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Issue: Superman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told #1
Publication Date: October 2004
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Issues: #1 of 2 Issues
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Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 08/18/2004
Volume: 1
Pages: 196
ISBN: 1401203396
UPC/EAN: 978140120339951999
Price: $26.99 CAD
$19.99 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 25 (17 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
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Binding: squarebound; trade paperback
Publishing Format: collected edition
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman
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Disclose Notes: Illustrated with a cropped version of a previously-released poster.
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Superman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told

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Character(s): Superman
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Disclose Notes: Title page. Illustrated with a differently-cropped version of the same poster which supplied the image for the cover.
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Publication Data

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Character(s): Superman
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Disclose Notes: Illustrated with a detail from the story from The Man of Steel (DC, 1986 series) #1.
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Contents

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Introduction

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Inker(s): ? (Doug Mahnke illustrations)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Character(s): Superman
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Pages: 5
Disclose Notes: All illustrations taken from stories reprinted in this volume except the Tim Bradstreet illustration which comes from the cover to Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #775.
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The Origin of Superman & His Powers

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Ma Kent; Pa Kent
Synopsis: A rocketship, carrying an infant, rockets from the planet Krypton as it blows up, and lands on the Earth where a couple named the Kents find the baby inside the rocket and eventually adopt him. This infant boy grows up to be Superman.
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From Content Item: FlagSuperman #[1] published January 1939
was Two Page Origin of Superman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Scientific Explanation of Superman's Amazing Strength--!

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Synopsis: Superman's strength is attributed to the lighter gravity found on Earth, and is compared to the ant and the grasshopper, both insects whose strength and jumping ability, by comparsion, would be considered super strength.
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From Content Item: FlagSuperman #[1] published January 1939
was Scientific Explanation of Superman's Amazing Strength--! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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What If Superman Ended the War?

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Genres: superhero, war
Character(s): Superman; Adolf Hitler; Josef Stalin
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From Content Item: FlagThe Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told #[nn] published March 1987
was What if Superman Ended the War? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Three Supermen from Krypton!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Kizo; Mala; U-Ban; Jor-El (flashback); Perry White; Lois Lane
Synopsis: Superman meets three Kryptonian brothers who were convicted and sentenced by Krypton's Ruling Council to suspended animation adrift in space due to their efforts to overthrow the Council and rule Krypton. Now that they have crashed on Earth they plan to rule it instead. Superman tricks them into turning on each other and they knock themselves out. Superman returns them to suspended animation and exiles them back into space.
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From Content Item: FlagSuperman #65 published July 1950
was Three Supermen from Krypton! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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The Last Days of Superman! Part I: Superman's Death Sentence!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Superman Emergency Squad; Jimmy Olsen; Jor-El (flashback); Tharb-El (flashback); Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Perry White; Supergirl; Krypto; Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy]
Synopsis: A Kryptonian artifact containing samples of Virus X crashes on Earth, and though Superman drives it deep underground with a huge boulder, he appears to have been exposed to the virus, which kills Kryptonians in 30 days.
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From Content Item: FlagSuperman #156 published October 1962
was The Last Days of Superman! Part I: Superman's Death Sentence! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 9
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Part II: The Super-Comrades of All Time!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Superman Emergency Squad; Legion of Super-Heroes [Bouncing Boy; Triplicate Girl; Sun Boy; Chameleon Boy; Brainiac 5; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy; Invisible Kid; Shrinking Violet]; Supergirl; Krypto; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Lori Lemaris
Synopsis: As Superman lies near death, Supergirl recruits Superman's allies to help perform all the great tasks Superman planned to do before he died to secure the safe future of Earth.
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From Content Item: FlagSuperman #156 published October 1962
was [The Last Days of Superman!] Part II: The Super-Comrades of All Time! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 7.67
Disclose Notes: Cosmic Boy is mistakenly referred to as Cosmic King in one panel.
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Part III: Superman's Last Day of Life!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Supergirl; Jimmy Olsen; Superman Emergency Squad; Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Shrinking Violet; Invisible Kid; Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy; Bouncing Boy; Triplicate Girl; Brainiac 5; Chameleon Boy; Sun Boy]; Lois Lane; Jonathan Kent (flashback); Martha Kent (flashback); Lana Lang; Lyla Lerrol (flashback); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Lori Lemaris; Krypto; Mon-El; Tharb-El
Synopsis: After Superman says his final good-byes, Supergirl discovers that Superman was not exposed to Virus X, and Mon-El is finally able to make contact from the Phantom Zone to reveal the real cause of Superman's distress.
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From Content Item: FlagSuperman #156 published October 1962
was [The Last Days of Superman!] Part III: Superman's Last Day of Life! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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The Showdown Between Luthor and Superman! Part I

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Lex Luthor; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Jor-El (flashback)
Synopsis: When Luthor escapes from jail, he challenges Superman to meet him in a fair fight without his super powers. The two head to a desert-like world where they brawl until Superman knocks out the villain. Luthor retaliates by using secret weapons hidden in his shirt pocket.
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From Content Item: FlagSuperman #164 published October 1963
was The Showdown Between Luthor and Superman! Part I [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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Part II: The Super-Duel!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Lex Luthor; Jor-El (hallucination); Lara (hallucination)
Synopsis: While Superman struggles to survive, Luthor meets the few remaining inhabitants of the planet and becomes their hero when he reactivates their scientific machines and temporarily solves their water shortage problem. But Superman finds Luthor, defeats him in combat, and returns him to prison on Earth, after providing the people of the planet with sufficient water on which to survive.
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From Content Item: FlagSuperman #164 published October 1963
was Part II: The Super-Duel! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8.67
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Must There Be a Superman?

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Guardians of the Universe; Green Lantern [Katma Tui]; Harley; Jor-El (flashback)
Synopsis: The Guardians of the Universe tell Superman that his actions may be impeding the progress of the human race. While Superman considers what they said, he gets involved in the problems in a migrant camp.
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From Content Item: FlagSuperman #247 published January 1972
was Must There Be a Superman? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 17
Disclose Notes: Art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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The Exile at the Edge of Eternity

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Genres: superhero
Synopsis: The history of the human race, and the children of Superman, as they spread out among the stars.
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From Content Item: FlagSuperman #400 [Direct] published October 1984
was The Exile at the Edge of Eternity [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 10
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Pinup / Moebius

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman
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From Content Item: FlagSuperman #400 [Direct] published October 1984
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Prologue: From Out the Green Dawn...

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Jor-El; Lara; Kelex; Kelor; Kal-El
Synopsis: Lara and Jor-El discuss their unborn son, and how Jor-El intends to protect him. As Krypton begins its final eruptions, Jor-El sends Kal-El to Earth.
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From Content Item: FlagThe Man of Steel #1 [Standard Cover - Direct] published October 1986
was Prologue: From Out the Green Dawn... [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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Chapter One: The Secret

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Clark Kent [Kal-El]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lana Lang
Synopsis: Clark Kent is now a star football player, helped by additional strength. But his foster father reveals that he is adopted and is an alien from another planet.
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From Content Item: FlagThe Man of Steel #1 [Standard Cover - Direct] published October 1986
was Chapter One: The Secret [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Chapter Two: The Exposure

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Clark Kent [Kal-El]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lois Lane
Synopsis: After helping out secretly for years, Clark Kent is forced into doing his first public super-deed, saving the space-plane Constitution. In doing so, he has his first meeting with Lois Lane.
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From Content Item: FlagThe Man of Steel #1 [Standard Cover - Direct] published October 1986
was Chapter Two: The Exposure [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Epilogue: The Super-Hero

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent
Synopsis: The Kents design and make a costume for Clark, and come up with a way for him to look different in both identities as he adopts his Superman identity.
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From Content Item: FlagThe Man of Steel #1 [Standard Cover - Direct] published October 1986
was Epilogue: The Super-Hero [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 4
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Return to Krypton

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Hawkman [Carter Hall; Katar Hol]; Hawkwoman [Shiera Hall; Shayera Thal]; Jor-El (hallucination); Lara (hallucination)
Synopsis: Hawkman and Hawkwoman take Superman to Krypton.
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From Content Item: FlagSuperman #18 [Direct] published June 1988
was Return to Krypton [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 22
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What's So Funny About Truth, Justice & the American Way?

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Lois Lane; Lex Luthor; Jimmy Olsen; Sam Lane; Perry White; Mercy; Steel; Jonathan Kent; The Elite [Manchester Black; Coldcast; The Hat; Menagerie]
Synopsis: A new group of super-humans appears on the scene, with more violent solutions for the world's problems. Now Superman must demonstrate his is the correct way to be a super-hero.
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From Content Item: FlagAction Comics #775 [1st Printing] published March 2001
was What's So Funny about Truth, Justice & the American Way? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 39
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Contributors

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Disclose Notes: Illustrated with a detail from "Three Superman from Krypton!" from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #65.
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He Is the First, and Greatest, Super-Hero of All Time!

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Character(s): Superman
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Disclose Notes: On the back cover. Illustrated with a differently-cropped version of the same poster which supplied the image for the cover.

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