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Post-Crisis Superman (Collected Editions)
Superman: Time and Time Again
Superman has been blasted on a roller-coaster ride through time by the Linear Man. Alone, with his memory muddled, he is propelled from the ancient past to the far-flung future and back again. On his unprecedented journey through time, the Man of Steel encounters Nazis, wizards, demons, dinosaurs, and three different incarnations of the Legion of Super-Heroes. Will he ever return to his own present in time to solve the mystery surrounding his journey? Who is the the Linear Man and what is his hidden agenda? Who are the other Linear Men? And how does the time-lost Waverider fit in to all of this?
Collecting: Action Comics #663-665, Adventures of Superman #476-478, and Superman #54, 55, 61, and 73 -- written by Roger Stern, Jerry Ordway, and Dan Jurgens; illustrated by Jurgens, Ordway, Bob McLeod, and Tom Grummett.
Collecting: Action Comics #663-665, Adventures of Superman #476-478, and Superman #54, 55, 61, and 73 -- written by Roger Stern, Jerry Ordway, and Dan Jurgens; illustrated by Jurgens, Ordway, Bob McLeod, and Tom Grummett.
206 pages, Paperback
First published May 1, 1991
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Dan Jurgens
2,245 books285 followersDan Jurgens is an American comic book writer and artist. He is known for his work on the DC comic book storyline "The Death of Superman" and for creating characters such as Doomsday, Hank Henshaw, and Booster Gold. Jurgens had a lengthy run on the Superman comic books including The Adventures of Superman, Superman vol. 2 and Action Comics. At Marvel, Jurgens worked on series such as Captain America, The Sensational Spider-Man and was the writer on Thor for six years. He also had a brief run as writer and artist on Solar for Valiant Comics in 1995.
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July 24, 2025
1999. The world was preparing for Y2K; I was preparing for my board exams—and yet, I was lost in the pages of Superman: Time and Time Again. I remember borrowing it from a friend who was way cooler than me (or so I thought, until he called Superman “mid”). But for me, this comic was anything but.
This was not the clean-cut Superman of crystal fortresses and moral certainty. No, here was Kal-El, yanked through time like a quantum pinball—battling Nazis one moment, aligning with the Legion of Super-Heroes the next. And in between? Existential confusion, cosmic stakes, and a healthy dose of ‘what even is time?’
As a teen, I didn’t know much about continuity or Crisis-level events. But I knew what awe felt like. Dan Jurgens' storytelling had gravitas without being grim. He made time-travel—a concept I barely understood—feel visceral, alive, dangerous. Every era Superman landed in felt like a new trial by fire, testing not just his powers but his values.
What hit me hardest, though, was the metaphor: even Superman, the Man of Tomorrow, is vulnerable to time’s chaos. That felt profound in 1999, as the millennium loomed, and the future felt unknowable.
In hindsight, it wasn’t just a comic—it was my first real brush with the philosophical weight of time. And Superman, ever hopeful, made me believe that no matter the era, truth and justice still matter.
This was not the clean-cut Superman of crystal fortresses and moral certainty. No, here was Kal-El, yanked through time like a quantum pinball—battling Nazis one moment, aligning with the Legion of Super-Heroes the next. And in between? Existential confusion, cosmic stakes, and a healthy dose of ‘what even is time?’
As a teen, I didn’t know much about continuity or Crisis-level events. But I knew what awe felt like. Dan Jurgens' storytelling had gravitas without being grim. He made time-travel—a concept I barely understood—feel visceral, alive, dangerous. Every era Superman landed in felt like a new trial by fire, testing not just his powers but his values.
What hit me hardest, though, was the metaphor: even Superman, the Man of Tomorrow, is vulnerable to time’s chaos. That felt profound in 1999, as the millennium loomed, and the future felt unknowable.
In hindsight, it wasn’t just a comic—it was my first real brush with the philosophical weight of time. And Superman, ever hopeful, made me believe that no matter the era, truth and justice still matter.
May 14, 2022
What to say to a comic so full of adventure and Superman? here we get to know Superman well in terms of his principles and a lot of charaters from the future. It was a real honor to read it. Great art of course.
July 11, 2021
Mediocre at best, with some decent (but unexceptional) artwork and a story that wanders all over the place without ever getting to the point.
August 21, 2017
I've been waiting a long time for Superman to re-encounter the Legion of Super-Heroes, and sadly, this story wasn't really worth the wait.
December 18, 2023
Time travel, so that's not great, but at least it's almost complete nonsense until the end, when they try to have it make sense.
Look, you have a timecop who comes to fetch Astro Dorado (oh, what, you call him by something other than his Spanish name? Perhaps Booster Gold? Racists) and bring him back to his old time, but Superman gets zapped into another time, and every time a big 'splosion happens, he gets pinballed to another time, and I guess the plan is to just keep doing that until he ends up in his own time again.
He does get to fight some nazis, kinda, and befriends a dinosaur, which is awesome. So he does cover most of the time travel list, even if by accident.
I recently decided the thing to do with time travel, if you get the chance, and assuming it's this kind of timeline where changes you make might fuck up the future, the move is to go back in time and see like a really dope concert. One of those deals where there's like tens of thousands of people there. That way, you get to do something cool, and I think the chance you'll have an effect on such a huge event are pretty low.
You could always go the Primer route and just hide out in a motel room and have minimal contact with the world, but there's zero fun in that. Did that look fun? I guess it wasn't supposed to be, the idea was to make a moderate income through the stock market? I think? I don't know, I prefer my time travel stupid, like I said, and my time travel movies to deal with the threat of your own mom coming on to you.
Look, you have a timecop who comes to fetch Astro Dorado (oh, what, you call him by something other than his Spanish name? Perhaps Booster Gold? Racists) and bring him back to his old time, but Superman gets zapped into another time, and every time a big 'splosion happens, he gets pinballed to another time, and I guess the plan is to just keep doing that until he ends up in his own time again.
He does get to fight some nazis, kinda, and befriends a dinosaur, which is awesome. So he does cover most of the time travel list, even if by accident.
I recently decided the thing to do with time travel, if you get the chance, and assuming it's this kind of timeline where changes you make might fuck up the future, the move is to go back in time and see like a really dope concert. One of those deals where there's like tens of thousands of people there. That way, you get to do something cool, and I think the chance you'll have an effect on such a huge event are pretty low.
You could always go the Primer route and just hide out in a motel room and have minimal contact with the world, but there's zero fun in that. Did that look fun? I guess it wasn't supposed to be, the idea was to make a moderate income through the stock market? I think? I don't know, I prefer my time travel stupid, like I said, and my time travel movies to deal with the threat of your own mom coming on to you.
April 30, 2025
[Note to self: I have this story as individual issues]
As the title suggests, over seven issues, Superman gets bounced across different time zones in Earth's history.
From the 30th century back to the Jurassic Era via Camelot, he's on a quest to return home to his new fiancé Lois Lane.
Although this is one serial with one story, each issue has a specific angle. They can be read as a standalone, but I feel should be reviewed as presented - one story.
It is an enjoyable read as Superman tries to get back home. He is desperate at as he is the mercy of people with mastery over time, he isn't the master of his destiny. But in each issue, that coreness of Superman prevails.
Can I spoil the ending a comic book that's about 30 years old? Better not to do so as it's a biggie! 6/10
Scoring: 0 bad; 1-3 poor; 4-6 average; 7-9 good; 10 excellent.
As the title suggests, over seven issues, Superman gets bounced across different time zones in Earth's history.
From the 30th century back to the Jurassic Era via Camelot, he's on a quest to return home to his new fiancé Lois Lane.
Although this is one serial with one story, each issue has a specific angle. They can be read as a standalone, but I feel should be reviewed as presented - one story.
It is an enjoyable read as Superman tries to get back home. He is desperate at as he is the mercy of people with mastery over time, he isn't the master of his destiny. But in each issue, that coreness of Superman prevails.
Can I spoil the ending a comic book that's about 30 years old? Better not to do so as it's a biggie! 6/10
Scoring: 0 bad; 1-3 poor; 4-6 average; 7-9 good; 10 excellent.
August 12, 2022
I assume DC will eventually publish out an omnibus of the 1991 Supes comics under this title. Gems include Mr. Z debut, Clark comes out, Supes meets the Silver Age Legion, Spectre sends Supes to the Warsaw ghetto, Newsies v. DNAlien, Wildfire subs in for Ferro Lad, Supes among the dinos, Supes v. Etrigan, RIP Moon, Time & Time again makes Lois reevaluate Supes, Mxy in a Brainy crystal, Jimmy Luthor, Supes v. Morrison Doom Patrol, Eradicator goes Robin Hood, post-Crisis Mt. of Judgment debut, Parasite’s subway train of death, ‘Ghost of Luthor!’, ‘Superman’s fiancee Lois Lane!’, SCU zaps Parasite, post-Crisis Thorn & Atomic Skull debuts, Luthor II & Agent Liberty debuts, Curt Swan film issue, Supes + Metal Men, Kieron Dwyer draws Supes v. plesiosaurus, & Team Luthor debuts
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November 14, 2020
Real rating 3.5: prime fodder for sleep prep and toilet tours. T&TA is an anthology of stories with plots, characters and styles that typify different eras in DC's history. Its framing device is an interpersonal conflict between members of a time-traveling quartet, but who gives a shit about some sketch of a 1991 story arc ripped off from Jim Starlin's Warlock, circa 1975? Superman fights Nazis, dinosaurs, medieval knights and the Sun-Eater, and he does it with the help of the Legion, the Metal Men, Merlin and FDR: that's what you're there to see, that's what the creative committee delivers, and even Dan Jurgens's typically abrupt braking job can't flatten the tires of this joyful ride.
October 11, 2019
This book collects the Superman story arc of the same name that happens in 1991. In it Superman mysteriously jumps around the time stream trying to find a way home and saving people. He meets dinosaurs, nazis, Merlin, Legion of Super-Heroes and most importantly Linear Men and Waverider. This fleshes out the impending Zero Hour (1994) event nicely since they're major participants of that. No matter how I hated Zero Hour, this book shows that Jurgens can do solid work with the same characters and continuity. And that makes me even more salty about Zero Hour, though.
August 26, 2025
how disappointing! Time and Time Again was the first story I got into, age 11, where I had to get multiple titles to follow along. this was a hard to find and expensive trade I got myself for the nostalgia. I had almost entirely forgotten MAN what a drag it turned out to be
July 7, 2018
I was entertained with the various adventures Superman had throughout ages in time. Very interesting.
June 9, 2019
Decent Supes fare
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December 29, 2024Good story and a quick graphic novel to read
October 29, 2025
One of the most unabashedly *fun* Superman stories I've read in a hot minute. Satisfyingly zany and as gonzo as I would want this to be.
October 24, 2009
Superman and time travel, two of my favorite things in one book.
The man of steel gets bounced through time and the more he tries to get home, the more distractions occur.
From past to future, Superman encounters the Legion of super heroes, King Arthur, some dinosaurs, nazis and a disasterous trip to the moon.
A fun roller coaster of a story with lots of great guest stars from DC comics history.
The man of steel gets bounced through time and the more he tries to get home, the more distractions occur.
From past to future, Superman encounters the Legion of super heroes, King Arthur, some dinosaurs, nazis and a disasterous trip to the moon.
A fun roller coaster of a story with lots of great guest stars from DC comics history.
January 7, 2015
I'm a sucker for Superman, so I picked this up at the library the other day. It's an interesting concept, but I found the Nazis, dinosaurs, and wizards a bit campy. Maybe in 1991, this was inventive writing, but it feels a little dated now. Still great fun to read. As an added bonus, the copy I checked out had about 15 pages repeated near the end. In a book about time travel. Clever, clever.
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August 10, 2011A great adventure through time...when Superman used to be a good character.
February 10, 2013
Decent characterisation of Superman throughout these collected stories, but overall it feels a bit too bitty.
August 7, 2024
Great reread with so many great touchstones from the 90s era Superman and Legion
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