SUPERMAN THE SILVER AGE Omnibus Volume 1

Many of the greatest stories in the Superman mythos and the beginnings of so many long-running characters. We begin with a Batman cross-over; the origin and first appearance of Brainiac; first mention of the shrunken city of Kandor; origin and first appearance of Supergirl; first meeting of Bizarro and Superman; Bizarro Lois Lane; Red Kryptonite; 1st X-Kryptonite; origin Bizarro World; 1st Lori Lemaris; 1st Bizarro Supergirl; blue Kryptonite; 2nd Batman cross-over; 1st Legion of Super-Villains; Superman's life story; hints of Earth II. Fun, wild, entertaining stuff, and every adventure complete in that issue! Those were the days! Includes the cool Imaginary Stories, DC's "What-If" universe. The creator list is a who's who of the prime Silver Age for DC. Additional writers include Jerry Coleman, Robert Bernstein and Al Schwartz. Additional artists include Al Plastino, Jim Mooney, and pencillers Stay Kaye, John Giunta, Ray Burnley and John Forte. But the standout talent here is Otto Binder and Curt Swan, who set the style and the great storytelling for this long and successful era, when DC was still at the peak of their popularity. New Foreword by Karl Kesel (artist, Superman, Suicide Squad, Harley Quinn, Superboy). "...stories and concepts that go above and beyond. These ideas are sharp and simple, but that's what makes them iconic and memorable. A Supergirl. A city in a bottle. A super man-cave. I read most of these stories in various places over the years, but reading them all in order, in a few sittings, I realized that the concentration and lasting impact of all these ideas in such a short time rivals anything Jack Kirby ever did. There I said it." The was the Mort Weisinger period. He was coming off six years as story editor for the Adventures of Superman TV series. He has a reputation as a tyrant, but "like any king, he had his subjects build...and he was lord of it all." I am a big fan of this period, all published before I was buying comics. But I've really enjoyed collecting all these issues, and they are surprisingly readable and entertaining, which is why they remain fan-favorite tales. - Bud