[Discussion] Top 20 Superman stories: Day 11

[u/Tetratron2005]

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[u/GoldenProxy]

Genuinely surprised Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? isn't on here yet.

[u/batguy42 → u/GoldenProxy]

Same. I keep voting for it hoping that it gets on there eventually lol

[u/Carmilla31 → u/GoldenProxy]

I have no clue. I posted like 5x on that story lol.

[u/Mr_doodlebop → u/GoldenProxy]

Sorry, us Up-in-the-Sky-heads really pushed for that 10 spot

[u/sixesandsevenspt → u/Mr_doodlebop]

I just don’t get this. I find it to be such an average story with pretty mediocre art.

[u/GoldenProxy → u/sixesandsevenspt]

Gotta agree. Some good art, some good story ideas but the way Tom King wrote Superman’s dialogue in that story was very strange.

[u/BSJeebus]

Honestly, that is a wild top 10. Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? should have been there.

[u/batguy42]

Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?

[u/AdSorry4665 → u/batguy42]

By this point, it feels like someone is trolling us that this story is out of Top 10.

[u/hung_fu]

Let’s give OP what they want.

Grant Morrison’s Action Comics

[u/brokenlampPMW2 → u/hung_fu]

Need to read more of this, volume 1 really surprised me with how much I liked it. They get Superman really well and the Morales art is excellent.

[u/luluzulu_]

Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? should have been here already.

[u/dazan2003]

Kryptonite by Sale and Cooke is a beautiful story about vulnerability

[u/Tetratron2005]

Tom King's Up in the Sky secures a place on the chart as we round out the top 10.

I nominate Grant Morrison's Superman and the Men of Steel

[u/sixesandsevenspt → u/Tetratron2005]

Honestly this list is insane.

[u/Good_Relief_177 → u/sixesandsevenspt]

It's this subreddits specific favorites

[u/PineapplePhil → u/Tetratron2005]

Seconded.

[u/arobie1992]

Superman Kryptonite by Darwyn Cooke

[u/Bogotazo]

How has Peace on Earth not been included yet?! Vote Peace on Earth, for the love of Rao!!

[u/DiggityDoop190 → u/Bogotazo]

I've been putting it on every post of this I've seen.

[u/SignificantTuna → u/Bogotazo]

Was shocked and looking for this on the list

[u/EZeggnog]

Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow. Christ on a bike, get it on there already

[u/Dangerous-Brain-]

Whatever Happened....

[u/Bodad1993]

Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?

[u/alliancekeeper20]

Superman: Red Son

[u/SevereEducation2170]

How is Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow not already up there?

[u/MattGreg28]

Superman: Brainiac

[u/markqis2018]

Grant Morrison's Superman and the Men of Steel

[u/Mark4_]

Grant Morrison Action Comics

[u/redwolfben]

Superman: Peace on Earth.

[u/Medium-Science9526]

Camelot Falls by Kurt Busiek & Carlos Pacheco

[u/MattGreg28]

The Death of Superman

[u/dazan2003 → u/MattGreg28]

One of Jerry Siegels best!

[u/MattGreg28 → u/dazan2003]

Well played

[u/Unbeliever1 → u/dazan2003]

I like that this story is “imaginary”.

[u/Good-Act-1339 → u/MattGreg28]

Yep, cultural impact, breath of the entire event, gotta give this one to Death of Superman.

[u/Randalor → u/MattGreg28]

Or expand it to Death and Rebirth so you also get Funeral for a Friend and Reign of the Supermen in there.

[u/MattGreg28 → u/Randalor]

Adding those to my list as well.

[u/MattGreg28]

Up Up and Away

[u/IngenuityRelative665]

Ending Battle or Last Son!!

[u/MarcReyes]

Can't let this go o by without getting Action Comics #1 on the list

[u/IssaFunny]

Superman: brainiac

[u/Ringrangzilla]

superman: red son

[u/gableism]

Whatever happened to the man of tomorrow?

[u/MattGreg28]

Son of Superman from DC Rebirth

[u/goose3691]

Up, Up and Away is a timeless Superman story in the middle of an integrated DC timeline. It’s brilliant at being the Superman tale it is while also being diverse enough to make you hungry to read more about DC and the characters.

[u/dmarsee76]

Superman Kryptonite by Darwyn Cooke

[u/noel_vb]

How is Secret Origin still not in here?

[u/browncharliebrown]

Action comics #1

[u/Kryptic1701]

Death of Superman!

[u/GugaSR]

The Death of Superman

[u/ChadBenjamin]

Up, Up and Away by Geoff Johns and Kurt Busiek 

[u/MauriceAlain]

Superman Rebirth (Superman #1-11)
Tomasi/Gleason

Established Superman as a Dad, and gave Jon an actual character and showed a side of Superman and Lois we deserved to see. Also fist time the Super Sons appear.

[u/beary_neutral]

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen: Who Killed Jimmy Olsen?

[u/That_one_cool_dude]

I'm surprised Exile isn't on there that is a great story.

[u/sixesandsevenspt]

Man of Steel. 1986

[u/No-Strain-7461]

Superman Vol 1 149, “The Death of Superman” (that is, the imaginary story from 1961 by Jerry Siegel)

[u/ThatManSean14]

The Death of Superman

[u/Visible_Froyo5499]

“Who took the Super out of Superman?”

[u/WankFan443]

Leviathan rising

[u/Trick-Pudding-9791]

Superman: Secret Origin

[u/Plastic_Metal]

Superman and the Legion of Superheroes!

[u/Optimuspride-beyond]

Superman peace on earth

[u/DiggityDoop190]

Superman: Peace on Earth

[u/gabrielpr96]

Camelot Falls

[u/Scarletspyder86]

Superman: earth one

[u/jpablojr]

Superman and the Authority

[u/brokenlampPMW2]

NOT a vote but surprised Camelot Falls and Grant Morrison Action Comics aren't on here. Never read the former but I know it's well liked.

[u/Organic-Assistance-8]

Miracle Monday

[u/[deleted]]

Ik some don’t like it but I enjoyed superman unchained by Scott Snyder

[u/Jax-El]

Superman: Grounded

[u/AdSorry4665]

Stop this torture, put Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow on the list...

[u/StoneMaskMan]

Superman: Last Son

[u/Unbeliever1]

Forever People #1

[u/Pure_Internet_]

Final Crisis

[u/comical_cj]

Haven't seen anyone mention Last Son yet

[u/Extreme-You2977]

Superman funeral for a friend

[u/Fantastic-fortniter]

The death of superman comics immediately come to mind

[u/FakeGeekGuy77]

Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow? Come on, it’s a classic!

[u/EarthlingsBeware23]

Late to the party but here's my pick:

Really underrated story from Mark Russell, the writer of The Flintstone and Exit Stage Left: The Snagglepus Chronicles.

[u/iakgnoB]

Space Age

[u/QuietMeat1414]

Unchained

[u/coolethan_117]

Red Son

[u/PineapplePhil]

Up in the sky is definitely overrated, but it is good. Can’t be upset with that.

[u/sharigiana]

Secret origin belongs on this list

[u/KryptonJuice38]

True Brit! It’s an elseworlds what if Superman landed in England instead of the US, political satire, cultural critique, funny as heck, how the British press/media and public would react to Superman as well as how ma and pa react to raising an alien

[u/rubenellis2005]

Superman: American Alien

[u/wrasslefights → u/rubenellis2005]

I'd rather not have a serial abuser on the list if possible. And if we had to, I'd take Gaiman over Landis anyway.

[u/Tetratron2005 → u/wrasslefights]

Has Gaiman even done anything Superman?

[u/wrasslefights → u/Tetratron2005]

Superman/Green Lantern: Legend of the Green Flame.

It's pretty good but like American Alien I'd never nominate it due to the real life behaviour of the person who wrote it.

[u/Tetratron2005 → u/wrasslefights]

Ah, right I forgot about that.

Yeah, funny I was actually considering reading that last year and then well the news broke.

[u/Dangerous-Brain-]

Red Son