Superman: The Golden Age Vol. 4 (Action Comics

Superman: The Golden Age #4

by Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster (Artist), Leo Nowak (Artist)

In the early 1940s Superman was a much-needed hero for a nation on the brink of war. The Man of Steel was in his Golden Age, and with each new story, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster were continuing to expand and enrich the world of their still-relatively-new creation. In these early adventures, Superman must protect the citizens of Metropolis from a variety of threats ranging from insurance scams and gangsters to spies and saboteurs. Plus, Lex Luthor returns to cement his place as Superman’s archnemesis, with more schemes and gadgets than any other villain facing the Man of Steel!

 Superman: The Golden Age Volume Four collects adventures from World’s Finest Comics #3-5, Superman #12-15 and Action Comics #41-47.

Genres: Comics, Superman, Graphic Novels, Dc Comics

362 pages, Kindle Edition

First published May 29, 2018

About the author

Jerome "Jerry" Siegel, who also used pseudonyms including Joe Carter, Jerry Ess, and Herbert S. Fine, was the American co-creator of Superman (along with Joe Shuster), the first of the great comic book superheroes and one of the most recognizable icons of the 20th century.
He and Shuster were inducted into the comic book industry's Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 1992 and the Jack Kirby Hall of Fame in 1993.

Reviews

[Zoey Selwyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

gradually becoming recognizable...as proto-villains arise and Superman's priorities get less and less grounded in working class angst...actually incredible how perfectly the character's initial years capture that shift from post-depression to the War that birthed a 'super'power

[L. · Rating 2 out of 5]

(I forgot I had this.)

Somebody once called Superman a 'boy scout'. Maybe it was Batman. Whoever it was obviously never read Supe's early adventures. Superman has absolutely no problem threatening people with extreme prejudice in order to get them to talk. Even reporter Lois Lane gets a moment to intimidate someone with a gun. Numerous people die in front of our hero and Superman kind of shrugs it all off. Sure they were criminals but a human life is a human life, Kal-El. At least the police recognize how big of a criminal Superman is as they are always firing bullets at him.

I am obsessed with all of Lois Lane's hats.

May 27, 2024

[Christopher Rush · Rating 2 out of 5]

Just more of the same Supes fighting bad landlords, corrupt mine officials, and petty hypnosis thieves. I know you think it is over the top today with nonstop super villains, but boy, this small potatoes stuff is pretty silly.

[☽ · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Keith · Rating 3 out of 5]

Formulaic, but fun. The dialogue is occasionally hilarious if read as a Marx Brothers routine.

[Cadence Boudreaux · Rating 3 out of 5]

try and read all the superman comics i said , it’ll be fun i said . and then here come 5 million action comics

[Robert Kimberlin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I LOVE THE GOLDEN AGE. SOME REALLY GOOD STORIES. I LOVE THE ART ALSO.