Superman: The Golden Age Vol. 5

Superman: The Golden Age #5

by Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster (Artist), John Sikela (Artist)

In these tales from the early 1940s, Superman faces social injustice and battles some of his earliest foes, including mad scientist Lex Luthor! In these formative adventures, Superman stands against the Emperor, whose nonresistance ray enables him to take over the presidency; a renegade scientist who controls darkness; Mr. Sinister, who uses a secret ray to hijack entire buildings, and more. Plus, the Prankster makes his debut, and Lex Luthor survives the electric chair! Collects Action Comics #48-57, Superman #16-19, and World's Finest Comics #6-8.

Genres: Superman, Comics

401 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 21, 2020

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

[Robert Kimberlin · Rating 5 out of 5]

EXCELLENT COLLECTION. SOME VERY INTERESTING STORIES. MY FAVORITE VILLAIN WAS THE PRANKSTER. HE WAS FASCINATING.

[Basim Rehman · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed the world and its character developments.

[Cadence Boudreaux · Rating 3 out of 5]

i hope that clark stops wearing that fugly hat soon