Superman in the Fifties

    (DC, 2002)
™ and ©2002 DC Comics

This trade paperback collects of some of the most memorable and strange stories of the Big Blue Boy Scout from the era when science fiction was king and horror movies ruled the box office. Introducing some of Superman’s greatest friends and most diabolical foes, this volume is filled with the first appearances of characters including Beppo the Super-Monkey, Krypto the Super-Dog, Titano the Super-Ape, Bizarro, Kara Zor-el (the Silver Age Supergirl) and Brainiac. Re-presenting a handful of Silver Age classics from Action Comics, Adventure Comics, World’s Finest and even Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen! Best Title award goes to “The Bride of Bizarro” reprinted from Action Comics #255. If this books interests you, check out Superman in the Sixties and Batman in the Fifties.
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  • Bk 1
    Book #1
    Dec 2002
    Cover: $19.95
    W: William Woolfolk, Bill Finger, Jerry Coleman, Robert Bernstein, Edmond Hamilton, Otto Binder  ·  A: Al Plastino, Wayne Boring, Kurt Schaffenberger, Curt Swan, Ruben Moreira
    191 pages; Introduction and Chapter Text by Mark Waid; Originally published in single magazine form in Action Comics#151, 242, 252, 254, 255, Adventure Comics # 210, Showcase #9, Superman (1st Series) #65, 79, 80, 96, 97, 127, Superman’s Girl Friend, Lois Lane #8, Superman’s Pal, Jimmy Olsen #13, World’s Finest #68, 75
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