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Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (154 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
As an infant, Superman is sent to earth from the doomed planet Krypton. As he grows up, he learns he has super powers which he must hide from the ordinary mortals around him. But the time comes when Superman's powers for good are revealed to the world...
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (151 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Fearing the actions of Superman are being left unchecked, Batman takes him on, while the world wrestles with what kind of a hero it really needs. With Batman and Superman fighting each other, a new threat, Doomsday, is created by Lex Luthor. It's up to Superman and Batman to set aside their differences, along with Wonder Woman, to stop Lex Luthor and Doomsday from destroying Metropolis.
Author
Language
English
Description
As suggested by the reference to Nietzsche's "Übermensch" in the title of the play, George Bernard Shaw intended Man and Superman to be not only a light romantic comedy but also a deeply philosophical work. In this highly entertaining play, he lays out his perspective on life and the cosmos with unsurpassable wit and verve.
Upon the death of her father, Ann Whitefield is left in the care of two guardians, Roebuck Ramsden and John Tanner. Tanner,...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
The amazing creative team joins forces to take Superman back to basics and create a new vision of the World's First Super-Hero. This hardcover collection features the first 12 issues of the acclaimed series.
Superman, dying from solar radiation, tries to make final preparations that will help humans defend themselves after his death while continuing to defend humanity from such foes as Lex Luthor.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Two titans of justice, Batman/Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) and Superman/Clark Kent (Henry Cavill), meet in the most anticipated showdown of our time. Fearing the actions of a godlike super hero left unchecked, Gotham City's formidable vigilante takes on Metropolis' revered savior while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. But as Batman and Superman go to war, a separate danger arises, one that may threaten all of humanity."--Container....
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (74 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When catastrophe strikes and Superman rushes into action, he gets some unexpected help from the Elites, a new squad of superheroes with ruthless and dangerous methods. With growing public support of the Elite's vicious methods and a showdown that has Superman outnumbered and outdated, which will break first, the Man of Steel or his code of honor?
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2014-
Physical Desc
volumes : chiefly color illustrations ; 27 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The Dark Knight and the Man of Steel are close friends in the modern day--but the two weren't always such close allies. Discover how two of the World's Finest Super Heroes met for the first time in the New 52, and the mysterious adventure that takes them to a whole new world-the world of Earth 2! The heroes of the main DC Universe meet their Earth 2 counterparts for the first time! Collects Batman/Superman #1-4 and Justice League #23.1: Darkseid"--...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.1 - AR Pts: 1
Lexile measure
660L
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Intergalactic peacekeepers are chasing the evil Terra-Man through space! When this super-villain seeks refuge on Earth, Superman offers to join the peacekeepers' posse. Soon the Man of Steel locates the gun-slinging criminal in an Old West ghost town, and the two face off in an old-fashioned showdown"--P. [4] of cover.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
"Jonathan Kent has experienced a lot in his young life. He's fought evil with Robin, traveled across galaxies with his Kryptonian grandfather, and lived in the future with the Legion of Super-Heroes, who were intent on training him for the day his father could no longer be Superman. There is a hole in the Legion's history that prevents Jon from knowing exactly when that will happen, but all signs point to it being very soon. It's time for the son...
Author
Pub. Date
[2010]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.7 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
28 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Superman is in his Fortress of Solitude when Lex Luthor puts all of Metropolis in danger. Can Superman fly back to the city in time to stop Lex and save the day?
Author
Series
DC icons volume 4
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 11
Lexile measure
HL 710L
Physical Desc
289 pages ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When the dawn breaks, a hero rises. Clark Kent has always been faster, stronger--better--than everyone around him. But it's not like he's earned his powers . . . yet. Lately it's difficult to hold back and keep his heroics in the shadows. When Clark follows the sound of a girl crying, he comes across Gloria Alvarez and learns that people are disappearing from the Mexican-American and undocumented worker community in Smallville. Teaming up with his...
Author
Pub. Date
[2016].
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.5 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
31 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When Mister Mxyzptlk starts pulling dangerous pranks all over Metropolis to get into the headlines, Superman" uses his ties at the Daily Planet to trick the trickster into taking a serious time-out!"--Back cover.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2012]
Lexile measure
370L
Physical Desc
12 volumes (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 13 cm.
Language
English
Description
This twelve book set uses stories about Superman and superhero friends Wonder Woman and Batman to teach reading. Each book teaches a different vowel sound and the "ch", "sh", and "tch" sounds.
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Provided is an engaging and inspiring look at public education in the United States. This documentary has helped launch a movement to achieve a real and lasting change through the compelling stories of five unforgettable students such as Emily, a Silicon Valley eighth-grader who is afraid of being labeled as unfit for college, and Francisco, a Bronx first-grader whose mom will do anything to give him a shot at a better life.
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Why is Superman so powerful on Earth? What is his suit made of? How does red Kryptonite affect the Man of Steel? Dig into a treasure trove of info about the Last Son of Krypton. Featuring captivating text, quick lists, fun quizzes, and more, this behind-the-scenes bio is bursting with fantastic facts and super secrets!"--
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Man and Superman: A Comedy and a Philosophy Bernard Shaw - Shaw began writing Man and Superman in 1901 and determined to write a play that would encapsulate the new century's intellectual inheritance. Shaw drew not only on Byron's verse satire, but also on Shakespeare, the Victorian comedy fashionable in his early life, and from authors from Conan Doyle to Kipling. In this powerful drama of ideas, Shaw explores the role of the artist, the function...
20) Superman III
Pub. Date
2006.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (DVD) (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Meet Gus Gorman, a naïve computer programming natural. For Gus, a keyboard is a weapon - and, as a result Superman faces the microelectronic menace of his life. Superman's human side comes out as he sees Lana Lang at his Smallville High School class reunion. Superman becomes his own worst enemy after a Kryptonite exposure.
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