Superman: The Dailies, 1939-1940 [Paperback]

Jerry Siegel (Author)

Book Description

Series: Superman: The Dailies | Publication Date: September 1, 1999

Beginning in 1939, Superman reigned as the lead- ing hero of both comic books and newspaper comic strips. These formative stories star a Man of Steel who boldly tackles the social injustices of his day. This hardcover volume comes in a handsome slipcase.

Product Details

• Paperback: 174 pages
• Publisher: DC Comics; Reprint edition (September 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563894602
• ISBN-13: 978-1563894602
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,119,071 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful Presentation Of This Historic Material, February 12, 2003

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J. D Suggs (Atlanta, Georgia United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Superman: The Dailies, 1939-1942 (Hardcover)

When comics publishers want their material presented just right, they go to Denis Kitchen, and that's what DC has done here. Jerry Siegel's and Joe Shuster's early "Superman" work was not terribly sophisticated, but it is historically important for its cultural impact and for the genre it created. It's also fun to read, and in this very attractive slipcased, hardcover edition, fun to own. The early newspaper version of Superman may have been superior to the contemporary comic book version- there is an excellent, very funny lookalike story in which Superman trades places with an even meeker and milder Clark Kent type for a day and makes trouble for various bullies.

The presentation here gets an A plus, with extra material, informative commentary, and another beautiful cover (and interior) design by the ever-excellent Peter Poplaski. This book, as well as the Sundays volume, perfectly compliments a similar treatment afforded to the "Batman" dailies and Sundays of the same period. Marvel should go this route with the early "Spider-Man" strips by Stan Lee and John Romita.

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Stuff!, August 28, 2000

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S. Cook "Little Nemo" (MD USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Superman: The Dailies, 1939-1940 (Paperback)

The Superman Dailies of the 40's were not the most enthralling comic strips ever written but this book presents them in their best light. My only complaint and thus the 4 stars, was they stopped the book in the middle (?) of a storyline just one episode into 1940. I think they could've finished the storyline then went onto the next book which I hope will be released soon. The intro materials were short but absolutely interesting.

All in all this is a great companion to any comic book collection and a nice addition to the Batman Dailies Kitchen Sink published years ago. I can't wait for the Sunday Strips or the rest of the dailies.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Suuperman nostalga, January 18, 2008

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Richard Allen (United Kingdom) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Superman: The Dailies 1939-1942 (Hardcover)

I've been a Superman fan for nearly 50 years, as my family moved arround houses quite a bit my much read comic books comics collection got lost or left around, or ended up on a bonfire. Now that I'm older, but wiser? I've resurected my interest again. In the dailies 1939-19412, to see superman from the early days again has been a joy, who says that you have to be young to enjoy them again. Then again you have the great showcase series, okay just in black and white, where can you get 500 pages of interest at a reasonable price? If you want color there are the 40's, 50's series. You are able to see what the artist's changes were, from a man who could just leap over a building to full flight, over the years Superman has evolved to meet the generations who read him, sometimes he looks a little more muscle bound to a slimmer, not quite so well built. But he is always regarded as the man of steel, somehow he manages to overcome his vulerability to kryptonite, (please excuse spelling) to come out on top be it someone like Lex Luthor, Superman never loses that Mr Good Guy, who fithing for the American way of life always around to help Joe Public. He never asks for any reward save a 'polte' thank you. Superman is always wecome in my home. Thank you very much for the opportunity.