- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
Title page.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
Dedication page.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ? (Superman illustration)
- Inks
- ? (Superman illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Characters
- Superman
- Script
- John Byrne
- Pencils
- ? (Superman illustration)
- Inks
- ? (Superman illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman
- Reprints
John Byrne describes the development of the Superman legend.
- Script
- Mike Gold
- Pencils
- ? (Superman illustration)
- Inks
- ? (Superman illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
Mike Gold discusses the process of choosing the stories and the participants.
- Script
- Jerry Siegel
- Pencils
- Paul Cassidy (credited as Joe Shuster)
- Inks
- Paul Cassidy (credited as Joe Shuster)
- Colors
- Tom Ziuko
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Luthor; George Taylor; Professor Martinson
- Reprints
Art credited to Joe Shuster on item. Title from Table of Contents.
- Script
- Jerry Siegel
- Pencils
- Leo Nowak (signed as Joe Shuster) (ghosting)
- Inks
- Leo Nowak (signed as Joe Shuster) (ghosting)
- Colors
- Elizabeth Safian
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; The Archer [Quigley]; Jimmy Olsen (last name not yet used); Lois Lane; Perry White; Sgt. Casey
- Reprints
Art credited to Joe Shuster on item. Story title from Table of Contents. Jimmy's hair inconsistently colored in this printing, though primarily red. Blonde in original.
- Script
- Jerry Siegel
- Pencils
- Joe Shuster
- Inks
- Joe Shuster
- Colors
- Elizabeth Safian
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero; war
- Characters
- Superman; Adolf Hitler; Josef Stalin
- Reprints
Title from Table of Contents. The book incorrectly dates this reprint as 1943. This feature appeared in the 27 February 1940 issue of Look magazine. It was originally in 3-colors (black, white, and red). Thanks to Denys Howard and Michael Feldman for this information (August 2004).
- Script
- Jerry Siegel
- Pencils
- Joe Shuster ?; Ira Yarbrough
- Inks
- Ira Yarbrough
- Colors
- Michele Wolfman
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Mr. Mxyztplk; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen
- Synopsis
- An imp from another dimension plagues Superman with practical jokes until he can make him say his name backwards.
- Reprints
Art credited to John Sikela on item.
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Wayne Boring
- Inks
- Stan Kaye
- Colors
- Gene D'Angelo
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback); Lex Luthor (cameo); John Kent (1st named, flashback); Mary Kent (flashback)
- Synopsis
- After a prologue which demonstrates Superman's amazing abilities, his origin is recounted. On the scientifically advanced planet of Krypton, Jor-El fails to convince the Council of Five that Krypton is doomed. As Krypton explodes, Jor-El and Lara send their son to Earth, where he is found and adopted by the elderly Kents. As Clark grows to maturity he manifests abilities far beyond that of mortal men. On his deathbed, his father urges Clark to become a powerful force for good as Superman.
- Reprints
Writing uncredited on item; art credited to Wayne Boring on item.
- Script
- Otto Binder
- Pencils
- Dick Sprang
- Inks
- Stan Kaye
- Colors
- Adrienne Roy
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Super-girl; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen
- Reprints
Chapter 1 (Part 1) of 3 part story. Only first part title is listed in Table of Contents.
- Script
- Otto Binder
- Pencils
- Dick Sprang
- Inks
- Stan Kaye
- Colors
- Adrienne Roy
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Jimmy Olsen
- Reprints
Chapter 2 (Part 2) of 3 part story. Only first part title is listed in Table of Contents.
- Script
- Otto Binder
- Pencils
- Dick Sprang
- Inks
- Stan Kaye
- Colors
- Adrienne Roy
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Jimmy Olsen; Jor-El; Lara; Kil-Lor
- Reprints
Chapter 3 (Part 3) of 3 part story. Only first part title is listed in Table of Contents.
- Script
- Jerry Coleman
- Pencils
- Al Plastino
- Inks
- Al Plastino
- Colors
- Helen Vesik
- Letters
- ?
- 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
Writing uncredited on item. Untold Tales of Superman.
- Script
- Jerry Coleman
- Pencils
- Wayne Boring
- Inks
- Stan Kaye
- Colors
- Carl Gafford
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Batman; Joker (trophy)
- Synopsis
- Someone has broken into Superman's Fortress of Solitude, so Superman searches the place for clues.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Fortress of Solitude (intro); green kryptonite
Jerry Coleman not credited on item; Wayne Boring credited for inks on item.
- Script
- Otto Binder
- Pencils
- George Papp
- Inks
- George Papp
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superboy; Bizarro; Prof. Dalton; Martha Kent; Hiram; Hilda; Melissa
- Reprints
Chapter 1 of a 3 part story. Only Chapter 3 title listed in Table of Contents.
- Script
- Otto Binder
- Pencils
- George Papp
- Inks
- George Papp
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superboy; Bizarro; Prof. Dalton; Martha Kent; Melissa
- Reprints
Chapter 2 of a 3 part story. Only Chapter 3 title listed in Table of Contents.
- Script
- Otto Binder
- Pencils
- George Papp
- Inks
- George Papp
- Colors
- Anthony Tollin
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superboy; Bizarro; Melissa
- Reprints
Chapter 3 of a 3 part story. Only Chapter 3 title listed in Table of Contents.
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Wayne Boring
- Inks
- Wayne Boring
- Colors
- Nansi Hoolahan
- Letters
- ?
- 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
An Untold Tale of Superman.
- Script
- Otto Binder
- Pencils
- Wayne Boring
- Inks
- Stan Kaye
- Colors
- Bob LeRose
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Kal-El]; Jor-El; Lara; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Zal-El; Xan-Du; Krypto
- Reprints
Chapter 1 of 3 part story. Title listed in Table of Contents is "Superman's Other Life".
- Script
- Otto Binder
- Pencils
- Wayne Boring
- Inks
- Stan Kaye
- Colors
- Bob LeRose
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Kal-El]; Futuro [Xan-Du]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Krypto; Jor-El; Lara; Zal-El
- Reprints
Chapter 2 of 3 part story. Title listed in Table of Contents is "Superman's Other Life".
- Script
- Otto Binder
- Pencils
- Wayne Boring
- Inks
- Stan Kaye
- Colors
- Bob LeRose
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Kal-El]; Futuro [Xan-Du]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Jor-El; Lara; Zal-El; Krypto
- Reprints
Chapter 3 of 3 part story. Title listed in Table of Contents is "Superman's Other Life".
- Script
- Jerry Siegel
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Sheldon Moldoff
- Colors
- Carl Gafford
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman
- Reprints
Writing credited to Otto Binder on item.
- Script
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Reprints
Lists some of the many intentional "boners" in the preceding story.
- Script
- Jerry Siegel
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Sheldon Moldoff
- Colors
- Bill Wray
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lex Luthor; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Lois Lane; Bizarro (cameo; flashback)
- Reprints
Inking credited to George Klein on item. Chapter 1 of 3 part story. Title listed in Table of Contents is "The Death of Superman".
- Script
- Jerry Siegel
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Sheldon Moldoff
- Colors
- Bill Wray
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lex Luthor; Supergirl; Lois Lane; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen
- Reprints
Inking credited to Gerge Klein on item. Chapter 2 of 3 part story. Title listed in Table of Contents is "The Death of Superman".
- Script
- Jerry Siegel
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Sheldon Moldoff
- Colors
- Bill Wray
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lois Lane; Lucy Lane; Lori Lemaris; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Linda Lee [Supergirl]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Aquaman; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Wonder Woman; Flash [Barry Allen]; Lana Lang; Krypto; Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl]; Superman robots; Van-Zee; Sylvia; Lex Luthor
- Reprints
Inking credited to George Klein on item. Chapter 3 of 3 part story. Title listed in Table of Contents is "The Death of Superman".
- Script
- Leo Dorfman
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- George Klein
- Colors
- Shelly Eiber
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lana Lang; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Supergirl; Brainiac
- Reprints
Chapter 1 of 3 part story. Title listed in Table of Contents is "The Amazing Story of Superman-Red and Superman-Blue".
- Script
- Leo Dorfman
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- George Klein
- Colors
- Shelly Eiber
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Brainiac; Supergirl; Lori Lemaris; Krypto; Fidel Castro; Lex Luthor
- Reprints
Chapter 2 of 3 part story. Title listed in Table of Contents is "The Amazing Story of Superman-Red and Superman-Blue".
- Script
- Leo Dorfman
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- George Klein; Kurt Schaffenberger (Lois and Lana figures pages 1, 3-7)
- Colors
- Shelly Eiber
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Supergirl; Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy; Sun Boy; Bouncing Boy]; Lex Luthor; Mr. Mxyzptlk; Comet; Lucy Lane; Perry White
- Synopsis
- In an imaginary novel, the Supermen marry Lois Lane and Lana Lang. Jimmy Olsen marries Lucy Lane. Mr. Mxyzptlk reforms.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- imaginary; New Krypton
Kurt Schaffenberger inks uncredited on item. Chapter 3 of 3 part story. Title listed in Table of Contents is "The Amazing Story of Superman-Red and Superman-Blue".
- Script
- Jack Kirby
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Vince Colletta; Al Plastino (Superman touch-ups)
- Colors
- Jerry Serpe
- Letters
- ?
- Characters
- Forever People [Vykin; Big Bear; Serifan; Mark Moonrider; Beautiful Dreamer]; Infinity Man; Superman; Jimmy Olsen; Bobby; Laurie; Rocky; Darkseid
- Reprints
Originally titled "In Search of a Dream!"
- Script
- Elliot Maggin
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Murphy Anderson
- Colors
- Tatjana Wood
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Guardians of the Universe; Green Lantern [Katma Tui]
- Reprints
- Script
- Alan Moore
- Pencils
- Dave Gibbons
- Inks
- Dave Gibbons
- Colors
- Tom Ziuko
- Letters
- Dave Gibbons
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Kal-El]; Lyla Lerrol Kal-El (in Superman's mind); Allura Zor-El (in Superman's mind); Van-El (in Superman's mind); Orna-El (in Superman's mind); Kara Zor-El (in Superman's mind); Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Jason Todd]; Jor-El (in Superman's mind); Lor-Em (in Superman's mind); Dax-Ar (in Superman's mind); Mongul; Thomas Wayne (cameo, in Batman's mind); Martha Wayne (cameo, in Batman's mind); Joe Chill (cameo, in Batman's mind); Jax-Ur (as a picture on a handout, in Superman's mind); Brainiac (cameo, in Mongul's mind); Bolphunga The Unrelenting (cameo, in Mongul's mind); Adam Strange (cameo, in Mongul's mind); A Guardian of the Universe (cameo, in Mongul's mind); Hyanthis (cameo, in Mongul's mind); A Branx warrior (cameo, in Mongul's mind); Martian Manhunter (cameo, in Mongul's mind)
- Synopsis
- Wonder Woman, Batman, and Robin arrive at the Fortress of Solitude to celebrate Superman's birthday, but find him under the thrall of a flower called the Black Mercy, a gift from Mongul. Under its control, Superman experiences his greatest desire, life on an unexploded Krypton. While Wonder Woman fights with Mongul, Batman and Robin remove the flower from Superman, and after it briefly attaches to Batman, Robin puts it on Mongul, trapping him in dreams of his own greatest desire.
- Reprints
- Script
- John Byrne
- Pencils
- John Byrne
- Inks
- Terry Austin
- Colors
- Petra Goldberg
- Letters
- John Costanza
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lana Lang; Amanda McCoy; Ms. Dunlop; Ms. Poole; Mr. Happersen; Dr. Kelley; Lex Luthor; Metallo; Mr. Jenner; Mr. Breen
- Synopsis
- Lex Luthor uses every method available to him to learn the connection between Clark Kent and Superman, including drugging Ma and Pa Kent and torturing Lana Lang. The computer calculates that Clark Kent is Superman, which Lex feels is illogical, and so he has the computer data deleted and Amanda McCoy is fired.
- Reprints
- Script
- Robert Greenberger
- Pencils
- ? (Superman illustration)
- Inks
- ? (Superman illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
Robert Greenberger discusses some of the stories that didn't quite make the cut.