About this title: Presenting an exciting new way to experience the rich history of the Man of Steel--affordable trade paperback collection that will ultimately collect every Superman adventure, in color, in chronological order! THE SUPERMAN CHRONICLES VOL 1 reprints the earliest stories from ACTION COMICS and SUPERMAN, featuring the first several adventures of the ...
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Description: Acceptable. Former Library book. Shows definite wear, and perhaps considerable marking on inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Dc Comics
Date Published: 2006-03-30
ISBN-13:9781401207649ISBN:1401207642
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: DC Comics
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9781401207649ISBN:1401207642
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Dc Comics
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9781401207649ISBN:1401207642
Description: Presenting an exciting new way to experience the rich history of the Man of Steel--affordable trade paperback collection that will ultimately collect every Superman adventure, in color, in chronological order! THE SUPERMAN CHRONICLES VOL 1 reprints t... read more
"Wow! I never knew how cool the earliest Superman stories were. Schuster's art, while perhaps simple by today's standards, does some nice things with perspective and shading. There are many differences from what became canon for Superman--he can't fly, works for the Daily Star, doesn't live in Metropolis, and is much more of a BA. This Superman throws people around a lot, dangles criminals from high buildings, destroys slum neighborhoods (so new projects will be built), wrecks cars (so people won't be hurt in accidents) and is wanted by the police! Good stuff. No foolin'."
"Although I'm a big comic book fan from childhood, my childhood only goes back so far - so, while I've heard of most of the Golden Age heroes, I have only read a few of their stories. (Compare to Silver Age Marvel from 63-68 - if they published it, I read it.) DC's series of "Chronicles" (for Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, and the Flash) offer an opportunity to see some of the early work, in (as the book covers say) the original order of publication.
A bit of a surprise, then, to read the early adventures of the Man of Steel. It's hard to see, from the perspective of the 21st century and the fully developed world of Superman, just what it was that made this character take off. The original stories are crudely drawn with so-so plots, and few villains really worthy of the most powerful of superheroes. Still, there is a historical interest..."
"Wow. I grabbed this one, figuring that it would be a nice introduction for my son to the world of comics. I was never a big fan of mainstream comics in my youth ... I did read X-Men in the Eighties, and a little bit of Spiderman, but other than that, my teenage comics of choice were Chaos! (until they went monthly), which are very inappropriate for young children. In the end, while I enjoyed the earliest Superman stories, this collection turned out to be almost equally inappropriate.
Besides the fact that some of the situations Superman swoops in on are pretty violent themselves (such as an imminent lynching), Superman is often an almost equally violent defender. In the first few stories, he wraps rifle barrels around some thugs' necks and throws them from a high-rise, and threatens the lives' of these second-rate criminals more than a few times. As an adult, there's obviously no problem, and if my son was a teen, I wouldn't really care either -- there's nothing all that offensive. However, I'll keep searching for a more kid-friendly introduction to the mythos.
Please note that I am not taking the fact that this is not appropriate for younger kids into consideration for my rating. I simply thought that it would be nice information to have for others who may be seeking the same."
"I'm not a Superman fan (so I can't say I *liked* this book), but I'm interested in the history & development of comic book characters and stories. I did find it interesting that there were no "supervillains" until A.C. #9--the rest were Superman "fighting against injustice". Things like slums, innocent people being in jail, prisoners being tortured, corrupt traffic cops.
Also, Superman's 'powers' (just incredulous strength, minor invulnerability, and possibly enhanced perceptions) are because he's from a more-evolved people... oh, and apparently Krypton was massier than Earth (which doesn't help at all! Ah well.)
No flight, eye-lasers, freeze breath, weakness to Kyptonite, or "solar-powered"-ness yet.
So, quite intriguing from that standpoint, but I'm still not a fan of the Man of Steel ;)"
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