Superman Archives, Vol. 4 (DC Archive Editions) [Hardcover]

Jerry Siegel (Author)

Book Description

Series: Superman Archives | Publication Date: November 14, 1997

The Man of Steel continues to defend America and explore spectacular locations in the fourth volume of the SUPERMAN ARCHIVES series. Introducing Clark Kent's loyal sidekick, Jimmy Olsen, this book of 1940s classics features tales in which Superman discovers an underground civilization beneath Metropolis, goes on a disastrous rampage while under hypnosis, meets an alluring mermaid and visits the lost city of Atlantis, becomes trapped in the Fourth Dimension, protects American naval weapons from international saboteurs, and battles the deadly costumed villain the Archer.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 224 pages
• Publisher: DC Comics (November 14, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563891077
• ISBN-13: 978-1563891076
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 0.6 x 10.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #630,619 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Contents, December 29, 2002

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Lionel English (San Diego, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Superman Archives, Vol. 4 (DC Archive Editions) (Hardcover)

Collects the following stories, all written by Jerry Siegel and illustrated by Leo Nowak and/or John Sikela as noted (credits from the Grand Comic-Book Database, not from the Archive):

Foreward by Leonard Maltin

Superman #13 (Nov-Dec 41) (cover by Fred Ray)
[The Light] (Nowak (Shuster layouts))
[Attack of the Archer] (Nowak)
[Baby on the Doorstep] (Nowak)
[The City Beneath the Earth] (Sikela)

Superman #14 (Jan-Feb 42) (cover by Fred Ray)
[Concerts of Doom] (Nowak)
[The Invention Thief] (Nowak)
The Undersea City (Nowak(p)/Dobrotka?(i))
(Archive credits inks to Sikela)
The Lightning Master (Nowak)

Superman #15 (Mar-Apr 42) (cover by Fred Ray)
[The Cop Who Was Ruined] (Nowak)
[Saboteurs from Napkan] (Nowak(p)/Sikela(i))
[Superman in Oxnalia] (Sikela)
The Evolution King (Nowak(p)/Sikela(i))

Superman #16 (May-Jun 42) (cover by Fred Ray)
World's Meanest Man (Nowak&Sikela(p)/Dobrotka(i))
[Terror from the Stars] (Sikela(p)/Dobrotka?(i))
Case of the Runaway Skyscrapers (Shuster?&Sikela(p)/Sikela(i))
Racket on Delivery (Sikela(p)/Dobrotka?(i))

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Superman, November 24, 2003

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B. Gale (Davis, CA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Superman Archives, Vol. 4 (DC Archive Editions) (Hardcover)

I just cannot recomend these books enough. The quality is fantastic and you will not be disappointed at any of the DC Archives. You could spend hundreds or even thousands for a single copy of these comics or buy the stories from several of them here at a fraction of the cost. I am very impressed with ALL of the Archives so far.

5.0 out of 5 stars Fan Frickin' Tastic!!, October 13, 2011

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Claude L. Parish "Dr. Edualc" (Baton Rouge, La.) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Superman Archives, Vol. 4 (DC Archive Editions) (Hardcover)

Since DC felt the need to end Superman along with the rest of their books, I decided to go back to the beginning. I already have the first three books of this series and while they are kind of primitive, they are all interesting to me as a fan. I hope to get the rest of these books, too. The copy I ordered came on time, shrink wrapped and in fine condition. I was well pleased.