(1981)
DC,
1981 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- [none]
- Pages
- 208
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [bullet]
- ISBN
-
0-446-30356-9
- Editing
- Laurie Sutton (editor)
- Color
- Color
- Dimensions
- 8.5" x 11"
- Paper Stock
- Cardstock cover
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publishing Format
- Collected Edition
Issue Notes
Subtitled "Time-Honored Classics" on cover.
Has the same ISBN as the softcover.
Production work by Todd Klein, per http://kleinletters.com/.
Has the same ISBN as the softcover.
Production work by Todd Klein, per http://kleinletters.com/.
[no title indexed]
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 2 pages
- Script
- E. Nelson Bridwell
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
introduction
The Origin of Superman!
Superman / comic story / 15 pages
- Script
- E. Nelson Bridwell
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino (Layouts); Curt Swan
- Inks
- Murphy Anderson
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (editorial advisor, original); E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor, original); Sol Harrison (original)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jor-El (flashback); Jonathan Kent (flashback); Martha Kent (flashback); Lois Lane; Lara (flashback); Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Perry White
- Synopsis
- Superman's origin is retold.
- Reprints
Superboy's First Duel with Luthor!
Superboy / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lex Luthor; Superboy [Clark Kent / Kal-El]
- Reprints
- from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #271 (April 1960)
-
- Keywords
- kryptonite
How Luthor Met Superboy!
Superboy / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- Jerry Siegel
- Pencils
- Al Plastino
- Inks
- Al Plastino
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger (original)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Martha Clark; Jonathan Kent; Krypto; Lana Lang; Lex Luthor (origin); Superboy [Clark Kent / Kal-El]
- Synopsis
- Young Lex and Superboy start out as friends, but after Superboy accidentally destroys Luthor's laboratory and accidentally causes Lex to lose his hair, Luthor vows revenge.
- Reprints
- from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #271 (April 1960)
-
Indexer Notes
Pages 4 & 5 are printed in reverse order.
The Supergirl from Krypton!
Supergirl / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Al Plastino
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger (original)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #252 (May 1959)
-
The Supergirl from Krypton!
Supergirl / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Otto Binder
- Pencils
- Al Plastino
- Inks
- Al Plastino
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger (original)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Zor-El (introduction); Supergirl [Kara Zor-El] (origin) (introduction); Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Miss Hart (introduction)
- Synopsis
- Superman spies a crashing rocket and discovers his cousin Supergirl. She tells him how Argo City survived the destruction of Krypton and how her father sent her to Earth when the inhabitants of Argo City were threatened by Kryptonite poisoning. Superman sets her up in Midvale Orphanage so she can adjust to life on Earth.
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #252 (May 1959)
-
Superman's Return to Krypton!
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jor-El; Lara; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #141 (November 1960)
-
Indexer Notes
The art has been retouched, particularly Lara's face
and the building behind her.
Superman Meets Jor-El and Lara Again [Superman's Return to Krypton! part 1]
Superman / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- Jerry Siegel
- Pencils
- Wayne Boring
- Inks
- Stan Kaye
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger (original)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jor-El (death) (marriage); Lara (death) (marriage); Lyla Lerrol; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Professor Galsworthy; Krypto's parents
- Synopsis
- Superman accidentally travels through time and across space to Krypton, where he meets actress Lyla Lerrol and his parents.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #141 (November 1960)
-
Superman's Kryptonian Romance [Superman's Return to Krypton! part 2]
Superman / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- Jerry Siegel
- Pencils
- Wayne Boring
- Inks
- Stan Kaye
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger (original)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Brainiac (cameo); Martha Clark; Jor-El; Jonathan Kent; Lara; Lyla Lerrol (death); Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Snark McGill (introduction, villain); Gregg Halliday
- Synopsis
- Superman romances Lyla and witnesses Jonathan Kent's
proposal to Martha, while Brainiac shrinks and steals Kandor. - Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #141 (November 1960)
-
The Surprise of Fate! [Superman's Return to Krypton! part 3]
Superman / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Jerry Siegel
- Pencils
- Wayne Boring
- Inks
- Stan Kaye
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger (original)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jor-El; Lara; Lyla Lerrol; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]
- Synopsis
- Superman accidentally escapes Krypton, leaving behind Lyla.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #141 (November 1960)
-
Three Nights in the Fortress of Solitude!
Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane / text article / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
Three Nights in the Fortress of Solitude!
Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- Otto Binder
- Pencils
- Kurt Schaffenberger
- Inks
- Kurt Schaffenberger
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger (original)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]
- Synopsis
- Lois spends three nights in the Fortress of Solitude.
- Reprints
- from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #14 (January 1960)
-
The Boy of Steel!
Jimmy Olsen / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]
- Reprints
- from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #16 (October 1956)
-
The Boy of Steel!
Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Otto Binder
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Ray Burnley
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (original)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]
- Synopsis
- Jimmy Olsen believes that he has gained invulnerablity by eating space cherries.
- Reprints
- from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #16 (October 1956)
-
Brainiac and Luthor Team Up to Destroy Superman!
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- George Klein
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger (original)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Brainiac; Lex Luthor; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #167 (February 1964)
-
The Deadly Duo! [The Team of Luthor and Brainiac! part 1]
Superman / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- Cary Bates (plot); Edmond Hamilton (script)
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- George Klein
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Brainiac; Lex Luthor; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]
- Synopsis
- Lex Luthor escapes prison and discovers the existence of Brainiac.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #167 (February 1964)
-
The Downfall of Superman! [The Team of Luthor and Brainiac! part 2]
Superman / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- Cary Bates (plot); Edmond Hamilton (script)
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- George Klein
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Brainiac; Lex Luthor; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Tharla
- Synopsis
- Lex Luthor releases Brainiac from prison, re-programs him, and teams with him to shrink Superman.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #167 (February 1964)
-
The Hour of Kandor's Vengeance! [The Team of Luthor and Brainiac! part 3]
Superman / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- Cary Bates (plot); Edmond Hamilton (script)
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- George Klein
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Brainiac; Lex Luthor; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Superman Emergency Squad; Nor Kann
- Synopsis
- With the help of the Kandorians, Superman turns the tables on Luthor and Brainiac.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #167 (February 1964)
-
Who Took the Super Out of Superman?
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bob Oksner
- Inks
- Bob Oksner
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (original)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #296 (February 1976)
-
Who Took the Super Out of Superman!
Superman / comic story / 18 pages
- Script
- Cary Bates (plot); Elliot Maggin (script)
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Bob Oksner
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (original)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Xviar; Steve Lombard; Mrs. Goldstein
- Synopsis
- Superman finds himself powerless when out of his Superman costume.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #296 (February 1976)
-
Clark Kent Forever -- Superman Never!
Superman / comic story / 18 pages
- Script
- Cary Bates (plot); Elliot Maggin (script)
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Bob Oksner
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (original)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Morgan Edge; Steve Lombard; May Marigold; Gregory Reed
- Synopsis
- Superman tries to live his life as Clark Kent only.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #297 (March 1976)
-
Clark Kent, Get Out of My Life!
Superman / comic story / 18 pages
- Script
- Cary Bates (plot); Elliot Maggin (script)
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Bob Oksner
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (original)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Morgan Edge; Xviar; Steve Lombard; Solarman
- Synopsis
- Superman tries to live his life only as Superman.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #298 (April 1976)
-
The Double-Or-Nothing Life of Superman!
Superman / comic story / 18 pages
- Script
- Cary Bates (plot); Elliot Maggin (script)
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Bob Oksner
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (original)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Brainiac; Lois Lane; Lex Luthor; Mr. Mxyzptlk; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Xviar; Steve Lombard; ; Terra-Man; The Prankster; The Toyman; The Parasite; Amalak; The Kryptonite Man
- Synopsis
- Superman must face several of his greatest foes, but it is part of Xviar's master plan.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #299 (May 1976)
-
Editing
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Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Superman -
1.
[no title indexed]
-
2.
The Origin of Superman!
-
3.
The Origin of Superman!
Superman -
4.
Superboy's First Duel with Luthor!
Superboy -
5.
How Luthor Met Superboy!
Superboy -
6.
How Luthor Met Superboy!
Superboy -
7.
The Supergirl from Krypton!
Supergirl -
8.
The Supergirl from Krypton!
Supergirl -
9.
The Supergirl from Krypton!
Supergirl -
10.
Superman's Return to Krypton!
Superman -
11.
Superman's Return to Krypton!
Superman -
12.
Superman Meets Jor-El and Lara Again [Superman's Return to Krypton! part 1]
Superman -
13.
Superman's Kryptonian Romance [Superman's Return to Krypton! part 2]
Superman -
14.
The Surprise of Fate! [Superman's Return to Krypton! part 3]
Superman -
15.
Three Nights in the Fortress of Solitude!
Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane -
16.
Three Nights in the Fortress of Solitude!
Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane -
17.
The Boy of Steel!
Jimmy Olsen -
18.
The Boy of Steel!
Jimmy Olsen -
19.
The Boy of Steel!
Jimmy Olsen -
20.
Brainiac and Luthor Team Up to Destroy Superman!
Superman -
21.
The Team of Luthor and Brainiac!
Superman -
22.
The Deadly Duo! [The Team of Luthor and Brainiac! part 1]
Superman -
23.
The Downfall of Superman! [The Team of Luthor and Brainiac! part 2]
Superman -
24.
The Hour of Kandor's Vengeance! [The Team of Luthor and Brainiac! part 3]
Superman -
25.
Who Took the Super Out of Superman?
Superman -
26.
Who Took the Super Out of Superman!
Superman -
27.
Who Took the Super Out of Superman!
Superman -
28.
Clark Kent Forever -- Superman Never!
Superman -
29.
Clark Kent, Get Out of My Life!
Superman -
30.
The Double-Or-Nothing Life of Superman!
Superman -
31.
[Superman Shield]
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- Katie
- Jochen G.
- Merlin Haas
- Pat Lang
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
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