Superman Adventures


Superman Adventures is a DC Comics comic book series featuring Superman. It is set in the continuity of Superman: The Animated Series. It ran for 66 issues between 1996 and 2002. Writers on the series included Paul Dini, Mark Evanier, Devin Grayson, Scott McCloud, Mark Millar, and Ty Templeton. It is a sister title to The Batman Adventures and Justice League Adventures.

Exclusive characters

While the comic relied mostly on the cast from the animated series, there were a few characters who only appeared in the comic, such as General Zod, Brad Wilson, Bizarro Lois Lane, Krypto, and Sandman.

One shots

''World's Finest''

Batman and Superman Adventures: World's Finest is an adaptation of the 3-part episode of the same name. The adaptation is mostly faithful to the animated version. An additional scene shows Batman discussing with Alfred his problem with Superman. The story was written by Paul Dini, with penciling by Joe Staton, and inks by Terry Beatty.

''Superman vs Lobo''

In Superman Adventures Special: Superman vs Lobo: Misery in Space, Superman inhales a poison unleashed by some terrorists and leaves Earth to trace a radiation source that should cure him. Lobo is pointed to an artifact called the Nirvana Crystal, which emits the radiation source Superman requires. The two team up and head to the Maracot System.
The owner of the crystal, Squeed, is determined to launch it into the sun to cleanse the universe of evil. Superman, much to Lobo's dismay, has to destroy the crystal to keep it from going into the sun. The energy from the destruction of the crystal results in Superman's ailment being cured. He leaves to go back to Earth before the council of Maracot can repay him and Lobo with their treasury. Lobo claims he will give Superman his share of the reward and the issue ends with him asking, "Would I lie?" The story was written by David Michelinie, with art by John Delaney and Mike Manley.

''Dimension of the Dark Shadows''

Reprints

English version by DC Comics

English/Spanish version by Berlitz Publishing

The Learn Spanish with Superman series includes relettered speech bubbles, with over 300 Spanish words and phrases in red replacing the original text. Outside the comic panels frame, the replaced Spanish and the correspoding English texts are printed at the page border, but the English texts do not necessarily matching the ones in original publications. The Aprende Ingles Con Superman versions are in English text.
TitleMaterial collectedPublication dateISBN
Learn Spanish with Superman: Up, Up and Away!/''Learn Spanish with Superman Volume 1Superman Adventures #16, 19, 22-242007-11-15/
Learn Spanish with Superman: The Never-Ending Battle/Learn Spanish with Superman Volume 2Superman Adventures #25-292007-11-15/
TitleMaterial collectedPublication dateISBN
Aprende Ingles Con Superman: Arriba, Arriba y Fuera!Superman Adventures'' #16, 19, 22-242007-?-?/

French version by Urban Comics

Indonesian version by PT Gramedia Majalah

Spanish version by Grupo Editorial Vid