Superman Comic Books & Graphic Novels

Just imagine - young Kal-El landing on Mars and raised by warlike Martians to invade Earth! Script by Elliot S! Maggin, artistically rendered by Curt Swan and Dave Hunt. Cover by Eduardo Barreto. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

"The Replacement!" Cary Bates is a man with a question on his mind: Who will be Superman's successor when the Man of Steel is no longer on Earth? Illustrated by the dynamic team of Curt Swan and Dave Hunt. Cover by Eduardo Barreto. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

"The Man Who Murdered Evil!" It didn't matter how many times Iago lost to Superman - he just had to beat Superman once! Elliot S! Maggin's sensational script is illustrated by Curt Swan and Dave Hunt. Cover by Eduardo Barreto. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

A high school student invades Superman's dreams and turns them into deadly nightmares! Elliot S! Maggin's imaginative script is penciled by Curt Swan and inked by Dave Hunt. Cover by Denys Cowan and Dick Giordano. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

"Trapped in IMP-TV!" Superman and Mr. Mxyzptlk become prisoners in a weird dimension resembling the world of...MTV!?! Written by Cary Bates, with art by Curt Swan and Dave Hunt. Cover by Denys Cowan and Jerry Ordway. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

Marv Wolfman wonders what the dreadful secret is behind the werewolf murders. (Superman discovers it. Can you?) Illustrated by Curt Swan and Larry Mahlstedt. Cover by Brian Bolland. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CGC 9.8 $140.00 View scans Paper: White Label #3738314020

"Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?" Part 1, continues in Action Comics #583. Art by Curt Swan. Inks by George Pérez. These two issues are the final pre-Crisis Superman issues. Written by Alan Moore. 36 Pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.75.

Add to cart CGC 7.0 $395.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #1033475002

84 pages. 1st Silver Age DC annual. Reprints 1st Supergirl story, "The Supergirl from Krypton" (Action # 252), "Superman's First Exploit," "The Witch of Metropolis," "A Visit from Superman's Pal," "The Girl in Superman's Past," "The Execution of Krypto," "The Fattest Girl in Metropolis," "The Super-Brain of Jimmy Olsen," and "The Super-Key to Fort Superman" (Batman appearance). This issue also includes a two-page map of Krypton. Curt Swan cover pencils. Cover price $0.25.

All reprints: "The Invulnerable Enemy," "The Menace of Metallo," "Titano, the Super-Ape," "The Thing From 40,000 A.D.," "The Thing of Steel" (Bizarro origin), "The Runaway Super-Creature," "The Battle With Bizarro," and "The Super-Duel in Space" (Brainiac origin from Action 242). Cover price $0.25.

80-page giant. Reprints: The Strange Lives of Superman. Stories include "The Super-Prisoner of Amazon Island," "Superman's New Face," "Thje Ugly Superman," "The Lady and the Lion," "The Superman of the Future" (pencils by Curt Swan), "The Oldest Man in Metropolis," and "The Two Faces of Superman." Two-page feature, "The Secrets of the Fortress of Solitude." Cover price $0.25.

11th appearance of the Legion of Super-Heroes; 1st Legion origins (text and Curt Swan illustrations). Stories include "A Doghouse for Superman," "Superboy Meets Superman," "The Alien Who Conquered Superman," "The Bride of Futureman," "The Outlaws From Krypton," Jimmy Olsen in "The Boy Who Killed Superman" (pencils by Curt Swan), "Rip Van Superman," and "The Menace of Planet Z!" Swan cover pencils. Cover price $0.25.

All Krypton reprints; eighty-page giant. Stories include a three-part tale ("Krypton Lives On," "Future, Super-Hero," and "The Superman of Two Worlds"), plus "The Man Who Destroyed Krypton" (from Superboy 67), "The Invasion of Krypton," "How Jimmy Olsen First Met Superman" (from Jimmy Olsen 36; art by Curt Swan), "The Super-Monkey From Krypton," "The Sleeping Beauty From Krypton," and "The Super-Teacher From Krypton" (from Adventure 240). Special features include a glossary of Kryptonian names, an illustration of the flag of Krypton, and reproductions of Superman covers from Italy, Sweden, Mexico, and Brazil. Swan cover pencils. Cover price $0.25.

Superman Annual, Winter 1962-63 issue featuring "The Greatest Super-Heroes of All Time!" Stories include "The First Two Superman," "The First Supergirl," "Superman's Kid Brother," "The Legion of Super-Heroes" (origin), "Lois Lane Weds Astopunding Man," "The Mystery of Mighty Boy," "Superboy's Lost Friend," and "The Superman of the Past." Cover price $0.25.

Summer 1963; all reprints. Stories include "The Story of Superman, Junior" (from Action 232), "The Black Knight's Super-Sword" (from Adventures of Superman 124), "Superman's Mystery Power," "Superman in the White House," "The Super-Gorilla From Krypton" (from Action 238), "The Punishment of Superboy" (from Superboy 75), "The Origin of the Superman-Batman Team" (from Adventure 275), and Superman's Secret Sweetheart." Three Superman comic strips are reprinted from 1955 that feature Steve Allen making a guest appearance. Curt Swan cover pencils. Cover price $0.25.

Winter 1963-64 80-page giant featuring "A Super-Collection of Untold Stories and Secret Origins!" Stories include "When Lois First Suspected Clark Was Superman," "Superboy's First Day at School," "The Amazing Superman Junior," "Mr. Mxyzptlk's First Prank," "The Untold Story of Red Kryptonite" (pencils by Curt Swan), "Prisoner of the Super-Heroes" (featuring the Legion of Super-Heroes), "The Rainbow Clark Kent," "The Origin of Superman's Super-Costume," and "Krypton's First Superman." Swan cover pencils. Cover price $0.25.

Join with the mighty Superman, side-by-side with the dread Batman, as they take on Luthor and try to solve the puzzle of "Villain! Villain! Who's Got the Villain?" Script by Elliot S! Maggin, pencils by Alex Toth, inks by Terry Austin. Plus: artist Curt Swan pays a trip to Metropolis in "I Flew With Superman!" Plot by Cary Bates, script by Maggin, art by Curt Swan. 40 pages of stories. Cover by Gil Kane. Cover price $1.00.

The Day the Cheering Stopped! - Written by Elliot S! Maggin. Art by Curt Swan and Murphy Anderson. Cover by Eduardo Barreto. Is Superman a hideous alien monster? So one of his enemies would have us believe! A mysterious cosmic weapon is the only hope Superman has of saving Earth...and his reputation! Featured in this issue: Superman; the Sword of Superman (intro); Krypton (flashback); Superboy (flashback); Martha Kent (flashback); Jimmy Olsen; Barbara (flying newsroom pilot); Oswald Mandias; Perry White; Lana Lang; King Kosmos (villain); Morgan Edge; Phil (photographer); Prince Arson. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $1.25.

"For the Man Who Has Everything!" Guest-starring Wonder Woman, and Batman and Robin. Written by Alan Moore. Art by Dave Gibbons. The amazing creative team that brought you Watchmen deliver one of the all-time great Superman tales. When Batman and Wonder Woman arrive at the Fortress of Solitude for Superman's birthday, they soon discover the evil Mongul has beat them there and enslaved the Man of Steel within a prison of his own mind. How can they possibly hope to defeat this monstrous alien menace without the help of Superman? 48 pages, FC. Cover price $1.25.

"Luthor's Ulta-Ego!" Written by Cary Bates, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Pablo Marcos. Cover by Brian Bolland. Superman must team up with his worst enemy - Lex Luthor - to save Earth from being destroyed by Luthor's diabolical creation! 48 pages, FC. Cover price $1.25.

Canadian edition with $1.25 cover price. "For the Man Who Has Everything!" Guest-starring Wonder Woman, and Batman and Robin. Written by Alan Moore. Art by Dave Gibbons. The amazing creative team that brought you Watchmen deliver one of the all-time great Superman tales. When Batman and Wonder Woman arrive at the Fortress of Solitude for Superman's birthday, they soon discover the evil Mongul has beat them there and enslaved the Man of Steel within a prison of his own mind. How can they possibly hope to defeat this monstrous alien menace without the help of Superman? 48 pages, FC Cover price $1.25.

Canadian edition with $1.60 cover price - "The Day the Cheering Stopped!" - Written by Elliot S! Maggin. Art by Curt Swan and Murphy Anderson. Cover by Eduardo Barreto. Is Superman a hideous alien monster? So one of his enemies would have us believe! A mysterious cosmic weapon is the only hope Superman has of saving Earth...and his reputation! Featured in this issue: Superman; the Sword of Superman (intro); Krypton (flashback); Superboy (flashback); Martha Kent (flashback); Jimmy Olsen; Barbara (flying newsroom pilot); Oswald Mandias; Perry White; Lana Lang; King Kosmos (villain); Morgan Edge; Phil (photographer); Prince Arson. 48 pages, full color. Cover price $1.60.

Canadian edition with $1.60 cover price. "For the Man Who Has Everything!" Guest-starring Wonder Woman, and Batman and Robin. Written by Alan Moore. Art by Dave Gibbons. The amazing creative team that brought you Watchmen deliver one of the all-time great Superman tales. When Batman and Wonder Woman arrive at the Fortress of Solitude for Superman's birthday, they soon discover the evil Mongul has beat them there and enslaved the Man of Steel within a prison of his own mind. How can they possibly hope to defeat this monstrous alien menace without the help of Superman? 48 pages, FC Cover price $1.60.

Canadian edition with $1.75 cover price. "For the Man Who Has Everything!" Guest-starring Wonder Woman, and Batman and Robin. Written by Alan Moore. Art by Dave Gibbons. The amazing creative team that brought you Watchmen deliver one of the all-time great Superman tales. When Batman and Wonder Woman arrive at the Fortress of Solitude for Superman's birthday, they soon discover the evil Mongul has beat them there and enslaved the Man of Steel within a prison of his own mind. How can they possibly hope to defeat this monstrous alien menace without the help of Superman? 48 pages, FC Cover price $1.75.

Canadian edition. Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Frank Giacoia. The Ozone-Master Comes Calling!, script by Elliot S! Maggin, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Dan Adkins; Perry White helps Superman stop the Ozone-Master. Untitled Supergirl story, script by Paul Kupperberg, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Bob Oksner; Supergirl helps Superman stop a tornado and tells him of the changes she is going to make in her life; story continued between SUPERMAN FAMILY #222/DARING NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERGIRL #1. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Cover art by Gil Kane. Terra Times Two!, script by Paul Kupperberg, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Dave Hunt; Terra-Man lands on an alternate Earth where Magic exists instead of Science, meets his twin and the two Terra-Men decide to take on Superman. Fate Is The Killer featuring Masters Of The Universe, script by Paul Kupperberg, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Dave Hunt; stars He-Man, Skeletor, and Superman. 52 pgs. Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition. Cover art by Gil Kane. Cover pencils by Rich Buckler, inks by Dick Giordano. The Man Who Saved the Future!, script by Paul Kupperberg, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Dave Hunt; Ed Hamilton becomes Colonel Future after a vision that showed the end of the earth. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Dick Giordano. The Bizarrobuster Is Loose, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Dave Hunt; On Bizarro World, Bizarros are dying; Bizarro #1 travels to earth to enlist the aid of Superman. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition. Cover pencils by Ross Andru, inks by Dick Giordano. A Mind-Switch In Time!, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Dave Hunt; While travelling thru the time stream on different adventures, Superman and Superboy collide and switch minds; Superboy, in Superman's body, is sent to Metropolis. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Cover art by Gil Kane. Whose Super-Life Is It, Anyway?, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Dave Hunt; Superman, with the mind and memories of Superboy, must try to cope with Euphor and the powers he can give other people. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Cover art by Gil Kane. Where Trouble Goes -- Euphor Follows, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Dave Hunt; After an accident in the time-stream, Superman's body is inhabited by Superboy's mind while Superman's mind is trapped in Superboy's body; After finding how to switch minds back, Superman returns to the present and defeats Euphor; Origin of Euphor in this issue. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition. Cover pencils by Paris Cullins, inks by Dick Giordano. Your World or Your Life, Superman..One Must Die!, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Dave Hunt; Robrox awakens from beneath Metropolis to save the Earth from a menace accidentally caused by Superman. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Cover art by Gil Kane. Steve Lombard--Down, Out, and Dead?, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Dave Hunt; Steve Lombard's old college room-mate shows up at WGBS with a score to settle with Steve; Steve Lombard is also fired by Morgan Edge for poor ratings. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition. Cover art by Gil Kane. Luthor Rises Again!, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Dave Hunt; After escaping the destruction of Lexor, Lex Luthor returns to Earth to seek revenge on Superman; Continued from Action Comics #544. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition. Cover art by Gil Kane. Luthor Lashes Back!, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Dave Hunt; Superman stops Lex from destroying the Earth in the same fashion that the planet Lexor was destroyed. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition with $.75 cover price. Cover art by Gil Kane. The Conqueror from the Past!, script by Bob Rozakis (Plot) and Paul Kupperberg (Script), pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Vince Colletta; The Planeteer captures six world leaders on the eve of a peace conference; Story continues in Action Comics #547. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition. Cover art by Gil Kane. The Kid Who Played Superman!, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Dave Hunt; When an invisible alien race lands their spaceship on Earth, only little Micky Norris can see them and alert Superman to their scheme. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition. Cover art by Gil Kane. Brother Act!, script by Cary Bates (Plot) and Paul Kupperberg (Script), pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Dave Hunt; Agent Corey Renwald, one-time foster son of Jonathan and Martha Kent, has been framed as a traitor. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.75.

Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Cover art by Gil Kane. Lost On a Comet!, script by Cary Bates (Plot) and Elliot S! Maggin (Script), pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Dave Hunt; Vartox finds himself with a memory loss and travels to Earth to seek the aid of Superman. Lana's secret admirer gets bolder in his attempts to reach Lana. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.95.

Canadian edition. Cover pencils by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, inks by Dick Giordano. Who Stole the Newswoman of the Year?, script by Cary Bates and Elliot S! Maggin, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Dave Hunt; Vartox kidnaps Lana Lang and Superman tries to find where she is hidden; It is revealed that Vartox is being controlled by a Dybbuk alien. 32 pgs. Cover price $0.95.

Canadian edition. Cover art by Gil Kane. If A Body Meets A Body..., script by Cary Bates and Elliot S! Maggin, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Dave Hunt; Vartox is freed from the Dybbux alien, and the secret of Lana's secret admirer is revealed. 36 pgs. $0.75. Cover price $0.95.

Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Cover pencils by Ed Hannigan, inks by Murphy Anderson. The Day They Nuked Superman!, script by Bob Rozakis (Story) and Joey Cavalieri (Script), pencils by Irv Novick, inks by Dick Giordano; The Master Jailer uses some nuclear missiles in an attempt to kill Superman. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.95.

Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Cover pencils by Paris Cullins, inks by Dick Giordano. The Man Who Would Be President!, script by Elliot S! Maggin, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Dave Hunt; Bucky Berns, a humor columnist, suddenly seems to be writing the future; Superman and Valdemar try to stop pollution through legal channels. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.95.

Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Cover pencils by Ed Hannigan, inks by Sal Amendola. The Power and the People, script by Elliot S! Maggin, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Dave Hunt; Superman must stop the Compatriots, whose goal it is to enslave America. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.95.

Canadian edition. Cover pencils by Eduardo Barreto, inks by Murphy Anderson. The Battle For Superman's Brain, script by Joey Cavalieri, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Dave Hunt; Superman is the consultant on a Superman movie; an alien brain collector wants Superman's brain for his collection. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.95.

Canadian edition. Cover art by Eduardo Barreto. The Born-Again Kryptonite Man, script by Paul Kupperberg, art by Eduardo Barreto; an ancient Kryptonian wants to kill Superman because he believes he's responsible for the destruction of Krypton. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.95.

Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Cover art by Eduardo Barreto. The Kid Who Master-Minded Superman!, script by Joey Cavalieri, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Dave Hunt; Mickey Norris's mind powers are accidentally causing havoc in his neighborhood and having an effect on Superman. The Clothes That Make the Man!, script by Paul Kupperberg, pencils by Alex Saviuk, inks by Dennis Jensen; After tackling a disaster in deep space, Clark Kent's suit becomes animated. Cover price $0.95.

Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Cover art by Eduardo Barreto. The Man Who Saw Superman Die!, script by Paul Kupperberg, pencils by Eduardo Barreto, inks by Dave Hunt; Ed Hamilton has a vision of the future where he sees Superman shot and killed by a handgun and seeks to stop that future from taking place. Never Too Busy For A Fan!, script by Joey Cavalieri, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Bob Oksner. Cover price $0.95.

Canadian edition with $2.00 cover price. Giant-Sized 400th Anniversary issue! Introduction by Ray Bradbury. How do people look at Superman? How will we see him in the future, as historians and scholars evaluate this figure who so dominated the 20th century? When he is no longer with us...who will we think he was? Come into the future with us to find out and explore..."The Living Legends of Superman." Script by Elliot Maggin. Art by Joe Orlando (4 pages), Al Williamson (8 pages), Frank Miller (4 pages), Marshall Rogers & Terry Austin (7 pages), Wendy Pini (3 pages), Michael W. Kaluta & Kelly Alder (6 pages), Klaus Janson (10 pages), Jim Steranko (10 pages, and Steranko also handles the script, letters & colors for his sequence). Pin-ups by: Brian Bolland, Jack Kirby & Terry Austin, John Byrne, Jack Davis, Leonard Starr (Superman flying with Annie and Sandy), Walt Simonson, Bernie Wrightson, Will Eisner (Superman and the Spirit), Steve Ditko, Mike Grell, Moebius, Bill Sienkiewicz, Jerry Robinson (Batman, Robin, Joker, Penguin appear in pin-up). Cover by Howard Chaykin. Back cover by Frank Miller. Cover price $2.00.

Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Cover art by Eduardo Barreto. Operation: False Front, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Bob Oksner; Superman is trapped in Lex Luthor's warsuit, but an illusion makes it look like Lex is in the suit. Driving Force, script by Robert Loren Fleming, pencils by Denys Cowan, inks by Sal Trapani. 48 pgs. Cover price $0.95.

Canadian edition with $.95 cover price. Cover pencils by Eduardo Barreto. How Do You Hide a Superman?, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Bob Oksner; Justin Moore sees a bearded, bedraggled Superman in an alley and tries to restore his memory. Jor-El: Superman!, script by E. Nelson Bridwell, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Pablo Marcos. 36 pgs. Cover price $0.95.