Superman Comic Books & Graphic Novels

Belgian series. Reprints Superman stories from various publications. 36 pages, full color, French language.

Issue 119. August 1977. French language reprint of Action Comics (1938 DC) #441, "Weather War Over Metropolis!" written by Cary Bates and illustrated by Curt Swan; Action Comics #436, a Green Arrow story, "Young Man with a Drum" written by Elliot S. Maggin and Illustrated by Dick Dillin; and Superman Family (1974) #182 "The Fabulous World of Krypton": "The Stranger" written by Paul Kupperberg, illustrated by Marshall Rogers and Frank Springer. 6.75" x 10.25". 32 pages. Color. NOTE: All text in French.

Canadian edition. Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. Stories by Al Schwartz and Joe Samachson. Art by Fred Ray and Win Mortimer. 32 pgs. NOTE: This printing contains less pages and material than the standard edition, which is 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian edition. Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. List of Superman's accomplishments in the "real world." The Origin of Superman, script by Bill Finger, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; After a prologue that demonstrates Superman's amazing abilities, his origin is recounted. 32 pgs. NOTE: This printing contains less pages and material than the standard edition, which is 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Canadian edition. Cover pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye. The Prankster Picks a Partner, script by William Woolfolk, art by Al Plastino; The Prankster tricks Superman into using his powers to help him commit crimes. The Man Who Couldn't Laugh, script by William Woolfolk, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; F. P. Crotchett hasn't laughed in 20 years and offers $100,000 to anyone who can make him. Smartypants, script by Alvin Schwartz, pencils by Wayne Boring, inks by Stan Kaye; Prof. Skynhedd is an expert in progressive education—So how come a two year old can run rings around him? 36 pgs. NOTE: This printing contains fewer pages and material than the standard edition, which is 52 pgs. Cover price $0.10.

Danish language reprint of Superman #294. Cover art by Ernie Chan. "The Man Who Slept the World Away!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Tex Blaisdell, Terry Austin, & Bob Wiacek. Reprint of Superman #264 "Secret of the Phantom Quarterback!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson. 6 3/4" x 9 3/4", full color. 36 pages.

Danish language reprint of Action Comics #471. Cover art by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez and Bob Oksner. "One Of Our Phantoms Is Missing" featuring Superman and the Phantom Zone, script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Tex Blaisdell. Reprint of Brave and the Bold #115 Batman and the Atom star in "The Corpse That Wouldn't Die!" Script by Bob Haney, art by Jim Aparo. Reprint of Actions Comics #414 "Superman vs. Superstar!" Script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson. 6 3/4" x 10 3/4", b&w, 52 pages.

German language reprint of Superman #270. Cover art by Nick Cardy, "The Viking from Valhalla!" starring Superman, Valdemar, Clark Kent, Oscar Asherman, Steve Lombard, Lois Lane, and Skagerrak, script by Elliot S. Reprint of Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane #132 "The Second Superman!", script by Cary Bates, pencils by John Rosenberger, inks by Vince Colletta. 7" x 10 1/4", full color, 32 pages.

Issue 21. October 8, 1977. German reprint. Includes: "Hunt for a Hero-Killer" from Superboy #229, written by Paul Levitz and illustrated by James Sherman; "Those Were the Bad Old Days!" from Batman Family #10, written by Bob Rozakis and illustrated by Bob Brown; and "One for the Money!" from Action Comics #474, written by Cary Bates and illustrated by Kurt Schaffenberger. Cover by Mike Grell. 7" x 10.25". 32 pages. Color. NOTE: All text in German.

Issue 9. April 30, 1980. German reprint. Includes: "The Creature That Charmed Children!" from Action Comics #505, written by Cary Bates and illustrated by Curt Swan; "Man with the Golden Smile" from Superman Family #199, written by Bob Rozakis and illustrated by Kurt Schaffenberger; and "The Bogus Butlers" from Detective Comics #489, written by Bob Rozakis and illustrated by Paul Levitz. 7" x 10.25". 32 pages. Color. NOTE: All text in German.

Reprints Action Comics #506 - "The Children's Exodus from Earth!" Written by Cary Bates. Art by Curt Swan. Jorlan continues making trouble for Superman! German edition. 32 pgs, full color.

Reprints DC Comics Presents #19 - "Who Haunts this House?" Written by Denny O'Neil. Art by Joe Staton and Frank Chiaramonte. Superman and Batgirl team up to investigate an old Victorian mansion that has mysteriously appeared in the middle of the desert German edition. 32 pgs, full color.

Issue 26. December 23, 1981. German reprint. Cover by George Perez. Reprints material from Superman (1939 1st Series) #364 and Superman Family (1974) #209

Italian Series. Reprints various Superman stories. 52 Pages, Full Color, Italian Series.

Reprints material from Superman (1939 1st Series) #288 and #289. 32 Pages, Full Color, Spanish Language.

Reprints material from Superman (1939 1st Series) #296-297 and Action Comics (1938 DC) #193. 32 Pages, Full Color, Spanish Language.

Italian reprint series. Reprints material from Action Comics (1938 DC) #337, #458, and Superman (1939 1st Series) #299. 52 pages, full color, Spanish language.

Printed and distributed in Japan. Every issue of the series reprints several Superman and other DC stories in both color and b&w, and also contains some puzzles, DC news & articles (Everything is printed in Japanese language). Issue #1 has a full color reprint of "The Origin of Superman" from issue #300 of the regular series. There is also an article on the original Superman Movie starring Christopher Reeves. Strangely, there is a Superbaby short story on pages 90-96 printed in English (guess the translator had the day off that day :-D). Softcover, squarebound, 7 1/4" x 10 1/8", b&w with lengthy color section, 114 pages.

Mexican series. "El Buen Samaritano de Villachica?" Reprints material from Adventure Comics (1938 1st Series) #227. 36 pages, full color, Spanish language.

Mexican series. Reprints material from Superboy (1949-1979 1st Series DC) #62. 36 pages, full color, Spanish language.

Mexican series. Reprints material from Superboy (1949-1979 1st Series DC) #68. 36 pages, full color, Spanish language.

Mexican series. "El Hechizo de Batman" Reprints material from World's Finest (1941) #109. 36 pages, full color, Spanish language.

Mexican series. Reprints material from Superman (1939 1st Series) #138. 36 pages, full color, Spanish language.

Spanish language reprint of Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #70. 32 pages, full color.

Spanish language reprint of Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane #43. 32 pages, full color.

Spanish language reprint of Adventure Comics #314. 32 pages, full color.

Reprints Superboy (1st series) #108 - "The Kent's First Super-Son!" Written by Jerry Siegel. Art by Al Plastino. Superboy learns that Jonathan Kent and Martha Kent adopted a super-powered son, Mighto, before him. But Mighto turned out to be a super-villain from another planet, who hypnotized the Kents to forget his existence, and erased all traces of his stay on Earth. Now Mighto has returned, to challenge Superboy. Mexican edition. 32 pgs, full color.

Spanish language reprint of Superman #164. Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. "The Showdown Between Luthor and Superman!" [part 1], script by Edmond Hamilton, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. Back up story "The Fugitive From the Phantom Zone!" starring Superman and Ras-Krom, script by Jerry Siegel, art by Al Plastino. 7" x 10", full color, 36 pages.

Spanish language reprint of Superman #170. Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Sheldon Moldoff. "Superman's Mission for President Kennedy!", script by Bill Finger and E. Nelson Bridwell, art by Al Plastino. Back up story "The Wedding of Lara and Luthor!" [part 2]. 7" x 10", full color, 36 pages.

Spanish language reprint of Adventure Comics #316. Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. Part I: "The Renegade Super-Hero!" and Part II: "The End of a Super-Traitor!", script by Edmond Hamilton, art John Forte. Back up "The Origins and Powers of the Legion of Super-Heroes!" illustrations, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. 7" x 10", full color, 36 pages.

Mexican series. Reprints material from Action Comics (1938 DC) #350. 36 pages, full color, Spanish language.

Superman's Girlfriend Lois Lane (1958) Spanish Edition. Reprints #73 originally released 04/1967. "The Dummy and the Damsel" and "Lois Lane's Fairy Godmother!" All art by Kurt Schaffenberger.

Spanish language reprint of Adventure Comics.

Spanish language reprints. 32 pages, full color.

Issue 845. February 2, 1972. Spanish language reprint of "Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen" (1954) #129. Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson. "Superman versus Ultra-Olsen!", script by E. Nelson Bridwell, art by Murphy Anderson; Jimmy becomes Ultra-Olsen, but is blackmailed by two bad guys (who kidnapped his father) into doing robberies for them. "The Pen of Prophecy!", script by Leo Dorfman, art by Murphy Anderson; Jimmy gets a pen with magic ink that was supposedly used by Edgar Allan Poe and Nostradamus. "The Superman Hall of Trophies", script by Otto Binder, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Ray Burnley. 32 pages. Color. NOTE: All text in Spanish.

Issue 849. March 1, 1972. Spanish language reprint of "Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen" (1954) #130. Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson. "The Computer-Man of Steel!", script by Leo Dorfman, art by Pete Costanza; A mysterious force causes Jimmy Olsen to turn Superman into a robot. "Olsen, the Teen-Wonder!", script by Bob Haney, art by Murphy Anderson; Jimmy Olsen takes Robin's place in an attempt to prove to him that anybody with a little training could be Robin. 32 pages. Color. NOTE: All text in Spanish.

Spanish series. Reprints material from various DC publications. 36 pages, full color, Spanish Language.

Spanish language reprint of Action Comics #414. Script by Cary Bates, pencils by Curt Swan, inks by Murphy Anderson. Metamorpho the Element Man in "Fade Out for a Freak." Script by Bob Haney, pencils by John Calnan, inks by Anderson. Letter to the editor from comics writer Bob Rozakis. Nick Cardy cover. 7" x 10", full color, 36 pages.

Spanish Edition. "Eagle Series." Series of No.2-1123. 5 1/2" x 7 1/2", full color, and 32 pages on newsprint. Cover price $4.00.

Reprints Action Comic #492. "Superman's Secret Afterlife!" Written by Cary Bates. Art by Curt Swain. It's Superman's birthday, but its not a fun party because the Man of Steel is threatened by the usual suspects from the Phantom Zone! Mexican edition. 5 1/2" x 7 1/2", full color, and 32 pages on newsprint. Cover price $4.00.

Spanish Edition. "Eagle Series." Series of No.2-1302. 5 1/2" x 7 1/2", full color, and 32 pages on newsprint. Cover price $5.00.

Reprints "Superman's Nightmare Dreams!" - Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein, script by Otto Binder, art by Wayne Boring; Superman and Batman use a machine to temporarily switch bodies. Batman has no control over Superman's body, breaking some containers and exposing Superman's mind to red kryptonite before switching back to his own body; Cameos by the Joker, the Riddler, and the Penguin (on cards). Superman and Batman ad. "The (Super) Girl in the Green House," script by Jim Shooter, art by Jim Mooney; While exploring space, Supergirl finds another planet that is similar to Earth, except that it is run by teens; She is tricked into running for President.

Mexican reprint of Action Comics (1938 DC) #345. Cover pencils by Curt Swan, inks by George Klein. Allen Funt's Candid Camera TV show (there really was such a show on CBS back in the 1960') catches Clark Kent in the act of changing into Superman in "The Day Candid Camera Unmasked Superman's Identity," script by Leo Dorfman, art by Al Plastino; Funt comes to Metropolis to film his program and nearly exposes Superman's secret identity. "The Exile of Steel," script by Jim Shooter, art by Jim Mooney; On the parallel planet of Gaea, Supergirl goes on trial for subversive activities and is convicted and exiled, but waits her opportunity to return and overthrow the evil dictatorship that takes over after her trial. Congo Bill 5-page story, "Congorila". 32 pages. Color. NOTE: All text in Spanish.

Mexican reprint series. This issue reprints Captain Carrot (1982) #1. Script by Roy Thomas, pencils by Scott Shaw, inks by Bob Smith. Cover by Shaw, Smith, and Ross Andru. 36 pages, full color, Spanish language.

Spanish Edition. "Hummingbird Series." 3 3/4" x 5 1/2", full color, and 32 pages on newsprint. Cover price $2.50.

Mexican series. Tomo VI - Superman reprints. Softcover, 6 5/8" x 9 1/2", 64 pages, Spanish language.

Polish language reprint of Adventures of Superman #458 & 459. Cover by Dan Jurgens and Jerry Ordway. Story George Perez, Art Dan Jurgens. 6 3/4" x 10 1/4", full color, 52 pages.

South African reprint of Superman #85 with cover art by Win Mortimer. Story by Bill Finger, art by Wayne Boring and Al Plastino. Cover color, B&W interior.

South African reprint of Man of Steel (1986) #2. 32 pages, full color.

Circa 1940. Very early translation of the Superman comic in Spain. Story by Jerry Siegel. Art by Joe Shuster. En Su Primera Hazana En La Tierra is the 1st issue in the 16 issue series titled "Ciclòn el Superhombre". 9.75-in x 6.5, 16 Pages, B&W.