Customer Reviews

The REAL Superman - By: Lewis Stringer, 17 Dec 2007
There's something very refreshing about this book. Each decade has spawned a different take on Superman. As the years roll by he's been depicted with ever-slicker artwork & more involved storylines, but this volume is where the Superman story began.

Yes, the artwork is crude, & yes the plots are basic, but there's a raw unfettered energy to the stories. Inspired by the movie heroes of the day, this early Superman is a no-nonsense tough guy, not the "boy scout" he'd later become. He fights racketeers & corrupt businessmen & throws them around with an almost sadistic enjoyment. Thenin his alter-ego of Clark Kent he acts the part of an often spineless nerd. Lois Lane falls for Superman but she absolutely detests weak Clark Kent. She doesn't realize they're the same person because she never sees past the surface. This dichotomy has long been lost from the Superman comics, which is a shame as it was essential to the entire premise of the strip, &in execution was a far more sophisticated metaphor on relationships than often given credit for.

Treat yourselves to an affordable journey into the 1930s to see Superman from the very start.