My First Superman Book: Touch and Feel

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Adams, Tim (April 21, 2021). "DC Replaces 'Superman' Title with a Jonathan Kent Series From Taylor and Timms". Comic Book Resources . Retrieved May 2, 2021. Superman was the first DC title with a letters column as a regular feature beginning with issue #124 (September 1958). [13] In the view of comics historian Les Daniels, artist Curt Swan became the definitive artist of Superman in the early 1960s with a "new look" to the character that replaced Wayne Boring's version. [14] Writer Jim Shooter and Swan crafted the story "Superman's Race With the Flash!" in Superman #199 (Aug. 1967) which featured the first race between the Flash and Superman, two characters known for their super-speed powers. [15] Busiek and Pacheco developed an extended storyline featuring Arion coming into conflict with Superman. [56] The plotline concluded in Superman Annual #13. [57] Alex Ross painted the covers for issues #675 (June 2008) through #685 (April 2009). The Krypton Chronicles (1981) - Written by E. Nelson Bridwell with art by Curt Swan, the three-issue miniseries covers Superman's Kryptonian ancestors. Beginning in January 1939, a Superman daily comic strip appeared in newspapers, syndicated through the McClure Syndicate. A color Sunday version was added that November. Jerry Siegel wrote most of the strips until he was conscripted in 1943. The Sunday strips had a narrative continuity separate from the daily strips, possibly because Siegel had to delegate the Sunday strips to ghostwriters. [85] By 1941, the newspaper strips had an estimated readership of 20 million. [86] Joe Shuster drew the early strips, then passed the job to Wayne Boring. [87] From 1949 to 1956, the newspaper strips were drawn by Win Mortimer. [88] The strip ended in May 1966, but was revived from 1977 to 1983 to coincide with a series of movies released by Warner Bros. [89] Editors

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen Special #2; Superman #691; Supergirl (vol. 4) #44; Action Comics #880; Superman: World of New Krypton #6 Siegel and Shuster shifted to making comic strips, with a focus on adventure and comedy. They wanted to become syndicated newspaper strip authors, so they showed their ideas to various newspaper editors. However, the newspaper editors told them that their ideas were insufficiently sensational. If they wanted to make a successful comic strip, it had to be something more sensational than anything else on the market. This prompted Siegel to revisit Superman as a comic strip character. [5] [6] Siegel modified Superman's powers to make him even more sensational: Like Bill Dunn, the second prototype of Superman is given powers against his will by an unscrupulous scientist, but instead of psychic abilities, he acquires superhuman strength and bullet-proof skin. [7] [8] Additionally, this new Superman was a crime-fighting hero instead of a villain, because Siegel noted that comic strips with heroic protagonists tended to be more successful. [9] In later years, Siegel once recalled that this Superman wore a "bat-like" cape in some panels, but typically he and Shuster agreed there was no costume yet, and there is none apparent in the surviving artwork. [10] [11]

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Initially, Siegel was allowed to write Superman more or less as he saw fit because nobody had anticipated the success and rapid expansion of the franchise. [90] [91] But soon Siegel and Shuster's work was put under careful oversight for fear of trouble with censors. [92] Siegel was forced to tone down the violence and social crusading that characterized his early stories. [93] Editor Whitney Ellsworth, hired in 1940, dictated that Superman not kill. [94] Sexuality was banned, and colorfully outlandish villains such as Ultra-Humanite and Toyman were thought to be less nightmarish for young readers. [95] When Superman got his own title, his origin was expanded once again. Jor-L and Lora aren’t seen, but we get more panels focusing on Clark’s childhood. The “passing motorist” is given a wife, and we learn that their family name is Kent. The wife is identified as Mary, but the husband isn’t given a first name. From his blue uniform to his flowing red cape to the "S" shield on his chest, Superman is one of the most immediately recognizable and beloved DC Super Heroes of all time. The Man of Steel is the ultimate symbol of truth, justice, and hope. He is the world's first Super Hero and a guiding light to all. Callahan, Timothy (September 4, 2008). "Elliot S! Maggin's Noble Humanity". When Words Collide. Comic Book Resources. Archived from the original on November 15, 2008 . Retrieved March 17, 2012.

The Phantom Zone (1982) – A Steve Gerber miniseries that was controversial for depicting violence against the Metropolis police. The series took a hard look at the ethics of the Phantom Zone, released its villains and centered around Qwex-Ull, a framed Kryptonian who Superman was forced to release in Superman #157, 20 years earlier.

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Superman and the Masters of the Universe (published as a special insert in DC Comics Presents #47 (1982)) Batman/Superman began publication in June 2013. The series is written by Greg Pak and illustrated by Jae Lee. [16] The series features the first encounter between the two heroes as they exist in The New 52. The first arc is set before the formation of the Justice League in the team's own book. [17] The series concluded in May 2016 with issue #32. A second Batman/Superman series was released in August 2019. All DC Archive Editions are available only in hardcover and are printed on high quality archival paper.