Happy Birthday Superman!

Starting in the Silver Age, DC used February 29th as the birthday for the Last Son of Krypton! The reason behind this was a bit of a tongue-in-cheek poke at Superman having been around for multiple decades but seemingly never aging, so the choice was made to give him a birthday only once every 4 years!

Of course multiple days have been used to celebrate Superman's birthday over the years. There's June 18th, the date celebrated by Clark Kent as his birthday, this is typically the day used for the day the Kent's discovered his rocket. Of course this was not the day used Post-Crisis, as Superman's birthing matrix arrived right before a giant winter blizzard

1950's Action Comics #149 lists October as  the month of Superman's birthday. Let's just explain these discrepancies as representing different Me of Steel throughout the DC Multiverse.

Happy Birthday Superman & many happy returns! May this Monday find you in good health Man of Steel!

Enjoy some of these classic Superman Birthday & Anniversary images from over the years! And if you feel so inclined, go celebrate by picking up the latest issue of Dan Jurgens and Lee Week's fantastic Superman: Lois & Clark series, as well as the debut first issue of Neal Adam's Supermen both of which went on sale last Wednesday.

 

 

And I'd also like to throw-out a big Happy Birthday to friend of the show, and fellow Superman enthusiast, Michael Bailey of the From Crisis to Crisis and Radio KAL Live Superman themed podcasts. Happy Birthday Mike, have a SUPER Day!

Captain Marvel's Golden Age Publishing History

Captain Marvel made his first appearance in Fawcett's Whiz Comics #2 (actually Whiz Comics #1, listen to the 2nd Episode of the Superman & Captain Marvel Power Hour Podcast for details), and continued to be a mainstay in Whiz Comics for the duration of its publishing history. The series ran from February 1940 (first issue, Whiz #2* actually went on sale in December 1939) and ended with issue #155 in early 1953. In addition to featuring Captain Marvel every issue, the anthology series also starred other prominent Golden Age Fawcett action heroes like Golden Arrow, Spy Smasher, Ibis the Invincible, and Dan Dare. It wasn't long before Captain Marvel's popularity rose to Superman-like levels, warranting his own solo comic book as well, under the name Captain Marvel Adventures, which debuted in January 1941, just 13 months after the World's Mightiest Mortal broke onto the scene. Like all comics at the time, Captain Marvel Adventures was still an anthology title, meaning that most issues featured 3-4 tales starring the World's Mightiest Mortal. Captain Marvel Adventures ran a whopping 150 issues before ending in August 1953. During that time, the series even eclipsed Superman's sales numbers, becoming the highest circulated comic book magazine of the Golden Age!

Now as Captain Marvel's popularity grew, so did the demand for his supporting characters like Mary Marvel and Captain Marvel Jr. Both characters were featured in anthology books starring other characters like Wow Comics (Mary Marvel) and Master Comics (Captain Marvel Jr.) as well as their own solo series. But even that wasn't enough, a third ongoing comic book starring all 3 wielders of the Power of Shazam was launched in 1945 titled Marvel Family. This series ran 89 issues and followed the adventures of Captain Marvel, Mary Marvel, Captain Marvel Jr., and the man they affectionately referred to as Uncle Dudley. This series like Whiz Comics and Captain Marvel Adventures, also ceased publication in 1953, when Fawcett had decided that the ongoing "Likeness Suit" with DC was no longer worth continuing from a financial standpoint.

In addition to the Whiz Comics, Captain Marvel Adventures, and Marvel Family ongoing series starring Billy Batson and his super-powered other self Captain Marvel, Captain Marvel also headlined a number of special anthology series comics and promotion comics.

There was the 8 issue series America's Greatest Comics, that ran 100 pages and featured Captain Marvel alongside other fascist smashing patriotic heroes like Bulletman (another one of my favorites), Minute Man, Spy Smasher, Captain Midnight, Golden Arrow, and Mr. Scarlet. This quarterly title debuted in the fourth quarter of 1941 and ran until the summer of 1943.

Those 100 pagers paled in size to the enormous 300+ page counts of the Gift Comics and X-MAS Comics. The series Gift Comics ran 4 issues, released irregularly from 1942 to late 1949, the first 3 issues boasted a whopping 324 page counts, with the 4th issue much smaller in size but still containing 144 pages. X-MAS Comics is just like it sounds, another huge anthology series, released fairly regularly around the Christmas season every year. Like Gift Comics, the initial issues of X-MAS Comics boasted over 300 pages of content. The series debuted in November 1941, and then saw issue #2 released in December of 1942. After that, the series took a 5 year hiatus before returning in 1947, and then having an annual released starting with issue #4 in November 1949, through issue #7 in November of 1952. I would suspect that the hiatus of the title after the second issue in 1942 was perhaps due to paper shortage during World War II. Obviously that would make it a little more difficult to pump out a 300+ page publication in high print runs.

The X-MAS Comics series weren't the only Christmas-themed comics to star the Big Red Cheese, in addition to the giant X-MAS Comics issues and the holiday themed stories from his Captain Marvel Adventures ongoing title like CMA #19 & #42, there was also the 196 page one-shot Holiday Comics #1 from 1942. Unfortunately very few of these giant anthology comics seemed to survive to present day, so the exact contents of each issue are not known. There are rumors that the exact contents, or order they appeared in, may have varied slightly from copy to copy, that's bound to happen when you're talking about a 300 page comic book decades before the idea of a trade paperback or hardcover collection was even dreamed about for comic material. Given the nature of a lot of holiday themed comics, even into the mid 1970's, it's reasonable to assume that in addition to comic stories, these collections also probably had games and activities inside for children. Other one-shots include 1940's Special Edition Comics #1 and the 1950 one-shot Captain Marvel and the Good Humor Man.

Between these three monthly titles and numerous specials published over a 14 year span, Billy Batson had upwards of 500 hundred adventures as the World's Mightiest Mortal. Think about that, HUNDREDS of stories. I'd have to go back and count, and perhaps some day I will, but I would estimate it's somewhere in the ballpark of 700 stories from his Whiz Comics debut in December 1939 to when Fawcett ceased publication of Captain Marvel with Marvel Family #89 in September of 1953. This would make Captain Marvel both the most prominently published and highest selling comic book character during the Golden Age!

The Superman & Captain Marvel Power Hour Ep 003

Welcome to the third episode of the Superman & Captain Marvel Power Hour Podcast, the podcast devoted to exploring the publishing history & adventures of both the Last Son of Krypton and the World’s Mightiest Mortal. I am your host Kyle Benning, and thank you for joining me on this journey to explore the evolution of my 2 favorite DC Characters, Superman & Captain Marvel.

This time out, I continue my trek through the Superman From the 30's to the 70's and SHAZAM! From the 40's to the 70's hardcovers, and cover the Superman story "The War in San Monte" originally published in Action Comics #2 from June 1938 and the Captain Marvel story "The Origin of Sivana" from Whiz Comics #15 that went on sale in February 1941.

You can subscribe to the podcast via iTunes, or download the episode directly here: The Superman & Captain Marvel Power Hour Ep 003 - Action #2 & Whiz #15

As I mentioned in the episode, there are some other great blogs and podcasts devoted to Captain Marvel, so be sure to check out Jeff Wright's Captain Marvel podcast & blog, the ShazamCast as well as Jeff Farnham's World's Mightiest Mortal Blog & Bronze Age themed Captain Marvel Adventures Blog.

For more information & content on the Last Son of Krypton, be sure to check out the Superman Homepage.

Thank you very much for listening. Be sure to check out the show headquarters & blog at www.SupermanCaptainMarvel.blogspot.com. There you’ll find extra content such as the show notes, extra posts spotlighting Superman & Captain Marvel art, the characters’ publishing history, and collected editions. You can leave feedback for the podcast there at the blog, as well as by emailing me directly at metropoliskid41@gmail.com, by leaving an iTunes review, or by visiting the facebook page at facebook.com/SupermanCaptainMarvel. You can also follow the show on twitter under the Twitter Handle @KryptonsWizard.

Thanks for listening, the 4th episode of the THE SUPERMAN & CAPTAIN MARVEL POWER HOUR will be available in 2 weeks on Sunday March 7th.  

 

Superman & Captain Marvel Art by Steve Rude

Steve "The Dude" Rude is one of the most dynamic, classic artists who works in the medium today. Over the years Steve has really built a reputation for himself as an artist able to capture the classic stylelings of the Golden Age and Silver Age of Superhero comics, in a gorgeous, dynamic style that invokes in you a warm nostalgic feeling. You see elements reminiscent of Jack Kirby, Alex Toth, Bruce Timm, Darwyn Cooke, Alex Ross, and Fleischer Studios shine through in his work, but his style is still uniquely his own, and simply breathe-taking.

So of course seeing "The Dude" tackle my two favorite DC characters, the Last Son of Krypton and the World's Mightiest Mortal, in all of their classic, iconic, nostalgic glory, gives me an even greater warm and fuzzy feeling. Just check out this gorgeous piece featuring both characters together!

Honestly he's done so many breathe-taking commission pieces featuring Superman & Captain Marvel, like the transformation sequence to the right, or the patriotic Superman pieces below, that it was pretty hard to limit my selections for this post, there were a lot of gorgeous pieces to choose from.

 

 

That doesn't even include all of the great Mary Marvel, Supergirl, and Captain Marvel Jr. pieces that "The Dude" has done over the years. Those may warrant their own post in the future here on the blog.

 

Unfortunately Steve has never had a chance to work on a serialized story starring Captain Marvel, so for the time being, we'll just have to salivate over these gorgeous commission pieces that he's done over the years. However, if you're a Superman fan, you're in luck! There is the gorgeous 1990 three issue World's Finest prestige format mini-series starring Superman & Batman, which was written by Dave Gibbons, penciled by Rude, and inked by Karl Kesel. This mini-series has been collected in both a TPB format and Deluxe Hardcover that includes a lot of extras.

In addition to that mini-series, Rude also penciled the gorgeous Legends of the DC Universe #14 written by Mark Evanier, and the Incredible Hulk vs. Superman #1 Marvel-DC Crossover written by Roger Stern, both from 1999.

Rude's most recent time tackling the Man of Steel happened on both the cover and interiors of the final issue of the digital-first, Adventures of Superman series. Issue #17 featured a gorgeous Steve Rude cover, and inside the book he tackled the art duties of the 10 page story "Seed of Destruction" which was written by Jerry Ordway.

If you'd like to see more of Steve Rude's fantastic artwork, and follow his upcoming projects, be sure to check out his website at http://www.steverude.com/

 

The Superman & Captain Marvel Power Hour Ep 002 - Golden Age Origins

Welcome to the second episode of the Superman & Captain Marvel Power Hour Podcast, the podcast devoted to exploring the publishing history & adventures of both the Last Son of Krypton and the World’s Mightiest Mortal. I am your host Kyle Benning, and thank you for joining me on this journey to explore the evolution of my 2 favorite DC Characters, Superman & Captain Marvel. This time out, I tackle the Golden Age origin stories of both characters, taking a look at Superman’s enhanced, more fleshed out origin as it was retold in Superman #1 from May 1939, and Captain Marvel’s origin from Whiz Comics #2 that went on sale in December 1939.

You can subscribe to the podcast via iTunes, or download the episode directly here:The Superman & Captain Marvel Power Hour Ep 002 Golden Age Origins


As I mentioned in the episode, there are some other great blogs and podcasts devoted to Captain Marvel, so be sure to check out Jeff Wright's Captain Marvel podcast & blog, the ShazamCast as well as Jeff Farnham's World's Mightiest Mortal Blog & Bronze Age themed Captain Marvel Adventures Blog.
For more information & content on the Last Son of Krypton, be sure to check out the Superman Homepage.


Thank you very much for listening. Be sure to check out the show headquarters & blog at www.SupermanCaptainMarvel.blogspot.com. There you’ll find extra content such as the show notes, extra posts spotlighting Superman & Captain Marvel art, the characters’ publishing history, and collected editions. You can leave feedback for the podcast there at the blog, as well as by emailing me directly at metropoliskid41@gmail.com, by leaving an iTunes review, or by visiting the facebook page at facebook.com/SupermanCaptainMarvel. You can also follow the show on twitter under the Twitter Handle @KryptonsWizard.

This podcast is made for entertainment purposes only. Superman, Captain Marvel & Shazam are copyright of DC Comics, a part of Warner Bros entertainment. These characters are discussed under fair use, and no infringement is intended.

Thanks for listening, the 3rd episode of the THE SUPERMAN & CAPTAIN MARVEL POWER HOUR will be available in 2 weeks on Sunday February 21st.

The Contents of SHAZAM!: From the 40's to the 70's HC Collection

As I mentioned in the first episode of the Superman & Captain Marvel Power Hour Podcast, for the foreseeable future, most of the stories I'll be covering on the podcast will be pulled from the SUPERMAN: From the 30's to the 70's and the SHAZAM!: From the 40's to the 70's hardcover collected editions released by Harmony books in cooperation with DC writer and editor E. Nelson Bridwell in the late 1970's. These gorgeous hardcovers featured introductions to each character by Bridwell and then collected some of the best chronicles of each hero throughout the decades. Of course since Captain Marvel's Adventures ended in 1953 before his revival by DC in the early 70's, there is a 20 year absence where we unfortunately went without any new Captain Marvel material, meaning that the SHAZAM!: From the 40's to the 70's collection is more heavily weighted on the 40's, 50's, and 70's material than the Superman collection is. Unfortunately the Captain Marvel collection is going to be much harder to come by than the Superman one is, and probably set you back upwards of $70!!! So what this blog post is going to do, is outline the contents of the Captain Marvel collection, listing out each story contained within each collection, and also tell you where else these stories are reprinted, that way, you can follow along with the podcast coverage with the resources you have access to. And if you haven't already, be sure to check out the blog post from Wednesday where discussed the contents of the Superman From the 30's to the 70's Hardcover.

Just like the Superman post, for argument's sake, I am just going to be using the Cover Dates for breaking the stories down by decade. For example, Captain Marvel's first appearance in Whiz Comics #2 was cover dated February 1940, but its actual on sale date was the first week of December 1939 (as always, thank you to Mike's Amazing World of Comics for on sale dates & info).

The 1940's

1.) "Captain Marvel" from Whiz Comics #2. Also reprinted in Famous First Edition F-4 Treasury Comic, Secret Origins of the Super DC Heroes TPB, Shazam Arvhives Vol. 1 HC, Millennium Edition: Whiz Comics #2, Shazam the Greatest Stories Ever Told TPB.

2.) "Origin of Sivana" from Whiz Comics #15. Also reprinted in Limited Collectors' Edition #C-39, Shazam Archives Vol. 1 HC.

3.) "The Origin of Captain Marvel Jr." from Whiz Comics #25. Also reprinted in Shazam Archives Vol. 4.

4.) "Captain Marvel Introduces Mary Marvel" from Captain Marvel Adventures #18. Also reprinted in Shazam! #8 (1973), Shazam and the Shazam Family Annual #1 (2002), and the Shazam Family Archives Vol. 1 HC.

5.) "The Pearl of Peril" from Captain Marvel Adventures #22. Unfortunately this story has yet to ever be reprinted anywhere else.

 

6.) "Baffin Land" from Captain Marvel, Jr. #12. Also reprinted in Shazam and the Shazam Family Annual #1 from 2002.


7.) "Captain Marvel, Jr. Meets Himself in the Future" from Captain Marvel, Jr. #17. Unfortunately this story has yet to ever be reprinted anywhere else.

8.) "Oklahoma City" from Captain Marvel Adventures #34. Unfortunately this story has yet to ever be reprinted anywhere else. 

9.) "The End of Mr. Mind" from Captain Marvel Adventures #46. Unfortunately this story has yet to ever be reprinted anywhere else. 

10.) "The Mighty Marvels Join Forces" from The Marvel Family #1. Also reprinted in Shazam #8 (1973), Adventure Comics #497, and Shazam and the Shazam Family Annual #1 (2002).

11.) "Uncle Marvel's Wedding" from Captain Marvel Adventures #59. Also reprinted in Shazam! #12 (1973)

12.) "Aunty Anti Marvel" from The Marvel Family #2.  Unfortunately this story has yet to ever be reprinted anywhere else.

13.) "The Riddles of Death" from Mary Marvel #8. Unfortunately this story has yet to ever be reprinted anywhere else. 

14.) "The Horrid Hermit" from Mary Marvel #8.  Unfortunately this story has yet to ever be reprinted anywhere else. 

15.) "The Sivana Family Strikes" from The Marvel Family #10. Also reprinted in Shazam #12 (1973) and Shazam and the Shazam Family Annual #1 (2002).

16.) "The Talking Tiger" from Captain Marvel Adventures #79. Also reprinted in Shazam! #8 (1973) and Adventure Comics #499.

 

17.) "The Return of Mr. Tawny" from Captain Marvel Adventures #82. Reprinted in Shazam! #8 (1973).

18.) "The Flying Shoes" from Mary Marvel #25.Unfortunately this story has yet to ever be reprinted anywhere else. 

19.) "Captain Marvel battles the Plot Against the Universe" from Captain Marvel Adventures #100. Also reprinted in Limited Collectors' Edition #C-35 Treasury Comic.

20.) "The Voodoo Clock" from Captain Marvel, Jr. #78. Unfortunately this story has yet to ever be reprinted anywhere else.  

The 1950's

21.) "The Return of the Ancient Villain" from Captain Marvel Adventures #125. Unfortunately this story has yet to ever be reprinted anywhere else. 

22.) "Double Doom" from Captain Marvel Adventures #130. Unfortunately this story has yet to ever be reprinted anywhere else. 

23.) "The Fourth Dimensional Elephant" from Captain Marvel, Jr. #119. Unfortunately this story has yet to ever be reprinted anywhere else. 

24.) "The Marvel Family Fights the Feathered Fury" from The Marvel Family #86. Unfortunately this story has yet to ever be reprinted anywhere else.

The 1970's

25.) "The World's Wickedest Plan" from Shazam! #1. Also reprinted in Showcase Presents Shazam Vol. 1 TPB and Shazam the Greatest Stories Ever Told TPB.

26.) "The Mystery of the Missing Newstand" from Shazam! #9. Also reprinted in Showcase Presents Shazam Vol. 1 TPB and Adventure Comics #496.

27.) "The Bicentennial Villain" from Shazam! #25. Also reprinted in Showcase Presents Shazam Vol. 1 TPB.

28.) "Case of the Kidnapped Congress" from Shazam! #26. Also reprinted in Showcase Presents Shazam Vol. 1 TPB.

29.) "Secret of the Smiling Swordsman" from Shazam! #19. Also reprinted in Showcase Presents Shazam Vol. 1 TPB

Obviously there are a lot of stories in this collection that aren't reprinted anywhere else, making it more difficult to follow along with the Captain Marvel stories that will be covered in the podcast if you don't have the Shazam!: From the 40's to the 70's collection, than if you were missing the Superman collection. However, all of these Captain Marvel stories from the Golden Age are now in the public domain, and thus can be accessed online for free, just follow the below link to read these stories:

Digital Comic Museum

I imagine DC doesn't feel like there's money in collecting and reprinting these stories in completion due to their availability online for free, and that's just too bad. Hopefully by the time we get the Shazam! movie rumored for 2019, DC will get around to putting out a Golden Age omnibus volume or two collecting Captain Marvel's appearances in chronological order, similar to what they have started doing with Superman and Batman.

The Contents of SUPERMAN: From the 30's to the 70's HC Collection

As I mentioned in the first episode of the Superman & Captain Marvel Power Hour Podcast, for the foreseeable future, most of the stories I'll be covering on the podcast will be pulled from the SUPERMAN: From the 30's to the 70's and the SHAZAM!: From the 40's to the 70's hardcover collected editions released by Harmony books in cooperation with DC writer and editor E. Nelson Bridwell in the late 1970's. These gorgeous hardcovers featured introductions by Bridwell and collected some of the best chronicles of each hero throughout the decades. Of course since Captain Marvel's Adventures ended in 1953, before being revived by DC in the early 70's, there is a 20 year absence with no new Captain Marvel material, meaning the SHAZAM!: From the 40's to the 70's collection is more heavily weighted on the 40's, 50's, and 70's material than the Superman collection is. Speaking of the Superman collection, in addition to containing sampling of the Last Son of Krypton's legacy from each decade, the book itself is also much easier to get your hands on at an affordable price. You can find copies of this hardcover with the dust jacket, fairly easily online for $10-$15. Not bad for a 400 page book collecting the Man of Steel's greatest stories up to the beginning of the 1970's. But the Captain Marvel collection is going to be hard to come by, and probably set you back upwards of $70!!! So what this blog post is going to do, is outline the contents of the Superman collection (with a similar post for the Captain Marvel collection coming later in the week), that lists out each story contained within the collection, as well as where else you can find these fine stories reprinted. That way, you can do your best to follow along with the podcast coverage with the resources you have at your disposal.


Note, for argument's sake, when breaking up the stories by decade, I'm going by the cover date instead of the actual published date. For example, Superman #62 was cover dated Jan/Feb 1950, and thus is lumped into the 1950's decade below, but it actually went on sale on November 2nd, 1949. All on sale dates courtesy of Mike's Amazing World.

So let's start with the Superman collection. Note that the first full story reprinted is "The Coming of Superman" from Action Comics #1, however it is the version from Superman #1, which reprinted the Superman material from the first 4 issues of Action Comics, but adding more content and pages to firm up more origin details.

The 1930's

1.) "Superman, Champion of the Oppressed" (composed of "The Coming of Superman" + "Origin of Superman" + "Clark Kent Gets a Job) - from Superman #1. These are also reprinted in Famous First Edition #C-61 Treasury, Superman Archives HC Vol. 1, Millennium Edition: Superman #1, Superman: the Greatest Stories Ever Told vol. 1 TPB, Superman Chronicles Vol. 1 TPB, and the Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC.

2.) "War in San Monte" from Action Comics #2, and also reprinted in Famous First Edition #C-61 Treasury, Superman Archives HC Vol. 1, Millennium Edition: Superman #1, Superman: the Greatest Stories Ever Told vol. 1 TPB, Superman Chronicles Vol. 1 TPB, Superman in the Forties TPB, Lois Lane: A Celebration of 75 Years HC, Superman: A Celebration of 75 Years HC, and the Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC.

The 1940's

3.) "The Challenge of Luthor" from Superman #4, and also reprinted in Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told HC & TPB, Superman Archives Vo1. HC, Superman Chronicles Vol. 3 TPB, and Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 1 HC.

4.) "The Dukalia Spy Ring" from Superman #10, and also reprinted in Superman Archives Vol. 3 HC and Superman Chronicles Vol. 6 TPB.

5.) "The Light" from Superman #13, and also reprinted in Superman Archives Vol. 4 HC and Superman Chronicles Vol. 7 TPB.

6.) "The Archer" from Superman #13, and also reprinted in the Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (HC & TPB), Superman Archives Vol. 4 HC, and Superman Chronicles Vol. 7 TPB.

7.) "Saboteurs from Napkan" from Superman #15, and also reprinted in Superman Archives Vol. 4 HC and Superman Chronicles Vol. 8 TPB.

8.) "How Clark Kent Met Lois Lane" from Adventure Comics #128. This story hasn't been reprinted anywhere else but this collection.

9.) "Man or Superman?" from Superman #17, and also reprinted in Superman Archives Vol. 5 HC, Superman Chronicles Vol. 9 TPB, and Superman: A Celebration of 75 Years HC.

10.) "Case of the Funny Paper Crimes" from Superman #19, and also reprinted in Superman #183, Superman Archives Vol. 5 HC, and Superman Chronicles Vol. 10 TPB.

11.) "Superman, Matinee Idol" from Superman #19, and also reprinted in Superman #183, Superman Archives Vol. 5 HC, and Superman Chronicles Vol. 10 TPB.

12.) "America's Secret Weapon" from Superman #23, and also reprinted in Superman Archives Vol. 6 HC and Superman in the Forties TPB.

13.) "The Mysterious Mr. Mxyztplk" from Superman #30, and also reprinted in Superman #183, Superman Archives Vol. 8 HC, Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (HC & TPB), and Superman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told Vol. 2 TPB.

14.) "Lois Lane, Superwoman" from Superman #45. This story hasn't been reprinted anywhere else but this collection.

15.) "The Origin of Superman" from Superman #53, and also reprinted in Three-Dimension Adventures #1, Best of DC (Blue Ribbon Digest) #16, Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (HC & TPB), Superman in the Forties TPB, and Superman: A Celebration of 75 Years HC.

The 1950's

16.) "Black Magic on Mars" from Superman #62. This story hasn't been reprinted anywhere else but this collection.

17.) "The Mightiest Team in the World" from Superman #76, and also reprinted in World's Finest Comics #179, World's Finest Comics Archives Vol. 1 HC, Millennium Edition: Superman #76 (#23), Superman/Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told TPB, Showcase Presents: World's Finest Vol. 1 TPB, and Superman: A Celebration of 75 Years HC.

18.) "The Girls in Superman's Life" from Superman #78. This story hasn't been reprinted anywhere else but this collection.

19.) "The Terrible Trio" from Superman #88, and also reprinted in 80 Page Giant #11 and the Greatest Team-Up Stories Ever Told (HC & TPB).

20.) "The Girl in Superman's Past" from Superman #129, and also reprinted in Superman Annual #1 (1960), Superman #217, Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (HC & TPB), Giant Superman Annual #1 (1988), Showcase Presents Superman Vol. 1 TPB, Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives Vol. 2 HC, and Superman: A Celebration of 75 Years HC.

The 1960's

21.) "The Untold Story of Red Kryptonite" from Superman #139, and also reprinted in Superman Annual #8 (1964), Best of DC (Blue Ribbon Digest) #36, Showcase Presents: Superman Vol. 2 TPB, Showcase Presents: Supergirl Vol. 1 TPB, and Superman: Man of Tomorrow Archives Vol. 3 HC.

22.) "The Son of Bizarro" from Superman #140, and also reprinted in Action Comics #347, Showcase Presents Superman Vol. 2 TPB, Showcase Presents: Supergirl Vol. 1 TPB, and Superman: Escape from Bizarro World HC & TPB.

 

23.) "Superman Meets Al Capone" from Superman #142, and also reprinted in Superman #197 and Showcase Presents Superman Vol.2 TPB.

24.) "Bizarro Meets Frankenstein" from Superman #143, also reprinted in Superman #202 and Showcase Presents Superman Vol.2 TPB.

 

25.) "Superboy's First Public Appearance" from Superman #144, also reprinted in Showcase Presents Superman Vol.2 TPB.

The 1970's

26.) "The Pied Piper of Steel" from Action Comics #398. This story hasn't been reprinted anywhere else but this collection.

27.) "Superman Breaks Loose" from Superman #233, also reprinted in Superman in the Seventires TPB, Millennium Edition: Superman #233, Superman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told Vol. 2 TPB, and the Superman: Kryptonite Nevermore HC.


28.) "Superman, You're Dead...Dead...Dead" from Action Comics #399, also reprinted in the Best of DC (Blue Ribbon Digest) #12.


29.) "Duel of Doom" from Action Comics #400.This story hasn't been reprinted anywhere else but this collection.


And those 29 fantastic stories are what are contained within the pages of the Superman: From the 30's to the 70's Hardcover. Be sure to check back on Friday February 5th for the contents of the SHAZAM!: From the 40's to the 70's Hardcover.