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Superman Archives #8
Superman Archives, Vol. 8
The early adventures of The Man of Steel are reprinted here in volume 8 of the high-end, collectable reprint ARCHIVE series - popular for it's top-notch reproduction of nearly impossible-to-find issues. Featuring mid-'40s adventures starring Superman, this newest volume includes the debut of popular bad guy Mr. Mxyzptlk - a foe who has appeared in numerous Superman-centric cartoons such as Justice League Unlimited as well as the live-action Smallville series! And don't miss the early appearances of other arch-enemies such as Lex Luthor abd The Toyman!
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256 pages, Hardcover
First published September 28, 2010
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October 23, 2020
I was sorry to see DC stop the reprints of the golden Age Superman in their Archives series. These are some great stories from the beginning of comic's birth. Great to just read and enjoy without a darker world view that the modern comics have. Receommended
April 24, 2020
“The Mysterious Mr. Mxyztplk”, by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. Originally appeared in Superman #30, September, 1944.
1945 Retro Hugo Award Finalist - Best Graphic Story or Comic
The first appearance of Mr. Mxyztplk is of some interest for historical reasons, but the story itself is a pretty silly and minor piece. It's hard to imagine theoretical Hugo voters nominating this in 1945.
I did not read the other stories in this volume.
1945 Retro Hugo Award Finalist - Best Graphic Story or Comic
The first appearance of Mr. Mxyztplk is of some interest for historical reasons, but the story itself is a pretty silly and minor piece. It's hard to imagine theoretical Hugo voters nominating this in 1945.
I did not read the other stories in this volume.
April 5, 2018
A consumer pays $60 SRP for this book; you'd think the least DC could do was put a little effort into hiring a good printer. My copy is literally falling apart after one read.
Stories are fun. Thin and predictable, but fun. The art's solid, but I love the old, stocky Joe Shuster-style Superman art. The first two Mxyzptlk stories appear in these issues (I may be spelling his Golden Age name wrong - I can't look now, so I spell it how I've always spelled it), but the rest are run of the mill gangster stories and the standard "Superman tricks somebody to prove a point" tales. Like, a rich man refuses to give to charity, but when he buys the fabled lamp of Aladdin, Superman pretends to be a genie and shows him the plight of the poor. And has fun with gags against crooks when the lamp is stolen (You asked for dough, here's a giant cake!)
I like the Golden Age Lois Lane much more than her Silver Age counterpart. Yeah, she's hard on Clark, but rarely is she as outright manipulative or cruel as she was in the Silver Age. And the four-page "Lois Lane, Girl Reporter" story in each issue is actually among each issue's highlights.
Stories are fun. Thin and predictable, but fun. The art's solid, but I love the old, stocky Joe Shuster-style Superman art. The first two Mxyzptlk stories appear in these issues (I may be spelling his Golden Age name wrong - I can't look now, so I spell it how I've always spelled it), but the rest are run of the mill gangster stories and the standard "Superman tricks somebody to prove a point" tales. Like, a rich man refuses to give to charity, but when he buys the fabled lamp of Aladdin, Superman pretends to be a genie and shows him the plight of the poor. And has fun with gags against crooks when the lamp is stolen (You asked for dough, here's a giant cake!)
I like the Golden Age Lois Lane much more than her Silver Age counterpart. Yeah, she's hard on Clark, but rarely is she as outright manipulative or cruel as she was in the Silver Age. And the four-page "Lois Lane, Girl Reporter" story in each issue is actually among each issue's highlights.
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