Superman Secret Files and Origins

    (DC, 1998, 1999, 2004, 2006)
™ and ©1998 DC Comics

As the title suggests, this one-shot reveals all there is to know about Superman. His legendary origin as the last survivor of the planet Krypton is retold, as well as the events that led to him becoming Earth’s greatest hero. The major moments of his career are summarized, including his apparent death at the hands of Doomsday, and his later mutation into a being composed of pure energy. The book includes several profile pages about the Man of Steel, and his most famous supporting characters, like Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, and others.

There are also special pages devoted to the other heroes that help protect Metropolis, several articles from the Daily Planet newspaper, a tour of his memorial to Krypton, the Fortress of Solitude, as well as a chronological timeline of the many Adventures of Superman.
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Superman Secret Files and Origins #1

January, 1998
Cover Price: $4.95
14 copies available from $1.00 		Dan Jurgens, Karl Kesel, Kevin Dooley, Scott Beatty, Stuart Immonen, Whitty BanterDan Jurgens, Georges Jeanty, Jon Bogdanove, Kieron Dwyer, Peter Krause, Scot Eaton, Steve Lieber, Stuart Immonen, Tom Grummett, Todd Nauck, Ron Frenz
Superman Secret Files and Origins #1 Newsstand Edition

January, 1998
Cover Price: $4.95
1 copy available for $9.98 		Newsstand Edition by Tom Grummett; Origin of Superman; Background material Dan Jurgens, Karl Kesel, Kevin Dooley, Scott Beatty, Stuart Immonen, Whitty BanterDan Jurgens, Georges Jeanty, Jon Bogdanove, Kieron Dwyer, Peter Krause, Scot Eaton, Steve Lieber, Stuart Immonen, Tom Grummett, Todd Nauck, Ron Frenz
Superman Secret Files and Origins #2

May, 1999
Cover Price: $4.95
9 copies available from $1.31 		Ron Marz, Mark Millar, Fabian Nicieza, Stuart Immonen, Eliot Brown, Joe Casey, Mark Schultz, Matt Brady, Scott Beatty, Randall FrenzPaul Ryan, Phil Jimenez, Stuart Immonen, Eliot Brown, Michael Avon Oeming, Shannon Eric Denton, Doug Mahnke, Steve Epting, Peter Doherty, Dusty Abell, Denis Rodier, Chuck Wojtkiewicz, Ron Frenz, Georges Jeanty, Matt Haley, Cully Hamner, Tom Grummett
Superman Secret Files and Origins #2004

August, 2004
Cover Price: $4.95
9 copies available from $2.00 		Geoff Johns, Jeremy Johns, Greg Rucka, Mike McAvennieJim Fern, Jon Bogdanove, Ivan Reis, Matthew Clark, John Paul Leon, Karl Kerschl, Talent Caldwell, Michael Turner
Superman Secret Files and Origins #2005

January, 2006
Cover Price: $4.99
9 copies available from $1.75 		Devin Grayson, Jami Bernard, Christine BoylanAriel Olivetti, Renato Guedes, Carlos Ferreira, Ivan Reis, Ed Benés, Karl Kerschl, Rags Morales, Joe Prado, Frank Quitely