Superman: Secret Identity

Superman: Secret Identity

Volume

Apr 9, 2013

What's in a name? Everything, if you share it with the Man of Steel! Set in the real world, SECRET IDENTITY examines the life of a young Kansas man with the unfortunate name of Clark Kent. All Clark wants is to be a writer, but his daily life is filled with the taunts and jibes of his peers, comparing him to that other Clark Kent -- the one with superpowers. Until one day when Clark awakens to discover that he can fly... that he does in fact have super-strength! But where did these powers come from? And what's he going to do about it? SUPERMAN: SECRET IDENTITY collects the critically lauded 4-issue miniseries written by Kurt Busiek (JLA/AVENGERS, ASTRO CITY) with art by Stuart Immonen (AVENGERS).

Superman: Secret Identity

Collected Edition

Feb 11, 2026

In this critically acclaimed work from writer Kurt Busiek (ASTRO CITY) and artist Stuart Immonen (Ultimate X-Men), an alternate "Clark Kent" encounters complications the real Superman never had to handle: a career, a wife, children -- a real life. Despite his iconic name, Clark Kent from Picketsville, Kansas, is just a normal kid whose parents thought they were being clever. He can't fly, or see through walls, or shrug off speeding bullets -- that is, until the day he can. And it's all much harder than it looks in the comics. Follow Clark across the decades as this man with powers tries to prove he can make the world a safer place without sacrificing everything. Collects SUPERMAN: SECRET IDENTITY #1-4