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- Mike Carlin’s “Triangle Era” with Dan Jurgens, Jerry Ordway, Louise Simonson, Roger Stern, Jon Bogdanove, Tom Grummett, Karl Kesel. Our number one slot of Superman eras is a weird one, because it doesn’t belong to one creative team.
- Mort Weisinger’s Silver Age Era. with Otto Binder, Jerry Siegel, Al Plastino, Curt Swan. Most of the names on this list are modern, adhering to what we think of as a creative team “run” on a specific title.
- John Byrne. with Jerry Ordway, Marv Wolfman. Despite massive success on the big screen, by the early ‘80s, comic book Superman was seen as a relic of a bygone era.
- Grant Morrison. with Frank Quitely, Rags Morales. Grant Morrison is one of the greatest voices in comics, and has written definitive runs on most of the famous superheroes at this point.
Nov 12, 2024 · Explore the top 30 best Superman comics of all time, from the iconic Action Comics #1 to rare, high-value Golden Age issues. Discover the stories, key art, and historic significance behind these valuable DC Comics that have captured the hearts of fans and collectors alike. Find out what makes these Superman comics some of the most coveted treasures in the comic book world.
Oct 29, 2020 · From Superman’s origin story to his biggest fights to the legendary Kingdom Come and Elseworlds book Red Son, comics greats like Grant Morrison, Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, Mark Waid, and more...
- Mike Carlin’s “Triangle Era” with Dan Jurgens, Jerry Ordway, Louise Simonson, Roger Stern, Jon Bogdanove, Tom Grummett, Karl Kesel. Our number one slot of Superman eras is a weird one, because it doesn’t belong to one creative team.
- Mort Weisinger’s Silver Age Era. with Otto Binder, Jerry Siegel, Al Plastino, Curt Swan. Most of the names on this list are modern, adhering to what we think of as a creative team “run” on a specific title.
- John Byrne. with Jerry Ordway, Marv Wolfman. Despite massive success on the big screen, by the early ‘80s, comic book Superman was seen as a relic of a bygone era.
- Grant Morrison. with Frank Quitely, Rags Morales. Grant Morrison is one of the greatest voices in comics, and has written definitive runs on most of the famous superheroes at this point.
- Superman #53
- Superman #654
- Action Comics #1
- Superman #149
- Superman #4
- Superman #15
- Final Crisis: Superman Beyond #1-2
- Superman Adventures #41
- Superman #247
- Forever People #1
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Issue #53 of Superman Vol. 1 is called “The Origin of Superman”. It has a cover date of July-August 1948. Superman's birth father makes his first appearance here as "Jor-El". However, the Golden Age version of the character was later retconned to be named "Jor-L", in keeping with Superman's original name, Kal-L.
Who created it?
It was written by Bill Finger; pencils by Wayne Boring, ink by Stan Kaye. It was edited by Whitney Ellsworth.
What happens inside the pages?
"The Origin of Superman" After a prologue which demonstrates Superman's amazing abilities, his origin is recounted. On the scientifically advanced planet of Krypton, Jor-El fails to convince the Council of Five that Krypton is doomed. As Krypton explodes, Jor-El and Lara send their son to Earth, where he is found and adopted by the elderly Kents. As Clark grows to maturity he manifests abilities far beyond that of mortal men. On his deathbed, his father urges Clark to become a powerful force...
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Issue #654 of Superman Vol. 1 is called “On Our Special Day”. It has a cover date of September 2006. This is the earliest chronological appearance of the Science Police. Presumably this hi-tech unit of the Metropolis Special Crimes Unit is a precursor to the science based law-enforcement personnel that are active in the 31st century.
Who created it?
It was written by Kurt Busiek; pencils by Carlos Pacheco, ink by Jesús Merino, and colour by Dave Stewart. It was edited by Nachie Castro and Matt Idelson.
What happens inside the pages?
"On Our Special Day" Superman and the Technology Squad defeat Neutron, who is planting energy globes. At the Daily Planet, Perry assigns Clark two important stories and many crappy ones. Clark tries to cover them, plus lunch with Lois, but is interrupted by more teams planting globes. He writes up notes and misses lunch. Realizing the globes are duplicating Mannheim's pulse, he finds a huge Mannheim. He takes his catastrosphere but Mannheim teleports away. Clark finally goes home, too late to...
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Issue #1 of Action Comics Vol. 1 is called “Superman, Champion of the Oppressed”. It has a cover date of June 1938. The first "Superman" character created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster was not a hero, but a villain. Their short story "The Reign of the Superman" concerned a bald-headed villain bent on dominating the world. The story did not sell, forcing the two to preposition their character on the right side of the law. In 1935, their Superman story was again rejected by newspaper syndicat...
Who created it?
It was written, pencilled and inked by Joe Shuster, Homer Fleming, Fred Guardineer, Russell Cole, Sven Elven and Will Ely. It was edited by Vincent Sullivan.
What happens inside the pages?
Superman: "The Coming of Superman" Superman delivers a witness to the governor to stop an execution, then stops a wife-beater. Later Superman, as Clark Kent goes out with Lois, but she earns the wrath of Butch Matson and Superman must save her. Finally, Clark is assigned a story on the South American republic of San Monte. He heads to Washington DC to find out who is behind Senator Barrows pushing legislation which will embroil the United States in a war in Europe by grabbing lobbyist Alex Gr...
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Issue #149 of Superman Vol. 1 is called “The Death of Superman!”. It has a cover date of November 1961. “The Death of Superman!” was originally published as an imaginary story, a story outside of regular continuity. In Crisis on Infinite Earths: The Compendium, it was retconned as having happened on another Earth, (Earth-149).
Who created it?
It was written by Jerry Siegel, with pencils by Curt Swan and ink by George Klein. It was edited by Mort Weisinger.
What happens inside the pages?
"The Death of Superman!" Lex Luthor discovers a cure for cancer and with the help of Superman he is paroled from prison, but then reveals that he was only pretending to be good and kills Superman. After he succeeds, Superman is buried and Supergirl brings Lex Luthor to justice.
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Issue #4 of Superman Vol. 1 is called “Superman versus Luthor”. It has a cover date of February 1940. This issue features the first time Clark Kent works for the Daily Planet rather than the Daily Star; this discrepancy with Earth-Two history would be used to suggest the existence of an Earth-Two-A.
Who created it?
It was written by Jerry Siegel, with pencils and ink by Paul Cassidy and Joe Shuster. It was edited by Whitney Ellsworth.
What happens inside the pages?
"Superman versus Luthor" When Clark Kent begins to investigate a new weapon being tested by the Army that artificially causes earthquakes,he doesn’t know that Lex Luthor is hot on the trail of securing the plans for that invention, one way or the other. "Luthor's Undersea City" Superman faces off once again with Luthor, who first has tapped oil from oil wells all over the world for his purposes, then inundating the western coast of the U.S. when he raises a glass-enclosed city of ancient weir...
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Issue #15 of Superman Vol. 1 is called “The Cop Who Was Ruined”. It has a cover date of April 1942. In Earth-Two's version of the months leading up to WWII, the Axis Powers included: Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Dukalia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Japan, Napkan, Nural, Oxnalia (stand-in for Germany), Romania, Toran, Syronia, Twerpany, and others. Neutral nations of that same era included: Boravia, Kurtavia, Numark, Portugal, San Monte, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and others. After 1941-12, many...
Who created it?
It was written by Jerry Siegel, with pencils and ink by Leo Nowak and John Sikela. It was edited by Whitney Ellsworth.
What happens inside the pages?
"The Cop Who Was Ruined” Lois and Clark stand by and seek to assist Sgt. Branigan, who was blinded during a tussel with mobsters as well as being dismissed from the Police force for accidently killing a woman while supposedly mis-using his powers as a Police officer. To make things worse, Branigan is approached by the very mobsters he fought earlier and they are demanding protection money from him for his new business. "The Napkanese Saboteurs" Superman discovers that Battleship Y-92 had been...
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Issue #1 and #2 of Final Crisis: Superman Beyond are called “Superman Beyond” and “To Be Continued”. They were released in October 2008 and March 2009, respectively. Final Crisis: Superman Beyond was a limited series, only featuring two issues. This issue came with cardboard 3-D glasses, which purport to be made from fragments of Superman's cosmic armour.
Who created it?
It was written by Grant Morrison, with pencils and ink by Doug Mahnke, Christian Alamy, Rodney Ramos, Tom Nguyen and Walden Wong. It was edited by Eddie Berganza and Adam Schlagman
What happens inside the pages?
"Final Crisis: Superman Beyond” To save the woman he loves, Superman becomes the pawn of ultra-dimensional forces when a wounded emissary from a world of doomed super gods comes to Earth on the eve of the Final Crisis. His mission: To recruit Superman's help against an epic, reality-spanning menace that originated in the Crisis on Infinite Earths. Superman joins forces with Overman (of Earth-10), Captain Marvel (of Earth-5) and Captain Adam (of Earth-4) for an interdimensional fight, so Lois...
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Issue #41 of Superman Vol. 1 is called “22 Stories in a Single Bound”. It has a cover date of March 2000. This issue consists of 22 one-page stories.
Who created it?
It was written by Mark Millar, with pencils and ink by Ty Templeton, Rick Burchett, Philip Bond, Joe Staton, Craig Rousseau, Aluir Amancio, Neil Vokes, Bret Blevins, Cameron Stewart, Mike Manley, Darwyn Cooke, and more. It was edited by Jenette Kahn.
What happens inside the pages?
“Page One” Short introduction to the life of Superman. “Power Trip” Darkseid has given Intergang a solar disruptor that boosts the sun's powers. It also boosts Superman's hearing, driving him mad. He eventually located Intergang's base because its members were lippy. “What would you do if you were Superman” Angela Chen interviews several people "on the street" about what they would do if they had Superman's powers, ending with Clark Kent, who'd love to take a shot at flying. “A Week in the Li...
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Issue #247 of Superman Vol. 1 is called “Must There Be a Superman?”. It has a cover date of January 1972. The Guardians of the Universe show Superman a playback of his speech to the people of the planet Kalyarna, as originally depicted in Justice League of America #86.
Who created it?
It was written by Elliot S. Maggin, with pencils by Curt Swan and ink by Murphy Anderson. It was edited by Julius Schwartz.
What happens inside the pages?
Superman: “Must There Be a Superman?” The Guardians of the Universe tell Superman that his actions may be impeding the progress of the human race. While Superman considers what they said, he gets involved in the problems in a migrant camp. The Private Life of Clark Kent: “When on Earth” Clark Kent learns that a WGBS receptionist's kid brother is running with a teenage gang. He confronts the youths without changing into Superman, to give young Bick a chance to change his course, and succeeds.
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Issue #1 of Forever People Vol. 1 is called “In Search of a Dream!”. It has a cover date of December 1970. The events from this issue take place prior to the introduction of Jack Kirby's Fourth World mythos in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #133.
Who created it?
It was written and edited by Jack Kirby, with pencils by Jack Kirby and Al Plastino, ink by Vince Colletta and lettering by John Costanza.
What happens inside the pages?
Forever People: “In Search of a Dream!” Superman learns of the existence of the Forever People and their quest to free Beautiful Dreamer from Darkseid, who’s holding her hostage. After the fight, Superman asks to join them in Supertown, but he finally decides to stay on Earth to defend it against Darkseid.
Jun 8, 2013 · Run: Lex Luthor: Man Of Steel issue 1-5 (2005) Buy: Pick up Lex Luthor: Man Of Steel. Lex Luthor: Man Of Steel, or Luthor as it’s been rebranded in more recent collected editions, is a Superman story from the point of view of his greatest enemy.
Jun 5, 2013 · These are the stories that explore Superman -- or even the idea, concepts, and philosophies behind Superman -- to the fullest. You'll notice there's no placement of stories that star the...
