dc comics proudly presents the earliest adventures of superman complete and in exact chronological order from the pages of action comics new york worlds fair comics and supermanfor over sixty years he has been one of the most recognizable american icons an instant hit from his first appearance supermans popularity has grown through the decades and today he is known worldwide as the defender of truth justice and the american waybut his earliest stories reveal a superman who took no prisoners made his own laws and gleefully delivered his own brand of justice even if it meant dangling a crook by the ankle from above the city or giving a wifebeater a taste of his own medicine this was a superman who embodied pure wish fulfillment with his early adventures showing a raw superhero in the making and the development of an enduring classicdc comics is proud to present this definitive and affordable collection of supermans first stories assembled here are his earliest adventures from action comics 113 new york worlds fair comics 1 and superman 1 including all covers for fans of the man of steel both old and new or of popular culture in general the superman chronicles is an indispensable addition to any library