Superman: Past and Future (Superman (Graphic Novels)) (Paperback)

by Jerry Siegel (Author), Elliot S. Maggin (Author), Cary Bates (Author)

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Product Description
Experience the history of Superman with this series that reprints the early adventures of the Man of Tomorrow in chronological order.

The Man of Tomorrow moves into the 1940s in this fourth volume, featuring stories from the pages of ACTION COMICS, WORLD'S BEST COMICS and SUPERMAN. In these stories, Superman battles the grim spectres of inner city turmoil, political corruption and more, with Lois Lane at his side. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: DC Comics (December 23, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1401219349
• ISBN-13: 978-1401219345
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 6.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #365,897 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Childhood revisited, March 20, 2009

By	M. Gold "Ageing kid" (Brittany, France) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Superman Chronicles, The: Volume 4 (Superman (Graphic Novels)) (Paperback)

First class is all I can say. It's wonderful to see how the character developed and the storylines improved as time went on. When I was a kid in England I grew up with the art of (mainly) John Sikela and Wayne Boring. The whole series is a joy, and I can't wait for volume 7, but I guess I'll have to!

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3.0 out of 5 stars 3 stars because I'm in a good mood today, December 29, 2008

By	Dave "babytoxie" (Dallas, TX USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

SUPERMAN: PAST AND FUTURE collects time-travel stories from various pre-Crisis Superman titles, and unfortunately, the majority of them serve to show just how bad those titles could be. For the most part, the stories featured here are uninspired adventures containing slapdash plots, ridiculous circumstance, and the occasional unfathomable conclusion. Superboy tries to prevent the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, Jimmy Olsen meets Adolf Hitler, Lois Lane flirts with Superman's father Jor-El - even as lighthearted fare, I couldn't stomach these stories. The so-called classic "Superman Under the Red Sun" left me scratching my head, and the epic "Superman of 2965" didn't make much of an impression. The '70s stories penned by Elliot S. Maggin were a step in the right direction, but they couldn't save the collection as a whole. This isn't a condemnation of the pre-Crisis Superman, as I've read many of those stories that are quite good. It's just that when a themed collection consists of material like this, it doesn't do anything for me.