Superman Reading Order (Pt 2)

Part 2: Mid-Crisis Era (2006–2011)

Post-Infinite Crisis, DC starts tinkering with reality again, because of course it does. This era is defined by a constant sense that continuity is both important and actively unstable. You get time skips, missing years, reality edits, and the creeping sense that the universe is being quietly reassembled between story arcs. Superman himself, following a revised origin story, goes through isolation, reintegration, and mythic scaling, while the wider family adjusts to shifting timelines and rewritten histories of their own. It culminates in the Final Crisis event—a cosmic collapse of everything—and resolves into Flashpoint, which is less an ending and more a hard reset disguised as an event comic.

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Superman: Secret Origin #1

Superman: Secret Origin #2

Superman: Secret Origin #3

Superman: Secret Origin #4

Superman: Secret Origin #5

Superman: Secret Origin #6

Superman Confidential #1

Superman Confidential #2

Superman Confidential #3

Superman Confidential #4

Superman Confidential #5

Superman Confidential #6

Superman Confidential #7

Superman Confidential #8

Superman Confidential #9

Superman Confidential #10

Superman Confidential #11

Superman Confidential #12

Superman Confidential #13

Superman Confidential #14

Batman / Superman / Wonder Woman: Trinity #1

Batman / Superman / Wonder Woman: Trinity #2

Batman / Superman / Wonder Woman: Trinity #3

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #0

Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes #16

Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes #17

Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes #18

Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes #19

Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes #20

Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes #21

Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes #22

Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes #23

Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes #24

Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes #25

Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes #26

Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes #27

Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes #28

Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes #29

Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes #30

Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes #31

Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes #32

Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes #33

Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes #34

Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes #35

Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes #36

Superman #650

Action Comics #837

Superman #651

Action Comics #838

Superman #652

Action Comics #839

Superman #653

Action Comics #840

Superman / Batman #26

JSA #84

JSA #85

JSA #86

JSA #87

Superman #654

Superman #655

Superman #656

Superman #657

Superman #658

Superman #659

Superman #660

Superman #661

Superman #662

Superman #663

Superman #664

Superman #665

Superman #666

Superman #667

Superman Annual #13

Superman / Batman #27

Action Comics #841

Action Comics #842

Action Comics #843

Superman: Infinite City

Supergirl (vol. 5) #6

Supergirl (vol. 5) #7

Supergirl (vol. 5) #8

Supergirl (vol. 5) #9

Superman / Batman #28

Superman / Batman #29

Superman / Batman #30

Superman / Batman #31

Superman / Batman #32

Superman / Batman #33

Action Comics Annual #10

Superman / Batman #34

Superman / Batman #35

Superman / Batman #36

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #1

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #2

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #3

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #4

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #5

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #6

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #7

The Brave and the Bold (vol. 3) #4

Superman / Batman #37

Superman / Batman #38

Superman / Batman #39

Superman / Batman #40

Superman / Batman #41

Superman / Batman #42

Action Comics #848

Action Comics #849

Superman #668

Superman #669

Superman #670

The Brave and the Bold (vol. 3) #7

Superman #671

Superman #672

Superman #673

Superman #674

Superman #675

Green Lantern (vol. 4) #10

Green Lantern (vol. 4) #11

Green Lantern (vol. 4) #12

Green Lantern (vol. 4) #13

Action Comics #850

OMAC #1

OMAC #2

OMAC #3

OMAC #4

OMAC #5

OMAC #6

OMAC #7

OMAC #8

Supergirl (vol. 5) #10

Supergirl (vol. 5) #11

Supergirl (vol. 5) #12

Supergirl (vol. 5) #13

Supergirl (vol. 5) #14

Supergirl (vol. 5) #15

Supergirl (vol. 5) #16

Supergirl (vol. 5) #17

Supergirl (vol. 5) #18

Supergirl (vol. 5) #19

Superman / Batman #43

Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #1

Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #2

Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #3

Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #4

THE LIGHTNING SAGA

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #8

Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #5

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #9

Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #6

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #10

Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #7

Infinity, Inc. (vol. 2) #1

Infinity, Inc. (vol. 2) #2

Infinity, Inc. (vol. 2) #3

Infinity, Inc. (vol. 2) #4

Infinity, Inc. (vol. 2) #5

Superman / Batman #44

Superman / Batman #45

Superman / Batman #46

Superman / Batman #47

Superman / Batman #48

Superman / Batman #49

Action Comics #852

Action Comics #853

Action Comics #854

Action Comics #855

Action Comics #856

Action Comics #857

Superman / Batman #50

THE SINESTRO CORPS WAR

Green Lantern: Sinestro Corps Special

Green Lantern (vol. 4) #21

Green Lantern Corps (vol. 2) #14

Green Lantern (vol. 4) #22

Green Lantern Corps (vol. 2) #15

Green Lantern (vol. 4) #23

Green Lantern Corps (vol. 2) #16

Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Cyborg Superman

Green Lantern (vol. 4) #24

Green Lantern Corps (vol. 2) #17

Tales of the Sinestro Corps: Superman-Prime

Green Lantern Corps (vol. 2) #18

Green Lantern (vol. 4) #25

Superman / Batman #51

Superman / Batman #52

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #12

Justice League of America: Wedding Special

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #13

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #14

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #15

Action Comics #858

Action Comics #859

Action Comics #860

Action Comics #861

Action Comics #862

Action Comics #863

Infinity, Inc. (vol. 2) #6

Infinity, Inc. (vol. 2) #7

Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #8

Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #9

Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #10

Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #11

Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #12

Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #13

Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #14

Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #15

Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #16

Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #17

Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #18

Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #19

Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #20

Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #21

Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #22

JLA / Hitman #1

JLA / Hitman #2

The Brave and the Bold (vol. 3) #11

The Flash (vol. 2) #237

Supergirl (vol. 5) #23

Supergirl (vol. 5) #24

Supergirl (vol. 5) #25

Supergirl (vol. 5) #26

Supergirl (vol. 5) #27

Supergirl (vol. 5) #28

Supergirl (vol. 5) #29

The Four Horsemen #1

The Four Horsemen #2

The Four Horsemen #3

The Four Horsemen #4

The Four Horsemen #5

The Four Horsemen #6

Superman #676

Infinity, Inc. (vol. 2) #8

Infinity, Inc. (vol. 2) #9

Infinity, Inc. (vol. 2) #10

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #17

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #18

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #19

Action Comics #864

Superman / Batman #53

Superman / Batman #54

Superman / Batman #55

Superman / Batman #56

Superman / Batman #57

Superman / Batman #58

Superman / Batman #59

Superman / Batman #60

Superman / Batman #61

Superman #677

Superman #678

Superman #679

Superman #680

Infinity, Inc. (vol. 2) #11

Infinity, Inc. (vol. 2) #12

The Brave and the Bold (vol. 3) #16

Action Comics #865

Terra #1

Terra #2

Terra #3

Terra #4

Superman / Batman #62

Superman / Batman #63

Superman / Batman #64

Superman / Batman #65

The Brave and the Bold (vol. 3) #17

The Brave and the Bold (vol. 3) #18

Action Comics #866

Action Comics #867

Action Comics #868

Action Comics #869

Action Comics #870

Superman / Batman #72

Superman / Batman #73

Superman / Batman #74

Superman / Batman #75

Trinity #1

Trinity #2

Trinity #3

Trinity #4

Trinity #5

Trinity #6

Trinity #7

Trinity #8

Trinity #9

Trinity #10

Trinity #11

Trinity #12

Trinity #13

Trinity #14

Trinity #15

Trinity #16

Trinity #17

Trinity #18

Trinity #19

Trinity #20

Trinity #21

Trinity #22

Trinity #23

Trinity #24

Trinity #25

Trinity #26

Trinity #27

Trinity #28

Trinity #29

Trinity #30

Trinity #31

Trinity #32

Trinity #33

Trinity #34

Trinity #35

Trinity #36

Trinity #37

Trinity #38

Trinity #39

Trinity #40

Trinity #41

Trinity #42

Trinity #43

Trinity #44

Trinity #45

Trinity #46

Trinity #47

Trinity #48

Trinity #49

Trinity #50

Trinity #51

Trinity #52

The Death of The New Gods #1

The Death of The New Gods #2

The Death of The New Gods #3

The Death of The New Gods #4

The Death of The New Gods #5

The Death of The New Gods #6

The Death of The New Gods #7

The Death of The New Gods #8

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #21

DC Universe #0

FINAL CRISIS

Final Crisis #1

Final Crisis: Requiem

Final Crisis #2

Final Crisis: Rogues’ Revenge #1

Final Crisis: Rogues’ Revenge #2

Final Crisis: Rogues' Revenge #3

Final Crisis #3

Final Crisis: Superman Beyond #1

Final Crisis: Superman Beyond #2

Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #1

Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #2

Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #3

Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #4

Final Crisis: Legion of 3 Worlds #5

Final Crisis: Revelations #1

Final Crisis: Revelations #2

Final Crisis: Revelations #3

Final Crisis: Revelations #4

Final Crisis: Revelations #5

Final Crisis: Secret Files

Final Crisis: Resist

Final Crisis: Submit

Final Crisis #4

Final Crisis #5

Batman #682

Batman #683

Final Crisis #6

Final Crisis #7

Superman / Batman #76

DC Universe: Last Will and Testament

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #31

Supergirl (vol. 5) #30

Supergirl (vol. 5) #31

Supergirl (vol. 5) #32

Supergirl (vol. 5) #33

JSA vs Kobra #1

JSA vs Kobra #2

JSA vs Kobra #3

JSA vs Kobra #4

JSA vs Kobra #5

JSA vs Kobra #6

Strange Adventures (vol. 3) #1

Strange Adventures (vol. 3) #2

Strange Adventures (vol. 3) #3

Strange Adventures (vol. 3) #4

Strange Adventures (vol. 3) #5

Strange Adventures (vol. 3) #6

Strange Adventures (vol. 3) #7

Strange Adventures (vol. 3) #8

Superman / Supergirl: Maelstrom #1

Superman / Supergirl: Maelstrom #2

Superman / Supergirl: Maelstrom #3

Superman / Supergirl: Maelstrom #4

Superman / Supergirl: Maelstrom #5

Power Girl (vol. 2) #1

Power Girl (vol. 2) #2

Power Girl (vol. 2) #3

Supergirl (vol. 5) #34

THE NEW KRYPTON SAGA

Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen (vol. 2) #1

Superman: New Krypton Special

Superman #681

Adventure Comics Special: The Guardian

Action Comics #871

Supergirl (vol. 5) #35

Superman #682

Action Comics #872

Supergirl (vol. 5) #36

Superman #683

Action Comics #873

Supergirl (vol. 5) #37

Superman #684

Action Comics #874

Supergirl (vol. 5) #38

Superman #685

Superman: World of New Krypton #1

Action Comics #875

Supergirl (vol. 5) #39

Superman #686

Superman: World of New Krypton #2

Action Comics #876

Supergirl (vol. 5) #40

Superman #687

Superman: World of New Krypton #3

Action Comics #877

Supergirl (vol. 5) #41

Superman #688

Superman: World of New Krypton #4

Action Comics #878

Supergirl (vol. 5) #42

Superman #689

Superman: World of New Krypton #5

Action Comics #879

Supergirl (vol. 5) #43

Superman #690

Superman: Secret Files 2009

Superman: World of New Krypton #6

Action Comics #880

Supergirl (vol. 5) #44

Superman #691

Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen (vol. 2) #2

Superman: World of New Krypton #7

Action Comics #881

Supergirl (vol. 5) #45

Superman #692

Superman: World of New Krypton #8

Action Comics #882

Supergirl (vol. 5) #46

Superman #693

Superman: World of New Krypton #9

Action Comics #883

Supergirl (vol. 5) #47

Superman #694

Superman: World of New Krypton #10

Action Comics #884

Supergirl (vol. 5) #48

Superman #695

Superman: World of New Krypton #11

Action Comics #885

Supergirl (vol. 5) #49

Superman #696

Superman: World of New Krypton #12

Action Comics #886

Supergirl (vol. 5) #50

Superman #697

Power Girl (vol. 2) #4

Power Girl (vol. 2) #5

Power Girl (vol. 2) #6

Adventure Comics (vol. 2) #1

Adventure Comics (vol. 2) #2

Adventure Comics (vol. 2) #3

JSA All-Stars #1

JSA All-Stars #2

JSA All-Stars #3

JSA All-Stars #4

JSA All-Stars #5

JSA All-Stars #6

JSA All-Stars #7

JSA All-Stars #8

JSA All-Stars #9

JSA All-Stars #10

JSA All-Stars #11

BLACKEST NIGHT

Blackest Night #0

Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps #1

Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps #2

Blackest Night: Tales of the Corps #3

Green Lantern (vol. 4) #43

Blackest Night #1

Solomon Grundy #7

Superman / Batman #66

Superman / Batman #67

Blackest Night #2

Blackest Night: Superman #1

Blackest Night #3

Adventure Comics (vol. 2) #4

Adventure Comics (vol. 2) #5

Adventure Comics (vol. 2) #6

Blackest Night: Superman #2

Blackest Night: Superman #3

Blackest Night #4

Blackest Night: JSA #1

Blackest Night: JSA #2

Blackest Night: JSA #3

Blackest Night #5

Blackest Night #6

Adventure Comics (vol. 2) #7

Green Lantern (vol. 4) #50

Green Lantern (vol. 4) #51

Blackest Night #7

Green Lantern (vol. 4) #52

Blackest Night #8

Power Girl (vol. 2) #7

Power Girl (vol. 2) #8

Power Girl (vol. 2) #9

Power Girl (vol. 2) #10

Power Girl (vol. 2) #11

Power Girl (vol. 2) #12

THE LAST STAND OF NEW KRYPTON

Adventure Comics (vol. 2) #8

Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton #1

Action Comics #887

Supergirl (vol. 5) #51

Superman #698

Adventure Comics (vol. 2) #9

Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton #2

Action Comics #888

Adventure Comics (vol. 2) #10

Supergirl (vol. 5) #52

Superman #699

Superman: Last Stand of New Krypton #3

Action Comics #889

Adventure Comics (vol. 2) #11

Superman/Batman #77

JSA All-Stars #12

JSA All-Stars #13

Action Comics #890

Action Comics #891

Action Comics #892

Action Comics #893

Action Comics #894

Action Comics #895

Action Comics #896

Secret Six (vol. 3) #29

Action Comics #897

Action Comics #898

Action Comics #899

Power Girl (vol. 2) #13

Power Girl (vol. 2) #14

Power Girl (vol. 2) #15

Superman: War of the Supermen #0

Superman: War of the Supermen #1

Superman: War of the Supermen #2

Superman: War of the Supermen #3

Superman: War of the Supermen #4

Supergirl (vol. 5) #53

Supergirl (vol. 5) #54

Supergirl (vol. 5) #55

Supergirl (vol. 5) #56

Supergirl (vol. 5) #57

Supergirl (vol. 5) #58

Supergirl (vol. 5) #59

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #50

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #51

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #52

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #53

JSA All-Stars #14

JSA All-Stars #15

JSA All-Stars #16

Superman #700

Superman #701

Superman #702

Superman #703

Superman #704

Superman #705

Superman #706

Superman #707

Superman #708

Superman #709

Superman #710

Batgirl (vol. 3) #14

Power Girl (vol. 2) #16

Power Girl (vol. 2) #17

Power Girl (vol. 2) #18

Superman / Batman #78

Superman #711

JSA All-Stars #17

JSA All-Stars #18

Superboy (vol. 5) #1

Superboy (vol. 5) #2

Superboy (vol. 5) #3

Superboy (vol. 5) #4

Superboy (vol. 5) #5

Action Comics #900

Superman #713

Superman #714

Supergirl (vol. 5) #60

Supergirl (vol. 5) #61

Supergirl (vol. 5) #62

Supergirl (vol. 5) #63

Supergirl (vol. 5) #64

Superman / Batman #81

Superman / Batman #82

Superman / Batman #83

Superman / Batman #84

BRIGHTEST DAY

Brightest Day #0

Justice League: Generations Lost #1

Justice League: Generations Lost #2

Justice League: Generations Lost #3

Justice League: Generations Lost #4

Justice League: Generations Lost #5

Justice League: Generations Lost #6

Green Lantern Corps (vol. 2) #48

Brightest Day #1

Brightest Day #2

Brightest Day #3

Brightest Day #4

Brightest Day #5

Brightest Day #6

Green Lantern Corps (vol. 2) #49

Green Lantern Corps (vol. 2) #50

Green Lantern Corps (vol. 2) #51

Green Lantern Corps (vol. 2) #52

Brightest Day #7

Brightest Day #8

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #44

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #45

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #46

Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #41

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #47

Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #42

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #48

Justice Society of America (vol. 3) #43

Justice League: Generations Lost #7

Justice League: Generations Lost #8

Justice League: Generations Lost #9

Brightest Day #9

Brightest Day #10

Brightest Day #11

Brightest Day #12

Untold Tales of Blackest Night

Justice League: Generations Lost #10

Justice League: Generations Lost #11

Justice League: Generations Lost #12

Justice League: Generations Lost #13

Justice League: Generations Lost #14

Justice League: Generations Lost #15

Justice League: Generations Lost #16

Justice League: Generations Lost #17

Justice League: Generations Lost #18

Justice League: Generations Lost #19

Justice League: Generations Lost #20

Brightest Day #13

Brightest Day #14

Justice League: Generations Lost #21

Power Girl (vol. 2) #19

Power Girl (vol. 2) #20

Power Girl (vol. 2) #21

Justice League: Generations Lost #22

Justice League: Generations Lost #23

Justice League: Generations Lost #24

Brightest Day #15

Brightest Day #16

Brightest Day #17

Brightest Day #18

Brightest Day #19

Brightest Day #20

Brightest Day #21

Brightest Day #22

Brightest Day #23

Brightest Day #24

Brightest Day Aftermath: The Search for Swamp Thing #1

Brightest Day Aftermath: The Search for Swamp Thing #2

Brightest Day Aftermath: The Search for Swamp Thing #3

Superman 80-Page Giant 2011

Supergirl (vol. 5) #65

Supergirl (vol. 5) #66

Supergirl (vol. 5) #67

Power Girl (vol. 2) #22

Power Girl (vol. 2) #23

Power Girl (vol. 2) #24

Power Girl (vol. 2) #25

Power Girl (vol. 2) #26

Power Girl (vol. 2) #27

Teen Titans (vol. 3) #98

Teen Titans (vol. 3) #99

Teen Titans (vol. 3) #100

THE REIGN OF DOOMSDAY

Steel 2011 Special

The Outsiders (vol. 4) #37

Justice League of America (vol. 2) #55

Superman / Batman Annual #5

Superboy (vol. 5) #6

Action Comics #901

Action Comics #902

Action Comics #903

Action Comics #904

Superboy (vol. 5) #7

Superboy (vol. 5) #8

Superboy (vol. 5) #9

Superboy (vol. 5) #10

Superboy (vol. 5) #11

Time Masters: Vanishing Point #1

Time Masters: Vanishing Point #2

Time Masters: Vanishing Point #3

Time Masters: Vanishing Point #4

Time Masters: Vanishing Point #5

Time Masters: Vanishing Point #6

FLASHPOINT

The Flash (vol. 3) #9

The Flash (vol. 3) #10

The Flash (vol. 3) #11

The Flash (vol. 3) #12

Flashpoint: Project Superman #1

Flashpoint: Project Superman #2

Flashpoint #1

Flashpoint #2

Flashpoint #3

Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance #1

Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance #2

The World of Flashpoint #1

The World of Flashpoint #2

Flashpoint #4

The World of Flashpoint #3

Flashpoint: Lois Lane and the Resistance #3

Flashpoint: Project Superman #3

Flashpoint #5