Superman: From Krypton to Metropolis

Superman From

by E. Nelson Bridwell

One of a series of four Justice League of America storybook/audio cassette sets which were written exclusively for Fisher-Price by DC Comics and published in 1982. The other three stories involved Batman & Robin, Wonder Woman, and the Justice League as a whole.

The 45-minute read-only cassette tape was stored in a flexible plastic sleeve on the back of the hardcover book. The story was read verbatim by actors in the style of 1940s radio shows.

62 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1982

About the author

Edward Nelson Bridwell was a writer for Mad magazine (writing the now-famous catchphrase, "What you mean...we?" in a 1958 parody of The Lone Ranger in Mad) and various comic books published by DC Comics. One of the writers for the Batman comic strip and Super Friends, he also wrote The Inferior Five, among other comics. He has been called "DC's self-appointed continuity cop."

Reviews

[Michael P. · Rating 2 out of 5]

Unengaging children's picture book accounting Superman's origins with audio cassette of an actor reading the words of the story.