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As the world prepares for the cinematic return of Clark Kent’s alter ego with July 11’s release of Superman, DC has announced plans for the 'Summer of Superman' — what it’s describing as “a celebration of the Man of Steel’s legacy as a pop culture icon, a symbol of truth and justice, and his first-ever comic book appearance” — with special comic book releases, promotional events, and more to be unveiled across the coming months.

Superman Day 2025

The centerpiece of the event is April 18’s Superman Day, which marks the anniversary of the publication of 1938’s Action Comics #1, the first appearance of Superman. Participating retailers will have exclusive editions of classic Superman comic books available on that day, including:

• All Star Superman Deluxe Superman Day Edition HC with a new dust jacket featuring Frank Quitely art
• Superman Unchained  Deluxe Superman Day Edition HC with a new dust jacket featuring Jim Lee art
• All Star Superman #1 Special Edition
• Superman For All Seasons Book One Special Edition
• Jimmy Olsen’s Supercyclopedia YA OGN Preview Edition
• Action Comics Golden-Age Size Facsimile Edition featuring new art by Dan Mora

(The first two are bookseller, mass market, and online retailer exclusive; the final four are comic store exclusive.)

Beyond that, “Superman-curated content” will be available on subscription service DC Universe Infinite, according to DC.

'Summer of Superman' in Comic Books

There’s also a lot of brand-new Superman comic book action — get it? Because the title of his debut comic was… Oh, you were there before me — coming to fans this summer. In addition to the already announced Superman Unlimited series launch in May, DC has the following on tap across coming months:

• Action Comics #1085: G. Willow Wilson and Gavin Guidry step onboard the series for a two-part storyline that closes out the ‘Superman Superstars’ run of guest creators on the long-running series, as Lois Lane sends Superman on a mission to the Arctic that goes very, very wrong. (April 9)
• Summer of Superman Special #1: Co-written by Dan Slott, Joshua Williamson and Mark Waid with art from Jorge Jiménez, the oversized issue features the wedding of John Henry Irons and Lana Lang, as well as the emergence of new threats for the entire Super-family. (April 16)
• Superman #25: Lex Luthor is back (from amnesia and a trip to wanting to be a better person) in this anniversary issue by Williamson and artists Dan Mora, Eddy Barrows and Eber Ferreira. What will that mean for Superman, Superwoman, and Supercorp? I mean… almost nothing good. It’s Lex Luthor, after all. (April 23)
• Superman: The World HC: Following the tradition of Batman: The World and Joker: The World, this is a massive anthology of cartoonists and creators from 15 different countries, each offering a story of the Man of Steel set in their native countries. Dan Jurgen’s and Lee Weeks are the US team, with other creators coming from Brazil, Mexico, Germany, Spain, Serbia, Bosnia, Montenegro, Turkey, Indian, Cameroon, Poland, the Czech and Slovak Republics, and Argentina. (June 24)
• Superman’s Good Guy Gang: The first in an early-readers series aimed at kids aged 5-7, Rob Justus writes and draws a book in which Clark Kent is eight years old, and hangs out with Guy Gardner and Hawkgirl… (July 1)

DC promises more 'Summer of Superman' announcements in the coming weeks and months, After all, summer is still a few months away… Keep watching Popverse for more as it breaks.

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