New Releases by Joe Shuster

High quality reprint of "the Reign of the Super-man," the very first "superman" story by Gerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Not a comic book, but a short novel in the style of the pulps, it tells the story of Bill Dunn, a down-of-his-luck man who acquires superpowers through a radical experiment. The story has all the main elements of the superman myth: a bald super-villain, an unknown element coming from space that mutates human beings, telescopic-vision, aliens, and an indomitable quest for absolute power. It was originally published on Science Fiction - The Advance Guard of Future Civilization #3 (Jan. 1933), one of the very first fanzine to be created, which Siegel and Shuster developed with a typewriter and mimeographic machine for printing. Also collected for the first time: "Goober the Mighty", Siegel''s Tarzan parody, Stiletto Vance the vain detective, and other raw gems the creators of Superman developed for the Torch, the High School newspaper they worked for.

Superman, the Man of Steel, defeats aliens and super-villains, and rescues Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen. Featuring new stories, with original art by DC illustrators, the books in this series bring the adventures of DC''s ultimate hero to a younger readership.

Reporter Clark Kent is covering a World Peace Conference held on an orbiting space station when three of Superman''s deadliest enemiesNBrainiac 2.5, General Zod, and Lex LuthorNdecide to attack Earth. Readers follow clues in this illustrated, action-packed story as Superman and decide how the story ends. Original.

Livewire surges ahead with a new cause, and only the Man of Steel has a chance of stopping her.

The new Man of Steel faces his first real threat against a being who can steal his powers away, while his alter ego, Clark Kent, deals with a new woman in his life who is turning his world upside down.

Following the startling events of New Krypton, Earth finds itself without Superman. Luckily, Metropolis still has heroes like Mon-El and the Guardian. But after years of knowing nothing but the solitude of the phanton zone, how will Mon-El acclimate himself to society?

Brainiac has his sights set on destroying Earth and finishing off the last son of Krypton once and for all. This epic battle leads into ''Superman: Krypton.''

Documenting the amazing back story of the world''s first Jewish superhero, Siegel and Shuster''s Funnyman is an important document of comics and Jewish history. Funnyman, aka Larry Davis, is a red-haired television comedian whose agent talks him into performing a superhero-like stunt in order to obtain publicity. This stunt goes wrong when Larry finds himself in a real crime scene. Larry stops this criminal, not knowing what he is doing is real until after the fact. Discovering that he enjoys fighting crime, Larry begins a career as the costumed crime fighter Funnyman.

His incredible powers are legendary, his famous red-and-blue costume is unmistakable, and the S-shield emblazoned across his chest is iconic. Born Kal-El on the doomed planet Krypton, rocketed to Earth, and raised by the kindly Kents, he was destined to battle evil as Superman, the Man of Steel. Here''s your guide to absolutely everything about the high-flying hero who''s been thrilling comics fans for more than seventy years: an amazing A-to-Z compendium that spans the spectrum of all things Superman.

Superman flies to rescue astronauts who have crash landed on Pluto, but when the evil Kanjar Ro attacks, Superman discovers his distance from the sun is weakening his powers.

Written by Jerry Siegel and others Art by Various The second Archive collecting adventures from WORLD''S FINEST COMICS is here, with stories from issues #17-32 (1945-1948)! Don''t miss The Man of Tomorrow''s unforgettable battles with The Toyman, Lex Luthor and others! Advance-solicited; on sale October 7 - 224 pages, FC, $49.99 US

Written by Len Wein, Paul Levitz, Cary Bates and others Art by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez, Murphy Anderson, and others Cover by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez Superman meets DC''s greatest heroes including The Flash, Green Lantern, Wonder Woman and many more in this title collecting DC COMICS PRESENTS #1-26. Advance-solicited; on sale November 18 o 512 pg, B&W, $17.99 US

Reprints the first earliest adventures of Superman in chronological order, beginning with his first appearance in Action Comics in 1938.

Superman and Batman - longtime allies - are at odds when confronted with an overwhelming crisis.

In June 1938, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster created the most sensational comics character ever! Action Comics #1 introduced the world to an alien fallen to Earth who decides to use his incredible powers to help mankind! In this collected volume, Superman takes on corrupt politicians, loses his memory and is accused of robbery and murder - all while having to do his day job of saving the world! This handsome new book collects the continuing early adventures of the Man of Steel, reprinting his stories sequentially. Almost impossible to find in their original printings, these stories are the perfect introduction to the world of the Man of Steel, and ideal for new and old readers alike!

De Haven''s novel shows that, nearly 70 years after his creation, the Man of Steel still has plenty to offer. -- Booklist

It''s not easy for Superman to fight crime alone, so join him on his adventure to battle evil and save the day in this page-turning chapter book. The book is inspired by the movie with plot twists, conflicts, and thrilling adventures. Advanced readers will love the chapter format.

The Golden Age of Superman hits its stride in SUPERMAN ARCHIVES VOL. 7,reprinting SUPERMAN #25-29 (1943-1944)! With World War II heating up, Supermanfights subversion and sabotage at home while foiling villains like the Toymanand the Prankster.

Reprints eighteen Superman comics, originally published between 1938 and 1949.

ASuperman and Batman, long-time friends, unite when President Lex Luthor accuses Superman of terrible crimes against humanity and assembles a top-secret team of powerhouse heroes to bring Superman in.

Eight of Superman''s deadliest foes, united by a common desire for just one thing... revenge Superman''s own life; his marriage to Lois Lane and his transformation from Man of Steel to ''man of energy'' -- a mysterious mastermind plots Superman''s downfall, bringing together Metropolis''s mightiest and most dangerous villains to form the Superman Revenge Squad. It''s Superman''s trial by fire, his greatest battle, and it''s 240 pages crammed with truly epic superhero action.

/DC Comics Lex Luthor has robbed Superman of his superabilities, with the help of that interdimensional troublemaker, Mr. Mxyzptlk, and a magical element called Red Kryptonite. While the de-powered Superman continues to fight injustice, he also grapples with one of the greatest conflicts of his life--whether or not to ask Lois Lane to

/Randy and Jean-Marc Lofficier and Roy Thomas /Ted McKeever, illustrator Fritz Lang''s classic SF film METROPOLIS is brought to comics in riveting, fully-painted images in SUPERMAN"S METROPOLIS. Wealthy young Clark Kent learns the dismal fate of the lower classes when he meets Lois, a prophetic young woman whose belief in a "superman" gives hope to the workers. Clark soon encounters the diabolical scientific wizardry of Luthor, whose ultimate weapon against the would-beSuperman is a so

The eradicator is a deadly and powerful machine from the planet Krypton. Superman has it buried in the Antarctic in order to prevent it from wreaking havoc on the ecology by melting the ice cap - or so he thinks.

One year after the evil Cyborg Superman hurled Doomsday''s body into space, the real Superman is still haunted by memories of his death in battle. Consumed by the knowledge that Doomsday is still out there, Superman sets out to find out the monster and put an end to him.