DC Comics Superman in the Fifties

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"Superman in the Fifties" is a collection of 17 stories from 1950 to 1959 reprinted in color. For me it was a nostalgic return to when I was a child and able to purchase 10 comics for a dollar off a turning rack (no sales tax either) at the local soda shop. The comics from the fifties served as an escapism for much of the youth at the time that was coming of age with the awareness that we could be threatened by nuclear attack at any time. Bomb shelter construction could be found in Popular Science magazines, and drills were performed in schools with students going into halls and crouching down and covering their heads or hiding under desks.A hero was needed, one with super powers who could make the world right. We could all dream. Superman, "Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap tall buildings in a single bound...fighting a never ending battle for truth, justice, and the American way." Sorry, just had to put that TV intro in from the 50's.The stories may seem dated, but that is part of the mystique of reading comics that are reprinted.The titles in this volume are:- Three Supermen From Krypton!- The Menace From The Stars!- The Girl Who Didn't Believe In Superman!- Superboy's Last Day In Smallville!- The Ugly Superman!- Superman's Big Brother!- The Super-Dog From Krypton!- Titano, The Super-Ape!- The Supergirl From Krypton!- Superman's Super-Magic Show!- The Super-Duel In Space- The Battle With Bizarro!- The Bride Of Bizarro!- The End Of The Planet!- Superman And Robin!!- The Stolen Superman Signal- The Girl In Superman's PastMy favorite was "The Super Duel in Space" with Brainiac reducing some of Earth's cities and putting them in bottles. It was a good change up from the usual fiction, and non-fiction that I read. It provides plenty of background about Superman for young readers with terrific art that was hand drawn, unlike most modern comics that are created on computers. The stories are a very good sampling of "Superman" from the fifties.I look forward to reading "Superman in the Sixties."I give "Superman in the Fifties" 5 stars.

This is great - wish I had more Superman stories from the 1950's to read!!I was born in 1952 so this is something right up my alley. I am a big Superman fan and had most of the mid to late 1950'2 issues until my mom burned them when I went away to college. I understand why but still wish I had them - for many different reasons.The coloring is bright and spot-on. I even remember most of these stories - I know it's been more than 50 years ago but they were a big part of my early life. All of the stories are least good and couple are truly great. Some of the plots are little silly by todays standards but things have most definitely changed since they were written.IF you love Superman, grew-up in the 50's or just anything historical you will love this! I just wish they would reprint all the 50's and 60's stories. That is something I would most certainly buy!!My rating for this is a perfect 10 out of 10 - for me it's perfect - all I want is MORE of this!!

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While it's better than the Wonder Woman volume it's still very minor. There's some ok art but nothing to knock your socks off. Stories range from moronic to decent. The worst a Lois Lane story where she and Lana Lang compete over who Superman likes better. The best a two part Bizzaro story where he isn't a monster but people react to him based on how he looks rather than what he does or says. Unlike the Frankenstein Monster he's given a happy ending. The second best is the first Brainiac story although the ending is dumb. When he realizes what has happened why wouldn't he just turn around and come back? The rest of the stories are minor fluff.