From the minds and hands of Superman creators Jerry Seigel & Joe Shuster come the stories that started it all. This hardcover collection includes the early SUPERMAN comics that recount the Golden Age adventures of the Man of Steel. From his perilous escape from the doomed planet Krypton to his high-flying adventures in Metropolis and everything in between, this is a must have edition for the discerning Superman collector or fan.

REPRINTS: Superman #1-4

SUPERMAN ARCHIVES VOL. 2 continues the retelling of the Man of Steel's greatest adventures from the 1940s. Featuring the first appearance of the Daily Planet's Editor-in-Chief Perry White and the last appearance of Lex Luthor with red hair, this volume also showcases the last son of Krypton as he clears Lois Lane of suspicion of murder, rescues a small country from the ravages of an earthquake, saves an innocent man from the electric chair, thwarts an evil conspiracy, and battles the members of a crooked carnival.

REPRINTS: Superman #5-8

Reprinting classic tales from the Man of Steel's earliest days, SUPERMAN ARCHIVES VOL. 3 contains action-packed adventures by the legends who created Superman, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Including the first bald appearance of Lex Luthor, this historical book features tales of Superman as he discovers a traitorous senator, defends American military secrets from mysterious metal men, exposes a murderous jewelry company, stumbles upon a secret Nazi submarine base, is accused of murder, and saves Metropolis from a deadly plague.

REPRINTS: Superman #9-12

The Man of Steel continues to defend America and explore spectacular locations in the fourth volume of the SUPERMAN ARCHIVES series. Introducing Clark Kent's loyal sidekick, Jimmy Olsen, this book of 1940s classics features tales in which Superman discovers an underground civilization beneath Metropolis, goes on a disastrous rampage while under hypnosis, meets an alluring mermaid and visits the lost city of Atlantis, becomes trapped in the Fourth Dimension, protects American naval weapons from international saboteurs, and battles the deadly costumed villain the Archer.

REPRINTS: Superman #13-16

In SUPERMAN ARCHIVES VOL. 5, the Man of Steel battles international spies and invaders as he attempts to maintain his secret identity. Reprinting classic tales from the 1940s, this amazing tome features Superman as he counters a Nazi invasion of Metropolis, faces off against a super-powered Lex Luthor, stops a mysterious character from stealing military secrets, watches a Superman animated movie with Lois Lane, becomes buried alive beneath a landslide, saves Metropolis from a giant heat ray, stops Hitler's sea serpent from attacking Allied ships, and deals with Lois Lane's first accusations of Clark Kent and Superman being the same person.

REPRINTS: Superman #17-20

A thrilling volume that reprints SUPERMAN (first series) #21-24, featuring Superman taking on the Prankster, investigating a murder on a college campus, confronting a modern-day Robin Hood, and more!

REPRINTS: Superman #21-24