Superman in the Fifties

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Summary: A great addition to any Superman fan's collection.
Review: Almost every story in this collection is a true gem in comic book reading. I had such a great time reading it, that I had it completed in less then a day. I keep coming back to the really good ones every once in a while.
I think the artists and writers of the 1950s were incredible. Reading stories like this makes me wish DC would release all of the 1950s Superman stories into collected editions, no matter how expensive that would be.
My personal favorites in this volume are the introduction of Superboy's dog Krypto and a story that has three of Superman's biggest rivals hatching a scheme to make Superman the joke of Metropolis.
I think the greatest thing about this period in Superman's life is how the writers would make Superman use his brains to get himself, his friends and Metropolis out of trouble more then his incredible strength. Very creative stuff and something you don't see very often in today's comics.

Rating:
Summary: Super!
Review: This is one terrific book! You have Superman's big brother, The pre Phantom zone villains, comic adaptations of Panic in the sky and Around the word with Superman. The only bad thing is this, I don't have anything against Mark Waid but since Christopher Reeve did The Superman 70s book intro, and Adam West did the Batman 60s intro, and with George Reeves gone, the honor of the introduction should have gone to Jack Larson. But all in all, a Super book!