Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told [Paperback]

DC Comics (Author), M. Gold (Editor), Bob Kahan (Editor)

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Dc Comics (June 1986)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0930289390
• ISBN-13: 978-0930289393
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 6.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #208,653 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good overview, January 9, 2002

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JR Pinto (New Jersey) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (Paperback)

I have no way of knowing if these REALLY are the the greatest Superman stories ever told, but it's certainly a good overview of the career of the Man of Steel. For anyone interested in a scholarly history of Superman, the two introductions are invaluable: giving us Superman's history, his revisions, and the people who made him. The stories here are samplings from the entire history of Superman. We see that, in the beginning, Superman couldn't fly (he could just jump really high) and that Lex Luthor had hair. To me, the stories get much better in the later years. There's a superman adventure by comic-legend Jack Kirby and, my favorite, a little story by Alan Moore about what to get Kal-El for his birthday.

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Complilation of Superman Stories, January 23, 1999

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Conrad Hoss "Been with Amazon since 1990s" (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (Paperback)

This is a must-buy for Superman fans. If you are remotely interested in super-hero comics, this book is for you.

It is over 330 pages of some of the finest comic books ever written about Superman. There is a forward by John Byrne and an introduction by Mike Gold.

This book reprints some of Superman's greatest adventures, featuring such characters as Lex Luthor, Superboy, Bizarro, Batman, and Mr. Mxyztplk. The stories range from 1940 to 1986, which means you will read about the Golden Age Superman to the Modern Age Superman.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A FINE COLLECTION, January 13, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (Paperback)

This is NOT the best Superman stories of all time. What it is however , is a look at some of the best Superman stories from 1938 to 1989. if you enjoy stories from the Golden and Silver Age then you'll enjoy this collection. It has a very good Alan Moore/Dave Gibbons(the team that did Watchmen) story , "For the Man Who Has Everything" , which was selected by Wizard magazine as the #1 Superman tale of all time. Also , it contains an entertaining John Byrne story in which Lex Lethor learns Superman's secret ID(NOT an imaginary tale!!). Lots of work from Curt Swan and Jerry Siegal. The first Luthor , Mxyzptlk , and Bizarro appearances are inside. A very fun book.