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Post by Roquefort Raider on Sept 17, 2021 10:59:24 GMT -5
I am not much of a Superman fan, but Superman : Peace on Earth was a pretty good book. I enjoyed the way Supes' mythical status was used, and how his innate goodness really showed. Not much of a run since it's one book, but it is really worth a read.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Sept 17, 2021 11:25:31 GMT -5
I am not much of a Superman fan, but Superman : Peace on Earth was a pretty good book. I enjoyed the way Supes' mythical status was used, and how his innate goodness really showed. Not much of a run since it's one book, but it is really worth a read. I'm in the same boat in regards to Superman but would also recommend a single book that's as enjoyable to read as it is to see; Superman War of the Worlds.
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Post by wildfire2099 on Sept 17, 2021 13:29:16 GMT -5
It seems I agree with the highlights... the original stuff is awesome, but very different... the Golden Age Superman is very pulpy, a bit preachy, and a bit of a show-off
I really enjoyed the 'world without a superman' story after he 'died'... I LOVE Steel and that version of Superboy. That is the midst of the triangle era.. definitely some good stuff before and after, too.
I also second the recommendation of 'Superman smashes the Klan'... just a one off trade, but a brilliant one.
Late Silver/Early Bronze age is pretty hit and miss... some stories are great, some are so bad they're great, and some just fall flat. I'm particularly partial to the 'imaginary stories' (What they used to call Elseworlds).. some super fun concepts.
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Post by Rob Allen on Sept 17, 2021 13:36:27 GMT -5
"My" Superman was drawn by Curt Swan, with the occasional story by Kurt Schaffenberger.
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Post by Hoosier X on Sept 17, 2021 21:44:08 GMT -5
"My" Superman was drawn by Curt Swan, with the occasional story by Kurt Schaffenberger. I would add Al Plastino, Wayne Boring and Joe Shuster. And Dick Sprang in World’s Finest.
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Post by Rob Allen on Sept 17, 2021 22:05:03 GMT -5
"My" Superman was drawn by Curt Swan, with the occasional story by Kurt Schaffenberger. I would add Al Plastino, Wayne Boring and Joe Shuster. And Dick Sprang in World’s Finest. They're too old-fashioned for me. I didn't really get into Superman until the 70s, and dropped out of comics in 1978, so Swan is *the* Superman artist in my mind's eye. The Swan run - several decades long - has some distinct phases because Swan didn't ink, and there was always one primary inker. I don't know all of them. The first one I know of was Stan Kaye. When he died, George Klein gave up moonlighting on Fantastic Four to ink Superman for a while. Not sure if there was someone between Klein and Murphy Anderson. The "Swanderson" team was particularly good. I came in a year or so later, when Bob Oksner was the main inker. Then his former assistant Tex Blaisdell had the job for a bit, and then Frank McLaughlin took over for the last couple of years until I split the scene.
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Post by profh0011 on Sept 17, 2021 22:14:22 GMT -5
And Jim Mooney. Oh, that's right, Superman was just guest-starring in some SUPERGIRL stories...
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Post by Hoosier X on Sept 17, 2021 22:43:45 GMT -5
And Jim Mooney. Oh, that's right, Superman was just guest-starring in some SUPERGIRL stories... There aren’t very many comic book runs that I like more than Supergirl: The Midvale Orphanage Years. It’s the greatest.
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Post by Duragizer on Sept 17, 2021 23:13:57 GMT -5
I'm a big fan of the Siegel/Shuster run up 'til Superman #8. National refusing to publish "The K-Metal from Krypton" was when the original Superman came to an end, and he hasn't been seen since.
I do love me some post-Crisis Superman, but it's a mixed bag. Aside from World of Krypton, I don't like Byrne's run very much. I really loved the Exile storyline. The Triangle Era is hit-&-miss for me. I have nothing nice to say about the post-Triangle Era Superman.
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