| Superman: Secret Origin | |
|---|---|
 Cover of Superman: Secret Origin Deluxe Edition Hardcover (December 2010), art by Gary Frank. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Schedule | Irregular |
| Format | Limited series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | September 2009 – August 2010 |
| No. of issues | 6 |
| Main character(s) | Clark Kent/Superman Jonathan and Martha Kent[1] Legion of Super-Heroes Lois Lane Lex Luthor Lana Lang Jimmy Olsen Parasite Metallo |
| Creative team | |
| Written by | Geoff Johns |
| Artist(s) | Gary Frank |
| Penciller(s) | Jon Sibal |
Superman: Secret Origin is a six-issue monthly American comic book limited series published by DC Comics. The series was written by Geoff Johns and illustrated by Gary Frank, featuring the superhero Superman. The story featured the "definitive" origin of Superman for the modern, post-Infinite Crisis DC Universe continuity,[2] starting with Clark Kent in his pre-teens as Superboy. Within the series he goes on to meet a young Lex Luthor and the Legion of Super-Heroes in Smallville, Kansas, and soon heads to Metropolis where a young adult Clark debuts as Superman.
The series featured new elements for the origin tale, such as telling the story from the singular perspective of Clark, and not having at least one scene set on the planet Krypton. The story instead begins with one of Clark's "earliest memories", in a story of Clark's "self-discovery and the world's story of meeting Superman".
- ^ An Exclusive DC Comics Super-September Preview @ Newsarama
- ^ "Geoff Johns: Telling Superman's Secret Origin". Newsarama.com. Retrieved 2012-03-11.