Courtesy of The Folio Society, AIPT can share a preview of DC: Superman, a collectible compilation featuring twelve seminal comics by a host of iconic writers and artists, including Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, Curt Swan, Marshall Rogers, Alan Moore, John Byrne, Dan Jurgens, Paul Dini, and Alex Ross.
Along with the 312-page one-of-a-kind deluxe book, DC: Superman comes with a stand-alone replica copy of Superman # 1, one of the most valuable comics in the world, scanned from an original copy held in the DC Archives. DC: Superman also features a rarely seen letter written by Jerry Siegel in 1934, detailing the original character ideas for Superman four years before the character first appeared in Action Comics’ historic debut issue, as well as all-new foreword by Marjorie Liu, the Eisner Award-winning writer of Monstress and The Night Eaters. As Liu writes in her personal essay, “If there is one superhero who will remain immortal, passed down from generation to generation, it will be Superman.”
Available for £70 / US $100 from 4pm UK time (11am EST, 8am PT) on February 4, 2025, exclusively from https://www.foliosociety.com/usa/fiction/comics-graphic-novels, the book joins their excellent DC: Batman book, which AIPT reviewed here.
Check out the preview below!
DC: Superman includes:
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Action Comics #36 (May 1941) – ‘Fifth Columnists’ by writer Jerry Siegel, artists Wayne Boring and Joe Shuster, and cover artist Fred Ray.
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Superman #30 (October 1944) – ‘The Mysterious Mr. Mxyztplk!’ by writer Jerry Siegel, artist Ira Yarbrough and Stan Kaye, and cover artist Jack Burnley.
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Superman #96 (March 1955) – ‘The Girl Who Didn’t Believe in Superman!’ by writer Bill Finger, artists Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye, and cover artist Al Plastino.
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Superman #149 (November 1961) – ‘The Death of Superman’ by writer Jerry Siegel, artists Curt Swan and George Klein, and cover artists Curt Swan and George Klein.
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Superman #400 (October 1984) – ‘The Living Legends of Superman – Chapter Four’ by writer Elliot S. Maggin, artist Marshall Rodgers and Terry Austin, and cover artists Howard Chaykin and Frank Miller.
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Action Comics # 583 (September 1986) – ‘Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?’ by writer Alan Moore, artists Curt Swan and Murphy Anderson, and cover artists Curt Swan, Murphy Anderson, and Anthony Tollin.
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Superman Vol. 2 #2 (February 1987) – ‘The Secret Revealed’ by writer John Byrne, artists John Byrne, Terry Austin and Keith Williams, and cover artist John Byrne.
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Superman Annual #2 (August 1988) – ‘Love’s Labors …’ by writer Roger Stern, artists Ron Frenz and Brett Breeding, and cover artist Ron Frenz.
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The Adventures of Superman #462 (January 1990) – ‘Homeless for the Holidays’ by writer Roger Stern, artists Dan Jurgens and Art Thibert, and cover artists Dan Jurgens, Brett Breeding, and Tom Ziuko.
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Superman #75 (January 1993) – ‘Doomsday!’ by writer Dan Jurgens, artists Dan Jurgens and Brett Breeding, and cover artists Dan Jurgens and Brett Breeding.
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Peace on Earth (January 1999) by writer Paul Dini and artist Alex Ross.
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Peace on Earth (January 1999) by writer Paul Dini and artist Alex Ross.
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