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Overstreet has designated one classic Superman cover for the entire Silver Age. That distinction belongs to Superman 146 with Swan’s classic escape from Krypton cover:

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(Taken from DC Database)

Are there any other SA Superman covers that classics in their own right? One that immediately crosses my mind is this one:

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(Taken from GCD)

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On 7/29/2022 at 7:46 AM, bronze johnny said:

Overstreet has designated one classic Superman cover for the entire Silver Age. That distinction belongs to Superman 146 with Swan’s classic escape from Krypton cover:

 

(Taken from DC Database)

Are there any other SA Superman covers that classics in their own right? One that immediately crosses my mind is this one:

 

(Taken from GCD)

I don't know,  Superman #201 seems like a retread of the "Spider-Man No More" cover from ASM #50, published earlier that same year.

I've always been fond of #167, apparently the first published work of long-time Superman writer Cary Bates (he apparently submitted this cover idea as a teenaged fan).

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On 7/29/2022 at 8:59 AM, Zonker said:

I don't know,  Superman #201 seems like a retread of the "Spider-Man No More" cover from ASM #50, published earlier that same year.

I've always been fond of #167, apparently the first published work of long-time Superman writer Cary Bates (he apparently submitted this cover idea as a teenaged fan).

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I like that cover but not sure. Superman 201 is a cover for ASM 50 but Swan goes a step further with Supes emanating from a Metropolis skyscraper - the tallest in fact - is classic. I can’t think of one other cover as powerfully displaying the connection Superman has to Metropolis. Swan captures that essence. What’s the world without Superman? What’s Metropolis without him? The colors also contribute to this classic imho.

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On 7/29/2022 at 7:46 AM, bronze johnny said:

Overstreet has designated one classic Superman cover for the entire Silver Age. That distinction belongs to Superman 146 with Swan’s classic escape from Krypton cover:

F2D71CC4-8DEB-438B-81AB-859CAE7C058B.jpeg.9652b72898fb832611470010d467692f.jpeg

(Taken from DC Database)

Are there any other SA Superman covers that classics in their own right? One that immediately crosses my mind is this one:

0C834045-0512-45B0-8B0C-A5F94BCA03E7.jpeg.cbd97117af29e3543b11487b7f307078.jpeg

(Taken from GCD)

I don't know what process they used to decide this but there are better ones IMO.

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Drooling over all these Superman, the second hero that I like to collect the most :P. Definitely need to get a copy of 148, one of the classic SIlver age Superman stories. As it is the Superman 141 story, one that someone can find in some of the  top Superman stories lists

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