- Pencils
- Bob Oksner
- Inks
- Bob Oksner
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lois Lane
- Reprints
- Script
- Christopher Reeve
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Murphy Anderson
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Lex Luthor; Superman
Illustrations taken from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #233 (Superman vignettes) and from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #248 (Lex Luthor vignette).
- Script
- Mark Waid
- Pencils
- José Luis García-López; Rich Buckler; Curt Swan
- Inks
- Dan Adkins; Dick Giordano; Murphy Anderson
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Superman; Wonder Woman; Uncle Sam; Captain Marvel; Mary Marvel; Supergirl; The Flash; Batman
- Reprints
- Script
- Elliot Maggin
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Bob Oksner
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [also as Clark Kent]; Captain Thunder [also as Willie Fawcett]; Merokee; Monster League of Evil; Lois Lane
- Synopsis
- Willie Fawcett finds himself lost in Superman's universe and that whenever he changes into his super-powered alter ego of Captain Thunder he becomes evil. Superman helps him figure out the way to return ot his universe and shake the evil influence of the Monster League of Evil.
- Reprints
- Script
- Paul Levitz
- Pencils
- Dick Dillin
- Inks
- Dick Giordano
- Colors
- Jerry Serpe
- Letters
- Todd Klein
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [also as Clark Kent]; Superboy; Pete Ross; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen (cameo); Perry White (cameo); Lana Lang (cameo); Steve Lombard (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Superman is surprised by an attack from Superboy -- actually Pete Ross who has used both a time-traveling machine and a mind-transfer machine to draw Superboy into the future and switch minds with him -- who puts Superman on trial before his own friends, accusing Superman of allowing his son Jon Ross to be taken by aliens. When the jury refuses to convict Superman, Pete prepares to execute him. But back in Smallville, Superboy, in Pete's body, has broken loose and summoned Krypto. Krypto attacks Pete and frees Superman, and Pete and Superboy are restored to their proper bodies.
- Reprints
Story continues from DC Comics Presents (1978 series) #13 and concludes in DC Comics Presents (1978 series) #25, neither of which are reprinted in this volume.
- Script
- Mark Waid
- Pencils
- Neal Adams (Action 466 & Superman 249); Ross Andru (Action 491)
- Inks
- Neal Adams (Action 466 & Superman 249); Dick Giordano (Action 491)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Superman; The Flash; Batman; Lex Luthor; Brainiac; Hawkman; Terra-Man
- Reprints
- Script
- Len Wein
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Murphy Anderson
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lex Luthor; Superman; The Galactic Golem; Lois Lane
- Synopsis
- Luthor gathers galactic matter to create The Galactic Golem, whose desire for hyper-stellar energy leads him into conflict with Superman. After Superman allows Luthor to believe that their conflict has destroyed all civilization, and The Galactic Golem has turned on Luthor, Luthor works with Superman to distract the creature off the planet.
- Reprints
- Script
- Elliot Maggin
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Bob Oksner
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [also as Clark Kent]; Morgan Edge; Steve Lombard; Brainiac
- Synopsis
- As WGBS employess picket outside the building, they witness a mirror image of the Metorpolis skyline descending from the sky. When Superman investigates, he finds Brainiac, who announces that when the mirror image meets the real skyline, the latter will explode. With the aid of WGBS, Superman convinces Brainiac that his plot has succeeded and that he is mad with rage. With the advantage of his sanity and Brainiac's misunderstanding of the situation, Superman is able to turn the tables on Brainiac and send him off into deep space.
- Reprints
- Script
- Cary Bates
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Murphy Anderson
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [also as Clark Kent]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Terra-Man
- Synopsis
- The appearance of a stagecoach on the streets of Metropolis heralds the arrival of Terra-Man, a character seemingly from a spaghetti western, yet with super-scientific weapons. Superman must contain Terra-Man while dealing with a kryptonian condition known as birth-spells which effects the metabolism of Kryptonians every six years on their Kryptonian birthdays.
- Reprints
Story includes pastiches of Archie and Edith Bunker from TV's All in the Family.
- Script
- Elliot Maggin
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Bob Oksner
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [also as Clark Kent]; Lex Luthor; The Parasite; Brainiac (statue); Mr. Mxyzptlk; Terra-Man; Josh Coyle; Dan Reed; Steve Lombard; Cathi
- Synopsis
- At the Superman Museum, The Parasite intentionally bumps into Lex Luthor in order to steal his voice and command ability. When Superman is knocked down by Luthor's weapons under the control of The Parasite, Luthor transfers Superman's life-force into the Superman statue made from an asteroid that sits outside the museum. The statue knocks The Parasite out of his hovercraft and catches him. When the Parasite tries to drain the powers of the statue, The Parasite's power is drained instead.
- Reprints
- Script
- Jack Kirby
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby; Al Plastino (some Superman heads)
- Inks
- Vince Colletta
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Editing
- Murray Boltinoff (original editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jimmy Olsen; Newsboy Legion [Gabby, Jr.; Tommy; Flipper-Dipper; Scrapper, Jr.; Big Words]; Morgan Edge (first appearance); Superman; The Outsiders; Yango
- Synopsis
- Jimmy Olsen's new boss Morgan Edge assigns Jimmy to do a story on the Newsboy Legion and their Whiz Wagon which leads him to the mysteries of the Wild Area and the Outsiders and their leader Yango. Jimmy is joined there by Superman, after he survives an assassination attempt on Clark Kent by Inter-Gang, directed by Morgan Edge.
- Reprints
Most Superman heads are redrawn by Al Plastino.
- Script
- Robert Kanigher
- Pencils
- Werner Roth
- Inks
- Vince Colletta
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Milt Snapinn
- Editing
- E. Nelson Bridwell (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero; adventure
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman [also as Clark Kent]; Benny the Beret; Dave Stevens
- Synopsis
- In order to do a story on the African-American community in Metorpolis, Lois uses a Kryptonian machine to make herself appear African-American. Thus disguised she enters the community and shares some of its everyday experiences with a woman in a tenement slum and an activist on the streets.
- Reprints
- Script
- Elliot Maggin
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Bob Oksner
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman [also as Clark Kent]; Krypto; Chelsea; The Mindbreaker
- Synopsis
- While Superman and Lois enjoy a date, Krypto, who has lost his memories, encounters a dog named Chelsea. When Lois passes out, Superman takes her to a hospital and is spied by Krypto, whose memories flood back. Superman and Krypto trace the gas that knocked out Lois to a gang of thieves using blue smoke-bombs to cover their robberies. When they put a stop to the gang, Lois reaffirms her love for Superman, but Chelsea is not as comfortable with a super-powered suitor.
- Reprints
- Script
- Mark Waid
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino (Superman 238); Bob Oksner (Superman 298 & 300)
- Inks
- Murphy Anderson (Superman 238); Bob Oksner (Superman 298 & 300)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Reprints
- Script
- Denny O'Neil
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Murphy Anderson
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Morgan Edge; Sand Superman
- Synopsis
- A scientific experiment turns all the kryptonite on Earth to iron, as Clark Kent moves from newspaper to television journalism.
- Reprints
- Script
- Elliot Maggin
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Murphy Anderson
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; The Guardians of the Universe; Green Lantern [Katma Tui]; Mr. Harley; Manuel; Juan
- Synopsis
- The Guardians of the Universe tell Superman that his actions may be impeding the progress of the human race. While Superman considers what they said, he gets involved in the problems in a migrant camp.
- Reprints
- Script
- Elliot Maggin
- Pencils
- Murphy Anderson
- Inks
- Murphy Anderson
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Clark Kent; Pete Ross
- Synopsis
- When the plans for a new highway go right through the Kent home in Smallville, Clark returns for one last visit. Pete Ross sees Clark and recalls how he recommended the highway be put through the Kent home to destroy any remaining evidence of Clark's double identity there. But once he meets up with Clark and realizes Clark has taken care of the evidence and wishes to keep his childhood home, he regrets the decision. Clark leads Pete to "discover" Native American artifacts near the Kent property, which necessitates diverting the highway and saves the Kent home.
- Reprints
- Script
- Cary Bates
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Joe Giella
- Colors
- Tatjana Wood
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Kal-L; also as Clark Kent]; Lois Lane (of Earth-2); Colonel Future; The Wizard; Jimmy Olsen (of Earth-2); George Taylor; Suzie Tompkins; Lucille Tompkins
- Synopsis
- On Earth-2 in the 1950's, Colonel Future teams with The Wizard to make Superman cease to exist. Clark Kent, with no memory of his career as Superman, continues the fight against crime as a crusading reporter. His new boldness attracts the attention of Lois, and they marry. When Clark does not realize that Captain Future’s gang has made an attempt on his life, Lois begins to suspect again that Clark is Superman. She seeks out the Wizard, who had claimed responsibility for Superman's disappearance. The Wizard restores Superman, who resumes his career, and re-affirms his marriage vows with Lois.
- Reprints
Colonel Future is named after writer Edmond Hamilton and in tribute to the pulp character he wrote, Captain Future.
- Script
- Jerry Bails; Paul Kupperberg; Rich Morrissey; Mark Waid
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Bob Oksner
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- biography
- Characters
- Kal-El
Illustration taken from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #300.