Price: 15.95 USD
Pages: 392
On-sale Date: 1983-09-30
Editing: E. Nelson Bridwell (editor)
Cover Thumbnail for Superman from the Thirties to the Eighties (Crown Publishers, 1983 series) Edit Cover
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[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
José Luis García-López (Superman figure)
Inks:
Dick Giordano (Superman figure)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:

Indexer Notes

Small reproductions of various covers on front and back covers.

Issue Data

Series Data

  • Color: color cover; color and black and white interior
  • Dimensions: 7.75" x 9.5"
  • Paper Stock: white matte; some glossy
  • Binding: hardcover with dust jacket
  • Publishing Format: collected edition
  • Publication Type: book

Indexer Notes

Reprints of various Superman stories mostly in black and white.

Revision of Superman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1971 series).

On sale date is Library of Congress copyright record publication date.

Foreword
(Table of Contents: 1)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1.5 pages

Script:
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typeset

Introduction
(Table of Contents: 2)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 8 pages

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typeset

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Pencils:
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Colors:
Jack Adler ? (original colorist)
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

In color.

The Complete Story of the Daring Exploits of the One and Only Superman
(Table of Contents: 4)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
Joe Shuster (logo design)
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

In color.

Superman in the 1930s
(Table of Contents: 5)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Pencils:
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?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
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Reprints (5)

Superman in the 1940s
(Table of Contents: 6)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 3 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Superman
Reprints (18)

[Two Page Origin of Superman]
(Table of Contents: 7)

Superman / comic story / 2 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Joe Shuster (signed)
Inks:
Joe Shuster (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Joe Shuster (signed)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

In color.

[Revolution in San Monte pt I]
(Table of Contents: 8)

Superman / comic story / 15.67 pages

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?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Reprints (2)

[Revolution in San Monte pt II]
(Table of Contents: 9)

Superman / comic story / 12.67 pages

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?
  • Genre:superhero
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[Luthor's Earthquake Machine]
(Table of Contents: 10)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages

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?
  • Genre:superhero
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[The Sky Sub]
(Table of Contents: 11)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages

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  • Genre:superhero
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[The Machinations of The Light]
(Table of Contents: 12)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages

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[Superman versus The Archer]
(Table of Contents: 13)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages

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?
  • Genre:superhero
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How Clark Kent Met Lois Lane!
(Table of Contents: 14)

Superboy / comic story / 10 pages

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?
  • Genre:superhero
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Man or Superman?
(Table of Contents: 15)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
Jerry Siegel (signed)
Pencils:
Joe Shuster (signed)
Inks:
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Page 7 deleted. Original page numbering remains, 1-6 and 8-13.

Case of the Funny Paper Crimes
(Table of Contents: 16)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages

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?
  • Genre:superhero
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Superman, Matinee Idol
(Table of Contents: 17)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Ed Dobrotka (finished pencils)
Joe Shuster (pencil layouts)
Inks:
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Cut: page 11 panel 3 and page 12 panel 2. On the splash page, the original Siegel & Shuster byline has been replaced with a circle stating "Our Very First Imaginary Story."

America's Secret Weapon!
(Table of Contents: 18)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages

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?
  • Genre:superhero
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The Mysterious Mr. Mxyztplk!
(Table of Contents: 19)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages

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Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
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Reprints (1)

Lois Lane, Superwoman!
(Table of Contents: 20)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
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?
  • Genre:superhero
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

The reprint is taken from a British reprint that had some changes, such as guineas instead of dollars.

The Battle of the Atoms!
(Table of Contents: 21)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
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Letters:
?
Editing:
Jack Schiff (original editor)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Reprints (1)

Superman in the 1950s
(Table of Contents: 22)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 4 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
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Inks:
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Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Superman
Reprints (24)

Superman in the 1960s
(Table of Contents: 23)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 4 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
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Inks:
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Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Superman
Reprints (24)

Black Magic on Mars!
(Table of Contents: 24)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
?
Pencils:
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Letters:
?
Editing:
Mort Weisinger (original editor)
  • Genre:superhero
Reprints (1)

The Girls in Superman's Life!
(Table of Contents: 25)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages

Script:
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Letters:
?
Editing:
Mort Weisinger (original editor)
  • Genre:superhero
Reprints (1)

The Terrible Trio!
(Table of Contents: 26)

Superman / comic story / 9.67 pages

Script:
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Letters:
?
Editing:
Mort Weisinger (original editor)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Toyman
Reprints (1)

The Girl in Superman's Past!
(Table of Contents: 27)

Superman / comic story / 9.67 pages

Script:
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Letters:
?
Editing:
Mort Weisinger (original editor)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Synopsis:
Superman recalls his college romance with Lori Lemaris, a mermaid from sunken Atlantis.
Reprints (1)

The Supergirl from Krypton!
(Table of Contents: 28)

Supergirl / comic story / 7.67 pages

Script:
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?
Editing:
Mort Weisinger (original editor)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Synopsis:
Superman spies a crashing rocket and discovers his cousin Supergirl. She tells him how Argo City survived the destruction of Krypton and how her father sent her to Earth when the inhabitants of Argo City were threatened by Kryptonite poisoning. Superman sets her up in Midvale Orphanage so she can adjust to life on Earth.
Reprints (1)

The Super-Duel in Space
(Table of Contents: 29)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages

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?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Koko; Kimda
Synopsis:
While on an experimental rocket, Clark and Lois encounter the alien Brainiac, who plans to shrink and bottle the great cities of Earth and then use them to repopulate his planet. Superman gets inside Brainiac’s ship when the villain snatches Metropolis and there finds a bottle with the Kryptonian city of Kandor. He enters the bottle and with the help of a scientist there restores the cities of Earth while Brainiac lies in suspended animation for his trip home. Because there is not enough power to restore Kandor, Superman places the city in his Fortress, as Brainiac rockets away empty-handed.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

First Kandor (bottle city).

How Luthor Met Superboy!
(Table of Contents: 30)

Superboy / comic story / 13 pages

Script:
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Letters:
?
Editing:
Mort Weisinger (original editor)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Synopsis:
Young Lex and Superboy start out as friends, but after Superboy accidentally destroys Luthor's laboratory and accidentally causes Lex to lose his hair, Luthor vows revenge.
Reprints (1)

The Showdown Between Luthor and Superman!
(Table of Contents: 31)

Superman / comic story / 16.67 pages

Script:
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Letters:
?
Editing:
Mort Weisinger (original editor)
  • Genre:superhero
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

First appearance of Lexor.

Superman in the 1970s
(Table of Contents: 32)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Superman
Reprints (6)

Superman in the 1970s
(Table of Contents: 33)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Superman
Reprints (6)

The Origin of Superman!
(Table of Contents: 34)

Superman / comic story / 15 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
Editing:
Julius Schwartz (original editorial advisor)
E. Nelson Bridwell (original assistant editor)
Sol Harrison (original editor)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Synopsis:
Superman's origin is retold.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

The Infantino plot credit is dubious. This origin is based strongly on the corresponding story in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #53 (1948).

In color; the story was originally printed in black and white, with shading. The art on all pages was extended on the edges (not by the original artists) to widen them for reprinting in Limited Collectors' Edition (DC, 1972 series) #C-31 (1974); that's why many captions are not left-aligned.

The Pied Piper of Steel
(Table of Contents: 35)

Superman / comic story / 14 pages

Script:
Pencils:
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Editing:
Murray Boltinoff (original editor)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Cy Harkin
Reprints (1)

Superman, You're Dead... Dead... Dead!
(Table of Contents: 36)

Superman / comic story / 15 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Letters:
Editing:
Murray Boltinoff (original editor)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
George Custer
Reprints (1)

Superman in the 1980s
(Table of Contents: 37)

Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
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Letters:
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  • Genre:superhero
Reprints (5)

Indexer Notes

from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #322; from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #323; from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #340; from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #344; from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #363; from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #508

The Miraculous Return of Jonathan Kent!
(Table of Contents: 38)

Superman / comic story / 17 pages

Script:
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Letters:
Editing:
Julius Schwartz (original editor)
  • Genre:superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:And thanks to Superman, the Queen Dory was pulled away from the killer typhoon intact--
  • Keywords:hippie
Characters:
Starshine
Synopsis:
Clark Kent's long dead father, Jonathan Kent, suddenly shows up alive and well in Metropolis.
Reprints (1)

The Secret World of Jonathan Kent!
(Table of Contents: 39)

Superman / comic story / 17 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Letters:
Editing:
Joe Orlando (managing editor)
E. Nelson Bridwell (associate editor)
  • Genre:superhero
Characters:
Starshine; April Marygold; May Marygold; two unnamed aliens
Synopsis:
Superman battles Starshine and his powers of suggestion. Then we learn the secret of Jonathan Kent's return to life.
Reprints (1)
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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. [no title indexed]
    Superman
  2. Foreword
  3. Introduction
  4. [no title indexed]
    Superman
  5. The Complete Story of the Daring Exploits of the One and Only Superman
    Superman
  6. Superman in the 1930s
    Superman
  7. Superman in the 1940s
    Superman
  8. [Two Page Origin of Superman]
    Superman
  9. [Revolution in San Monte pt I]
    Superman
  10. [Revolution in San Monte pt II]
    Superman
  11. [Luthor's Earthquake Machine]
    Superman
  12. [The Sky Sub]
    Superman
  13. [The Machinations of The Light]
    Superman
  14. [Superman versus The Archer]
    Superman
  15. How Clark Kent Met Lois Lane!
    Superboy
  16. Man or Superman?
    Superman
  17. Case of the Funny Paper Crimes
    Superman
  18. Superman, Matinee Idol
    Superman
  19. America's Secret Weapon!
    Superman
  20. The Mysterious Mr. Mxyztplk!
    Superman
  21. Lois Lane, Superwoman!
    Superman
  22. The Battle of the Atoms!
    Superman
  23. Superman in the 1950s
    Superman
  24. Superman in the 1960s
    Superman
  25. Black Magic on Mars!
    Superman
  26. The Girls in Superman's Life!
    Superman
  27. The Terrible Trio!
    Superman
  28. The Girl in Superman's Past!
    Superman
  29. The Supergirl from Krypton!
    Supergirl
  30. The Super-Duel in Space
    Superman
  31. How Luthor Met Superboy!
    Superboy
  32. The Showdown Between Luthor and Superman!
    Superman
  33. Superman in the 1970s
    Superman
  34. Superman in the 1970s
    Superman
  35. The Origin of Superman!
    Superman
  36. The Pied Piper of Steel
    Superman
  37. Superman, You're Dead... Dead... Dead!
    Superman
  38. Superman in the 1980s
    Superman
  39. The Miraculous Return of Jonathan Kent!
    Superman
  40. The Secret World of Jonathan Kent!
    Superman
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