100 Things Superman Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die

by Joseph McCabe, Mark Waid (Foreword by)

Overview

Whether you’re a die-hard comic book fan from the Golden Age or a new follower of Henry Cavill and Zack Snyder, these are the 100 things all fans need to know and do in their lifetime. Joseph McCabe of Nerdist.com has collected every essential piece of Superman knowledge and trivia, as well as must-do activities, and ranks them all from 1 to 100, providing an entertaining and easy-to-follow checklist as you progress on your way to fan superstardom!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781629371863
Publisher:	Triumph Books
Publication date:	04/01/2016
Series:	100 Things...Fans Should Know Series
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Joseph McCabe is a reporter and critic for the Nerdist and Total Film. He is also the West Coast editor of SFX magazine. His book Hanging Out with the Dream King was nominated for the Bram Stoker and International Horror Guild Awards. Mark Waid is an Eisner Award-winning American comic book writer, known for his work on titles for DC Comics such as The Flash, Kingdom Come, and Superman: Birthright, and for his work on Captain America for Marvel Comics.

Table of Contents

Foreword Mark Waid ix

Introduction xi

1 Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster 1

2 The Genesis of Superman 6

3 Superman's Suit 7

4 Superman's Powers 9

5 Clark Kent 11

6 Lois Lane 13

7 Lex Luthor 17

8 Jor-El and Lara 23

9 Jonathan and Martha Kent 26

10 Be a Hero 28

11 Krypton 29

12 The Superman Logo 31

13 Kryptonite 32

14 Celebrate Superman Day 35

15 The Adventures of Superman Radio Show 36

16 The Daily Planet 39

17 The Fleischer Studios Superman Cartoons 41

18 Superboy 45

19 The Fortress of Solitude 47

20 Lana Lang 50

21 The Superman Film Serials 52

22 The Adventures of Superman TV Series 54

23 Superman: The Movie 56

24 John Williams' "Superman March" 65

25 Christopher Reeve 66

26 Support the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation 72

27 Visit the Daily Planet 73

28 Supergirl 75

29 Brainiac 78

30 Bizarro 81

31 George Reeves 83

32 Mister Mxyzptlk 91

33 Superman II 92

34 Perry White 94

35 Superman and Batman: The World's Finest Duo 96

36 Darkseid 100

37 Visit Superman's Home 102

38 The Superman Newspaper Strip 104

39 Metallo 106

40 The Phantom Zone 108

41 General Zod 111

42 Wayne Boring 113

43 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman 115

44 The Death of Superman 121

45 The Five Greatest Superman Spoofs 124

46 The First Superman Novel 126

47 Krypto the Superdog 127

48 Al Plastino 129

49 Superman: The Animated Series 131

50 The Legion of Super-Heroes 143

51 Smallville 145

52 The Bottle City of Kandor 153

53 Lori Lemaris 155

54 Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen 156

55 Titano the Super-Ape 163

56 Nightwing and Flamebird 164

57 The Parasite 166

58 Curt Swan 168

59 It's a Bird…It's a Plane…It's Superman 170

60 Superman Returns 172

61 Filmation's The New Adventures of Superman 177

62 The Superman-Flash Races 179

63 Superman and Wonder Woman 181

64 Kryptonite Nevermore 183

65 Tour the Super Museum 185

66 Man of Steel 187

67 Superman vs. Captain Marvel 188

68 Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man 190

69 Superman vs. Muhammad Ali 192

70 The Supergirl TV Series 197

71 Power Girl 206

72 Superman III 207

73 Superman IV: The Quest for Peace 214

74 The Top Five Superman Action Figures 218

75 The Supergirl Movie 224

76 Visit Superman's Birthplace 227

77 "For the Man Who Has Everything" 229

78 "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?" 234

79 Superman: The Parade Balloon 235

80 The Death of Supergirl 236

81 John Byrne 237

82 The Ruby-Spears Superman 240

83 The Superboy TV Series 245

84 Steel 246

85 Superman: The Wedding Album 251

86 The Top Seven Songs about Superman 252

87 Kingdom Come 256

88 Superman For All Seasons 258

89 Superman: Peace on Earth 263

90 Superman: Birthright 264

91 Justice League and Justice League Unlimited 271

92 Superman: Secret Identity 280

93 All-Star Superman 284

94 It's Superman! 290

95 The Five Greatest Superman Pastiches 291

96 Tour Geppi's Entertainment Museum 293

97 Superman Lives 295

98 "The Living Legends of Superman!" 297

99 Fly with Superman 298

100 Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 300

Acknowledgments 303

Bibliography 305