([November] 2005)
DC,
2005 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 9.99 USD; 13.50 CAD
- Pages
- 564
- On-sale Date
- 2005-09-28
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics
- Brand
-
DC [swirl]
- ISBN
-
1-4012-0758-8
- Barcode
- 9781401207588 50999
- Editing
- Robert Greenberger (editor)
Issue Notes
Printed in Canada. New printing: October 20, 2010.
[no title indexed]
Superman / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Brainiac
- Reprints
-
from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #242 (July 1958) [art altered; word balloons removed]
-
Indexer Notes
Cover art is altered from original, with Superman figure moved higher on the page. Word balloons on the original cover have been removed.
[Blank Pages]
blank page(s) / 2 pages
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover has Direct Sales UPC box, otherwise blank. Inside back cover is blank.
Showcase Presents Superman
Superman / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Pencils
- Curt Swan (illustration); Al Plastino (illustration)
- Inks
- Stan Kaye (illustration); Al Plastino (illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Brainiac
Indexer Notes
Title page, with editorial credits and publication data. Illustrations from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #242.
The Super-Key to Fort Superman! [Action Comic #241 cover]
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #241 (June 1958)
-
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 (introductio); green kryptonite
The Super-Sergeant! [Superman #122 cover]
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #122 (July 1958)
-
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)
-
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)
-
The Super-Duel in Space! [Action Comics #242 cover]
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Brainiac
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #242 (July 1958)
-
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)
-
The Girl of Steel! [Superman #123 cover]
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Super-Girl
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #123 (August 1958)
-
[The Girl of Steel]
Superman / comic story / 26 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Super-Girl; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Jor-El; Lara; Kil-Lor
- Synopsis
- Jimmy finds an ancient totem that grants three wishes and first wishes for a companion for Superman. But before he can make his second wish, the totem is stolen by thugs who wish Superman had no powers. Finally Jimmy makes his third wish in writing, but mistypes and has Superman mate his parents, rather than simply meet them.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #123 (August 1958), #123 (August 1958), #123 (August 1958)
-
The Lady and the Lion! [Action Comics #243 cover]
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lois Lane
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #243 (August 1958)
-
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
Inks credited to Wayne Boring on item.
The Black Knight's Super-Sword! [Superman #124 cover]
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman
- 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)
-
Mrs. Superman
Superman / comic story / 7.67 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
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! [Action Comics #244 cover]
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #244 (September 1958)
-
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)
-
- Keywords
- kryptonite; Undersea Fortress of Solitude (introduction)
Indexer Notes
Ink credit in dispute, see index of original printing.
The Shrinking Superman! [Action Comics #245 cover]
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 / 12.67 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)
-
- Keywords
- Fortress of Solitude; Kandor
Superman's New Power! [Superman #125 cover]
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 / 7.67 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)
-
Clark Kent's College Days
Superman; Untold Tales of Superman / comic story / 9.67 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)
-
Superman's New Power!
Superman / comic story / 7.67 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) [black and white]
-
The Doom from Krypton! [Action Comics #246 cover]
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #246 (November 1958)
-
Krypton on Earth!
Superman / comic story / 12.67 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)
-
The Return of Superman's Lost Parents! [Action Comics #247 cover]
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 / 12.67 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)
-
- Keywords
- Fortress of Solitude; kryptonite
Indexer Notes
Incorrectly called "The Return of Superman's Lost Parents" in the table of contents.
Superman's Lost Identity! [Superman #126 cover]
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 / 9.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent; also as Clarence Kelvin]; 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)
-
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)
-
The Two Faces of Superman!
Superman / comic story / 7.67 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)
-
Indexer Notes
Superman makes himself look like Alfred E. Neuman.
The Man No Prison Could Hold! [Action Comics #248 cover]
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Von Kamp; Congorilla (inset)
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #248 (January 1959)
-
The Man No Prison Could Hold!
Superman / comic story / 11.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; Von Kamp (villain)
- Synopsis
- Superman becomes a prisoner of an island work camp in order to discover what weapon a nazi scientist is creating.
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #248 (January 1959)
-
Titano! [Superman #127 cover]
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lois Lane; Titano
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #127 (February 1959)
-
When There Was No Clark Kent!
Superman; An Untold Tale of Superman / comic story / 8.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Perry White
- Synopsis
- Superman recalls a time when it appeared that Clark Kent had died, so he abandoned his double life and moved in with Jimmy Olsen. But Superman quickly learned the value of a secret identity and resurrected Clark.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #127 (February 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
Inks credited to Stan Kaye on item.
The Make-Believe Superman!
Superman / comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Tommy Winters; Harry Winters
- Synopsis
- Harry Winters dreads the day he is supposed to dress in the clothes in which he did his most heroic dead for his son's school because he thinks he has never done anything heroic. Putting on a Superman costume from a masquerade ball, however, Harry Winters heroically helps the real Superman.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #127 (February 1959)
-
Titano the Super-Ape!
Superman / comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lois Lane; Titano [Toto]
- Synopsis
- Lois befriends the intelligent chimp Toto just before he is sent into orbit inside a satellite. While in orbit, the satellite passes by a collision of a uranium metorite with a kryptonite one, which causes the chimp to grow to enormous size and shoot kryptonite beams from his eyes. Because of this change, Lois re-names him Titano. Though not meaning any harm, Titano poses a threat to humanity and Superman, so the army traps the giant chimp, planning to execute him. But Lois devises a way to block Titano's kryptonite vision so Superman can send him into the past where he cannot harm anyone.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #127 (February 1959)
-
The Kryptonite Man! [Action Comics #249 cover]
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lex Luthor
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #249 (February 1959)
-
The Kryptonite Man!
Superman / comic story / 12.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lex Luthor; Jimmy Olsen
- Synopsis
- Luthor takes a liquid kryptonite serum which makes it impossible for Superman to get near him. Superman makes a lead suit to protect himself, but Luthor has discovered a way to turn lead into glass. Eventually, Superman tricks Luthor into thinking he has become immune to Luthor's kryptonite radiations and Luthor takes an antidote, leaving himself open to capture.
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #249 (February 1959)
-
- Keywords
- Fortress of Solitude; kryptonite
The Eye of Metropolis! [Action Comics #250 cover]
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; John Bates
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #250 (March 1959)
-
The Eye of Metropolis!
Superman / comic story / 12.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; John Bates; Perry White; Lois Lane
- Synopsis
- John Bates has Clark Kent appear on his TV show "The Eye of Metropolis" in order to expose his double life as Superman.
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #250 (March 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
Inks credited to Wayne Boring on item; see original printing for inker ID.
Superman Duels the Futuremen! [Superman #128 cover]
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #128 (April 1959)
-
Superman Versus the Futuremen
Superman / comic story / 17.33 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Vard; Boka; Perry White; Lois Lane
- Synopsis
- Earth Bureau of Investigation agents from the year 2000 arrive in the present and claim that Superman is an escaped criminal from their time. In order to arrest him, they expose Superman to red kryptonite, which takes away his powers for two hours. After they capture Superman and take him to the future, the EBI agents reveal that they are not agents at all, but criminals who want Superman to help them blackmail Earth.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #128 (April 1959), #128 (April 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
2-chapter story, with the final page of each chapter a 2/3 page.
The Sleeping Beauty from Krypton!
Superman / comic story / 8.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Lara (in picture); Batman [Bruce Wayne]
- Synopsis
- Lois poses as Rama, a survivor from Krypton, in order to find out Superman's secret identity. But after he reveals his identity, Superman realizes that Rama is really Lois and has to rely on the help of a friend to restore his double identity.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #128 (April 1959)
-
The Oldest Man in Metropolis! [Action Comics #251 cover]
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #251 (April 1959)
-
The Oldest Man in Metropolis!
Superman / comic story / 12.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Prof. Vance; Lois Lane; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Superman robot; The Clock (villain)
- Synopsis
- When Clark Kent drinks Prof. Vance's life-extending vitamin serum, which contains particles of Kryptonite, it ages him to about 70 years old. Since his robots won't respond to his aged voice, Superman must fulfill his duties as the Old Man of the Sea, Santa Claus, and Father Time so that no one realizes that Clark Kent is Superman.
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #251 (April 1959)
-
- Keywords
- Fortress of Solitude
The Ghost of Lois Lane! [Superman #129 cover]
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #129 (May 1959)
-
The Ghost of Lois Lane
Superman / comic story / 8.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Professor Grail
- Synopsis
- After Superman accidentally causes Professor Grail's experimental teleporter chair to explode while Lois is sitting in it with his x-ray vision, he sees visions of a ghostly Lois. But Lois communicates through Jimmy's new typewriter to let Superman know that she is trapped in the fourth dimension and can be returned by the pull of a lever in Professor Grail's lab.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #129 (May 1959)
-
Clark Kent, Fireman of Steel!
Superman / comic story / 6.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Synopsis
- Assigned to join the fire department for a few days for a story, Clark must protect his secret identity and deal with a skeptical fire chief.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #129 (May 1959)
-
The Girl in Superman's Past!
Superman; An Untold Tale of Superman / comic story / 9.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lori Lemaris; Lois Lane
- Synopsis
- Superman recalls his college romance with Lori Lemaris, a mermaid from sunken Atlantis.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #129 (May 1959)
-
The Supergirl from Krypton! [Action Comics #252 cover]
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #252 (May 1959)
-
The Menace of Metallo!
Superman / comic story / 12.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lois Lane; Metallo [John Corben] (intro, villain); Professor Vale; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen (unnamed)
- Synopsis
- Criminal John Corben, who is nearly killed in an auto accident, is given a robot body powered by uranium. When he is hit by bullets meant for Lois, she assumes he is really Superman. Recognizing a good idea, Corben impersonates Superman to collect more uranium. Running out of sources of uranium, Corben learns that he can also be powered by kryptonite. But he doesn't realize that the kryptonite he steals is fake, prop kryptonite and collapses.
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #252 (May 1959)
-
The Supergirl from Krypton!
Supergirl / comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El] (introduction, origin); Zor-El (introduction, flashback); Miss Hart (introduction); Superboy (on a poster)
- 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)
-
Indexer Notes
Ink credits listed as "Unknown" on item.
The War between Jimmy Olsen and Superman! [Action Comics #253 cover]
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Jimmy Olsen
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #253 (June 1959)
-
The War between Superman and Jimmy Olsen!
Superman / comic story / 11.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; El Gar Kur (villain)
- Synopsis
- A criminal from Kandor switches places with Jimmy Olsen and forces Superman to reveal the location of his Fortress of Solitude, so he can destroy the bottled city. But scientists in Kandor reverse the switch just in time.
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #253 (June 1959)
-
- Keywords
- Fortress of Solitude; green kryptonite; Kandor (unnamed)
The Town That Hated Superman! [Superman #130 cover]
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #130 (July 1959)
-
The Curse of Kryptonite!
Superman / comic story / 6.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent; also as Superboy]; Superman robots; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El] (cameo); Krypto
- Synopsis
- When Superman accidentally exposes himself to kryptonite, he recalls his lifetime of experience with the mineral from his home planet.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #130 (July 1959)
-
The Super-Servant of Crime
Superman / comic story / 6.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Mark Mulloy; Baldy; Perry White
- Synopsis
- When Mark Mulloy, the owner of property from which Superman has been mining gold, returns to claim his rights, Superman agrees to perform six tasks for him as compensation. But Superman interprets Mulloy's requests so literally that Mulloy can't benefit from the deal.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #130 (July 1959)
-
Indexer Notes
Inks incorrectly credited to John Sikela. Inker id John Giunta by Bob Hughes 3/09
The Town That Hated Superman!
Superman / comic story / 10.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Bruce Cyrus
- Synopsis
- When Superman is shocked to find a town that prohibits his entrance, he investigates as Kent Clark and discovers that Mayor Bruce Cyrus blames Superman for his not being adopted as a child.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #130 (July 1959)
-
The Battle with Bizarro! [Action Comics #254 cover]
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Bizarro
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #254 (July 1959)
-
The Battle with Bizarro!
Superman / comic story / 11.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Bizarro; Lex Luthor; Vekko; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane
- Synopsis
- Luthor steals Professor Dalton's duplicating machine and creates an adult Bizarro to menace Superman, but this Bizarro turns on its creator, hands him over to the authorities, and attempts to help Superman. When the people he has helped react in horror to him, Bizarro gets depressed. He misinterprets Lois' sympathy to his plight for true affection and takes her to a remote island. But when she rejects him, he turns the duplicator ray on himself and creates a handsome bizarro duplicate, whom Lois mistakes for the real Superman.
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #254 (July 1959)
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Indexer Notes
Inking credit listed as "Unknown" on item; corrected by DC at http://www.dccomics.com/errata/?action=showcase. Story continues in next story from Action Comics, "The Bride of Bizarro!"
Superman's Future Wife! [Superman #131 cover]
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #131 (August 1959)
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The Menace of Mr. Mxyzptlk!
Superman / comic story / 8.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Mr. Mxyzptlk; Lois Lane
- Synopsis
- Mr. Mxyzptlk returns and this time he has an alarm in his hat to warn him when he is about to say his name backwards.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #131 (August 1959)
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Superman's Future Wife!
Superman / comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lois Lane
- Synopsis
- In an enchanted cottage, Lois has visions of the future and learns that Superman will marry and father twins...but doesn't learn WHO Superman will marry!
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #131 (August 1959)
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The Unknown Super-Deeds!
Superman; An Untold Story of Superman / comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superboy [Clark Kent]; Martha Kent; Perry White; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen
- Synopsis
- Bored one summer afternoon, Superboy performs three seemingly insignificant super-feats, never knowing he performed them for three people who one day will be very important to him.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #131 (August 1959)
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The Bride of Bizarro! [Action Comics #255 cover]
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lois Lane; Bizarro; Bizarro-Lois Lane
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #255 (August 1959)
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The Bride of Bizarro!
Superman / comic story / 11.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lois Lane; Bizarro; Bizarro-Lois Lane; New Bizarro
- Synopsis
- Bizarro keeps the real Superman from revealing to Lois that she has been proposed to by Bizarro's duplicate, whom he calls New Bizarro, with a kryptonite meteorite, but Lois realizes New Bizarro is not the true Man of Steel. But New Bizarro doesn't give up easily, and the duplicates fight each other. Bizarro seeks out Superman's help and destroys the kryptonite, turning it into a dust cloud which destroys New Bizarro. Bizarro resumes courting Lois, until Lois creates a duplicate of herself so that Bizarro can have his own Bizarro-Lois.
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #255 (August 1959)
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Indexer Notes
Inking credit listed as "Unknown" on item; corrected by DC at http://www.dccomics.com/errata/?action=showcase. Story continues from previous Action Comics story, "The Battle with Bizarro!"
The Superman of the Future! [Action Comics #256 cover]
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lois Lane
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #256 (September 1959)
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The Superman of the Future
Superman / comic story / 11.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lois Lane; Dirk Folgar [Agent X-3] (villain)
- Synopsis
- Superman poses as the Future Superman, who has the power to predict the future, to smoke out Agent X-3 and prevent an attempt on the life of the President.
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #256 (September 1959)
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[Superman's Other Life! [Superman #132 cover]]
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Kal-El [Superman]; Futuro
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #132 (October 1959)
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Superman's Other Life
Superman / comic story / 24 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Kal-El]; Jor-El; Lara; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Krypto; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Zal-El; Xan-Du [Futuro]; Lois Lane
- Synopsis
- Batman and Robin show Superman what his life would have been like if Krypton had not exploded, where he has a younger brother, becomes the sidekick of Krypton's superhero Futuro, and becomes Superman when Futuro leaves Krypton to be with Lois Lane on Earth.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #132 (October 1959), #132 (October 1959), #132 (October 1959)
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Indexer Notes
3-part story, each chapter of which ends with a 2/3 page.
Clark Kent, the Reporter of Steel! [Action Comics #257 cover]
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lex Luthor
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #257 (October 1959)
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The Reporter of Steel!
Superman / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Superman Robots; Lex Luthor (villain)
- Synopsis
- Luthor creates a ray that gives super-powers and uses it on Clark Kent. But Clark convinces Luthor it also compels him to be super-generous, and Luthor destroys the device.
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #257 (October 1959)
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Superman Joins the Army! [Superman #133 cover]
Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #133 (November 1959)
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The Super-Luck of Badge 77
Superman / comic story / 8.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Police Chief Smith; Lois Lane
- Synopsis
- Clark joins the police force for a story and lets Police Chief Smith believe that he is protected by the luck in badge #77 when he is actually using his super-abilities.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #133 (November 1959)
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How Perry White Hired Clark Kent!
Superman; An Untold Tale of Superman / comic story / 8.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White
- Synopsis
- In a flashback story, though Perry White tries to brush him off, Clark proves that he has what it takes to be a reporter at the Daily Planet.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #133 (November 1959)
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Superman Joins the Army!
Superman / comic story / 8.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Captain Jonathan Grimes; Lois Lane; Perry White
- Synopsis
- Captain Grimes insists that Superman should be drafted and treated like any other draftee.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #133 (November 1959)
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Table of Contents
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Superman -
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2.
Showcase Presents Superman
Superman -
3.
Table of Contents
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4.
The Super-Key to Fort Superman! [Action Comic #241 cover]
Superman -
5.
The Super-Key to Fort Superman
Superman -
6.
The Super-Sergeant! [Superman #122 cover]
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! [Action Comics #242 cover]
Superman -
11.
The Super-Duel in Space
Superman -
12.
The Girl of Steel! [Superman #123 cover]
Superman -
13.
[The Girl of Steel]
Superman -
14.
The Lady and the Lion! [Action Comics #243 cover]
Superman -
15.
The Lady and the Lion
Superman -
16.
The Black Knight's Super-Sword! [Superman #124 cover]
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17.
The Super-Sword
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18.
Mrs. Superman
Superman -
19.
The Steeplejack of Steel
Superman -
20.
Superman's Undersea Kingdom! [Action Comics #244 cover]
Superman -
21.
The Super-Merman of the Sea
Superman -
22.
The Shrinking Superman! [Action Comics #245 cover]
Superman -
23.
The Shrinking Superman
Superman -
24.
Superman's New Power! [Superman #125 cover]
Superman -
25.
Lois Lane's Super-Dream
Superman -
26.
Clark Kent's College Days
Superman; Untold Tales of Superman -
27.
Superman's New Power!
Superman -
28.
The Doom from Krypton! [Action Comics #246 cover]
Superman -
29.
Krypton on Earth!
Superman -
30.
The Return of Superman's Lost Parents! [Action Comics #247 cover]
Superman -
31.
Superman's Lost Parents!
Superman -
32.
Superman's Lost Identity! [Superman #126 cover]
Superman -
33.
Superman's Hunt for Clark Kent!
Superman -
34.
The Spell of the Shandu Clock
Superman -
35.
The Two Faces of Superman!
Superman -
36.
The Man No Prison Could Hold! [Action Comics #248 cover]
Superman -
37.
The Man No Prison Could Hold!
Superman -
38.
Titano! [Superman #127 cover]
Superman -
39.
When There Was No Clark Kent!
Superman; An Untold Tale of Superman -
40.
The Make-Believe Superman!
Superman -
41.
Titano the Super-Ape!
Superman -
42.
The Kryptonite Man! [Action Comics #249 cover]
Superman -
43.
The Kryptonite Man!
Superman -
44.
The Eye of Metropolis! [Action Comics #250 cover]
Superman -
45.
The Eye of Metropolis!
Superman -
46.
Superman Duels the Futuremen! [Superman #128 cover]
Superman -
47.
Superman Versus the Futuremen
Superman -
48.
The Sleeping Beauty from Krypton!
Superman -
49.
The Oldest Man in Metropolis! [Action Comics #251 cover]
Superman -
50.
The Oldest Man in Metropolis!
Superman -
51.
The Ghost of Lois Lane! [Superman #129 cover]
Superman -
52.
The Ghost of Lois Lane
Superman -
53.
Clark Kent, Fireman of Steel!
Superman -
54.
The Girl in Superman's Past!
Superman; An Untold Tale of Superman -
55.
The Supergirl from Krypton! [Action Comics #252 cover]
Superman -
56.
The Menace of Metallo!
Superman -
57.
The Supergirl from Krypton!
Supergirl -
58.
The War between Jimmy Olsen and Superman! [Action Comics #253 cover]
Superman -
59.
The War between Superman and Jimmy Olsen!
Superman -
60.
The Town That Hated Superman! [Superman #130 cover]
Superman -
61.
The Curse of Kryptonite!
Superman -
62.
The Super-Servant of Crime
Superman -
63.
The Town That Hated Superman!
Superman -
64.
The Battle with Bizarro! [Action Comics #254 cover]
Superman -
65.
The Battle with Bizarro!
Superman -
66.
Superman's Future Wife! [Superman #131 cover]
Superman -
67.
The Menace of Mr. Mxyzptlk!
Superman -
68.
Superman's Future Wife!
Superman -
69.
The Unknown Super-Deeds!
Superman; An Untold Story of Superman -
70.
The Bride of Bizarro! [Action Comics #255 cover]
Superman -
71.
The Bride of Bizarro!
Superman -
72.
The Superman of the Future! [Action Comics #256 cover]
Superman -
73.
The Superman of the Future
Superman -
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[Superman's Other Life! [Superman #132 cover]]
Superman -
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Superman's Other Life
Superman -
76.
Clark Kent, the Reporter of Steel! [Action Comics #257 cover]
Superman -
77.
The Reporter of Steel!
Superman -
78.
Superman Joins the Army! [Superman #133 cover]
Superman -
79.
The Super-Luck of Badge 77
Superman -
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How Perry White Hired Clark Kent!
Superman; An Untold Tale of Superman -
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Superman Joins the Army!
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