Superman: Secret Identity [Fourth Printing]
(2004)

DC, 2004 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
19.99 USD; 23.99 CAD
Pages
212
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [peel]
ISBN
978-1-4012-0451-8 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9781401204518 51999
Editing
Robert Greenberger (Senior Editor, Collected Edition); Joey Cavalieri (Editor, Original Series); Harvey Richards (Assistant Editor, Original Series)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
cardstock cover
Binding
softcover
Publishing Format
collected edition
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Superman: Secret Identity (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Stuart Immonen (illo)
Inks
Stuart Immonen (illo)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Clark Kent

Indexer Notes

Title page.

Illustration taken from story from Superman: Secret Identity (DC, 2004 series) #1 ([January] 2004), with modifications.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Stuart Immonen (illo)
Inks
Stuart Immonen (illo)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Superman

Indexer Notes

Publishing data page. Includes dedication to Elliot S! Maggin, Curt Swan, and Julius Schwartz.

Illustration taken from story in Superman: Secret Identity (DC, 2004 series) #4 ([April] 2004) with modifications.

Secret Origins (Table of Contents: 3)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Kurt Busiek
Pencils
Stuart Immonen (illos)
Inks
Stuart Immonen (illos)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Superman
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The author discusses the genesis of this story in his appreciation of the Superboy of Earth-Prime story in DC Comics Presents (DC, 1978 series) #87.

Illustrations taken from the stories in Superman: Secret Identity (DC, 2004 series) #2 ([February] 2004) [first & fourth illos, with modifications], from Superman: Secret Identity (DC, 2004 series) #3 ([March] 2004) [second illo, with modifications], from Superman: Secret Identity (DC, 2004 series) #4 ([April] 2004) [third illo, with modifications].

Chapter One: Smallville (Table of Contents: 4)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Stuart Immonen
Inks
Stuart Immonen
Colors
Stuart Immonen
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Clark Kent
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Chapter title page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Stuart Immonen (illos)
Inks
Stuart Immonen (illos)
Colors
Stuart Immonen (illos)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy [Clark Kent]

Indexer Notes

Illustration taken from Superman: Secret Identity (DC, 2004 series) #1 ([January] 2004).

[Smallville] (Table of Contents: 6)

Superman / comic story / 48 pages (report information)

Script
Kurt Busiek
Pencils
Stuart Immonen
Inks
Stuart Immonen
Colors
Stuart Immonen
Letters
Todd Klein

Genre
superhero
Characters
Clark Kent; David Kent; Laura Kent; Cassie; Mike; Wendy Case
Synopsis
In a world where Superman is a fictional character in comic books, a boy named Clark Kent discovers he has abilities far beyond those of mortal men.
Reprints

Chapter Two: Metropolis (Table of Contents: 7)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
Kurt Busiek
Pencils
Stuart Immonen
Inks
Stuart Immonen
Colors
Stuart Immonen
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Lois Chaudhari
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Chapter title page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Stuart Immonen (illos)
Inks
Stuart Immonen (illos)
Colors
Stuart Immonen (illos)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Chaudhari

Indexer Notes

Illustrations taken from Superman: Secret Identity (DC, 2004 series) #3 ([March] 2004) and #4 ([April] 2004).

[Metropolis] (Table of Contents: 9)

Superman / comic story / 48 pages (report information)

Script
Kurt Busiek
Pencils
Stuart Immonen
Inks
Stuart Immonen
Colors
Stuart Immonen
Letters
Todd Klein

Genre
superhero
Characters
Clark Kent; Lois Chaudhari
Synopsis
Clark begins his career as a writer in Manhattan, finds his Lois, but when he acts as Superman, he is captured and experimented on in a mysterious laboratory.
Reprints

Chapter Three: Fortress (Table of Contents: 10)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Stuart Immonen
Inks
Stuart Immonen
Colors
Stuart Immonen
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Jane Kent; Carol Kent
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Chapter title page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Stuart Immonen (illos)
Inks
Stuart Immonen (illos)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman

Indexer Notes

Illustration taken from Superman: Secret Identity (DC, 2004 series) #3 ([March] 2004).

[Fortress] (Table of Contents: 12)

Superman / comic story / 48 pages (report information)

Script
Kurt Busiek
Pencils
Stuart Immonen
Inks
Stuart Immonen
Colors
Stuart Immonen
Letters
Todd Klein

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Chaudhari Kent; Agent Malloy; Jane Kent; Carol Kent
Synopsis
Clark and Lois marry and the government blackmails Superman into working for them.
Reprints

Chapter Four: Tomorrow (Table of Contents: 13)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Stuart Immonen
Inks
Stuart Immonen
Colors
Stuart Immonen
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Lois Chaudhari Kent; Carol Kent; Jane Kent
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Chapter title page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Stuart Immonen (illos)
Inks
Stuart Immonen (illos)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Clark Kent; Lois Chaudhari Kent; Carol Kent?; Jane Kent?

Indexer Notes

It is unclear whether Clark is holding Carol or Jane in this illustration, but only one of the baby girls is shown.

Illustrations from Superman: Secret Identity (DC, 2004 series) #3 ([March] 2004) and #4 ([April] 2004).

[Tomorrow] (Table of Contents: 15)

Superman / comic story / 48 pages (report information)

Script
Kurt Busiek
Pencils
Stuart Immonen
Inks
Stuart Immonen
Colors
Stuart Immonen
Letters
Todd Klein

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Lois Chaudhari; Carol Kent; Jane Kent; Agent Malloy
Synopsis
Clark and Lois' twin girls grow up and Superman's time draws to a close.
Reprints

Biographies (Table of Contents: 16)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stuart Immonen (illo)
Inks
Stuart Immonen (illo)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
biography
Characters
Carol Kent; Jane Kent

Indexer Notes

Illustration from Superman: Secret Identity (DC, 2004 series) #4 ([April] 2004).

Can You Keep a Secret? (Table of Contents: 17)

Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stuart Immonen (illo)
Inks
Stuart Immonen (illo)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Clark Kent

Indexer Notes

Back cover illustration from Superman: Secret Identity (DC, 2004 series) #2 ([February] 2004).

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 1. Superman: Secret Identity
    Superman
  2. 2. [no title indexed]
  3. 3. Secret Origins
  4. 4. Chapter One: Smallville
    Superman
  5. 5. [no title indexed]
    Superman
  6. 6. [Smallville]
    Superman
  7. 7. Chapter Two: Metropolis
    Superman
  8. 8. [no title indexed]
    Superman
  9. 9. [Metropolis]
    Superman
  10. 10. Chapter Three: Fortress
    Superman
  11. 11. [no title indexed]
    Superman
  12. 12. [Fortress]
    Superman
  13. 13. Chapter Four: Tomorrow
    Superman
  14. 14. [no title indexed]
    Superman
  15. 15. [Tomorrow]
    Superman
  16. 16. Biographies
  17. 17. Can You Keep a Secret?
    Superman
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  • Jim Van Dore