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ACTION
COMICS
ARCHIVES:
Volume One |
Written by Jerry Siegel
Art by Joe Shuster |
Hardcover
DC Comics
ISBN: 1563893355 |
$49.95
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| These are
the stories which created and defined the super-hero genre
Reprinting the Superman stories
from ACTION COMICS #1, #7-20 (Note: the Superman stories in ACTION #2-6
were featured in SUPERMAN ARCHIVES Volume 1). |
| Superman made
his debut in Action Comics #1 in June, 1938. He became an instant sensation
with readers, and started the superhero trend.
Superman: The Action Comics
Archives volume 1 reprints only the Superman stories from Action Comics
#1, and #7-20 (issues 2 thru 6 were reprinted in early issues of Superman).
These stories featured a Man of Steel who did anything to get justice done,
including escaping from Police whenever they get on his trail! He didn't
have all the superpowers that his modern version has today, or that modern
version's sense of justice.
Superman fought normal criminals
in his early years. One villain who became Superman's first recurring foe
in this book was the Ultra-Humanite, a sinister villain who was thwarted
by the Man of Steel many times.
Read the classic stories
from comics' Golden Age that started it all in Superman: The Action Comics
Archives! |
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Action
Comics
Archives:
Volume Two |
| by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster |
Hardcover: 224 pages
DC Comics
ISBN: 1563894262 |
$49.95
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| Superman: The
Action Comics Archives, Vol. 2 reprints the Superman stories from Action
Comics #21 thru #36, classic stories from the early days of comic books'
Golden Age. DC Comics continues their presentation of early comic book
stories with their award-winning Archive Editions series. |
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Dimensions (in inches): 0.72 x 10.53 x 7.16
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The
Sunday Classics:
1939-1943 |
by Jerry Siegel
& Joe Shuster |
$19.95
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| Superman: The Sunday Classics,
1939-1943 reprints the newspaper weekend Sunday colored strip stories of
Superman. Superman, created by Jerry Siegel & Joe Shuster, was originally
meant for the syndicated strips that ran in the newspapers. As the Man
of Steel had made his first appearance in comic books first in 1938, it
was after becoming a huge success there that his creators would bring the
hero to the newspaper strips immediately. |
Paperback: 224 pages
DC Comics
ISBN: 1563894637
Dimensions (in inches):
0.55 x 8.99 x 12.07 |
| The evolution
of Superman was happening in these strips. He would later on start chanting
his infamous "Up, up and away!" phrase. From fighting crooked criminals,
giant robots, Nazis, to even the elements of World War II, this book shows
just how Superman was still there fighting against injustice. Great care
was given to restoration of these strips and effort was taken to ensure
quality reproduction . It really looks fabulous, and tips off to the publishers
of this book, DC Comics and Kitchen Sink Press on a job well done in restoring
these long time gems once again for old and new readers to read once more.
A worthy addition to anyone's library.
Siegel and Shuster conceived
Superman as a newspaper strip. This is where they wanted to be. And it
shows. Comics may be for kids but the adults also read the weekend comic
section. It's readable. It shows America concerns before their entry into
WW2. It shows the propaganda of the day as America started to fight in
WW2. This book shows us Superman at the beginning. He's jumping, not flying.
The art is crude. As you continue to read this volume Superman begins to
fly, really does say 'up, up and away', and changes in telephone booths
and slowly becomes the Superman of popular culture today. The art also
improves as you read the book. The reproduction of the Sunday pages is
superb with crisp, clean colors. This book is a gem. Superman as he was.
Superman as we know him today. A worthy addition to your library. |
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The
Dailies:
1941-1942 |
by Jerry Siegel
& Joe Shuster |
$14.95
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Paperback: 176 pages
DC Comics
ISBN: 1563894629 |
| This is a very nice collection
of cartoons. Superman is not as "super" as in later stories: his biceps
are still rather normally proportioned, and his flying isn't always 100%.
However, the stories are interesting and fun to read. The comic-strip format
makes the book easy to put down and pick up again. Most of all, though,
a really good read!
All in all this is a great
companion to any comic book collection and a nice addition to the Batman
Dailies Kitchen Sink published years ago. |
Table of
Contents
Superman
Goes Hollywood
James
Vance
The
League to Destroy Superman
The
Scientists of Sudden Death
The
Death Ray
The
Pseudo-Superman
The
Deadly Dwarf
Explosion
The
Electric Rod
The
Blonde Tigress Regrets
Superman's
Hollywood Debut
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Dimensions (in inches): 0.47 x 8.33 x 10.77
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