Superman: The Golden Age Vol. 1 (Action Comics (1938-2011))

I hope DC keeps on publishing these omnibus series up to the silver age and also the softcover option. I much prefer these new softcover editions over the older chronicles series for several reasons. These STGA softcovers are very big almost twice the stories compared to the chronicles and at a very affordable price. Actually a very good price. Also the paper is one hundred times better, I hated the chronicles' paper. Amazon is wonderful too, they now deliver my comics to my house in Costa Rica in less than a couple of weeks, they always arrive before the scheduled time. Excellent service. The only thing to complain is the reproduction. I consider that Marvel makes better efforts than DC to restore their GA stuff. The Cory Sedlemeier books like the Marvel Comics Golden Age omnibus look like they were drawn this morning. DC is usually quite cheaper and prefers not invest in that. So we get the same results as the old early 2000s Archives. I know today it is impossible to get original art pages of action comics 1-10 But I still think that compared to Marvel DC is very lazy and a skintflint when it comes to restoring their old books.

Obviously dated but still lots of fun! From a cultural point of view, the art and storytelling were interesting. Certainly work a look!!!

Got this book for one my college class, no joke this was a required text. But overall it was an okay read, only reason why I gave it a 4 out 5 is because I prefer to read books for enjoyment and interest, reading a book for class takes that away.

There's just something super swell about these old superman stories. There's a charm to them them that's completely unmatched. Love it

This is a beautiful tome of the first issues of Superman under Action Comics and the first Superman issue. Although providing the same texts of Chronicles, I find this series better because they have more issues per volume. In spite of its 390 pages, these volumes are light and easy to handle. Albeit the simplicity and innocence of these stories, Superman impresses me as a "dark knight" of the skies given his toughness with the bad guys. In these stories, he's got no compassion for criminals. He also defends the working class, stand for fair treatment of workers, and even takes an "isolationist" stance which was popular in the days before WWII. Another surprise for the first-time reader of this period is that Superman can't fly; he can only leap over tall buildings. There is no Krypton and no Daily Planet. The city of Metropolis is introduced for the first time in the second half of this tome. And Lois Lane is often relegated to unimportant journalistic tasks, while she has greater ambitions. It is a great experience to read these old stories in a beautifully designed tome. I hope they reproduce the others quickly.

I've been a fan for as long as I've been able to tie a bath towel around my neck, so diving into these early comics has been a real joy! The character was quite different in the beginning so if you're not familiar with Golden Age Superman this might be quite the eye opener. Here in these early comics, Supes certainly isn't the Big Blue Boy Scout you knew and loved in the Silver Age and beyond; early on, he's more like the Well-Meaning Big Blue Bully/Borderline Sociopath. Sort of like early Golden Age Batman: bad guys die, Superman (or Batman) kind of shrugs and thinks, "Well, they got what they deserved..." His relationship with Lois is a bit more desperate-seeming in a few places as well. In fact, he's almost a bit stalker-ish in his pursuit/attitude toward Miss Lane. You can thank DC editor Whitney Ellsworth and a few others for softening the rough edges and turning The Man of Steel into the virtuous character we have today.

Before super villains came along, Superman fought corrupt businessmen and world leaders. In this volume, you get stories like Superman trapping a wealthy mine owner in his own mine so he can feel what it’s like for his exploited workers (as I type that, I thought of a great parallel that might get this review removed haha), forced warring leaders to settle their differences in person, and destroyed a ghetto to get the government to pay to give the poor people modern housing (today our government would just leave them homeless but I digress) At some point in this volume, you get the first supervillain and it gradually goes away from this great Superman at that point but this Superman is my Superman, rough scripting/art and all

If you’re a fan of, or are interested in the Golden Age of comics, this book is for you. This is really the mainstream beginning of superhero comics. Before everything became mired in continuity, there were one-shot stories that were fun, and often dark. I definitely also recommend this for people who want to get into Superman as a character. For the price, the amount of content you get just can’t be beat.

伝説のスーパーマン第一話から時系列順に載っている、1938～39年のスーパーマン誌の再録です 【収録作】 アクションコミックス1～19号 スーパーマン1～３号 ニューヨークワールズフェアコミックス1号 スーパーマン第一話からの再録本は三種類あります。 【クロニクル Superman Chronicles, The: VOL 01 】厚さ薄め・ソフトカバー・紙はライトベージュ・発色がもっともマシ。製本が適度に薄く、手に持って読みやすい。 【ゴールデンエイジ（本書）】厚い・ソフトカバー・紙はオフホワイト・発色は普通。廉価版。 【オムニバス Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 1 】分厚くて一回り大きい・ハードカバー糸綴じ・紙は純白・インク乗せすぎで発色がどぎつい。高価版ですが本が重すぎて読みにくいなどの欠点しかなく、買う価値はないと思います。 全部買って違いを見比べてみたのでここに記しておきます。 画質はどれもまったく同じです。同じ原版をつかって造本を変えているだけです。 問題なのはこの原版があまりに雑な塗り直しをされており、もともとのシャスターの美しいカラーインク絵よりも線が潰れたり掠れたりしていて、彩色もめちゃくちゃにされているということで……。原版というか、現存している経年劣化したアクションコミックスをスキャンして、二値化で主線を抽出してからデジタル彩色したデータでしょうね。 現在DCは再録本にせよデジコミにせよこの画質劣化版しか販売していません。非常に非常に残念です。 でもストーリーは文句なしに最高です！！！今読んでもワクワクして先進的でセンス・オブ・ワンダーにあふれていて、スーパーヒーロー作品群のあのネタもこのネタもスーパーマンが先にやっている――しかも完成された形で――なのだなと驚きます。 当時のアメリカでスーパーマンが発表されるやいなや空前絶後の大ヒットになった理由もよくわかります。 どうしてこんな不朽の名作が邦訳されないのでしょうか？ シーゲルのスーパーマンの本物感はすごいです。原作者の書くスーパーマンはこんなに違うのかと圧倒されます。 なにか本物や最高級のものを知ったときの『自分がいままで良いと思ってきたあれはなんだったんだろう』という衝撃を味わいました。

Este primer tomo de la colección recoge las primeras apariciones de Superman en diferentes colecciones publicadas a finales de 1930 y principios de 1940 en una edición en tapa blanda espectacular: el papel de gran calidad, los interiores están muy cuidados y la reproducción de las historias es muy buena.

Here we learn something about the history of Superman. There had been other costumed heroes before him but none with superpowers. I like the idea of cleaning up slums by demolishing them. Not something you will see in present day DC comics. Lois Lane always getting into trouble.

Absolutely loved these early Superman stories. So different from how the man of steel was portrayed when I first got into the media of superhero comic books back in the late 70s Features the most evil super villain I’ve ever read in comics. Lois Lane! Early Lois is a class A heartless bitch! She’s so self centred & nasty it’s hilarious 😂

This is where it all began. Good price for the number of issues ( it was rebated ). Supes was a was a force for social reform back then.