Wednesday, November 2, 2011

100 Page Super Spectacular Part I

One of the best of all the reprint comics is Superman 252, also numbered DC-13 in the 100 Page Super Spectacular series. A couple of things make it special.

Nine stories are reprinted thanks to 100 pages (including covers) and no ads. At a time when very few golden age stories were reprinted, eight of the stories were originally published 1940-1942. The line up includes Superman (with 3 stories), Hawkman, Starman, Black Condor, Ray, Spectre and Doctor Fate. Two of them were, 20 years later, included in The Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told.

And, of course, the gorgeous wrap-around cover from Neal Adams

Superman 252 - June 1972

Superman 252 back

The Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told - 1990

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