Featuring 30 comic book covers with Superman as the primary focus of the artwork

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DC ⋅ 1941

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Cover art by Fred Ray

DC ⋅ 1942

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Iconic cover art by Fred Ray

DC ⋅ 1942

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$9.3k

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Cover art featuring Hitler and Hirohito

Prototype of the Fortress of Solitude, referred to as the secret citadel and mountain retreat

DC ⋅ 1943

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World War II cover art by Jack Burnley

DC ⋅ 1943

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Cover art by Jack Burnley

DC ⋅ 1945

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Iconic cover art by Wayne Boring

DC ⋅ 1946

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Classic story about an atomic bomb that was originally meant to be published in Superman #34 but was delayed due to government intervention resulting from heightened security during World War II

The first page of the comic book depicts Lex Luthor unleashing a weapon of mass destruction on Superman with the following text:

Now It Can Be Told. Due to wartime censorship restrictions on subjects dealing with Atomic experiments (see Time [Magazine], Aug. 20 1945, p. 72 and Newsweek, Aug 20 1945 p. 68), this story was not previously released to the public. You'll understand why as you read about the astounding weapon that Superman's ancient foe, Luthor, turns loose against a city in..."The Battle of the Atoms!"

DC ⋅ 1948

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Origin of Superman retold

10 year anniversary of the Superman title

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First annual of the Superman title, published 21 years after the series began

Reprinted stories

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Iconic cover art by Neal Adams

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1st appearance of Human Target

Iconic cover art by Neal Adams

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Iconic cover art by Neal Adams

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Iconic cover art by Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez

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Cover art by Neal Adams inspired by his own cover to Superman #233

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Written by Alan Moore titled "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?" part 2

1st full appearance of Jonathan Elliot, the super-powered baby son of Superman and Lois in an alternate reality where the Clark Kent identity was revealed and changed to Jordan Elliot

Story continued from Superman #423 where Jonathan makes a one panel appearance, unnamed

Variant ⋅ DC ⋅ 1986

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Variant cover art by John Byrne

First intentional variant cover, available from comic stores only

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Cover art by George Perez inspired by Superman #1 (1939)

Superman #53

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DC ⋅ 1991

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Cover art depicting the famed Superman motto 'Truth, Justice and the American Way' which was retired in 2021, replaced with 'Truth, Justice and a Better Tomorrow'

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Death of Superman

Death of Doomsday

Every page of this issue is a full or double-splash page

Six-million issues sold

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Superman returns to his original form after having been split into two independent beings of energy, one red and one blue

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1st team appearance of The Elite: Manchester Black, Coldcast, Menagerie and The Hat

Superman #178

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DC ⋅ 2002

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Cover art by Drew Struzan

Cover art inspired by Action Comics #1 (1938)

Superman #204

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DC ⋅ 2004

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Cover art by Jim Lee

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A twelve-issue series that tells a classic tale of Superman’s relationship with humanity as he accomplishes heroic feats while dying from overexposure to the Earth’s sun

DC ⋅ 2008

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Relaunch of Action Comics

1st appearance of Nyxly, the New 52 version of Mister Mxyzptlk‘s partner who first debuted as Miss Gzptlsnz in Superman’s Pal Jimmy Olsen #52 (1961)

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