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DC Finest: Superman: The First Superhero - by Jerry Siegel (Paperback)
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Highlights
- A major new line of DC collected editions begins with the earliest stories starring the first and greatest superhero: Superman!
- About the Author: Born in 1914 in Cleveland, Ohio, Jerry Siegel was, as a teenager, a fan of the emerging literary genre that came to be known as science fiction.
- 584 Pages
- Comics + Graphic Novels, Superheroes
- Series Name: DC Finest
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About the Book
"The comics reprinted in this volume were produced at a time when racism played a larger role in society and popular culture both consciously and unconsciously. They are presented here without alteration for historical reference"--Provided by publisher.Book Synopsis
A major new line of DC collected editions begins with the earliest stories starring the first and greatest superhero: Superman! Welcome to DC Finest, a major new publishing initiative presenting comprehensive collections of the most in-demand and celebrated periods in DC Comics history, spanning genres, characters, and eras! What better place to start then with the hero who started it all: Superman! This collection features the Man of Steel's earliest stories, starting with 1938's legendary Action Comics #1 from Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. DC Finest: Superman: The Coming of Superman collects the first two years of Superman adventures in Action Comics #1-25, Superman #1-5, and New York World's Fair #1.About the Author
Born in 1914 in Cleveland, Ohio, Jerry Siegel was, as a teenager, a fan of the emerging literary genre that came to be known as science fiction. Together with schoolmate Joe Shuster, Siegel published several science fiction fan magazines, and in 1933 they came up with their own science fiction hero: Superman. Siegel scripted and Shuster drew several weeks' worth of newspaper strips featuring their new creation, but garnered no interest from publishers or newspaper syndicates. It wasn't until the two established themselves as reliable adventure strip creators at DC Comics that the editors at DC offered to take a chance on the Superman material--provided it was re-pasted into comic book format for DC's new magazine, Action Comics. Siegel wrote the adventures of Superman (as well as other DC heroes, most notably the Spectre, his co-creation with Bernard Baily) through 1948 and then again from 1959-1966, in the interim scripting several newspaper strips including Funnyman and Ken Winston. Jerry Siegel died in January 1996.Joe Shuster was born in 1914 in Toronto, Canada. When he was nine, his family moved to Cleveland, Ohio, where Shuster met Jerry Siegel. The two became fast friends and collaborators; together, they published the earliest science-fiction fan magazines, where Shuster honed his fledgling art skills. In 1936, he and Siegel began providing DC Comics with such new features as Dr. Occult, Slam Bradley, and Radio Squad before selling Superman to DC in 1938. Influenced by such comic-strip greats as Wash Tubbs' Roy Crane, Joe Shuster drew Superman through 1947, after which he left comic books to create the comic strip Funnyman, again with Siegel. Failing eyesight cut short his career, but not before his place in the history of American culture was assured. Shuster died of heart failure on July 30, 1992.
Dimensions (Overall): 10.1 Inches (H) x 6.6 Inches (W) x 1.0 Inches (D)
Weight: 2.15 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 584
Genre: Comics + Graphic Novels
Sub-Genre: Superheroes
Series Title: DC Finest
Publisher: DC Comics
Format: Paperback
Author: Jerry Siegel
Language: English
Street Date: November 5, 2024
TCIN: 91776627
UPC: 9781779528339
Item Number (DPCI): 247-32-1827
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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