Beginning in 1939, Superman reigned as the leading hero of both comic books and newspaper comic strips. These formative stories star a Man of Steel who boldly tackles the social injustices of his day.

This deluxe edition collects the first three years of the classic Superman comic strips as written and illustrated by the Man of Steers creators Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster.

Critical elements in the Superman mythos were introduced in the strips in this volume, which originally appeared from 1939 to 1942. Inside this book ore nearly 1,000 daily newspaper strips, including the classic stories of Superman's origin along with "Clark Kent--Spy," "Superman goes to War,"7he Unknown' Strikes." and "The Hooded Saboteur."

A JOB FUR SUPERMAN

by James Vance

EPISODE I. SUPERMAN COMES TI] EARTH

Strips I tn 12, January IG-January 28. 1939

EPISODE 2. WAR ON CRIME

Strips 13 to 3D, January 3D-February 18. 1939

EPISODE 3. THE COMEBACK OF LARRY TRENT

Strips 31 to 54, February 2D-March 18, f939

EPISODE 4. JEWEL SMUGGLERS

Strips 55 to GG, March 20-April 1, 1939

EPISODE 5. SKYSCRAPER OF DEATH

  Strips 67 to 90. April 3-April 29. 1939

EPISODE ft. THE MOST DEADLY WEAPON

  Strips 91 to 126, May I-June 10, 1939

EPISODE 7. SUPERMAN AND THE RUNAWAY

  Strips 127 to 162, June 12-July 22. 1939

EPISODE 8. ROYAL OEATHPLOT

  Strips 163 to 258, July 24-November 11, 1939

EPISODE 9. UNDERWORLD POLITICS

  Strips 259 to 288, November 13-DecembEr 16, 1939

EPISODE IO. UNNATURAL DISASTERS

  Strips 289 to 3riB, December 18. 1939-January 6, 1940