DC Reveal Superman Related December Solicitations

DC Comics have released a full list of Superman related comic book solicitations for December 2024.

JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #2

Written by MARK WAID 

Art and cover by DAN MORA 

Variant covers by SIMONE DI MEO, MIKE DEODATO JR., ARIEL COLÓN, and DERRICK CHEW 

1:25 variant cover by DAVE WILKINS

1:50 variant cover by LUCAS MEYER 

RAISED UV foil variant cover by FICO OSSIO 

$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock) | ON SALE 12/25/24    

As the Justice League grapples with the ramifications of the Atom Project, a strange alert brings the team to the jungles of South America…and a horrific discovery. Can the elite Justice League strike force save a village from total slaughter? Plus…the mystery of the Darkseid heir deepens, and dissension in the ranks forces Batman’s hand.

SUPERMAN #21

Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON     

Art and cover by DAN MORA 

Variant covers by JESSICA FONG, DAVE JOHNSON, and CHRIS SAMNEE 

DC Winter Wonderland variant by CHRISSIE ZULLO

1:25 variant cover by DAVID LAPHAM 

$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock) | ON SALE 12/25/24   

Following Doomsday’s fiery attack on Metropolis, Clark and Lois realize they have been so busy saving the world that they haven’t had time together, so they plan an epic date night! What could go wrong? Well, for starters, a massive alien armada is bearing down on Earth looking for revenge against…SUPERMAN?! What secret has Clark not told Lois about the future?

ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #2 

Written by JASON AARON

Art and cover by RAFA SANDOVAL

Variant covers by MAHMUD ASRAR and MATEUS MANHANINI

1:25 variant cover by SANFORD GREENE 

1:50 variant cover by MAHMUD ASRAR 

$4.99 US | 22 pages | Variants $5.99 US (card stock) | ON SALE 12/4/24

The Lazarus Corporation sent their most battle-hardened crew of Peacemakers to locate the mysterious fugitive interfering with their mining operations—but they weren’t expecting one motor-mouthed, iron-willed woman to be the one to finally get the cuffs onto him!

ACTION COMICS #1078 

Written by MARK WAID and MARIKO TAMAKI  

Art by CLAYTON HENRY, MICHAEL SHELFER, and SKYLAR PATRIDGE  

Cover by CLAYTON HENRY 

Variant covers by SWEENEY BOO and MIKEL JANÍN 

1:25 variant cover by A.L. KAPLAN 

Artist Spotlight variant cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA 

$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)      

ON SALE 12/4/24      

Two worlds in peril; only one can be saved. Teaming with his fellow Justice Leaguer, Mr. Terrific, to defend against Aethyr’s deadly machinations, the Man of Steel is left on the defensive and out of options. Superman must choose which realm to save: Earth or the Phantom Zone! Plus, Supergirl falls under the spell of Koncept!

ACTION COMICS #1079

Written by MARK WAID and MARIKO TAMAKI  

Art by MICHAEL SHELFER and SKYLAR PATRIDGE 

Cover by CLAYTON HENRY  

Variant covers by JON BOGDANOVE and JASON SHAWN ALEXANDER 

1:25 variant cover by FICO OSSIO 

$4.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)      

ON SALE 12/11/24      

Prison break!

In a last-ditch attempt to save both the Earth and the Phantom Zone from certain annihilation, Superman has been knocked for a loop and is only just now regaining consciousness. But what’s that in the distance? The tiny silhouettes of every single Phantom Zone prisoner freed and heading straight for him? Uh oh… Plus, the true villain behind Supergirl’s mission reveals himself!

ACTION COMICS #1080  

Written by MARK WAID and MARIKO TAMAKI  

Art by CLAYTON HENRY, MICHAEL SHELFER, and SKYLAR PATRIDGE 

Cover by CLAYTON HENRY  

Variant covers by MARK SPEARS and MARIO FOCCILLO 

1:25 variant cover by FICO OSSIO 

$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)      

ON SALE 12/18/24    

Brawl of the Super-Men! 

As the Phantom Zone prisoners rain down upon our heroes, only the House of El stands in their way…and Superman will not go down without a fight! It’s the brawl to end all super-brawls in this penultimate chapter of the Action Comics weekly!  Plus, Supergirl makes a final appeal with hopes of saving the universe.

ACTION COMICS #1081

Written by MARK WAID and MARIKO TAMAKI  

Art by CLAYTON HENRY, MICHAEL SHELFER, and SKYLAR PATRIDGE 

Cover by CLAYTON HENRY 

Variant covers by MARK SPEARS and DAVID TALASKI 

1:25 variant cover by FICO OSSIO 

$4.99 US | 40 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)      

ON SALE 12/25/24   

It’s all led to this! As the final battle between Aethyr’s forces and the heroes of Earth reaches its climax, the Phantom Zone is changed forever…altered from the ground up and ready for new prisoners. But who of the super family will be amongst them? It’s the shocking finale to the Action Comics weekly, and you’re going to have to read it to believe it! Plus, Kara’s perilous journey home begins!

CHALLENGERS OF THE UNKNOWN #1

Written by CHRISTOPHER CANTWELL

Art by SEAN IZAAKSE

Cover by  MIKE DEODATO JR.

Variant covers by TAURIN CLARKE and DANNY EARLS

Foil variant cover by GLEB MELNIKOV

Design variant cover by DAN MORA

$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)     

ON SALE 12/18/24     

Spinning out of Absolute Power and the DC All In Special, the terror of the Darkseid shockwave has cascaded across the DC Universe…tearing open the very fabric of time and space itself! Only one band of super-scientists have the right stuff to challenge the fate of a universe…enter: THE CHALLENGERS OF THE UKNOWN. Alongside the Justice League—where the Challengers run day-to-day operations for the massive Watchtower base in orbit above Earth—Ace Morgan, June Robbins, Prof Haley, Red Ryan, and Rocky Davis must team with Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the rest of the League to seal the rifts that threaten the galaxy. But a mysterious foe from the Challengers’ past lurks in the shadows, and its connection to the godshock will put the DCU on borrowed time!

SUPERWOMAN SPECIAL #1

Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON     

Art and cover by EDWIN GALMON 

Variant covers by DAVE WILKINS and ELIZABETH TORQUE 

1:25 variant cover by MARK SPEARS 

Foil variant cover by EDWIN GALMON 

$5.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)     

ON SALE 12/11/24   

The amazing story of how Daily Planet Editor-in-Chief Lois Lane got superpowers and became Superwoman is finally told. What does it mean for the matriarch of the Super family to fly alongside her family and friends? And how long will these powers last? And who wants these powers for themselves?! Guest starring the Atom, Mister Terrific, Supergirl, and Silver Banshee!  

BATMAN/SUPERMAN: WORLD’S FINEST #34

Written by MARK WAID      

Art by FRAN GALÁN  

Cover by DAN MORA    

Variant covers by YANICK PAQUETTE and MIKE DEODATO JR. 

Artist Spotlight variant cover by DAVID NAKAYAMA

1:25 variant cover by VASCO GEORGIEV 

$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)      

ON SALE 12/17/24      

The Super-Pets have gone berserk, Metropolis and Gotham City stand on  the verge of ruin, and the world’s only hope is…the Batgirl/Olsen team? It’s a comedy of terrors as—wait, is that a flying monkey in a red cape…?

POWER GIRL #16

Written by LEAH WILLIAMS     

Art by ADRIANA MELO 

Cover by YANICK PAQUETTE   

Variant covers by MIGUEL MERCADO, TERRY DODSON, and RACHEL DODSON 

$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)     

ON SALE 12/25/24 

With the secrets of Metropolis’s mysterious new hero out there, Power Girl now has all she needs to take her rival down once and for all. Will she prevail as she seeks revenge for Omen? Or does Ejecta have one final surprise up her sleeve?

CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #9 FACSIMILE EDITION

Written by MARV WOLFMAN 

Art by GEORGE PÉREZ and JERRY ORDWAY

Cover by GEORGE PÉREZ

Foil variant cover by GEORGE PÉREZ ($6.99 US)

Blank sketch cover ($5.99 US)

$4.99 US | 32 pages

ON SALE 12/18/24

The brief pause after the climactic destruction of so many worlds is interrupted by a new threat: an assembled team of villains led by Lex Luthor and Brainiac coordinate plans to destroy the remaining Earths if their leaders don’t capitulate. Meanwhile, on Oa, Guy Gardner accepts a ring of power and a new mission as the Guardians’ agent of vengeance. A full facsimile reprint from the series that forever changed the DC Universe.

ABSOLUTE POWER

Written by MARK WAID, JOSHUA WILLIAMSON, NICOLE MAINES, and CHIP ZDARSKY

Art by DAN MORA, MIKEL JANÍN, GLEB MELNIKOV, V. KEN MARION, JOHN TIMMS, and others

Cover by DAN MORA

$29.99 US | 184 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Hardcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-020-9 

ON SALE 2/4/2025 

It’s a story years in the making…and the biggest DC Comics event of 2024! The final domino to fall in an epic scheme comes tumbling down, and the DC Universe will never be the same. As the founder of the Suicide Squad methodically targets each superhero dynasty one at a time, starting with Superman, a resistance is forming…and Batman is out for vengeance. It’s a shocking blitzkrieg across the universe from the Fortress of Solitude to Themyscira to Gamorra as the destinies of our heroes and the future of the DC Universe are forever altered. Don’t miss the stunning conclusion to the Absolute Power saga as justice is reborn from the ashes. Also included is a special oversize Ground Zero issue bringing Amanda Waller’s total dominance to the doorsteps of the world’s finest heroes…using the combined might of Failsafe, the Brainiac Queen, and the Suicide Squad to do it!

DCEASED: DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION 

Written by TOM TAYLOR

Art by TREVOR HAIRSINE

$9.99 US | 216 pages | 5 1/2” x 8 1/2” | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-163-3

ON SALE 6/3/2025

The end is here!

Six hundred million people. That’s how many fall victim when a mysterious techno-organic virus is unleased on Earth. Six hundred million infected. Six hundred million turned into mindless, rampaging killers bent on death and destruction. And that’s just the beginning.

SUPERMAN: BIRTHRIGHT:  DC COMPACT COMICS EDITION

Written by MARK WAID

Art by GERRY ALANGUILAN

$9.99 US | 312 pages  | 5 1/2” x 8 1/2” | Softcover ISBN: 978-1-79950-191-6

ON SALE 6/24/25

The Man of Tomorrow redefined for today! Follow Clark Kent as he travels and defends his adopted world, forms relationships with future adversaries, and learns to balance his life as mild-mannered reporter and Superman.

ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN: RED SON

Written by MARK MILLAR

Art by DAVE JOHNSON, ANDREW ROBINSON, KILIAN PLUNKETT,  

and WALDEN WONG

Cover by DAVE JOHNSON

$100.00 US | 216 Pages | 7 1/16″ x 10 7/8″ | Hardcover | ISBN: 978-1-77950-155-8 

ON SALE 5/27/25

This Elseworlds tale asks, “What if Superman’s rocket landed in post-WWII Russia instead of Kansas?” As a believer in socialism, would he become a loyal puppet to the state? Mark Millar (Wanted), Dave Johnson (100 Bullets), Kilian Plunkett (Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire), Andrew Robinson (The Fifth Beatle), and Walden Wong (Justice League Unlimited) present the Man of Steel of the Iron Curtain. Collects the entire three-issue series in Absolute format, featuring a new cover by Johnson, development sketches, original page art, and much more!

BATMAN/SUPERMAN: WORLD’S FINEST VOL. 5: SECRET ORIGINS

Written by MARK WAID, CHRISTOPHER CANTWELL, CULLEN BUNN, DENNIS CULVER,  and STEPHANIE WILLIAMS

Art by DAN MORA, TRAVIS MOORE, JORGE FORNES, and others

Cover by DAN MORA

$24.99 US | 176 pages | Hardcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-031-5 

ON SALE 2/4/2025

Join the World’s Finest duo, Batman and Superman, as they adventure throughout the  DC Universe, facing down threats of all shapes and sizes – assuming they can put their personal differences aside when tempers start to flair! Collects Batman/Superman: World’s Finest #18-19, #25 and Batman/Superman: World’s Finest 2024 Annual #1.

SUPERMAN: ACTION COMICS VOL. 3: REVENGE OF THE DEMON

Written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON, GENE LUEN YANG, DAN PARENT, and others

Art by RAFA SANDOVAL, MAX RAYNOR, FICO OSSIO, MARGUERITE SAUVAGE, and others

Cover by STEVE BEACH, RAFA SANDOVAL, and others

$19.99 US | 192 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-028-5  

ON SALE 2/11/2025

The young and volatile terrorist leader Norah Stone has revealed herself, presenting her vision for a city without Kryptonians. Strangely, members of the Super-Family are losing their powers, and a new team of metahumans is emerging to take their place. As the Super family is gradually stripped of their powers, Superman embarks on a perilous mission into the Multiverse alongside unexpected allies: Constantine, the demon Etrigan, and Bloodwynd, who is making his return to Action Comics.