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Super Sons Reading Order, Damian Wayne and Jon Kent team-up

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Jon Kent is the son of Superman. Damian Wayne is the son of Batman. Together, they are the Super Sons! This famous team-up was born during the Rebirth era, with the two heroes becoming the “best frenemies forever” who will save the world together “if they don’t kill each other first”. They make their first appearances together in Superman #10-11, from Peter Tomasi and Patrick Gleason.

At the time, Jon Kent was just a cute ten-year-old who grew up on a small-town farm, unaware that his father was a superhero. In contrast, Damian Wayne was a thirteen-year-old boy, the son of Bruce Wayne and Talia al Ghul, who had been trained from birth to become an assassin and take over the world as an Al Ghul. On paper, the two children had almost nothing in common. And yet they came together to form the Super Sons, the odd couple of young heroes, and one of the best friendships in the DC Universe!

From their first adventures together to their more recent team-ups and occasional catching up with each other’s lives, follow our complete guide for the Super Sons comics.

The Super Sons Comics Collection

Both Jon and Damian has stories before AND after their adventures as Super Sons! To learn more about the sons of Batman and Superman, we invite you to check our related reading orders:

Where to Start with the Super Sons? Damian and Jon Team-Up

Super Sons: Omnibus Edition

If you never read an adventure with the Super Sons or want to collect the essential stories featuring our famous team-up, look no further than the latest edition of the Super Sons Omnibus, known as the Super Duper Edition! 

Beware: the Super Sons are a popular duo and the Super Duper Edition is the third and most extensive omnibus edition. Before this edition, DC Comics reprinted the Super Sons in omnibus form twice. The first reprint was in 2018 and collected the main series. The second reprint was in 2020 and included the Adventures of the Super Sons comic series. The Super Duper Edition, released in 2023, collects the same material as the previous edition, as well as the digital-first comic book series Challenge of the Super Sons, which has been released since then!

  • Super Sons Omnibus Super Duper Edition
    Collects Super Sons #1-16, Super Sons Annual #1, Super Sons/Dynomutt #1, Superman #10-11 and #37-38, Teen Titans #15, Adventures of the Super Sons #1-12, Challenge of the Super Sons #1-7, and a short story from Robin 80th Anniversary 100-Page Super Spectacular #1

Super Sons: The Complete Collection

If you prefer paperback and thinner books, DC Comics has also reprinted their adventures in the Complete Collection in two volumes:

  • Super Sons: The Complete Collection Book 1
    Collects Super Sons #1-14, Super Sons Annual #1; Super Sons/Dynomutt #1; Superman (2016) #10-11, #37-38; Teen Titans (2016) #15; and a story from DC Rebirth Holiday Special#1.
  • Super Sons: The Complete Collection Book 2
    Collects Super Sons #15-16, Adventures of the Super Sons Super #1-12, Challenge of the Super Sons #1-7, and stories from Robin: 80 th Anniversary 100-Page Special #1 and DC Terrors Through Time #1.

Super Sons: Classic Trade Paperbacks Collection

Superboy and Robin met in the pages of Superman from Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason, before taking center stage as a reluctant super-team in the Super Sons series, also written by Tomasi, writer with art by Jorge Jiménez. The series lasted 16 issues and one annual. 

Although Super Sons was a fan favourite at the time, it was cancelled after 16 issues, coinciding with Brian Michael Bendis’ arrival on Superman, which would have a massive impact on Jon Kent. Nevertheless, the famous duo was quickly reunited in Adventures of the Super Sons, a 12-issue miniseries that directly continues the Super Sons series and can also serve as an entry point to the world of the Super Sons. The story takes place specifically between Super Sons #16 and Superman Special #1, from Peter Tomasi, and artists Carlo Barberi and Art Thibert.

More than a year after the conclusion of Adventures of Super Sons, the sons of Batman and Superman tackled their greatest threat ever: the deadly DOOM SCROLL. Whoever (whomever? We can never tell) has their name inscribed on this ancient and magical parchment will be killed post-haste. This was first released as a new digital series by Peter J. Tomasi and Max Raynor before being released in comic book shop and reprinted in trade paperbacks: 

Did You know? 

Damian Wayne and Jonathan Kent weren’t the first Super Sons in the history of DC Comics. The original Super-Sons were created by Bob Haney and Dick Dillin, making their first appearance together in World’s Finest Comics #154 in December 1965. They were  Superman Jr. (Clark Kent Jr.) and Batman Jr. (Bruce Wayne Jr.), college-aged versions of their fathers! 

Presented originally as an ‘imaginary story’, it was retconned as having occurred on an alternate Earth (Earth-154). Their adventures have been collected in Superman / Batman: Saga of the Super Sons (with the exception of issue #154!)

Damian and Jon Team-Up Beyond The Super Sons

Brian Michael Bendis’ arrival at DC marked the end of the Super Sons, but that doesn’t mean Damian and Jon won’t interact anymore. They meet up occasionally, and what follows is a list of issues in which the two friends reunite (that I’m aware of).

A little bit of background information on Jon is necessary is, as Bendis made a significant change to Superman’s son during his time at DC. Jon Kent was sent on a trip through space at the end of Man of Steel, and made his return to Earth as a 17-year old in Superman (2018) #6, with the following issues revealing what happened to him. It was a very unpopular development at the time that naturally altered the dynamics between Jon and Damian for a time. But don’t worry, they are still best friends!

Alternate and Other Versions of the Super Sons

For more Super Sons stories, you can take a look at the following comics featuring alternate or older versions of our favourite duo! 

  • Flash #797 (2023)
    Collected in The Flash Vol. 20: Time Heist.

    • The Super Sons of an unknown Earth team-up with Animal Girl and the Flash twins.
  • Trinity: Generation S
    Collects stories from Wonder Woman #800, #3-6, #8-13, Trinity Special #1, and Trinity: World’S Finest Special #1

    • As the title suggests, this is focused on Trinity aka Lizzie Prince, the daughter of Wonder Woman. It also features older versions of Damian and Jon.
  • DCeased
    From Tom Taylor comes a Zombie Apocalypse set on Earth 55 with alternate (and older) versions of Jon and Damian. 

Published under the DC Zoom imprint, directed at young readers, and obviously out of the main continuity, Super Sons Vol 2 is a 2019 mini-series written by Ridley Pearson and drawn by Ile Gonzalez, following Batkid (Ian Wayne) and Superboy (Jon Kent) as they discover an oncoming ecological disaster.

Note: An earlier version of this guide appeared on our site in 2020. It has been refreshed and updated with new information and new images!

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