Superman in the Sixties [Paperback]

Jerry Siegel (Author), Joe Shuster (Author), Mark Waid (Introduction)

Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: DC Comics (October 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1563895226
• ISBN-13: 978-1563895227
• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 0.4 x 10.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #528,519 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wild, Crazy and Fun!, May 29, 2004

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Edmund Lau Kok Ming (Malaysia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Superman in the Sixties (Paperback)

In the 1960s, the greatest entertainment in the world can be gotten for a mere 10 cents between the pages of the various Superman comics published. You get everything from grand space-opera, soapy romance, mythical adventures, sci-fi, fantasy, tragedy, etc. in these stories. This volume is a great sample of some of those great tales.

Mort Weisinger was the man behind the Superman titles at DC comics in the 1950s and 1960s. He hired writers like Jerry Siegel (yes, the original creator himself) and Otto Binder (the greatest "Shazam" writer ever) to recreate Superman's world. Firstly, Supes' origin story is more fully fleshed out, Krypton is described in detail and then came the creation of the "Superman Family" (Supergirl, Krypto, Perry White, Jimmy Olsen, Bizarro, Superboy, Legion of Superheroes, etc. etc.) - all of it giving us the richesh fantasy dreamworld in serialized fiction.

Get this volume to relive the magic of Superman and rediscover the reason why he is still the foremost heroic-icon of our times.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Stories, January 4, 2000

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Sean Pyburn - See all my reviews

This review is from: Superman in the Sixties (Paperback)

Being a comic book fan who has lost interest in the "new" post-Crisis Superman, I found these older stories to be lots of fun. A more honest and innocent hero, and a great flashback to my impression of the character when I was younger. A great peice of pop-history.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rick Phillips, March 11, 2000

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R. Phillips "captainatom" (United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Superman in the Sixties (Paperback)

This was a great book with only a sample of how great the 60's were to the Man of Steel. It showed how comics should be adventuresome, fun and innocent. Many famous stories like the Superman-Batman Revenge Squads and works by the greats like Jerry Siegal, Wayne Boring, Curt Swan and Neal Adams. All future comic writers & artist should have this book. Don't just sit there. Buy this book!