I thought it would be interesting to take a look at the Superman franchise as it pertains to Lego with the latest Superman movie coming to theaters on July 11th.

Overall, Lego is lacking in Superman specific set, spare a few Brickheadz and Comic-con exclusive sets, the man of steel mostly appears in minifigure form with most sets focusing on DC as a whole. I think there is a lot of potential here for Lego to expand the Superman theme with some masks and displayable figures.

Nonetheless, let's take a look at the series thus far.

2012

6862 Superman vs Power Armor Lex

2013 Man of Steel movie

This wave of sets is probably the most Superman specific focused sets we have received thus far.

76002 Superman: Metropolis Showdown

76003 Superman: Battle of Smallville

76009 Superman: Black Zero Escape

2014-15

10543 Duplo Superman Rescue

10599 Duplo Batman Adventure

2016

10724: Batman & Superman vs Lex Luthor

71236 Superman Fun Pack (Dimensions)

76044: Clash of the Heroes

76046 Heroes of Justice: Sky High Battle

71236 Superman Fun Pack (Dimensions)

This set was created to tie into the Dimension video game.

2017

76068 Mighty Micros: Superman vs Bizarro

2018

76096 Superman & Krypto Team-up

41610 Tactical Batman & Superman Brickheadz

2025

76302 Superman Mech vs Lex Luthor

It’s a bird…It’s a plane…nah its just another mech…

Exclusive Comic-Con sets

41490 Superman & Wonder Women Brickheadz

Action Comic #1 Superman (San Diego Comic-con 2015)

Another San Diego Comic-con exclusive

Also one of the best Superman sets we have seen to date in this theme

Superman minifigs have appeared in several DC Justice League sets and DC Super Heroes Series CMF from 2020. Superman has 18 different variations in minifigure form with the most valuable being SH0137 Superman (Black Suit) San Diego Comic-con from 2013 valued on the secondary market over $7000

Superman minifigure from 2020 CMF DC Super Heroes Series

One Random Thought - “Hi, is this available?”

Have you ever bought or sold Lego on Facebook Marketplace? Or any other item for that matter? I recently started selling Lego on Facebook Marketplace and while I have been able to sell through all the sets I found on clearance, it was not a very enjoyable experience. A majority of the customers have been great, punctual, and easy to work with. However there are a select group people that ruin it for me. They are not easy to work with, expect the world from you, then ghost you. My favorite (sarcasm font) is the pre-fab FB message “Hi, is this available?” then you never hear from the person again.

While I have not purchased any Lego from marketplace, I would imagine the experience would be similar.

Until next time AFOL’s….

It’s a bird…it’s a plane…it’s Superman