([November] 2004)
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 49.95 USD; 76.95 CAD
- Pages
- 240
- On-sale Date
- 2004-09-29
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics
- Brand
-
DC Archive Editions
- ISBN
-
1-4012-0156-3
- Barcode
- 761941239927 00111
- Editing
- Dale Crain
Issue Notes
[no title indexed]
Superman / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
-
from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #242 (July 1958) [detail]
-
Indexer Notes
The cover art is a detail from the cover of Action Comics #242.
Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives Volume 1
Superman / illustration / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #125 (November 1958) [illustration]
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Indexer Notes
Title page. The illustration is a detail from the cover of Superman (DC, 1939 series) #125.
Table of Contents
Superman / table of contents / 2 pages
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
Some story credits in the Table of Contents are erroneous. The illustration is from p. 8, panel 6 of "Superman in the White House!" from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #122.
Foreword
Superman / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 4 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jimmy Olsen
Indexer Notes
The illustration is from pg. 8, panel 4 of "Superman in the White House!" from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #122.
The Super-Key to Fort Superman!
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #241 (June 1958)
-
Indexer Notes
The key and doorway to the Fortress of Solitude are depicted differently on the cover of Action Comics #241, pencilled by Curt Swan, from how they appear in the story, pencilled by Wayne Boring. On the cover the key is a giant skeleton key and below the doorway "FORT SUPERMAN" is written on the face of the mountain, while in the story the key is arrow-shaped, disguised as a marker to guide planes, and there is nothing written below the doorway. It is the arrow-shaped key and unlabeled doorway in the story drawn by Boring that will become the canonical versions.
The Super-Key to Fort Superman
Superman / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen;Batman; Joker (on trophy)
- Synopsis
- Someone has broken into Superman's Fortress of Solitude, so Superman searches the place for clues.
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #241 (June 1958)
-
- Keywords
- Fortress of Solitude (intro); green kryptonite
Indexer Notes
1st appearance of the Fortress of Solitude. The depictions of the Fortress key and doorway in this story differ from their cover appearances (see note to previous sequence). The versions in this story will become the canonical versions.
The Super-Sergeant!
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #122 (July 1958)
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The Secret of the Space Souvenirs
Superman / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane
- Synopsis
- Superman is compelled to collect trophies from space, but doesn't know why.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #122 (July 1958)
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Indexer Notes
Writer ID by Bob Hughes.
Superman in the White House!
Superman / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Lois Lane
- Synopsis
- When Jimmy is knocked out, he dreams of what it would be like if Superman were president of the United States.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #122 (July 1958)
-
The Super-Sergeant
Superman / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Sgt. Jones; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen
- Synopsis
- While testing a new device, Superman accidentally gives Private Jones super-powers. Superman uses the soldier, who is promoted to sergeant, to make a pair of foreign spies think that he can create an army of American super-soldiers.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #122 (July 1958)
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Indexer Notes
Writer ID by Bob Hughes.
The Super-Duel in Space!
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Brainiac
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #242 (July 1958)
-
Indexer Notes
Brainiac's appearance on the cover of Action Comics #242, pencilled by Curt Swan, is different from that in the story, drawn by Al Plastino. Along with differences in the costume, on the cover Brainiac has electrodes on his head while in the story he doesn't have electrodes. It is Curt Swan's Brainiac with the electrode-studded head that will become the canonical version.
The Super-Duel in Space
Superman / comic story / 13 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Brainiac; Lois Lane; Koko; Kimda; Martha Kent (cameo); Jonathan Kent (cameo)
- Synopsis
- While on an experimental rocket, Clark and Lois encounter the alien Brainiac, who plans to shrink and bottle the great cities of Earth and then use them to repopulate his planet. Superman gets inside Brainiac’s ship when the villain snatches Metropolis and there finds a bottle with the Kryptonian city of Kandor. He enters the bottle and with the help of a scientist there restores the cities of Earth while Brainiac lies in suspended animation for his trip home. Because there is not enough power to restore Kandor, Superman places the city in his Fortress, as Brainiac rockets away empty-handed.
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #242 (July 1958)
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Indexer Notes
Brainiac's depiction in this story differs from that on the cover (see note to previous sequence). The cover version of Brainiac would become the canonical version.
The Girl of Steel!
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Super-Girl
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #123 (August 1958)
-
Indexer Notes
This cover is a recreation. It is not a reprint of the original drawing.
The Girl of Steel [The Three Magic Wishes Part 1 of 3]
Superman / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Super-Girl; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #123 (August 1958)
-
Indexer Notes
Part 1 of 3. The Super-Girl in this story appears 11 months before Superman's cousin, Kara Zor-El, the Supergirl who debuts in Action Comics #252 (May '59). In the Table of Contents the pencils are incorrectly credited to Wayne Boring. The pencils are credited to Dick Sprang in the GCD's index of Superman (1939 series) #123 and in previous reprints of this story, including The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told and Supergirl Archives Vol. 1. Although credited to Jamison, the coloring appears to be the same as in a previous reprinting of this story in Supergirl Archives Vol. 1, which was colored by Lee Loughridge.
The Lost Super-Powers [The Three Magic Wishes Part 2 of 3]
Superman / comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jimmy Olsen
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #123 (August 1958)
-
Indexer Notes
Part 2 of 3. In the Table of Contents the pencils are incorrectly credited to Wayne Boring. Also, the coloring may in fact be by Lee Loughridge. See notes to previous sequence regarding disputed credits.
Superman's Return to Krypton [The Three Magic Wishes Part 3 of 3]
Superman / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jimmy Olsen; Jor-El; Lara; Kil-Lor (Kryptonian criminal, 1st app.)
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #123 (August 1958)
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Indexer Notes
Part 3 of 3. In the Table of Contents the pencils are incorrectly credited to Wayne Boring. Also, the coloring may in fact be by Lee Loughridge. See notes to sequence 13 regarding disputed credits.
The Lady and the Lion!
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lois Lane
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #243 (August 1958)
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The Lady and the Lion
Superman / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lois Lane; Circe; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen
- Synopsis
- Circe gives Superman a potion that causes him to have the head of a lion until he discovers the antidote.
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #243 (August 1958)
-
- Keywords
- Fortress of Solitude; Kandor; kryptonite
Indexer Notes
2nd appearances of Fortress of Solitude and Bottled City of Kandor. The Fortress is depicted the same as in the story from Action Comics #241, also pencilled by Boring.
The Black Knight's Super-Sword!
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Perry White [disguised as the Black Knight]
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #124 (September 1958)
-
The Super-Sword
Superman / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; "Bull" Mathews
- Synopsis
- After Superman releases the Black Knight from a block of ice after nearly 1,000 years, the villain goes on a crime spree. When the knight wounds Superman with his magical sword, criminal "Bull" Mathews offers to buy it, but finds it was all a set-up to trap him.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #124 (September 1958)
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Mrs. Superman
Superman / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Chief Mawmba
- Synopsis
- When Clark and Lois are trapped on a remote island, Clark reveals his double identity to Lois and proposes marriage. But when he discovers that he can leave the island, Clark must convince Lois he faked the super-feats he performed on the island in order to get out of the engagement.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #124 (September 1958)
-
- Keywords
- kryptonite
Indexer Notes
With its Schaffenberger art and focus on Lois Lane's relationship with Superman, this story is similar to those that appear in the pages of Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane.
The Steeplejack of Steel
Superman / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Bart Benson
- Synopsis
- Superman takes a construction job undercover as Kirk Brent to expose a shady contractor.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #124 (September 1958)
-
Superman's Undersea Kingdom!
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #244 (September 1958)
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The Super-Merman of the Sea
Superman / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Vul-Kor (villain); Lya-La (villain)
- Synopsis
- Superman pretends to join forces with underwater-dwelling aliens in order to trick them into believing Earth's seas are too salty for them.
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #244 (September 1958)
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- Keywords
- kryptonite; Undersea Fortress of Solitude (intro)
The Shrinking Superman!
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lois Lane; Zak-Kul
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #245 (October 1958)
-
The Shrinking Superman!
Superman / comic story / 13 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lois Lane; Zak-Kul (villain)
- Synopsis
- When Lois visits Superman's Fortress, she accidentally releases the criminal Zak-Kul from Kandor. The villain traps Superman in Kandor and takes over his life until Superman escapes and returns Zak-Kul to the bottle city.
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #245 (October 1958)
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- Keywords
- Fortress of Solitude; Kandor
Indexer Notes
Early appearances of Kandor and the Fortress of Solitude. The Fortress is depicted the same as in the story from Action Comics #241, also pencilled by Boring. Writer id by Bob Hughes.
Superman's New Power!
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #125 (November 1958)
-
Lois Lane's Super-Dream
Superman / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane
- Synopsis
- Lois dreams she and Clark gain super-powers and become Power-Girl and Power-Man.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #125 (November 1958)
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Indexer Notes
With its Schaffenberger art and focus on Lois Lane's relationship with Superman, this story is similar to those that appear in the pages of Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane.
Clark Kent's College Days
Superman; Untold Tales of Superman / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Thaddeus V. Maxwell
- Synopsis
- Superman recalls his college days, particularly the professor who tried to scientifically prove that Clark Kent was Superboy.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #125 (November 1958)
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Indexer Notes
1st of a series of "Untold Tales of Superman". Reveals the circumstances which led to Superboy choosing to call himself Superman.
Superman's New Power!
Superman / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane
- Synopsis
- When Superman is exposed to the radiation from the explosion of an alien space ship, he loses his powers but gains the ability to create a miniature version of himself with his powers to carry out his super-duties.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #125 (November 1958)
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The Doom from Krypton!
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #246 (November 1958)
-
Indexer Notes
The scene on the cover of Action Comics #246, of an Earth couple sending their infant son to another planet in a rocket resembling the one that sent baby Kal-El to Earth, does not appear in the story, which is about a crook who builds a Krypton-themed amusement park.
Krypton on Earth!
Superman / comic story / 13 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Jonas Smith
- Synopsis
- Real estate promoter Jonas Smith creates the planned community of Krypton Island, which opens with a pageant featuring a re-enactment of Jor-El and Lara sending Baby Kal-El to Earth. But Superman realizes Smith is a wanted criminal and stops him from smuggling off Krypton Island diamonds that Superman made from coal.
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #246 (November 1958)
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Indexer Notes
The Table of Contents incorrectly credits Curt Swan as the penciller, but the visual style is unmistakably that of Wayne Boring (the GCD's index of Action Comics #246 also credits Boring). Writer id by Bob Hughes.
The Return of Superman's Lost Parents!
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Cedric Carson [as Jonathan Kent]; Millicent Carson [as Martha Kent]
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #247 (December 1958)
-
Superman's Lost Parents!
Superman / comic story / 13 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Cedric Carson [as Jonathan Kent] (villain); Millicent Carson [as Martha Kent] (villain); Jor-El (statue); Lara (statue); Jonathan Kent (flashback); Martha Kent (flashback); Superboy (statue, image); Lois Lane; Superman robots; Lana Lang (image); Professor Lang (image)
- Synopsis
- Ma and Pa Kent seemingly arrive in the present in a time bubble, and Superman is so happy to see them that he shows them all the secrets of his adult life. But Ma and Pa turn out to be con artists who blackmail Superman with the knowledge of his double identity secret.
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #247 (December 1958)
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- Keywords
- Fortress of Solitude; kryptonite
Indexer Notes
Early appearance of Fortress of Solitude. The Fortress key is a giant skeleton key, as shown on Curt Swan's cover of Action Comics #241 (the NON-canonical version).
Superman's Lost Identity!
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #126 (January 1959)
-
Superman's Hunt for Clark Kent!
Superman / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen
- Synopsis
- When Superman loses his memory, he adopts the persona of Clarence Kelvin and takes a job at the Daily Planet while he tries remember his true identity.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #126 (January 1959)
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Indexer Notes
Early Fortress of Solitude appearance -- Wayne Boring's canonical version, as shown in the story from Action Comics #241. Writer id by Bob Hughes.
The Spell of the Shandu Clock
Superman / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Shandu; Perry White; The Fallon Gang (Intro)
- Synopsis
- Superman pretends to be under the influence of a mystical clock in order to make the Fallon Gang think he is helpless against their new weapon.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #126 (January 1959)
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The Two Faces of Superman!
Superman / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lois Lane; Chet Hartley
- Synopsis
- When Superman sees Lois get out of a date by making herself look ridiculous, he changes his appearance to teach her a lesson.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #126 (January 1959)
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Indexer Notes
Superman wears a mask that resembles Mad Magazine's Alfred E. Neuman. With its Schaffenberger art and focus on Lois Lane's relationship with Superman, this story is similar to those that appear in the pages of Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane.
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[no title indexed]
Superman -
1.
Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives Volume 1
Superman -
2.
Table of Contents
Superman -
3.
Foreword
Superman -
4.
The Super-Key to Fort Superman!
Superman -
5.
The Super-Key to Fort Superman
Superman -
6.
The Super-Sergeant!
Superman -
7.
The Secret of the Space Souvenirs
Superman -
8.
Superman in the White House!
Superman -
9.
The Super-Sergeant
Superman -
10.
The Super-Duel in Space!
Superman -
11.
The Super-Duel in Space
Superman -
12.
The Girl of Steel!
Superman -
13.
The Girl of Steel [The Three Magic Wishes Part 1 of 3]
Superman -
14.
The Lost Super-Powers [The Three Magic Wishes Part 2 of 3]
Superman -
15.
Superman's Return to Krypton [The Three Magic Wishes Part 3 of 3]
Superman -
16.
The Lady and the Lion!
Superman -
17.
The Lady and the Lion
Superman -
18.
The Black Knight's Super-Sword!
Superman -
19.
The Super-Sword
Superman -
20.
Mrs. Superman
Superman -
21.
The Steeplejack of Steel
Superman -
22.
Superman's Undersea Kingdom!
Superman -
23.
The Super-Merman of the Sea
Superman -
24.
The Shrinking Superman!
Superman -
25.
The Shrinking Superman!
Superman -
26.
Superman's New Power!
Superman -
27.
Lois Lane's Super-Dream
Superman -
28.
Clark Kent's College Days
Superman; Untold Tales of Superman -
29.
Superman's New Power!
Superman -
30.
The Doom from Krypton!
Superman -
31.
Krypton on Earth!
Superman -
32.
The Return of Superman's Lost Parents!
Superman -
33.
Superman's Lost Parents!
Superman -
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Superman's Lost Identity!
Superman -
35.
Superman's Hunt for Clark Kent!
Superman -
36.
The Spell of the Shandu Clock
Superman -
37.
The Two Faces of Superman!
Superman -
38.
Biographies
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39.
[no title indexed]
Superman
- Katie
- Peter Croome
- Tom Hartley
- Jere Juutilainen
- John Monagle
- Mike Nielsen
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
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