#8217;s big return, there are several subplots that directly continue from the issue before it. While Action #643 ends with a &#8220;continued&#8221;, it&#8217;s not directly picked up on in the next issue. Plus, I think it&#8217;s included in DC&#8217;s Exile trade, although that trade butchers a lot of the issues contained to get as lean a story as possible. I left the Hostile Takeover backups in place. It would actually interrupt the flow of the story to move them.</em></p>
<p><strong>Unnatural Disasters</strong><br />
Superman #34<br />
Adventures of Superman #457<br />
Action #644<br />
Superman #35<br />
Adventures of Superman #458<br />
Starman #14 (starring Will Peyton)<br />
Action #645<br />
Superman #36<br />
Adventures of Superman #459<br />
Action #646<br />
Superman #37<br />
Adventures of Superman #460<br />
Action #647-649<br />
Superman #38<br />
Adventures of Superman #461<br />
Action #648<br />
Superman #39<br />
Adventures of Superman #462<br />
Action #649<br />
Superman #40<br />
Adventures of Superman #463</p>
<p><strong>Day of the Krypton Man</strong><br />
Action #650<br />
Superman #41<br />
Adventures of Superman #464<br />
Action #651<br />
Superman #42<br />
Adventures of Superman #465<br />
Action #652<br />
Superman #43<br />
Adventures of Superman #466<br />
Action #653<br />
Superman #44<br />
Adventures of Superman #467<br />
Action #654</p>
<p><strong>Soul Search</strong><br />
Superman #45<br />
Adventures of Superman #468<br />
Action #655<br />
Superman #46<br />
Adventures of Superman #469<br />
Action #656<br />
Superman #47<br />
Adventures of Superman #470<br />
Action #657<br />
Adventures of Superman Annual #2<br />
LEGION ’90 Annual #1<br />
Superman #48<br />
Adventures of Superman #471<br />
Action #658</p>
<p><em>The Superman Special by Walt Simonson was released in 1992, but was originally planned to be Superman Annual #3 in 1990. It takes place somewhere around this volume, as it still has Lex Luthor in it, and references Superman #43 as &#8220;last month&#8221;. I was inclined to put it at the end of the volume, until I listened to a “From Crisis to Crisis” podcast and one of the hosts said it took place before Lois and Clark started dating, probably somewhere before AoS #468. Since I had already bound the previous volume and did not want to place the special at the beginning of a volume, I moved it over to Superman From the Ages. The issue itself is a retelling of Denny O’Neil’s Sand Superman storyline from the 1970s.</em></p>
<p><strong>Krisis of the Krimson Kryptonite (TPB)</strong><br />
Superman #49<br />
Adventures of Superman #472<br />
Starman #28<br />
Action #659<br />
Superman #50<br />
Adventures of Superman #473<br />
Action #660</p>
<p><em>With the next volume, we start the era of the triangle numbers.</em></p>
<p><strong>Time and Time Again</strong><br />
Superman #51<br />
Adventures of Superman #474<br />
Action #661<br />
Superman #52<br />
Adventures of Superman #475<br />
Action #662<br />
Superman #53<br />
Adventures of Superman #476<br />
Action #663<br />
Superman #54<br />
Adventures of Superman #477<br />
Action #664<br />
Superman #55<br />
Adventures of Superman #478<br />
Action #665<br />
Superman #56<br />
Adventures of Superman #479<br />
Action #666<br />
Superman #54-56 (Newsboy Legion backups)</p>
<p><em>The actual Time and Time Again arc runs in the issues between Adventures of Superman #476-478. But all of the issues here kind of fit together. This volume shows the beginnings of Lois and Clark&#8217;s engagement, as well as Lois learning Superman&#8217;s ID. That theme is continued through Time and Time Again.</em></p>
<p><strong>Return of the Krypton Man</strong><br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #1<br />
Superman #57<br />
Adventures of Superman #480<br />
Action #667<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #2<br />
Superman #58<br />
Adventures of Superman #481<br />
Action #668<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #3<br />
Superman #59<br />
Adventures of Superman #482<br />
Action #669<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #4<br />
Superman #60<br />
Adventures of Superman #483</p>
<p><em>Man of Steel #3 is part of War of the Gods, but there is no need to have any of that crossover included. To me, it was way too confusing and convoluted. In fact, it&#8217;s hard to follow in the second half, because all of the parts are numbered wrong, if they are numbered at all. Also, between War of the Gods, Armageddon 2001 in the annuals, Breakdowns in the Justice League books, and the ongoing Superman saga, 1991 is a real mess of a year if you try to get everything in proper chronological order, because all of those storylines reference or cross between one another, in some cases, multiple times.</em></p>
<p><strong>Blackout</strong><br />
Action #670<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #5<br />
Superman #61<br />
Adventures of Superman #484<br />
Action #671<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #6<br />
Superman #62<br />
Adventures of Superman #485<br />
Action #672<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #7<br />
Superman #63<br />
Adventures of Superman #486<br />
Action #673<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #8<br />
Superman #64<br />
Adventures of Superman #487</p>
<p><strong>Panic in the Sky!</strong><br />
Action #674<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #9<br />
Superman #65<br />
AoS #488<br />
Action #675<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #10<br />
Superman #66<br />
AoS #489<br />
Action #676<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #11<br />
Superman #67<br />
AoS #490<br />
Action #677<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #12<br />
Superman #68<br />
AoS #491<br />
Action #678<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #13</p>
<p><em>Panic in the Sky itself ends about halfway through AoS 489, but there are other plot threads that continue for a few issues afterward. Superman #68 continues into Deathstroke #12, but the two issues act like a &#8220;TV crossover&#8221;, where part of the plot is sort of continued, but not the main plot. Since Superman only appears on one page of the Deathstroke issue, I dropped it.  In other words, the Superman issue would be more important for a Deathstroke book than the Deathstroke issue is for Superman.</em></p>
<p><strong>Life and Liberty</strong><br />
Superman #69<br />
AoS #492<br />
Action #679<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #14<br />
Superman #70<br />
AoS #493<br />
Action #680<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #15<br />
Superman #71<br />
AoS #494<br />
Action #681<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #16<br />
Superman #72<br />
AoS #495<br />
Action #682<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #17<br />
Superman #73<br />
AoS #496<br />
Action #683</p>
<p><strong>Death of Superman</strong><br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #18<br />
Justice League America #69<br />
Superman #74<br />
AoS #497<br />
Action #684<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #19<br />
Superman #75<br />
Justice League America #70 (pages 1-5)<br />
AoS #498<br />
Justice League America #70 (pages 6-22)<br />
Action #685<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #20<br />
Superman #76<br />
AoS #499<br />
Action #686<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #21<br />
Superman #77<br />
Legacy of Superman<br />
Supergirl and Team Luthor</p>
<p><em>I have combined the Death and Funeral issues, because individually, they would be small volumes. If you don&#8217;t want to splice issues, put all of JLA #70 after AoS #498.  I would love to be able to go from Superman #77 directly into AoS #500, but both the Legacy and Supergirl specials are referenced later, mainly in that Lex Luthor II shows up with a broken foot suffered in the Supergirl special.</em></p>
<p><strong>Reign of the Supermen</strong><br />
AoS #500<br />
Action #687<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #22<br />
Superman #78<br />
AoS #501<br />
Action #688<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #23<br />
Superman #79<br />
AoS #502<br />
Action #689<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #24<br />
Superman #80<br />
AoS #503<br />
Action #690<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #25<br />
Superman #80<br />
AoS #504<br />
Action #691<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #26<br />
Green Lantern #46 (pages 1-18)<br />
Superman #82<br />
AoS #505<br />
Action #692</p>
<p><em>I think the trade of Return of Superman only reprints select pages from AoS #505 and Action #692, so not a good option if you&#8217;re going for a complete Superman collection. It also omits some pages from GL #46 as well because they are redundant, which is what I have done as well. Pages 19-22 either summarize Superman #82 before it comes out, or sets up the next issue of GL, neither of which is needed for someone reading through the Superman storyline. I prefer Action #692 at the end of the this book, because it&#8217;s more about tying up loose ends from the Death/Return, rather than moving ahead, which is what the books in the next volume focus on.</em></p>
<p><strong>Return to Action</strong><br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #27<br />
Superman #83<br />
AoS #506<br />
Action #693<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #28<br />
Superman #84<br />
AoS #507<br />
Action #694<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #29<br />
Superman #85<br />
AoS #508<br />
Action #695<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #30<br />
Superman #86<br />
AoS #509<br />
Action #696</p>
<p><em>Good luck with MoS #30 and the Colorforms cover. There is a regular edition&#8230;but what&#8217;s the fun in that? Okay, I went and got the regular edition to bind and kept the Colorforms cover to play with. Originally, I had MoS #31 at the end of this book, but moved it to the beginning of the next. It sort of kicks off most of the subplots in the Fall of Metropolis book into high gear.  It also provides a convenient spot for Superman/Doomsday:  Hunter/Prey.</em></p>
<p><strong>The Fall of Metropolis</strong><br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #31<br />
Superman #87<br />
AoS #510<br />
Action #697<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #32<br />
Superman #88<br />
AoS #511<br />
Action #698<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #33<br />
Superman #89<br />
AoS #512<br />
Action #699<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #34<br />
Superman #90<br />
AoS #513<br />
Action #700<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #35<br />
Superman #91<br />
AoS #514<br />
Action #701<br />
Superman #92<br />
AoS #515<br />
Action #702</p>
<p><em>The trade of Bizzaro&#8217;s World &#8211; which is what I used for those issues &#8211; cuts out the final 2 panels of Superman #88, which isn&#8217;t enough to bother me. The one line of dialogue that is lost is quickly recapped in the following issue. MoS #35 is part of both Fall of Metropolis and Worlds Collide &#8211; the crossover with Milestone. I give it priority to being a part of &#8220;Fall&#8221;, but it should be included in both volumes. To keep this book from getting bloated, I separated Worlds Collide out into the next volume, which moves MoS #36 out of publication order, but it doesn&#8217;t really affect the ongoing storyline. The 2011 RetroActive special that was suppose to take place around MoS #31 just does not neatly fit into continuity.</em></p>
<p><strong>Worlds Collide</strong><br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #35<br />
Hardware #17<br />
Superboy #6<br />
Icon #15<br />
Steel #6<br />
Blood Syndicate #16<br />
Worlds Collide #1<br />
Superboy #7<br />
Hardware #18<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #36<br />
Icon #16<br />
Steel #7<br />
Blood Syndicate #17<br />
Static #14</p>
<p><em>If you&#8217;re going to skip Worlds Collide, make sure to keep Man of Steel #35 in Fall of Metropolis. MoS #36 will not stand on its own if separated from Worlds Collide.</em></p>
<p><a title="Zero Hour" href="http://comicbinding.com/mapping/zero-hour"><strong>Zero Hour</strong></a><br />
Showcase &#8217;94 #8-9 (lead stories)<br />
Batman #511<br />
Superman: Man of Steel #37<br />
Zero Hour #4<br />
Superboy #8<br />
Superman #93<br />
Zero Hour #3<br />
Zero Hour #2<br />
Adventures of Superman #516<br />
Action Comics #703<br />
Guy Gardner: Warrior #24<br />
Zero Hour #1<br />
Zero Hour #0<br />
Batman: Shadow of the Bat #31<br />
Detective Comics #678<br />
Robin #10<br />
Showcase &#8217;94 #10 (last story)</p>
<p><strong>Dead Again!</strong><br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #0<br />
Superman #0<br />
AoS #0<br />
Action #0<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #38<br />
Superman #94<br />
AoS #517<br />
Action #704<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #39<br />
Superman #95<br />
AoS #518<br />
Action #705<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #40<br />
Superman #96<br />
AoS #519<br />
Action #706</p>
<p><em>Action Comics #0 leads directly into Superman:  Man of Steel #38, so it&#8217;s best to keep those two storylines together.</em></p>
<p><strong>A Hazy Shade of Winter<br />
</strong>Superman:  Man of Steel #41<br />
Superman #97<br />
AoS #520<br />
Action #707<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #42<br />
Superman #98<br />
AoS #521<br />
Action #708<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #43<br />
Superman #99<br />
AoS #522<br />
Action #709</p>
<p><em>There are some optional Steel and Guy Gardner issues that could go in here. I don&#8217;t have them, and don&#8217;t feel like I&#8217;m missing too much.</em></p>
<p><strong>Death of Clark Kent (TPB)</strong><br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #44<br />
Superman #100<br />
AoS #523<br />
Action #710<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #45<br />
Superman #101<br />
AoS #524<br />
Action #711<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #46<br />
Superman #102<br />
AoS #525<br />
Superman:  Man of Tomorrow #1</p>
<p><strong>Outside Influences</strong><br />
Action #712<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #47<br />
Superman #103<br />
AoS #526<br />
Action #713<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #48<br />
Superman #104<br />
AoS #527<br />
Action #714<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #49<br />
Superman #105<br />
AoS #528</p>
<p><em>If you are not using the Death of Clark Kent TPB, then consider moving Action #712 to end that volume.  It does tie up the last few loose ends from those issues.</em></p>
<p><strong>The Trial of Superman<br />
</strong>Superman:  Man of Tomorrow #2<br />
Action #715<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #50<br />
Superman #106<br />
AoS #529<br />
Action #716<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #51<br />
Superman #107<br />
AoS #530<br />
Superman:  Man of Tomorrow #3<br />
Action #717<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #52<br />
Superman #108<br />
AoS #531</p>
<p><em>Adventures of Superman #530 and Man of Tomorrow #3 are also part of Underworld Unleashed. However, it&#8217;s dealt mainly as a subplot, and not vital to worrying about putting the two stories together.  Superman&#8217;s not a even a player in Underworld Unleashed, since he&#8217;s busy off-world in this storyline.</em></p>
<p><strong>Split Decision</strong><br />
Action #718<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #53<br />
Superman #109<br />
AoS #532<br />
Action #719<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #54<br />
Superman #110<br />
AoS #533<br />
Superman:  Man of Tomorrow #4<br />
Action #720<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #55<br />
Superman #111<br />
AoS #534<br />
Action #721<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #56<br />
Superman #112<br />
AoS #535<br />
Action #722<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #57<br />
Superman #113<br />
MoT #5<br />
Alpha Centurion #1</p>
<p><em>The Centurion special actually came out a little later, but I put it here as an &#8220;extra&#8221;, and it doesn&#8217;t interrupt the main storyline.  In fact, it&#8217;s not really needed.</em></p>
<p><strong>Never Ending Battle</strong><br />
AoS #536<br />
Action #723<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #58<br />
Superman #114<br />
AoS #537<br />
Action #724<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #59<br />
Superman #115<br />
AoS #538<br />
Action #725<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #60<br />
Superman #116<br />
MoT #6<br />
AoS #539<br />
Action #726<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #61<br />
Superman #117</p>
<p><em>Superman #117 is labeled as a Final Night tie-in, but directly concludes the story from Man of Steel #61. It doesn&#8217;t really reflect much from Final Night, and takes place before #1 anyway.</em></p>
<p><strong>Final Night<br />
</strong>Final Night #1<br />
AoS #540<br />
Final Night #2<br />
Action #727<br />
Final Night #3<br />
Parallax: Emerald Night #1<br />
Detective Comics #703<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #62<br />
Final Night #4<br />
Green Lantern #81</p>
<p><em>For a Superman focus, of course skip Detective #703.  The rest of the issues can stay in, because Parallax actually builds off of the events of Reign of the Supermen, and then sets up FN #4.</em></p>
<p><strong>The Wedding (25th Anniversary HC)</strong><br />
Superman #118<br />
Superman:  The Wedding Album #1<br />
AoS #541<br />
Action #728<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #63</p>
<p><em>The original TPB and the 25th Anniversary hardcover contain the same issues.  However, the hardcover is the better presentation.  It&#8217;s oversized, contains the full covers in their proper spot, and preserves the fold out final page of the Wedding issue.  The HC does have matte paper compared to the glossy paper of the original TPB.</em></p>
<p><strong>Power Struggle<br />
</strong>Superman #119<br />
AoS #542<br />
Action #729<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #64<br />
MoT #7<br />
Superman #120<br />
AoS #543<br />
Action #730<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #65<br />
Superman #121<br />
AoS #544<br />
Action #731<br />
Superman Plus #1<br />
MoT #8<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #66</p>
<p><strong>Transformed</strong><br />
Superman #122<br />
AoS #545<br />
Action #732<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #67<br />
Superman #123<br />
AoS #546<br />
Action #733<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #68<br />
Superman #124<br />
AoS #547<br />
Action #734<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #69<br />
Superman #125<br />
AoS #548<br />
Action #735<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #70<br />
Superman #126<br />
AoS #549<br />
Action #736<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #71<br />
Superman #127<br />
AoS #550<br />
Action #737</p>
<p><strong>Pulp Heroes: Superman</strong><br />
Superman Annual #9<br />
MoS Annual #6<br />
AoS Annual #9<br />
Action Annual #9<br />
Superman:  Man of Tomorrow #9</p>
<p><em>MoT #9 is not a Pulp Heroes story, but is a recap issue of sorts. It slows down the main narrative. This Pulp volume is easily skippable.  The only annual that is referenced anywhere else is Superman Annual #9, and one of those references actually occurs in Superman #126.</em></p>
<p><strong>The Man of Tomorrow</strong><br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #72<br />
Superman #128<br />
AoS #551<br />
Action #738<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #73<br />
Superman #129<br />
AoS #552<br />
Action #739<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #74<br />
Superman #130<br />
AoS #553<br />
Action #740<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #75<br />
Superman #131<br />
AoS #554<br />
Action #741<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #76</p>
<p><em>I&#8217;m skipping the Genesis event and just putting the three tie-ins in their normal order, which lead off this volume.  I kind of want to call this book Transformed 2: Electric Bugaloo.</em></p>
<p><strong>Superman Red/Superman Blue<br />
</strong>Superman Red/Superman Blue #1<br />
Superman #132<br />
AoS #555<br />
Superman:  Man of Tomorrow #10<br />
Action #742<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #77<br />
Superman #133<br />
AoS #556<br />
Action #743<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #78<br />
Aquaman #43<br />
Challengers of the Unknown #15<br />
Superman #134<br />
Teen Titans #19<br />
Supergirl #20<br />
AoS #557<br />
Steel #50<br />
Action #744<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #79<br />
Superman #135</p>
<p><em>This includes the Millennium Giants story, starting with Superman:  Man of Steel #78. Not sure about volume numbers for the non-Superman series, but it&#8217;s whatever series were running in 1998.</em></p>
<p><strong>Superman Forever</strong><br />
Superman Forever #1<br />
AoS #558<br />
Action #745<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #80<br />
Superman #136<br />
AoS #559<br />
Action #746<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #81<br />
Superman #137<br />
AoS #560<br />
Action #747<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #82<br />
Superman #138<br />
AoS #561<br />
Action #748<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #83<br />
Superman #139</p>
<p><em>This is when the books separated for a while to tell stories of Superman in different eras. Some would probably try to separate them out, but they all start to converge at the end, so keeping them in publication order works.</em></p>
<p><strong>Save the Planet!</strong><br />
Superman:  Man of Tomorrow #11<br />
Superman Annual #10 (Ghosts)<br />
Save the Planet<br />
AoS #562<br />
Action #749<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #84<br />
Superman #140<br />
AoS #563<br />
Superman 3-D<br />
Superman 80-Page Giant #1</p>
<p><em>The four issues starting with Action #749 came out after DC 1 Million, but I moved it back to make for better sized books. I don&#8217;t think there&#8217;s any specific story element that requires it to be after DC1M.</em></p>
<p><strong>DC One Million</strong><br />
DC1M #1<br />
Action #1M<br />
SOTB #1M<br />
Nightwing #1M<br />
GL #1M<br />
DC1M #2<br />
Batman #1M<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #1M<br />
Starman #1M<br />
Superman #1M<br />
Superboy #1M<br />
Detective #1M<br />
JLA #1M<br />
DC1M #3<br />
Martian Manhunter #1M<br />
AoS #1M<br />
Resurrection Man #1M<br />
Catwoman #1M<br />
Robin #1M<br />
Superman:  Man of Tomorrow #1M<br />
DC1M #4<br />
Chronos #1M</p>
<p><em>For those making their own DC 1 Million using different series, the listing that DC had in the back of each book was actually a very workable reading order. I moved Chronos to the end, because it works well as an epilogue. If I were to do it again, I would probably move the Starman issue around, so the two Superman issues around it could be back to back. JLA #1M is basically DC1M #2.5.</em></p>
<p><strong>King of the World</strong><br />
Action #750<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #85<br />
Superman:  Man of Tomorrow #12<br />
Superman #141<br />
AoS #564<br />
Action #751<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #86<br />
Superman #142<br />
AoS #565<br />
Supermen of America #1<br />
Action #752<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #87<br />
Superman #143<br />
AoS #566<br />
Action #753<br />
Superman:  Man of Tomorrow #13<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #88<br />
Superman #144<br />
AoS #567<br />
Action #754<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #89<br />
King of the World #1</p>
<p><strong>Redemption</strong><br />
Superman #145<br />
Superman 80-Page Giant #2<br />
AoS #568<br />
Action #755<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #90<br />
Superman #146<br />
AoS #569<br />
Superman:  Man of Tomorrow #14<br />
Action #756<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #91<br />
Superman #147<br />
AoS #570<br />
Action #757<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #92<br />
Superman #148<br />
AoS #571<br />
Action #758<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #93<br />
Superman #149<br />
AoS #572<br />
Action #759<br />
Superman:  Man of Steel #94<br />
Superman #150<br />
Superman:  Man of Tomorrow #15</p>
<p><em>And then Jeph Loeb and company came on board, in the first major overhaul of the post-Crisis Superman. Prior to this, creative changes were usually handled one or two at a time.</em></p>
<p>From 1991-1997, the annuals were all part of themes or crossovers. Most of them could be moved to their own volumes. As mentioned above, 1995 was &#8220;Year One&#8221;. Below is a list of the rest of the annuals, but not full maps.</p>
<p>1991 &#8211; Armageddon 2001<br />
Action Annual #3, AoS Annual #3, Superman Annual #3</p>
<p>1992 &#8211; Eclipso<br />
Action Annual #4, AoS Annual #4, Superman Annual #4, MoS Annual #1</p>
<p>1993 &#8211; Bloodlines<br />
Action Annual #5, AoS Annual #5, Superman Annual #5, MoS Annual #2<br />
<em>These actually take place during Reign of the Supermen, but there&#8217;s no reason to incorporate them into that story. it kills the pacing and this crossover is not usually considered good.  That said, DC has started including them in recent reprints of that event.</em></p>
<p>1994 &#8211; Elseworlds (see below)</p>
<p>1995 – Year One<br />
Action Annual #7, AoS Annual #7, Superman Annual #7, MoS Annual #4</p>
<p>1996 &#8211; Legends of the Dead Earth (see below).</p>
<p>1997 &#8211; Pulp Heroes (included above)</p>
<p><strong>Superman: Elseworlds</strong><br />
MoS Annual #3<br />
Superman Annual #6<br />
AoS Annual #6<br />
Superboy Annual #1 (continued from AoS Annual #6)<br />
Action Annual #6<br />
AoS Annual #8<br />
Superman Annual #8<br />
Action Annual #8<br />
MoS Annual #5<br />
DC Comics Presents Superman #1 (the Julie Schwartz tribute issue from 2004, because I didn&#8217;t have anywhere else to put it)</p>
<p>Starting in 1998, DC only published 8 annuals a year &#8211; JLA, and then the 7 members&#8217; series. As a result, Superman only got 1 annual per year for a while.</p>
<p>1998 &#8211; Ghosts &#8211; Superman Annual #10 (included above with Save the Planet!)<br />
1999 &#8211; JLApe &#8211; Superman Annual #11</p>
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