Superman in the Sixties

by Jerry Siegel

A decade of upheaval and tragedy, social change, expansion of the arts, scientific achievement and just plain outrageousness -- and the Man of Steel! This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1563895226
• ISBN13: 9781563895227
• Release Date: October 1999
• Publisher: DC Comics
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.6" x 10.2"

Customer Reviews

Wild, Crazy and Fun!

In the 1960s, the greatest entertainment in the world can be gotten for a mere 10 cents between the pages of the various Superman comics published. You get everything from grand space-opera, soapy romance, mythical adventures, sci-fi, fantasy, tragedy, etc. in these stories. This volume is a great sample of some of those great tales.Mort Weisinger was the man behind the Superman titles at DC comics in the 1950s and 1960s. He hired writers like Jerry Siegel (yes, the original creator himself) and Otto Binder (the greatest "Shazam" writer ever) to recreate Superman's world. Firstly, Supes' origin story is more fully fleshed out, Krypton is described in detail and then came the creation of the "Superman Family" (Supergirl, Krypto, Perry White, Jimmy Olsen, Bizarro, Superboy, Legion of Superheroes, etc. etc.) - all of it giving us the richesh fantasy dreamworld in serialized fiction.Get this volume to relive the magic of Superman and rediscover the reason why he is still the foremost heroic-icon of our times.

This is the Superman I grew up with!

As far as I'm concerned, this one graphic novel sums it all up when it comes to the excitment and singular superiority that is Superman. It would've been great as a book with no artwork, in my opinion. But, of course, the artwork really made it that much greater. However, being a true lover of sci-fi books, by the Old Masters and the Newcombers (especially cyberpunk), I really think lovers of graphic novels should also check out such greats as "Stranger in a Strange Land", "Childhood's End", "I,Robot", "Ringworld", "Redezvous with Rama", "Neuromancer", "Mona Lisa Overdrive", "Cryptonomicon", "Prey", "Snow Crash", "Cyber Hunter", and so forth. These would all make great graphic novels as well, but are great as just what they are in my opinion. Check some out.

Nice for nostalgia's sake, but stories a little bland

Having grown up in the 70s, this book features Superman stories which were new to me. These are the stories prior to Clark Kent's move to television and the creation of Morgan Edge. As the preface to the book says, many of the stories were told time and time again. It's interesting to see a time when comic books weren't always trying to be some dark statement. After all, Metropolis isn't Gotham City. This book helps you get a grasp of the changes the Superman franchise went through in the 60s, with dozens of new survivors of Krytpon, endless robots, an incredibly naive Jimmy Olsen, and a not-yet-liberated Lois Lane. Each story is "safe." Nice to look at, but if you're expecting anything of substance that you could, perhaps, ponder, hopefully a "Superman in the Seventies" volume will be coming out soon. Here you will see Clark, Lois, Jimmy, Morgan, Steve Lombard, and a less-important Perry White take on more human characteristics. Until then, this book will give you lots of super-simplistic stories that may or may not help you relive your youth.

Rick Phillips

This was a great book with only a sample of how great the 60's were to the Man of Steel. It showed how comics should be adventuresome, fun and innocent. Many famous stories like the Superman-Batman Revenge Squads and works by the greats like Jerry Siegal, Wayne Boring, Curt Swan and Neal Adams. All future comic writers & artist should have this book. Don't just sit there. Buy this book!

Great Stories

Being a comic book fan who has lost interest in the "new" post-Crisis Superman, I found these older stories to be lots of fun. A more honest and innocent hero, and a great flashback to my impression of the character when I was younger. A great peice of pop-history.