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Loading... Superman: A Celebration of 75 Yearsby Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Joe Sikela
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Spectacular overview of the Superman universe with introductions and explanations of changes to the characters and storylines at each juncture from 1938 forward. Excellent for analyzing the changes and continuities and the artistic styles. Perfect for either a true Superman fan or an analysis of the changes. ( ) Superman was one of my childhood heroes. I watched the TV series and wished that he would come and rescue me from my lonely childhood. I thought that, perhaps, with his x-ray and other forms of super-vision, he could find all those little Strep A germs that had taken up residence in my body and kill them so that I could have a normal life, go to school, ride a bike, and do everything else a 9-year old girl should be able to do. Talk about daydreams! Still, fifty years after I first bought a Superman comic book for the outrageous price of 5 cents (which rapidly increased to 12 cents within a couple of years), this alien from another world can still "bend steel with his bare hands" And Clark Kent still bumbles along, although I assume he must write pretty well, otherwise Perry White wouldn't have kept him working at the Daily Planet after all these years. He's still the first real superheo. His stories have matured (as has he -- I remember when he didn't have any hair on his chest, and the idea of making love to Lois Lane or anyother person would have caused the Comic Book Code all sorts of problems -- even if he only pulled a boot on his foot. He's going through a lot of changes, too. There were the silly sixties when storylines were just horrible, and I completely lost interest in all DC Comics after I met my Marve-loving husband. But he's still the greatest herro on the planet Pick up a copy of one of his books and you might understand why I still love him (and still don't want to go to bed with him, either). no reviews | add a review
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When Superman debuted seventy-five years ago, it was not merely the beginning for one character, but for an entire genre. The phrase 'super hero' had yet to be coined when ACTION COMICS #1 hit newsstands in 1938, but once Superman entered the scene, effortlessly lifting a car above his head on that first iconic cover, the character paved the way for each of the hundreds (if not thousands) of super-powered heroes written since. SUPERMAN: A CELEBRATION OF 75 YEARS gathers a range of stories featuring the first and greatest super hero, highlighting the many roles the Man of Steel has played over the decades. In these celebrated stories, Superman is in turns the Herculean champion, the lonely alien survivor, the super-powered Boy Scout and the soul-searching leader. Over the course of seventy-five years, watch as the character grows from a simple strongman to the beloved international symbol he is today! This Volume Collects: ('Superman, Champion of the Oppressed') / ('War in San Monte') - ACTION COMICS #1-2 (1938) Writer: Jerry Siegel, Artist: Joe Shuster 'How Superman Would End the War' - Look Magazine (1940) Writer: Jerry Siegel, Artist: Joe Shuster 'Man or Superman?' - SUPERMAN #17 (1942) Writer: Jerry Siegel, Penciller: Joe Shuster, Inker: Joe Sikela 'The Origin of Superman' - SUPERMAN #53 (1948) Writer: Bill Finger, Penciller: Wayne Boring, Inker: Stan Kaye'The Mightiest Team in the World' - SUPERMAN #76 (1952) Writer: Edmond Hamilton, Penciller: Curt Swan, Inker: John Fishchett i'The Super-Duel in Space' - ACTION COMICS #242 (1958) Writer: Otto Binder, Artist: Al Plastino 'The Girl From Superman's Past' - SUPERMAN #129 (1959) Writer: Bill Finger, Penciller: Wayne Boring, Inker: Stan Kaye'Superman's Return to Krypton' - SUPERMAN #141 (1960) Writer: Jerry Siegel, Penciller: Wayne Boring, Inker: Stan Kaye'The Death of Superman' - SUPERMAN #149 (1961) Writer: Jerry Siegel, Penciller: Curt Swan, Inker: George Klein'Must There Be a Superman?' - SUPERMAN #247 (1972) Writer: Eliot S. Maggin, Penciler: Curt Swan, Inker: Murphy Anderson 'Rebirth' - ACTION COMICS #544 (1983) Writer: Marv Wolfman, Artist: Gil Kane'The Living Legends of Superman' (excerpt) - SUPERMAN #400 (1985) Writer: Elliot S. Maggin, Artist: Frank Miller'For the Man Who Has Everything' - SUPERMAN ANNUAL #11 (1985) Writer: Alan Moore, Artist: Dave Gibbons'The Name Game' - SUPERMAN #11 (1987) Writer/Penciller: John Byrne, Inker: Karl Kesel'Doomsday' - SUPERMAN #75 (1993) Writer/Penciller: Dan Jurgens, Inker: Brett Breeding'What's So Funny About Truth Justice and the American Way?' - ACTION COMICS #775 (2001) Writer: Joe Kelly, Pencillers: Doug Mahnke, Lee BermejoInkers: Tom Nguyen, Dexter Vines, Jim Royal, Jose Marzan, Jr., Wade Von Grawbadger, Wayne Faucher'Question of Confidence' - Mythology: The DC Comics Art of Alex Ross (2003) Writer: Chip Kidd, Artist: Alex Ross 'The Incident' - ACTION COMICS #900 (2011) Writer: David S. Goyer, Artist: Miguel Sepulveda'The Boy Who Stole Superman's Cape' - ACTION COMICS #0 (2012) Writer: Grant Morrison, Artist: Ben Oliver. No library descriptions found. |
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