Historic first appearances from Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster’s legendary Man of Steel! Faster than a speeding bullet Superman burst onto the comic book scene in 1938 just as America was on the terrifying precipice of a world war In a desperate time legendary creators Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster brought to life the world’s first modern superhero The Man of Steel emerged as a champion of the oppressed taking down any enemy with his super-strength & speed both foreign & near to home In his distinctive royal blue red & yellow costume complete with cape the stalwart Kryptonian emanated strength & fearlessness He swiftly became a symbol of hope for a downtrodden America Collecting all of the Metropolis Wonder’s first-ever adventures from ACTION COMICS 1-19 SUPERMAN 1-3 & NEW YORK WORLD’S FAIR COMICS 1! Meet the Author Born in 1914 in Cleveland OH Jerome Siegel was as a teenager a fan of the emerging literary genre that came to be known as science fiction Together with schoolmate Joe Shuster Siegel published several science fiction fan magazines & in 1933 they came up with their own science fiction hero— Superman Siegel scripted & Shuster drew several weeks& worth of newspaper strips featuring their new creation but garnered no interest from publishers or newspaper syndicates It wasn&t until the two established themselves as reliable adventure-strip creators at DC Comics that the editors at DC offered to take a chance on the Superman material—provided it was re-pasted into comic book format for DC&s new magazine Action Comics Siegel wrote the Adventures of Superman (as well as other DC heroes most notably the Spectre his co-creation with Bernard Baily) through 1948 & then again from 1959-1966 in the interim scripting several newspaper strips including Funnyman & Ken Winston Jerry Siegel died in January 1996 ...

Art by Joe Shuster Al Plastino Curt Swan Murphy Anderson Steranko Byrne Dick Giordano Mike Mignola Doug Mahnke Lee Bermejo & various; Cover by various Superman's career is chronicled in SUPERMAN THE GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD a unique collection of some of the Man of Steel's most classic adventures! Reprinted are Superman's origin (SUPERMAN 1) the story " What if Superman Ended the War?" (Look Magazine) " Three Supermen From Krypton!" (SUPERMAN 65) " The Last Days of Superman" (SUPERMAN 156) " Must There Be a Superman?" (SUPERMAN 247) " The Exile at the Edge of Eternity" (SUPERMAN 400) the modern-day re-telling of Superman's origin (MAN OF STEEL 1) " Return to Krypton" (SUPERMAN 18) & " What's so funny about Truth Justice & The American Way?" (ACTION COMICS 775)! This volume also features an introduction by Michael Uslan (BATMAN DETECTIVE No 27) Superman 192pg Color Softcover 1995 US ...

A second collection of Superman&s greatest adventures reprinting several classic tales of the Man of Steel&s battles between Luthor Brainiac Mr Mxyztplk & more! Features stories from Superman (first series) 130 132 141 167 233 400 Superman (second series) 2 & Adventures of Superman 500 & 638 ...

Written by John Byrne & Marv Wolfman; Art by Byrne Terry Austin Dick Giordano & Jerry Ordway; Cover by Ordway A chronological reprinting of a new era for Superman begins! SUPERMAN 1-3 ACTION COMICS 585-587 & ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN 424-426 are collected reintroducing readers to the likes of Lex Luthor Metallo Darkseid & more! ...

Written by John Byrne & Marv Wolfman Art by Byrne Jerry Ordway Terry Austin Dick Giordano Karl Kesel & Mike Machlan Cover by Ordway The third collection of Superman stories from the '80s reprints SUPERMAN 4-6 ACTION COMICS 587-589 & ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN 427-429 & features a new cover & introduction by artist Jerry Ordway! 208 pg FC ...

This all-ages Superman collection

Includes:: Adventures of Superman Digital Chapter 1 Adventures of Superman

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In these tales from the 1960s Superman sees what life might have been like had he grown up on Krypton! Plus The Man of Tomorrow meets a super outlaw from Krypton fights Titano the Super-Ape & battles Lex Luthor! ...

A new era for SUPERMAN begins as Geoff Johns takes the reigns
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Please note this is a region B Blu-Ray & will require a region B or region free blu-ray player in order to play This star-packed extravaganza brings the comic book legend to the screen in grand style It begins with Superman&s scientist dad sending the infant superhero down to earth just as the home planet Krypton explodes into a zillion pieces Taking up permanent residence on earth the young Superman grows up into super-normal reporter Clark Kent wooing winsome colleague Lois Lane & keeping his true identity hidden from the world But when three villains led by Lex Luthor come up with a dastardly real estate scheme that involves shoving California into the ocean Clark Kent decides it&s time to don his cape & fight the forces of evil Actors Christopher Reeve Gene Hackman Ned Beatty Valerie Perrine Margot Kidder Maria Schell Susannah York Terence Stamp Jeff East Phyllis Thaxter Jackie Cooper Marlon Brando Glenn Ford Trevor Howard & Jack O& Halloran Director Richard Donner Certificate PGYear 1978 Screen Widescreen 2351 Languages English Additional Languages French Subtitles English ; French ; Spanish Duration 2 hours & 31 minutes (approx) ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play DVD Special Features Side AFeature-length commentary by Director Richard Donner & Tom Mankiewicz 10 added scenes 51 Music only track Side B" Taking Flight The Development of Superman" documentary (30 mins approx)" Making Superman Filming the Legend" documentary (31 mins approx) The Magic Behind the Cape (23 mins approx) Three screen tests Additional music cues Deleted scenes Vintage TV spot Trailer Storyboard to screen (DVD-ROM only) Widescreen 2351 Dolby Digital 51-- English French Subtitles English French Italian Dutch Arabic Spanish German Romanian Bulgarian Hearing Impaired English ...