Name: Superman: The Atomic Age Sundays Volume 3 (1956-1959)
ISBN: 9781684050611

Superman's newspaper comic strips are among the rarest of all Superman collectibles. This comprehensive series helps remedy that gap in the Superman by bringing back into print every one of the Sunday newspaper strips.

The Man of Steel stars in thirteen classic adventures as the 1950s "Atomic Age" comes to a close. Some of the stories are original to the newspaper strip, while others were alternate versions of tales that were simultaneously published in the regular comic books. One of the featured adaptations is "Superman Versus the Futuremen," written by Batman co-creator Bill Finger, which retells Superman's origin. This concluding volume of Superman's Atomic Age Sundays reprints all strips July 1, 1956 to October 11, 1959

Book Details

Publisher: Library of American Comics
Publish Date: Jan 30th, 2018
Pages: 184
Language: English
Edition: undefined - undefined
Dimensions: 12.00in - 9.30in - 0.90in - 2.45lb
EAN: 9781684050611
Recommended age: 13-16
Categories: • Form - Comic Strips & Cartoons• Superheroes (see also Fiction - Superheroes)• Media Tie-In

About the Author

Wayne Boring was born in Minnesota in 1905 and studied art in his hometown, as well as the Chicago Art Institute. He became one of Joe Shuster's early assistants in the late 1930s and eventually assumed the full drawing duties. His rendition of Superman became the most recognizable version during the 1950s and '60s.

Alvin Schwartz was born in in New York in 1916 and began writing comics in 1939. He was a prolific writer for DC Comics in the 1940s and '50s, and wrote the most of the Superman newspaper strips throughout the 1950s.

Bill Finger was born in 1914 and Denver, Colorado, and is best known as the co-creator of Batman. He also co-created Robin, the Joker, Green Lantern, and other characters in a lengthy career that began in the 1930s.

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What people are saying

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Eisner & Tripwire award nominated comics creator & author. Working class. 📚HOCUS POCUS👻🔮 📚The Creators of Batman 🦇 Practicing BAMO

“So Vin Sullivan, wanted a character who’d sell like Superman. Bob being Bob he promises him one by Monday. On Saturday, he brings me this sketch and he has a name, BirdMan. I say ‘Bob, Those are bat wings. And it’s a dame. And it’s nude.’ The rest is history.” -Bill Finger https://t.co/yksuyR5Ujj

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In a sad twist, DC had a story "Superman's mission for President Kennedy" in the queue for publication, but it was pulled. Later, President Johnson requested DC publish the story, which they did in May of 1964. (Story by Bill Finger, E Nelson Bridwell, and Al Plastino) https://t.co/U1TTfYaHmY

You say that I remind you of a movie star // she/her

the fact that modern day comic books are based on just pure thievery (superman from siegel & shuster, bob kane never have credit to bill finger or jerry robinson) makes the whole medium kinda disgusting to me https://t.co/JUoxUaX7O7

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Praise for this book

"A virtually flawless presentation...a large, mostly forgotten chunk of Superman in his glory days, when the concept was fresh and the energy was pure." --The Comics Journal