Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told

Rating:
Summary: Great
Review: Another great collection of Superman stories. This collection offers a wide variety of tales, ranging from early stories to those told during the Superman re-launch in the mid-80's. All were great, and really show the quality of the character and creators who have made the character such an icon. When read in one volume you can really see how the character has evolved yet still maintained the qualities of heroism over the years. Highly recommended.

Highly recommended.

Rating:
Summary: "Faster than a speeding bullet..."
Review: I began reading comics right at the end of their Golden Age, and they were instrumental in fostering my life-long love of reading. That's why I would never denigrate them, and I always encouraged my children to read them. One of my favorites was, of course, Superman, not only the comic, but the television series. I had a very large collection of all types of comics from the 50s and early 60s, but they were sold (except for my complete set of Classics Illustrated) several years ago, to help pay for home remodeling. I'm sorry they're gone, so when I saw this book on a bargain table at Borders, I knew that I would buy it, and I'm glad that I did. Several of the early stories were from books I had as a youngster, and even the ones with which I was not familiar were very interesting. This is a good collection to have, as there are some interesting written articles, and the stories themselves give a good chronology of Superman's evolution through the years. It's a great nostalgic work for the aging Baby Boomer!

Rating:
Summary: Decent Compilation of the Superman Legacy
Review: I found "The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told" much more effective...Why?
Maybe it was the stories by the likes of Byrne, Moore and Kirby...
Maybe it was the multi-part stories from the 60's...
Maybe it was the 'imaginary' stories that helped convolute the DC Universe so badly that only by destroying it could it be saved (in 'Crisis on Infinite Earths')...
Whatever the reason, these stories (though rarely great) are consitently good and entertaining. They hold up well enough to still honor the pre-death Man of Steel and the impressive legacy he wields.

If you can find a copy, you may not be dazzled but you probably won't be dissapointed either.

Rating:
Summary: Good overview
Review: I have no way of knowing if these REALLY are the the greatest Superman stories ever told, but it's certainly a good overview of the career of the Man of Steel. For anyone interested in a scholarly history of Superman, the two introductions are invaluable: giving us Superman's history, his revisions, and the people who made him. The stories here are samplings from the entire history of Superman. We see that, in the beginning, Superman couldn't fly (he could just jump really high) and that Lex Luthor had hair. To me, the stories get much better in the later years. There's a superman adventure by comic-legend Jack Kirby and, my favorite, a little story by Alan Moore about what to get Kal-El for his birthday.

Rating:
Summary: Good overview
Review: I have no way of knowing if these REALLY are the the greatest Superman stories ever told, but it's certainly a good overview of the career of the Man of Steel. For anyone interested in a scholarly history of Superman, the two introductions are invaluable: giving us Superman's history, his revisions, and the people who made him. The stories here are samplings from the entire history of Superman. We see that, in the beginning, Superman couldn't fly (he could just jump really high) and that Lex Luthor had hair. To me, the stories get much better in the later years. There's a superman adventure by comic-legend Jack Kirby and, my favorite, a little story by Alan Moore about what to get Kal-El for his birthday.

Rating:
Summary: 4 stars for sentimental reasons.
Review: I must admit that as of this collection I am being very careful to buy graphic novels that reprint old stories. The reason why is because past stories very seldom hold my interest like the newer modern stories of comic art story telling.

However, this collection did have value to it for sentimental reasons. It is interesting to view and skim over stories of by-gone years. Most of the stories I just skimmed over and didn't read very thouroughly. The reason why is becuase virtually all of these stories are so simplistic that you don't need to read them very deeply.

I will give this book 4 stars out of 5. Just barely though, reprints of older stories are waring thin with me.

Rating:
Summary: excellent book
Review: this book has the best collection of superman stories ever. It is a must-buy.

Rating:
Summary: Excellent Complilation of Superman Stories
Review: This is a must-buy for Superman fans. If you are remotely interested in super-hero comics, this book is for you.

It is over 330 pages of some of the finest comic books ever written about Superman. There is a forward by John Byrne and an introduction by Mike Gold.

This book reprints some of Superman's greatest adventures, featuring such characters as Lex Luthor, Superboy, Bizarro, Batman, and Mr. Mxyztplk. The stories range from 1940 to 1986, which means you will read about the Golden Age Superman to the Modern Age Superman.

Rating:
Summary: A FINE COLLECTION
Review: This is NOT the best Superman stories of all time. What it is however , is a look at some of the best Superman stories from 1938 to 1989. if you enjoy stories from the Golden and Silver Age then you'll enjoy this collection. It has a very good Alan Moore/Dave Gibbons(the team that did Watchmen) story , "For the Man Who Has Everything" , which was selected by Wizard magazine as the #1 Superman tale of all time. Also , it contains an entertaining John Byrne story in which Lex Lethor learns Superman's secret ID(NOT an imaginary tale!!). Lots of work from Curt Swan and Jerry Siegal. The first Luthor , Mxyzptlk , and Bizarro appearances are inside. A very fun book.

Rating:
Summary: Not the best Superman stories, but certainly not the worst
Review: This is one of those collections that proves 'old' comics (40's-60's) don't necesarilly have to be corny. The stories told in this collection are nice stand-alone reads. Nothing spectacular but also nothing that isn't worth your time. There's even an Alan Moore story in here. If I compare the stories in here to a lot of other stuff from "those days" these come of very positive in 90% of the cases and you'll get to see some fun surprising things (like a Lex Luthor WITH hair).