Superman Reading Order Part 1 | 1986 - 1993 |

The Patrons voted and it's finally here, Minties! Today I take a look at the reading order of Superman in Collected Editions Part 1! This list will consist of stories fromSuperman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? to Death and Return of Superman Omnibus . (1986-1993)
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[@bryansteele832]

Superman from 1986 and into the late 80s and through the triangle era is just good stuff.

[@DMM9619]

Still can’t believe one of DCs flagship characters doesn’t seem to get enough love with the omni treatment. Pretty sure most of them would sell out instantly, hope the reprint of death and return will wake them up a bit with the sales being good. 👌🏻

[@jeffsuter344]

DC , lifsten to Uncle Omar's advice on mapping and what to print. This is Superman. This is what started the whole shebang in Action Comics #1. Respect your history, respect your legacy. And heck I'll say it, I have no problems with it, "Truth, Justice and the American way"!

[@Joenah5]

I think it's kinda crazy how Action Comics 662, the issue where Clark finally reveals that he's Superman to Lois, isn't collected in anything besides those character anniversary collections (like the Action Comics 80 Years collection that has stories from all over the place).

[@Syntherus]

I bought the singles. They're bagged and boarded and in a folder on my shelf.

[@skyyswaggstudios2934]

Hopefully it actually gets collected soon either in an omni or those man of steel books theyve been doing

[@KAHNSlayer92]

2:07 Superman: Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? 4:47 Superman: The Man of Steel Vol.1 7:23 Superman: The Man of Steel Vol.2 8:50 Superman: The Man of Steel Vol.3 11:29 Superman: The Man of Steel Vol.4 13:38 Superman: Exile and Other Stories Omnibus 16:42 Superman: Eradication! 18:14 Superman: Dark Knight over Metropolis 19:04 Superman: Krisis of the Krimson Kryptonite 20:01 Superman: Time and Time Again 21:13 Superman: They Saved Luthor's Brain 22:25 Superman: Panic in the Sky 25:03 Death and Return of Superman Omnibus

[@ThePalePatriot]

post crisis all the way up to 2011, wow, Superman rocked!!

[@xtruthx]

Dude I feel like nobody else on the internet has put as much work into these reading orders.. I appreciate the hard work. Last year I found a copy of absolute infinite earths at a book store and read it. Wanted to know where to go from there so I read the first three man of steel books and waiting on #4 to come in the mail, along with exile. And then on to the "death" Superman is my favorite character and I've always wanted to read the older stuff. Anyway I refer to your videos often. Thanks

[@NearMintCondition]

I appreciate you taking them time to watch them and leave these kind words. Seriously, thank you.

[@xtruthx]

@@NearMintCondition my pleasure.

[@MyBitch925]

​@@xtruthx so where should i start reading superman im currently reading batman and spiderman and daredevil but with superman idk

[@xtruthx]

@@MyBitch925 If you like modern superman, start at "new 52" or "rebirth" those are two really good places to start. If you want to go way back and read some 80's superman then start at "man of steel" (it's kinda cheesy, but it's 80's comics) then through superman "exile"(superman leaves earth for awhile and travels to other planets) after that you move into "death of superman" and just on through there. I personally began with Superman "rebirth" and loved it. It does a really good job of building the character and describing his personality. You can Google these terms, like new 52, rebirth, exile starting point.. and the internet will tell you where to go. Also DC unlimited the app saved my life, because tracking these things down is expensive 🫰

[@xtruthx]

@@MyBitch925 if You want to start reading all the brand new stuff, then DC just launched "Dawn of DC" pick up superman #1 you can still find it at comic stores. I just read issue number one and two and it's pretty good

[@jordanfox2128]

This is great, thank you! If they threw the World of Krypton, Metropolis, Smallville minis together in a deluxe edition I’d definitely buy it. Give it the title: Man of Steel Companion.

[@thisjustincomics]

Can’t wait until Man Of Steel Vol 4 HC. Hopefully it actually comes out March 1st tho…

[@sebastianjack2341]

Will be the vol 5 in the future ?

[@Joe_Friday]

When you say volume 4 or 5, etc, is each volume a separate graphic novel?

[@jacktalkscomics19]

Superman exile omnibus has been on my wishlist for a while. Eventually ill pull the trigger and buy it

[@stephentheshywarrior2759]

Finally, was losing a bit of faith we weren't getting it this week. How many parts? Thank you Omar for making quality and useful content. Up up and away super Omar.🙂

[@MaulSlasher]

I'm going crazy here. Been wanting this reading order foreverrrrr Thanks, Uncanny Omar!

[@Strat-o-caster]

I’m so glad this won!

[@Krypton_Ken]

Would love to have an Action Comics Weekly Omni, pretty sweet that you've got those collected for yourself. Great video!

[@DavidRobertson-vg3zw]

Man I still appreciate these videos. Thanks brotha even your old videos are rewatchable and informative!

[@himakadabra]

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

[@diegocorrea9327]

HELL YES! Oh my god I’ve waited for so goddam long, heck yes

[@thisjustincomics]

Damn didn’t know that about Action Comics. Good to know I can just skip to Exiles Omnibus for the most part, although it’d be nice to have the 2-page stories somewhere down the line

[@rock51279]

Hey just a heads up, they did reprint the Action Comics weekly two pagers. It is in a collection called, Superman The Power Within.

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you so much.

[@shaanwayne815]

I love you so much, thanks

[@comicfilth3700]

DC Fans: "Man, Superman has such a rich history and exciting story arcs. Be great if they reprinted these of collected them into omni's, they definitely sell well." DC: "No."

[@Malachi_Risinger]

There are still a couple trades that collect World of Krypton. Superman: The World of Krypton and Superman: The Many Worlds of Krypton

[@nicktroisi6347]

I hope Man of Steel gets an Omnibus, maybe they’ll release one close to Superman Legacy in 2025

[@roninsplinter8098]

omg finally!!! thank you so much!! I've been waiting for this for years!

[@derekgreen7319]

Anyone even moderately interested in Superman should read the Byrne run

[@MikesComic_n_Stuff]

This is exactly what I was looking for with my renewed interest in Superman.

[@Patrickcg]

Note the first: The Superman Action Comics Weekly Stories are collected in Superman: The Power Within TPB

[@connoraldrich3368]

I would absolutely love if they did some triangle era omnibuses. Favorite era for the character.

[@NearMintCondition]

Same.

[@QuagsireEX]

Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you! Been waiting a long time for this!

[@RockaRolla69]

Thank you for the video. Really hope DC does more Superman omnis in the near future

[@steelelectric8961]

Thank you

[@stevenhamilton5427]

I can wait for Superman,The Man of Steel Volume 4 HC,who will be shipped March 1st of this year,also excellent video,and The Superman reading Order part 1 video is great. Also thank you for posting this Video. 👌 up the 👍 work,stay safe stay healthy much love and have a superb Friday.☺☺😎☺💪👍👊💪

[@SuperMtheory]

This video brings back great memories! Thanks. You weren't kidding about DC's release of Superman material post Death and Return. The Wedding recently got a Deluxe. Not much else until the Jeph Loeb era.

[@gqd1975]

That is a great memory trip too comics I read in my youth. Love that era. :)

[@brandon17760]

Thank you thank you Omar!! Supes is my favorite DC hero! I have been waiting on this for ages

[@frzanamehmood9945]

Thank you Omar for all your hard work with these reading orders

[@damonpono8337]

These are my favourite videos, thankyou for the amount of detail you put into them

[@dom020876]

Fantastic video. It's insane that collecting one of DC's biggest characters is so difficult. Can't wait to see part 2 to find out just how many books i'm missing. Thank you Omar.

[@tamzidhossain2972]

LETS GOO!! THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYONE AND OMAR.

[@mohammedazam6562]

We have a lot in common, I'm a Liverpool and DC fan like you

[@fernanoctopus7457]

I'm so glad you finally made this video, I was waiting it for so long 🤩

[@rmirandagrajales]

I’m having more fun watching the old video games ads in the custom omnibus, good old memories 😂🤣

[@sazmurph540]

Thank you Omar! I voted for this the last 2 times, so glad it won this time! This is my favorite era of Superman! I used to have all the singles but sold them awhile back. Keep hoping DC will collect it but I am losing faith in that. Seeing the custom omnis has gotten me thinking of going that route!

[@tedbrogan1]

Hey man, your videos are absolutely awesome! I love learning about the reading order of comic book characters and once read all of the individual issues of the Superman omnibus's you are showcasing here about 20 years ago. You sir are dead on with this video! I can't wait to watch your other ones!! Thankyou for these

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you so much for the kind words

[@MyBitch925]

​@@NearMintConditionis there a certain way that i need to open a omnibus i just got my man of steel by john byrne but I dont wanna ruin anything so im not sure hope you can respond tho

[@Syntherus]

I finally completed this section of my collection this past Christmas. It's the next video's content I'm about to start. Glad to see my research didn't fail me.

[@diegocorrea9327]

I’m so pumped that you’re doing this.

[@cactusblack5993]

Ah, yes! Been waiting on this reading order. DC needs to give Superman his respect. All these great stories, and hardly any Omnis.

[@blackcat-dh8gq]

Was looking forward to this since you mentioned it the other day. Thanks!!!

[@funkdoc2001]

Need a combined reading order of all reading orders you done so far 🙏

[@johnlindsay7301]

I’d love to see a Road to Rebirth deluxe (omnibus) with Lois and Clark, The Final Days of Superman, and also that Teen Titans story. That was also great. All of them are great stories and blend so well into the awesome Rebirth era.

[@LiteratureInPictures]

Just ordered a bunch of tpbs yesterday. Let’s do this.

[@malikon6953]

omg, beautiful collection

[@critiquegeek7987]

Awesome!! Been waiting a long time for this one :D On another note, a Savage Sword of Conan Omnibus Volume 1 sold on ebay recently for over $600!! Please let David and the folks at Marvel know there is a desperate need for a reprint on that :)

[@topg3565]

FINALLY!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH OMAR!

[@anandramaraj2930]

Superman needs a better Treatment from DC ! So many are unpublished !

[@georgefeliu2383]

Once again, it must be said that we need a Matrix Supergirl omnis by Peter David.

[@LoreLord-]

Just got done with Byrne hard covers and exile omnibus and man I want to keep going after that cliff hanger but I’ll be patient and wait for bigger hardcovers or omnis hopefully don’t have to wait to many years to keep reading

[@kennethbrown2358]

You are the fucking man dude. Keep the vids coming it's really helping me plan out my collection!

[@mrwasi99]

Thanks for posting this brother!

[@fishin4bass2002]

Superman triangle years were really good. It’s a shame they don’t use that concept more often today to make reading order’s easier

[@Aviar4]

Now this is the content that we need SUPES reading order

[@StillOnly25c]

Thank You for doing the overview

[@frantacal]

Awesome... I was waiting for this

[@superfrog5008]

Finally. Been waiting for this one forver

[@andrewdockrill]

I really hope with zazlav, Gunn and Safran in Warner Brothers now we'll get more omnibus out, I know it's an entirely different department, but you'd think it'd be great marketing for the movies

[@brysonadams8065]

I’ll be looking for some of these comics

[@derekgreen7319]

I wish dc would collect the byrne and triangle era stuff into omnibus editions.

[@johnlindsay7301]

One other Superman omnis we need: Dan Jurgens Rebirth

[@stephentheshywarrior2759]

We need to get this man a Man of Steel omnibus.🙂 Didn't realise how little Superman is collected compared to say Batman. Its a Sin really. Always enjoyed the whatever happened to the Caped Crusader which was one of my favourite reads of 2021. Is the Superman one similar?

[@reclusive78]

Im so envious of all those amazing custom omnis of superman that you have. I really wish DC brings out omnis from this Superman era. I have the man of steel hard cover volumes as well as the Exile and Death omnis but we really need more omnis from this era.

[@arthurwoo6082]

Great review as always and nice custom binds! Just an FYI the World of Krypton (AFAIK) has only been collected in a DC Universe by Mike Mignola HC past few years. It has all 4 issues but maddeningly none of the covers were included (which i guess makes sense if not done by MM) but would have been nice.

[@carlosnicolini1719]

World of Metropolis and World of Smallville were collected in the DC Universe by John Byrne hardcover. World of Krypton was collected in trade paperback. Armageddon 2001 had some pretty good stories.

[@GLAAAAAR]

Some great related news: a new batch of Byrne's hardcover vol 1 just went on sale. No need to pay 100+ on ebay, and the other volumes are still in stock for now.

[@greendaleforever]

Soooo I have like 7 trades heading my way now and some of them are ancient (early 90's printings). Thanks so much for this, DC really needs to get the ball rolling with their classic Superman content (excluding Golden Age). Maybe one day you'll have a top 10 of your favorite Superman stories? Looking forward to part 2!

[@NearMintCondition]

You are very welcome brother.

[@Malachi_Risinger]

Just finished Man of Steel Vol. 1. Loved it!

[@JonDelArroz]

holy crud I've been waiting for this forever

[@serbiansauvage]

The madman has finally done it. Thank you Omar.

[@apacheco7030]

hey omar how are you ? hope well ! can't wait for the reprint of the death and return of superman ! stay safe and keep up the great work !

[@benwaller1110]

Just catching up with this awesome reading order now that I picked up the four Byrne hardcovers--love the format! Now can you get DC to do a fifth volume with the "World of.." series and those missing 2-pagers? Thanks!

[@AndDeathForAll82]

Omar, has Action #662 ever been collected at all? That’s the issue where Clark reveals his secret to Lois.

[@DefyantFoxV2]

They need to a Kyle Rayner omni that starts with Emerald twilight and the destruction of coast city...maybe even some late Hal stuff.

[@GLEN2K12]

Hi Omar, I’m so excited for this, I wish DC would fill the gaps tho!! Thanks so much my brother

[@ml6158]

I have no interest in reading superman but I still find those fun to watch.

[@ethandonovan8516]

FINALLY. IT CAME

[@turtleanton6539]

Great video

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you!

[@tyresselittle747]

Thank you omar I been waiting for a superman reading order.But dc comics proven again that marvel do the mapping better and care about their fans.I really wish to see dc give superman more omnibus treatment, because I really want to read superman super bad 😞

[@ricobonifacio1095]

Thanks for these videos. I can't afford the nice book sets, but Kindle keeps these sometimes as low as 1.99 a volume(not omnibus, those are much more, but cheaper than hard copy). So I can know what to buy first by watching these videos.

[@orlandocentenojr7800]

Hello, amazing video. Could you please go into how one goes about making a custom-bound Superman omnibus? How did you do this, if I may kindly ask? And could this be available for purchase by anyone else? Thank you!

[@jamess6854]

How come you didn't include Superman by George Perez? It has a decent selection after the Exile omnibus.

[@ReaperXC]

What colour do you think the next man of steel hard cover spine will be? Seems silly not to alternate the blue/red, unless they bookend it blue.

[@NearMintCondition]

I hope blue.

[@LoveeDooUniverse]

where would we buy the Kirk Kiefer volumes 1-8? or are those custom built for you by Kirk? Is there a book that has the complete stories of superman from birth to death/return?

[@kal-el2129]

DC needs to show more love for Superman and make more omnibuses or hardcovers like the Man of Steel ones(I kinda like them) Also World of Krypton is collected in the DC universe by Mike Mignola hardcover. Thx for this video Omar.

[@bigsexy7167]

I’m pumped for Batman/Superman vol 2. That Superman Exiled omnibus, is that New?

[@summonersummoner9536]

THIN LINE TO AVOID SPOILING :O

[@pasalasaga]

I don't get it, in the thumbnail you've got like a collection of Superman omnibuses with a drawing of superman, how are they called and where can I get theme?

[@legofigurereviews9797]

Could you do a darkseid reading order

[@AlexA-jn5ro]

Does anybody know about the quality on the new All-Star Superman Deluxe Edition? I can't find reviews for it.

[@keithbrown8236]

I am thinking getting my single issues bound. I have the 4 volumes of man of steel and the Exile collection. What advice do people have about getting these comics bound?

[@Patrickcg]

Note the second: Time and Time again. Superman doesn’t loose his memory in this story ( That’s a later story). This does however cross over with the Five Year Later Legion Era with the destruction of the moon.

[@Cerospace]

Dude! Are those Kirk's old Superman custom omnis? 👀👀👀

[@KevinAquevequeMedel31]

This channel deserve more love! i suscribe

[@NearMintCondition]

Thank you for the kind words and for subscribing.

[@coeenc123]

Would you ever do superman,batman,golden age (earth 2) reading order?