Superman Day has been celebrated since 2013 and is generally celebrated by comic shops by giving out a handful of free comics to patrons. Historically however, the day has been celebrated in June as opposed to the event taking place on April 18th this year. I’m not entirely sure why the change has pushed it April but I do think both days are meant to celebrate the release of Action Comics #1. These comics are generally reprints of earlier storylines or previews of upcoming original graphic novels. Sometimes shops will also have sales or meet and greets with comics creators and it is an event that helps comic shops get more foot traffic. This year is a bit different though, Supergirl has taken over the day to tie into the upcoming movie coming out in June.
The Superman day logo has been modified to change “man” to “girl” in a crude manor similar to the Supergirl (2026) movie poster that took the “Look Up” design from Superman (2025) and crossed out “Up” to replace it with “Out” to then read “Look Out”. As mentioned above, there are a handful of free books coming out this for the holiday. Supergirl hasn’t entirely overwhelmed Superman this year since we still get 2 Superman free books but Supergirl really pulled through with 4 promotional comics.
Starting off with the Superman books, we have Superman: Time and Time Again Special Edition #1 and Superman #1. The Time and Time Again book reprints Phase One of the Time and Time Again storyline that ran through the Superman books in 1991. This story was collected alongside the rest of the 7 part storyline and even some of the issues both before and after this storyline. Superman #1 is a reprint of Superman #1 from 2023 which was the kickoff to the current ongoing Superman comic and does a decent job of letting new readers know what the new status quo is for the Man of Steel, although going from that to the series as it is now with Superboy Prime taking center stage may be a bit tricky to wrap your head around. Both of the Superman books have a one page ad for the currently availabe collected editions of the Superman title (Vol. 1-5) and the Time and Time Again book also has a few pages advertising the whole of the DC Finest line of collected editions.
I think the choices for Supergirl books are all great and each serves as a great point of entry for all kinds of new Supergirl readers. As an added bonus I’ve already covered 3 of the 4 stories that are presented here and the only reason I’ve not covered the 4th is because it has yet to come out. Supergirl’s Zoo-Per Heroes – Krypto’s Big Break of course previews the children’s original graphic of the same name. The first couple chapters of the story by Rob Justus is presented here along with a preview of Superman’s Good Guy Gang which is another story by Justus. This story is great for younger readers and you can learn more about it in my full post on the story here.
Next up is the reprint of Supergirl #1 by Sophie Campbell and Tamara Bonvillain. This series just started last year and has been going pretty strong with issue 12 coming out just a couple weeks ago. The series has a sort of silver age vibe to it with Kara moving back to midvale and getting up to some particularly wacky and usually one-and-done stories. Supergirl tackles with Princess Shark, Lar-On, and even an imposter Supergirl in this issue. The first collected edition of this series recently came out (that I covered here) and in my post about it I called it a “Supergirl story for everyone”. There is also a shorter excerpt of the Krypto mini-series at the back of this issue for all you Krypto fans out there. The back of this book features the same ad from the Misadventures in Midvale collected edition showing off the Woman of Tomorrow, Being Super, and DC Finest Supergirl books.
A full reprint of the first issue of Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow is up next and it’s a great story to put out for this event. The upcoming Supergirl movie is based on this story and the series has become insanely popular with the original printing of issue 1 skyrocketing in price since release. So being able to scoop up this story for free is a steal. I did cover the whole of Woman of Tomorrow a few months back (read it here) and while I don’t necessarily think it’s the best entry point for new Supergirl readers it is an exciting read and it has brilliant art. The back of the book has an ad showing the 3 different versions of the comic in collected format (hardcover, trade paperback, and DC Compact Comic) that are all currently available. We also get a 4 page preview of the upcoming Wonder Woman 31, which is Tom King’s currently releasing comic.
Last up is the preview book of Supergirl The World which is all new content and previews 2 of the 15 stories that will be part of the Supergirl The World book coming out in June. DC has released a handful of these The World books and they’re anthology books with each story being presented by creators from nations around the world. The 2 stories in this preview book are from the Spain team and the Germany team. The Spain story, by Aneke with letters by David Carro, shows Supergirl visiting Spain and encountering a supernatural ageless witch or something but it was a really cool story with great art. The Germany story, by Yann Krehl and Marie Sann, has Supergirl heading to Germany to track down an alien signal which turns out belongs to a lost alien child. Supergirl of course saves the day and the story has some really cute art and a really nice Supergirl costume. I will cover Supergirl The World as a whole later this year so stay on the lookout. At the back we have 4 pages of advertisements promoting the DC Finest line, Krypto the Last Dog of Krypton, DC Superhero Girls High School Reunion, and Supergirl’s Family Vacation.
Along with the free books, there are a handful of re-prints and Facsimiles coming out for the holiday. Action Comics #1 (Superman’s first appearance) and Action #252 (Supergirl’s first appearance), along with the Post-Crisis re-imagining of Superman with The Man of Steel #1 and World’s Finest #195. There is also a foil variant of the Supergirl Woman of Tomorrow issue that I mentioned earlier if you want something a little fancier. Don’t take my word for it though, go out to your local comic shop and take a gander at what they have in store to celebrate the Man of Steel and the Maiden of Might!
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