Completely agree…well put.
Along w/ these suggestions, I’d add in Unchained and For Tomorrow, especially if you’re a Jim Lee fan. Speeding Bullets is also a cool Elseworlds story that’s actually about as much Batman as it is Superman
Wasn’t a huge Supes fan until I read Superman For All Seasons. That one really opened me up to the concept of the character outside of his backstory, abilities, and stature.
The only Superman story I ever loved is also the only Kurt Busiek story I ever loved- Secret Identity. Just an absolutely perfect, beautiful peach of a story.
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Superman: For All Seasons
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Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow
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Superman #7 by Tomasi, Gleason, and Jimenez (Rebirth Era)
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Superman: Heroes (By Bendis, Fraction, Rucka and a bunch of artists)
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Superman #39 by Gleason, Tomasi, and Barry Kitson (Rebirth Era)
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Action Comics #810 by Joe Kelly and Pasqual Ferry
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Secret Identity
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Superman: Secret Origin by Johns and Frank
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Doomsday Clock
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Man of Steel by Bendis and various artists
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Superman Unchained by Snyder and Lee