DC Release Superman Related October Solicitations
DC Comics have released a full list of Superman related comic book solicitations for October 2025.
DC K.O. #1
Written by SCOTT SNYDER
Art and acetate cover by JAVI FERNÁNDEZ
Variant covers by JIM LEE, DANIEL WARREN JOHNSON,
FRANK CHO, SCOTT KOBLISH, JAE LEE, and MIKE DEL MUNDO
Face-off variant cover by BEN OLIVER
1:25 variant cover by NOOBOVICH
Bracket variant cover by DAN MORA
Darkseid variant cover by MARK SPEARS
Foil variant cover by JAVI FERNÁNDEZ
AEW Cameo variant cover by DAN MORA
$5.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/8/25
The Heart of Apokolips has transformed Earth into a hellscape in preparation for the return of Darkseid! The end of the DC Universe is here! The Justice League’s only chance to defeat Darkseid is to enter a deadly tournament, an epic and over-the-top battle royale that will surprise you! The World’s Greatest Heroes fight to become the champion to enter the ring against Darkseid, but there’s a catch…the closer you get to the Heart of Apokolips, the more it corrupts you, changes you into something dangerous. Which DC character has what it takes to make it to the end? Who is willing to do what it takes to win it all, even if it means taking down their friends and family? You want to get nuts? Let’s get nuts!
JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE OMEGA ACT #1
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Art by YASMINE PUTRI
Cover by JORGE FORNÉS
Variant covers by KYUYONG EOM, FERNANDO BLANCO, and SALVADOR LARROCA
1:25 variant cover by DON AGUILLO
$5.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/1/25
A special oversize prologue to DC’s biggest event of the year. Everything since DC All In Special #1 has been building to this moment! Time Trapper is on the run from Darkseid’s Legion. Racing through time to learn how to stop Darkseid’s conquest, he witnesses how the future is already lost and the only hope of survival lies with the Justice League! The Time Trapper has a plan to save the DCU, but it means making an impossible offer to the League…
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNLIMITED #12
Written by MARK WAID
Art and cover by DAN MORA
Variant covers by NATHAN SZERDY, DERRICK CHEW, JEFF SPOKES and KEVIN WADA
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/22/25
As the tournament begins and the transformation of Earth GROWS MORE DIRE, a strange signal is detected at the heart of darkness at the core of the planet—a Terrifictech device?! Michael Holt must put together an elite Justice League squad of the most powerful time-displaced heroes from “We Are Yesterday” to unravel the mystery—and this mission is a oneway ticket. Get ready for a mission to hell and back in this epic tie-in to the DC K.O. event!
SUPERMAN #31
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Art and cover by DAN MORA
Variant covers by DAVID AJA, SEBA FIUMARA, ARIEL OLIVETTI, and JORGE FORNÉS
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/22/25
Superman and his allies have been thrown into a dangerous game to capture the Heart of Apokolips at the center of Earth. But what is the Heart of Apokolips? And how are its origins tied to Krypton?! And why doesn’t Darkseid’s Legion want Superman to find out?!
ABSOLUTE EVIL #1
Written by AL EWING
Art and cover by GIUSEPPE CAMUNCOLI and STEFANO NESI
Variant covers by FABRIZIO DE TOMMASO, GERALD PAREL,
DUSTIN NGUYEN, and RILEY ROSSMO
Blank sketch cover
Foil variant cover by RILEY ROSSMO
$4.99 US | 48 pages
ON SALE 10/1/25
Without heroes…without protection…without restraint…there is only ABSOLUTE EVIL. The emergence of superheroes has caught the attention of the world…and it’s certainly caught the attention of the people who run it. Ra’s al Ghul, Veronica Cale, Elenore Thawne, Hector Hammond, and the mysterious “Joker” have worked at cross-purposes until now, but this growing threat requires new ways of thinking…and new partnerships. An insidious betrayal from within their ranks is imminent, and if they don’t take action, they’ll lose control of a planet that was built to be their playground! Superstars Al Ewing and Giuseppe Camuncoli join forces to kickstart the next era of Absolute Universe stories…with several shocking new character reveals, and one big unmissable twist!
ABSOLUTE SUPERMAN #12
Written by JASON AARON
Art and cover by RAFA SANDOVAL
Variant covers by JAE LEE, KRIS ANKA and MATTIA DE IULIS
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variants $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/1/25
No one defies the will of Ra’s al Ghul. If Superman doesn’t accept his place as the Son of the Demon, then Lazarus Corp will rain hell on the people most precious to Kal-El…the people of Smallville. So begins the invasion of Kansas!
BATMAN/SUPERMAN: WORLD’S FINEST #44
Written by MARK WAID
Art by LUCAS MEYER
Cover by DAN MORA
Variant covers by JORGE FORNÉS, ADRIÁN GUTIÉRREZ, and LUCAS MEYER
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/15/25
Because you demanded it—the return of the Supergirl/Robin team! Road trip edition! On a covert international mission, Robin partners with the Girl of Steel… who chooses to “liven up” what’s supposed to be a discreet undercover bust!
SUPERMAN RED & BLUE 2025 SPECIAL #1
Written by PAUL DINI, DAN ABNETT, MICHAEL WALSH, and RAINBOW ROWELL
Art by CAITLIN YARSKY, MICHAEL WALSH, CIAN TORMEY and MORE!
Cover by CHRIS SAMNEE
Variant cover by MICHAEL WALSH
$5.99 US | 48 pages | Variant $6.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/29/25
The beloved, Eisner-nominated series returns with a special one-shot to put a cap on Superman’s monumental year! Witness visions of the Man of Steel in his signature colors of red and blue brought to you by comics’ finest writers and artists. Paul Dini soars from Gotham to Metropolis for a touching tale. Meanwhile Dan Abnett (Titans) gives a reporter the Superman scoop of the century, Michael Walsh (Exquisite Corpses) makes his DC debut, and Rainbow Rowell (Runaways) revisits Lois and Clark!
ACTION COMICS #1091
Written by MARK WAID
Art by SKYLAR PATRDIGE
Cover by RYAN SOOK
Variant covers by MICHAEL CHO, JOE QUINONES, and SKYLAR PATRIDGE
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/8/25
Superboy learns what it really means to be a hero when given the choice between life or death for the former hero that has been tormenting him. Will Clark have what it takes to save Smallville and find a cure? Or is the young hero in over his head?
SUPERGIRL #6
Written by SOPHIE CAMPBELL
Art and cover by SOPHIE CAMPBELL
Variant covers by STANLEY “ARTGERM” LAU, BEN HARVEY, and PAULINA GANUCHEAU
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/8/25
Supergirl has been twisting and turning each night as she is haunted by visions of her past in her dreams. And with Halloween just around the corner, the town is getting up to all sorts of mischief while our sleepless hero stumbles through her patrols. Can Kara find the cause of her nightmares before her inner demons emerge? Find out as the nefarious Nightflame returns!
KRYPTO: THE LAST DOG OF KRYPTON #5
Written by RYAN NORTH
Art by MIKE NORTON
Cover by JAE LEE
Variant cover by DAVID TALASKI
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/15/25
Krypto has made his way to Kansas—but there are still so many miles between him and Superboy. When he comes across a home invasion—one that a canine with superpowers might be able to help with—Krypto makes a choice that helps him become the dog he was always meant to be. A long-lost pup finally finds his way back home in this heartwarming finale…and you’ll believe a dog can fly.
SUPERMAN UNLIMITED #6
Written by DAN SLOTT
Art and cover by RAFAEL ALBUQUERQUE
Variant covers by MARK SPEARS, GUILLEM MARCH, TIAGO DA SILVA, and DENYS COWAN
$4.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $5.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/15/25
The deadly special forces of the Kobra Kult have infiltrated the Kryptonite Kingdom, and now this sovereign nation’s only hope for survival is the man whose very presence in the kingdom is a death sentence for him: Superman! An unholy alliance is struck, a Kryptonite King is crowned, and the Vipers strike in this epic next installment of Superman Unlimited!
ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN: BOOK OF EL #2
Written by PHILLIP KENNEDY JOHNSON
Art and cover by SCOTT GODLEWSKI
Variant covers by RICCARDO FEDERICI, LEIRIX, and SERG ACUÑA
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/1/25
Superman is trapped in a far-flung future, fighting alongside one of his own descendants for an Earth he doesn’t recognize. Here, the House of El has been fractured and lost, exiled from Earth and hunted by its enemies. Can Superman reunite the Els in time to save the universe from his most powerful enemy and find his way back to his own time? Familiar faces return, and a terrifying villain makes his first appearance in Book of El’s explosive second issue!
JUSTICE LEAGUE RED #3
Written by SALADIN AHMED
Art and cover by CLAYTON HENRY
Variant covers by JUAN FERREYRA and CULLY HAMNER
$3.99 US | 32 pages | Variant $4.99 US (card stock)
ON SALE 10/15/25
Cyborg, Green Lantern Simon Baz, and Power Girl have no choice but to trust Red Tornado a little longer: he’s the only one who knows how to find Red Canary, who’s about to be sacrificed to the Church of Blood! Is Sienna a red herring or another pawn in RT’s game? All this, plus Deadman makes his first apparition! Why does the ghost in the Justice League’s machines need a ghost?
SUPERMAN: THE KRYPTONITE SPECTRUM #3
Written by W. MAXWELL PRINCE
Art and cover by MARTÍN MORAZZO
Variant covers by JUAN FERREYRA and NIMIT MALAVIA
$5.99 US | 32 pages | 3 of 5 | Variant $5.99 US (all covers are card stock)
ON SALE 10/8/25
Superboy and Captain Marvel ride the rickety roller coaster (literally!) through the many-hued amusement park of motley meteoroids that is the Kryptonite Spectrum! With Superman now a bit…shorter in the tooth…the Boy of Yesterday must team up with a truly Marvelous friend in a story for the ages…for all ages! What, exactly, is Nostalgia Springs? And what do Toyman and Sivana have to do with it? Find out in this great adventure—chock-full of crayons, Kryptonites, and a cruise through comics chronology!
ACTION COMICS #252 FACSIMILE EDITION
Written by ROBERT BERNSTEIN, OTTO BINDER, and HENRY BOLTINOFF
Art by AL PLASTINO, HENRY BOLTINOFF, and HOWARD SHERMAN
Cover by CURT SWAN
Foil variant cover by CURT SWAN ($6.99 US)
Blank sketch cover ($4.99)
$3.99 US | 36 pages
ON SALE 10/22/25
Witness the astounding origin of the Woman of Tomorrow in this classic tale from yesterday—as Supergirl, Kara Zor-El, makes her first appearance! All this and a story revealing the criminal creation of that monstrous mechanical menace, Metallo!
SUPERMAN VOL. 5 : LOVE AND MERCY
Written by JOSHUA WILLIAMSON
Art by DAN MORA, EDDY BARROWS, SEAN IZAAKSE, and others
$17.99 US | 136 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-331-6
ON SALE 12/16/25
Superman’s life has been upended. Superwoman has returned just as Lex Luthor unveils a sinister scheme that threatens to bring Metropolis to its knees! Having been incapacitated by memory loss during the House of Brainiac saga, Luthor’s cunning mind is back, sparking with diabolical ideas and a bounty of vengeance. With Mercy Graves at the helm of Supercorp in Lex’s absence, the city has managed to hold on, but now a dark shadow looms as Luthor makes his triumphant return with an unexpected twist! Now Superman and Superwoman must go toe-to-toe with their foe while also desperately trying to keep Metropolis from crumbling under the weight of battles against notorious villains such as Doomsday and Time Trapper!
Join all-star writer Joshua Williamson in this epic adventure filled with heart-pounding heroics! Collects Superman #24-27 and Superman: Lex Luthor Special #1.
SUPERMAN: ACTION COMICS: SUPERSTARS VOL. 2
Written by JOHN RIDLEY and G. WILLOW WILSON
Art by INAKI MIRANDA and GAVIN GUIDRY
$17.99 US | 128 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-522-8
ON SALE 11/18/25
The Ma of Steel wrestles with the limits of his power to inspire when Major Disaster and other former super-villains return to their lives of crime…but is something else behind this devastating setback? And when Clark Kent travels to the Arctic to explore a mystery, it’s a job for Superman to stop a bizarre machine intelligence whose goals threaten everything the hero holds dear. Collects Action Comics #1082-1086.
SECRET SIX
Written by NICOLE MAINES
Art by STEPHEN SEGOVIA, CIAN TORMEY, and ROGER CRUZ
$17.99 US | 144 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-635-5
ON SALE 12/9/25
After Amanda Waller and her Suicide Squad finally went too far, the government locked her up in the prison that was once her base of operations. But when Waller disappears from her cell at Belle Reve, every world-changing piece of intel stored in her head could fall into the wrong hands. To win this race against time, heroes Jon Kent (Superman), Jay Nakamura (Gossamer), and Nia Nal (Dreamer) must team up with the three villains closest to Waller: Deadshot, Catman, and Black Alice. Can these six reluctant teammates reclaim the biggest trove of information in the DC Universe without stabbing each other in the back first? From acclaimed writer and actress Nicole Maines (Supergirl) and superstar artist Stephen Segovia (Spawn), the Secret Six are back in an all-new, high-stakes, twist-filled limited series! Collects Secret Six #1-6.
DC FINEST: SUPERMAN: THE INVISIBLE LUTHOR
Written by JERRY SIEGEL and others
Art by JOE SHUSTER, PAUL CASSIDY, WAYNE BORING, and others
Cover by FRED RAY
$39.99 US | 600 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-332-
ON SALE 12/2/25
Metropolis is under siege by an invisible assailant who is holding the city’s water supply for ransom. His price? One hundred million dollars! Can Superman discover the crook’s identity and stop him before the city gives in to his demands? Read this tale plus other adventures in which the Man of Steel must battle giants, secret spy rings, organized racketeers, and other criminals to keep Metropolis and its citizens safe.
Collects stories published in Action Comics #26-40, Superman #6-11, New York World’s Fair Comics #2, World’s Best Comics #1, and World’s Finest Comics #2-3.
DC VS. VAMPIRES: WORLD WAR V VOL. 2
Written by MATTHEW ROSENBERG, SHANE McCARTHY, CECIL CASTELLUCCI, and others
Art by OTTO SCHMIDT, FÁBIO VERAS, MARLEY ZARCONE, and others
$29.99 US | 224 pages | 6 5/8″ x 10 3/16″ | Softcover | ISBN: 978-1-79950-997-4
ON SALE 12/16/25
The epic sequel to DC vs. Vampires barrels toward a chilling conclusion! Matthew Rosenberg and Otto Schmidt reunite to bring their tale in the DC vs. Vampires universe to a shocking end, set against a world plunged into a grueling winter. As the human resistance gathers strength against the menacing vampire queen Barbara Gordon, an even more sinister threat lurks just beyond sight. The malevolent Darkseid has tightened his grip on this ravaged planet, forcing a tenuous alliance between humans and vampires. To stave off complete annihilation, they must join forces to confront the terrifying New God. But their ultimate victory lies in a prophecy surrounding the child of Mister Miracle. Can these bitter foes keep from tearing each other apart long enough to uncover their greatest chance at survival?
This collection delivers the foreboding conclusion of DC vs. Vampires: World War V, including issues #7-12.
