DC Comics has unveiled its December, 2026 Superman-related solicitations, featuring a wide-ranging lineup of titles that takes the Man of Steel and his allies from the far reaches of space to the darker corners of Metropolis. Highlights include Superman abandoning Earth on a mysterious quest, the continuing “Lex Luthor: Year One” storyline, Batman and Superman racing to stop Ra’s al Ghul’s Four Horsemen, Kara investigating a series of mysterious thefts at Stanhope, and Superman confronting the supernatural threat of Nekron’s Deadlands. The month also features Justice League Unlimited #26, Superman: The Stranger #4, Superman Unlimited #20 and several collected editions celebrating significant chapters in Superman and DC Comics history.

Check out the full list of December, 2026 storylines featuring the Man of Steel in the following list of comic titles:

ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #26
Written by JASON AARON
Art and cover by RAFA SANDOVAL
Variant covers by TULA LOTAY, DAN HIPP, and TK
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variants $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/2/26

In the aftermath of issue #25’s shocking finale, Superman has done the unthinkable…and abandoned the Earth. What dark quest brings the Last Son of Krypton to the far reaches of space?

ACTION COMICS #1105
Written by MARK WAID
Art by ADRIÁN BONILLA
Cover by CHRIS BRUNNER
Variant covers by RYAN SOOK and JOHN GIANG
Foil variant cover by JUANJO LOPEZ
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/9/26

“Lex Luthor: Year One” continues! The connection between Lex and young Clark Kent is deepening—but Pa Kent, suspicious of Luthor, takes an unexpected action to shut him down!

BATMAN/SUPERMAN: WORLD’S FINEST #58
Written by MARK WAID
Art by ADRIÁN GUTIÉRREZ
Cover by DAN MORA
Variant covers by MARIO “FOX” FOCCILLO and ADRIÁN GUTIÉRREZ
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/16/26

No backup, no support, no hope—Batman and Superman have only hours to stop Ra’s al Ghul’s Four Horsemen from decimating the Earth—if their fragile friendship can hold! You’ve seen Superman versus Batman before, but never like this!

JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #26
Written by MARK WAID
Art and cover by DAN MORA
Three-part connecting variant covers by MARK SPEARS
Super Powers variant cover by JASON GEYER and ALEX SAVIUK
$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/23/26

For the Justice League Unlimited, there’s good news and bad news. The good news is that—thanks to Dreamer—the league now knows what it’s truly up against in the coming crisis. The bad news is…the team cannot survive the coming battle! Now Ray Palmer, a.k.a. the Atom, is leading the charge to fortify the DC Universe, and to do it, he’ll need to unite magic, technology, villainy, and the cosmos. Easy, right?

SUPERGIRL #20
Written by SOPHIE CAMPBELL
Art by IG GUARA
Cover by SOPHIE CAMPBELL
Variant covers by NICOLETTA BALDARI, FRANCESCO TOMASELLI, and VINCENZO RICCARDI
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/9/26

You’d think it would be easier for Kara to hide her superhero identity from the regular students at Stanhope with her powers gone, but when a series of mysterious thefts occur on campus, she’s gotta put her crime-stopping know- how to use…and maybe even call in some super-help? All this and the ongoing super-big, super-powered adventures of the Super Force!

SUPERMAN #45
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Art and cover by XERMÁNICO
Variant covers by JONBOY MEYERS, MARCO MASTRAZZO, ALEX ECKMAN-LAWN, and MARCIAL TOLEDANO VARGAS
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/23/26

The Man of Steel learns about a secret side of Metropolis when darkness falls and he ventures into a deadly section that has been possessed by Nekron’s Deadlands! Noir and horror clash as we learn more about Marilyn Moonlight’s role in Metropolis and see a part of Superman’s city we’ve never seen before. If he wants to escape Nekron’s corrupted curse, he must work to catch a deadly new enemy!

SUPERMAN: THE STRANGER #4
Written by WES CRAIG
Art and cover by WES CRAIG
Variant covers by CHRIS SAMNEE and MARK CHIARELLO
$5.99 US | 32 pages | All covers card stock
ON SALE 12/2/26

Superman faces Lex Luthor for the first time, but is the intrepid young hero ready for what the mad scientist has planned?

SUPERMAN UNLIMITED #20
Written by DAN SLOTT
Art and cover by LUCAS MEYER
Action (Figure) Comics variant covers by JASON GEYER
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 12/16/26

Toyman has turned Superman and Tomorrow Man into living action figures for a perfectly good reason…No, really. Someone is trying to steal top secrets from all of the super-science of the DCU: Stagg Laboratory, Steelworks, S.T.A.R. Labs, Lexcorp, you name it! And the only way to figure out who is behind this super-industrial espionage—and save Christmas—is to take this to a toy’s point of view.

FACSIMILE AND COLLECTED EDITIONS

SUPERMAN BY PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON OMNIBUS VOL. 2
Written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON, TOM TAYLOR, JOSHUA WILLIAMSON, and others
Art by SCOTT GODLEWSKI, RAFA SANDOVAL, MAX RAYNOR, and others
Cover by STEVE BEACH
$125.00 US | 976 pages | 7 1/16" x 10 7/8" | Hardcover | ISBN: 978-1-79951-642-2
ON SALE 2/16/27

Warworld’s revolution is over, and Superman is back on Earth. But peace doesn’t last long for the Man of Steel. Phillip Kennedy Johnson's groundbreaking run concludes in this epic for the ages. Collects Action Comics #1047-1049, Action Comics 2023 Annual #1, Adventures of Superman: Book of El #1-12, Superman: Kal-El Returns Special #1, Superman: Son of Kal-El #16-18, and stories from Action Comics #1050- 1060 and Knight Terrors: Action Comics #1-2. Featuring a brand-new introduction by Johnson, an extensive in-universe brand-new journal entries, never-before-seen behind the scenes, and more!


Written by MARV WOLFMAN, ROY THOMAS, STEVE ENGLEHART, and others
Art by GEORGE PÉREZ, JERRY ORDWAY, JOE STATON, and others
Cover by GEORGE PÉREZ and TOM ZIUKO
$39.99 US | 624 pages | 6 5/8" x 10 3/16" | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79951-485-5
ON SALE 2/9/27

The ongoing collection of the reality-shattering saga that is Crisis on Infinite Earths comes to its universe- shaking climax in this fourth and final comprehensive volume, featuring for the first time ever all of the original series together with every tie-in and crossover issue in reading order! Collects Crisis on Infinite Earths #10-12, All-Star Squadron #57-60, Green Lantern #197-198, Amethyst: Princess of Gemworld #13, Blue Devil #19, The Fury of Firestorm #42, Infinity, Inc. #25, The Omega Men #33, DC Comics Presents #94, Secret Origins Annual #2, History of the DC Universe #1-2, and stories from JLA: Incarnations #5, Starman Annual #1, DCU: Legacies #5-6, and Christmas with the Super-Heroes #2.

JLA BOOK FOUR
Written by GRANT MORRISON, MARK WAID, LEN KAMINSKI, and others
Art by HOWARD PORTER, MARK PAJARILLO, VAL SEMEIKS, and others
Cover by HOWARD PORTER
$39.99 US | 600 pages | 6 5/8" x 10 3/16" | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79951-450-3
ON SALE 2/16/27

JLA Book Four continues Grant Morrison’s legendary run on Justice League of America, featuring the Fifth Dimension invasion in Crisis Times Five—an homage to the classic Justice League and Justice Society crossovers of the Silver and Bronze Ages—and the Gorilla Warfare of JLApe when the League is transformed into gorillas! Plus, Mark Waid’s first JLA story before his own epic run on the series and the never before collected JLA: Foreign Bodies. Collects Aquaman Annual #5, Batman Annual #23, Green Lantern Annual #8, JLA #27-33, JLA Annual #3, JLA: Foreign Bodies #1, Legends of the DC Universe #19, Martian Manhunter Annual #2, Superman Annual #11, The Flash Annual #12, Wonder Woman Annual #8, and pages from New Gods Secret Files and Origins #1!

JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA: THE BRONZE AGE OMNIBUS VOL. 2 (2027 EDITION)
Written by MARTIN PASKO, BOB ROZAKIS, STEVE ENGLEHART, E. NELSON BRIDWELL, ELLIOT S! MAGGIN, LEN WEIN, CARY BATES, and GERRY CONWAY
Art by DICK DILLIN, DICK GIORDANO, and FRANK McLAUGHLIN
Cover by KARL KERSCHL
$125.00 US | 776 pages | 7 1/4" x 10 7/8" | Hardcover | ISBN: 978-1-79951-059-8
ON SALE 2/23/27

One of the greatest eras in the history of the Justice League of America continues here. The Justice League watches over not only the Earth but the entire galaxy from their orbiting satellite HQ. Each story features the ever-evolving League, led by Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman, with help from other key members, including Green Arrow, Aquaman, Hawkman, Green Lantern, the Flash, Red Tornado, and Black Canary. Collects Justice League of America #114-146. Join New York Times bestselling writers Amanda Conner and Jimmy Palmiotti and artists Emanuela Lupacchino and Elsa Charretier as they display all their trademark wit and humor in this hilarious, sexy, heartfelt, and action-packed series that follows Starfire as she tries to live a normal life in Florida. Will this star shine too brightly for the Sunshine State? Collects DC Sneak Peek: Starfire #1 and Starfire #1-12.

SUPERMAN: BRAINIAC: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION
Written by GEOFF JOHNS
Art by GARY FRANK and JON SIBAL
Cover by GARY FRANK
$9.99 US | 128 pages | 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79951-924-9
ON SALE 6/1/27

When invader probes bombard our world, Superman journeys into the deepest reaches of space to confront his old foe. But the Brainiac he encounters is unlike any he’s faced before. Aboard his massive ship, the one true Brainiac hoards wonders and horrors in equal measure. Only one treasure eludes him. Setting his sights on Superman, Brainiac will do anything to ensure that the Last Son of Krypton is his alone. Supergirl. Metropolis. Earth. Everything under Superman’s protection is no longer safe. Although the Man of Steel is faster than a speeding bullet, even he won’t be able to save everyone. Geoff Johns and Gary Frank, the superstar creative team behind Doomsday Clock, Batman: Earth One, and Shazam!, continue their Superman saga as the Man of Steel experiences his greatest triumph…and greatest tragedy.

SUPERMAN VOL. 7: REIGN OF THE SUPERBOYS – PRIME TIME
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON, MARK WAID, SOPHIE CAMPBELL, and DAN SLOTT
Art by JOE QUINONES, PAOLO VILLANELLI, MONTOS, RACHAEL STOTT, EDDY BARROWS, and others
Cover by DAN MORA
$29.99 US | 336 pages | 6 5/8" x 10 3/16" | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79951-794-8
ON SALE 2/9/27

All the major threats from across the world of Superman in DC’s All In era collide! The Super-Family—and the DC Universe—will never be the same. Featuring the talents of writers Joshua Williamson, Sophie Campbell, Mark Waid, and Dan Slott with artists Eddy Barrows, Joe Quinones, Montos, Rachael Stott, and more, this volume collects Action Comics #1100-1102, Superman #41-42, Supergirl #16-17, Superman Unlimited #16-17, Superman 2026 Annual: Year One Thousand #1, and Superman: Kingdom of Zod Special #1.