DC released their latest round of solicitations recently, which includes two hardcover volumes collecting, among others, stories by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The collections, one spotlighting Superman and the other Lois Lane, include stories from throughout the characters’ 75 years of published history.
First up is SUPERMAN: A CELEBRATION OF 75 YEARS hardcover. Siegel and Shuster stories in the volume include:
(Superman, Champion of the Oppressed) from ACTION COMICS #1.
(War in San Monte) from ACTION COMICS #2.
“How Superman Would End the War” from Look magazine.
The book also is solicited to include stories from SUPERMAN #11, 17, 141 and #149 … though it isn’t clear to what stories — or even which volumes — it is referring. However, Siegel wrote all the Superman stories contained in those four issues of the title’s original volume. “Man or Superman?” and “When Titans Clash” (both from #17), “Superman’s Return to Krypton” (#141) and “The Death of Superman” (#149) are all strong candidates for inclusion.
More information will be posted as it becomes available.
The 384-page book is solicited with a cover price of $39.99 and is due November 27.
Also announced is LOIS LANE: A CELEBRATION OF 75 YEARS hardcover. Siegel and Shuster stories in the volume include:
(Superman, Champion of the Oppressed) from ACTION COMICS #1.
(War in San Monte) from ACTION COMICS #2.
(The Man Who Sold Superman) from ACTION COMICS #6.
The book also is solicited to include stories from SUPERMAN’S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE #16, 23 and 42 … though it isn’t clear to what stories it is referring. Siegel wrote two stories in both issue #16 (“Lois Lane’s Signal Watch” and “The Kryptonite Girl”) and #23 (“The Curse of Lena Thorul” and “The Wife of Superman”), and one in issue #42 (“The Monkey’s Paw”). All are possible candidates for inclusion.
More information will be posted as it becomes available.
The 384-page book is solicited with a cover price of $27.99 and, like the Superman volume, is due November 27.
