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Superman Archives, Vol. 4 (DC Archive Editions)

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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))

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.

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.