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Action Comics : 80 years of Superman / Jim Lee, Scott Williams and Alex Sinclair, collection cover artists ; Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster ; Supergirl based on the characters created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster ; by special arrangement with the Jerry Siegel Family.
Van Pelt Library PN6728.S9 A28 2018
Available
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Supergirl (Fictitious character).
- Superman (Fictitious character).
- Good and evil--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Good and evil.
- Superhero comic books, strips, etc.
- Superman (Fictitious character)--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Superman.
- Supergirl (Fictitious character)--Comic books, strips, etc.
- Supergirl.
- Genre:
- Comics (Graphic works)
- Graphic novels.
- Superhero comic books, strips, etc.
- Superhero comics.
- Fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 1 volume (various pagings) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
- Edition:
- Deluxe edition.
- Other Title:
- 80 years of Superman
- Eighty years of Superman
- Place of Publication:
- Burbank, CA : DC Comics, [2018]
- Summary:
- Classic Superman stories spanning 1938 to 2012 and including the first appearances of Supergirl, Brainiac, the Fortress of Solitude, and others.
- Contents:
- The beginning / by Jules Feiffer
- ("The coming of Superman"). Action comics #1, June 1938 / writer, Jerry Siegel ; artist, Joe Shuster
- ("The mystery of the freight train robberies"). Action comics #1, June 1938 / writer and artist, Fred Guardineer
- Ashcan covers
- ("Revolution in San Monte"). Action comics #2, July 1938 / writer, Jerry Siegel ; artist, Joe Shuster
- The times / by Tom DeHaven
- ("The origin of the vigilante"). Action comics #42, November 1941 / writer, Mort Meisinger ; artist, Mort Meskin
- "The terrible Toyman!" Action comics #64, September 1943 / writer, Don Cameron ; pencils, Ed Dobrotka ; inks, George Roussos
- How I saved Superman / by Marv Wolfman
- "Too many heroes" unpublished, 1945 / writer, Jerry Siegel ; artist, Joe Shuster
- Clark Kent, reporter / by David Hajdu
- "The super-key to Fort Superman." Action comics #241, June 1958 / writer, Jerry Coleman ; pencils, Wayne Boring ; inks, Stan Kaye
- "The super-duel in space." Action comics #242, July 1958 / writer, Otto Binder ; artist, Al Plastino
- "The Supergirl from Krypton!" Action comics #252, May 1959 / writer, Otto Binder ; artist, Al Plastino
- Endurance / by Larry Tye
- "The world's greatest heroine! Part 1. Action comics #285, February 1962 / writer, Jerry Siegel ; artist, Jim Mooney
- "The infinite monster! Part 2. Action comics #285, February 1962 / writer, Jerry Siegel ; artist, Jim Mooney
- "The Superman super-spectacular!" Action comics #309, February 1964 / writer, Edmond Hamilton ; pencils, Curt Swan ; inks, George Klein ; letters, Joe Letterese
- "The assassin-express contract!" Action comics #419, December 1972 / writer, Len Wein ; pencils, Carmine Infantino ; inks, Dick Giordano
- "Superman takes a wife." Action comics #484, June 1978 / writer, Cary Bates ; pencils, Curt Swan ; inks, Joe Giella ; colors, Tatjana Wood ; letters, Ben Oda
- "If Superman didn't exist." Action comics #554, April 1984 / writer, Marv Wolfman ; artist, Gil Kane ; colors, Tony Tollin ; letters, Ben Oda
- "Squatter." Action comics #584, January 1987 / writer, pencils John Byrne ; inks, Dick Giordano ; colors, Tom Ziuko ; letters, John Costanza
- Supersquare / by Gene Luen Yang
- "Ma Kent's photo album." Action comics #655, July 1990 / writer, Roger Stern ; pencils, Kerry Gammill ; inks, Dennis Janke ; colors, Glenn Whitmore ; letters, Bill Oakley
- "Secrets in the night." Action comics #662, February 1991 / writer, Roger Stern ; artist, Bob McLeod ; colors, Glenn Whitmore ; letters, Bill Oakley
- "A hero's journey." Action comics #800, April 2003 / writer, Joe Kelly ; art, Pasqual Ferry [and others] ; colors, Moose Baumann [and others] ; letters, Comicraft
- "The boy who stole Superman's cape." Action comics #0, November 2012 / writer, Grant Morrison ; artist, Ben Oliver ; colors, Brian Reber ; letters, Steve Wand
- "The game." April 2018 / writer, Paul Levitz ; artist, Neal Adams ; colors, Hi-Fi ; letters, Dave Sharpe
- Cover highlights
- Biographies.
- ISBN:
- 9781401278878
- 1401278876
- OCLC:
- 1008876458
- Publisher Number:
- 99980291261
- 99979154192
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