Super-Man (Kong Kenan) Reading Order

This reading order is designed to give an outline of major storylines featuring Super-Man (Kong Kenan) throughout DC Comics. It may not encompass every one of his appearances but is an outline of the major ones and the stories that affect them.

The continuity details relating to each specific storyline are explained in the “Review” of each storyline. Every “Review” link will provide a detailed continuity breakdown of that story and will explain any reference the story makes to other aspects of the DC Universe. All of this can be found under the “Continuity” section of each link.

Rebirth

The Super-Man of China was introduced in the Rebirth era and does not have appearances prior to this.

Super-Man primarily appears in his solo series, New Super-Man. This comic explains his origins, details his association with the Justice League of China (Reading Order), and contains the vast majority of his adventures. Besides this, Super-Man also makes a few smaller appearances in other books.

Superman issues are from the Vol. 3 series.
Supergirl issues are from the Vol. 6 series.
Action Comics issues are from the Vol. 2 series.
Superman issues are from the Vol. 3 series.
Deathstroke issues are from the Vol. 4 series.

Notes

1. This comic includes an extremely small story featuring the Justice League of China (Reading Order) out on patrol. It can easily be skipped if necessary. Note: Only the "Day of Returning" story from this issue is necessary in this reading order.
2. These issues only briefly feature Super-Man. However, they depict his first meeting with the original Superman.
3. This issue is mostly about Supergirl (Reading Order) but may be of interest for readers who want to see these two team-up. In addition, it is difficult to place this issue in a place where it does not interrupt an ongoing storyline so we have placed it in between the second and third collections of this series, even though it does interrupt a storyline.
4. Super-Man is only a very minor supporting character in this arc. In addition, it is difficult to place this issue in a place where it does not interrupt an ongoing storyline so we have placed it in between the second and third collections of this series, even though it does interrupt a storyline.
5. This story arc features contributing appearances from a number of Superman's allies. In this way, Super-Man is a minor character in this arc.

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