Silver age Superman appreciation thread

[Forbush-Man]

As a Marvel-head, it took me awhile to discover the enjoyment of Supes appearances from the late 50s and early 60s. Under Julie Schwartz' guidance, DC really enriched the Superman mythos during that period.

 

Here's a simple but sweet cover, from a great story. The mylar makes the URC look much worse than it really is:

 

 

Is this the story where Superman finds himself back on Krypton, falls in love, tries to keep the planet from being distroyed, but fails? If it is, I believe it is a Jerry Siegal story, one of his first back on the title & a classic. Anyone know for sure? I believe I read this in "Men of Tomorrow". Anyone,...anyone,...Bueler,...

[Forbush-Man]

Wow, BB!!! Those are awesome books!!! I just don't seem to come across high grade copies of Superman very often. Does anyone else have thet problem?

 

Here's one of my favorites...

 

 

 

This cover should get "Classic Cover" statis!

[tth2]

I thought all DC silver age covers were boring covers?

[jmg3637]

I'll add another cover to the thread. though I am not positive that this is Silver

 

[nearmint]

Burnt, all four of those are beautiful!

[tth2]

Cool, I've never seen the Superman 100 cover before!

[FFB]

That one's exactly one year older than Showcase #4, but who's counting?

 

I'll add another cover to the thread. though I am not positive that this is Silver

 

[Aman619]

That one's exactly one year older than Showcase #4, but who's counting?

 

I'll add another cover to the thread. though I am not positive that this is Silver

 

 

too bad they didnt pick the 4 BEST Superman covers... Arent those just issues 1, 25, 50, and 75?

[Fan4Fan]

That one's exactly one year older than Showcase #4, but who's counting?

 

I'll add another cover to the thread. though I am not positive that this is Silver

 

 

too bad they didnt pick the 4 BEST Superman covers... Arent those just issues 1, 25, 50, and 75?

 

Well, that's probably what the No. 1, No. 25, No. 50, and No. 75 on the cover mean...

 

Seriously... some nice covers on display here!

[Aman619]

I was doing it by memory and covering my assss in case I was wrong by "asking"... I didnt remember though that the numbers were as big as quarters right in fronnt of me!!

[burntboy]

here are some more that i had handy. these didn't get to make the trip to Sarasota as they're a notch below what i'm trying to get graded. still probably in the VF range. notice how #164 and #171 were so similar only 7 issues apart......

 

[Silver]

164 is one of the BEST superman stories of the silver age.... a must read!

[Zonker]

164 is great, as is 167, and together they turn Luthor into a somewhat-sympathetic character, unusual for DC Silver Age when characters were generally black & white. Somewhat marred by a disappointing resolution in #168 from what I remember.

 

Someone had a thread last year when Burntboy first posted his great issues that the Superman 161-170 run is probably the best the character saw in all the Silver Age. I'd have to agree.

[Aman619]

I remember getting all of them.. and on 164, what I remember thinking was how did old fat Luthor suddenly get so muscular all of a sudden? Woulda been more 'shocking' to see poor weak Supes getting pummelled by FAT out-of-shape Luthor to accentuate how >choke< helpless he had become..... sob

[Norrin_Radd]

I'm not a big DC fan, but this cover is definately a classic! Plus it's purple.

 

 

[RickHigh]

Speaking of purple...this is one of my favorite Superman covers...

 

[RickHigh]

Here's one more I dug out of the closet. Kinda reminds me of my kids when they were younger!!!

 

[Silver]

Hmmm....where are the Action Comics covers ....

 

I have always liked this one, it's one of the first ones I bought when I started to collect silver age:

 

 

Braniac covers have always been a favorite of mine:

 

 

This is a major classic cover:

 

 

Here is a cool Superboy cover with a Superman appearance. Note that the book is from 1956, and Superboy stories are set 15-20 years PRIOR to Superman stories... so the Kents had a nice big TV in the late 30's ....

 

 

[nearmint]

[clarkkentdds]

Hey Burntboy-

I have some high grade (9.0-9.4) DCs (Action, Supes) from the same time period that I want to send off to Sarasota....Under which tier did you submit your books? (Economy or Standard?) I am trying to decide which tier I will use.