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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 741.5973
EAN: 9781402737855
ISBN: 1402737858
Label: Sterling
Manufacturer: Sterling
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 560
Publication Date: May 04, 2006
Publisher: Sterling
Sales Rank: 68501
Studio: Sterling
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Book Description:
Beginning in 1939, Superman reigned as the lead- ing hero of both comic books and newspaper comic strips. These formative stories star a Man of Steel who boldly tackles the social injustices of his day. This hardcover volume comes in a handsome slipcase.
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Even comic book characters evolve over time and Superman is no exception. Created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in the 1930's, at first he was more of a very powerful man rather than the superhero that he evolved into. He ran fast and jumped high rather than flew great distances. For example, in one of the stories in this book, when Superman wants to cross the Atlantic Ocean, he swims rather than flies.
The stories here demonstrate a great deal of sexism and some rather quaint notions of ... Read More
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I've been a Superman fan for nearly 50 years, as my family moved arround houses quite a bit my much read comic books comics collection got lost or left around, or ended up on a bonfire. Now that I'm older, but wiser? I've resurected my interest again. In the dailies 1939-19412, to see superman from the early days again has been a joy, who says that you have to be young to enjoy them again. Then again you have the great showcase series, okay just in black and white, where can you get 500 pages of ... Read More
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Since I wasn't around when these strips were first printed it's nice to know Superman early adventures.
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Back to the earliest visions of the "Man of Steel", before he even learned to fly! (Although he was certainly faster than a locomotive and could leap tall buildings) Not completely invulnerable, either, as in one of the early episodes presented, he's knocked unconcious by a bomb) By today's "elightened" standards, it's often politically incorreect, but let's face it, it's the way things were back then, and no point in trying to whitewash it. Fun reading, and a true period piece.
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When comics publishers want their material presented just right, they go to Denis Kitchen, and that's what DC has done here. Jerry Siegel's and Joe Shuster's early "Superman" work was not terribly sophisticated, but it is historically important for its cultural impact and for the genre it created. It's also fun to read, and in this very attractive slipcased, hardcover edition, fun to own. The early newspaper version of Superman may have been superior to the contemporary comic book version- there is ... Read More
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