Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 2
Part of the DC Omnibus guide — every release, in reading order
In these early Superman tales, the Man of Tomorrow battles crooked gamblers, fights for the rights of downtrodden citizens, and tackles corrupt politicians! Collected from ACTION COMICS #32-50, SUPERMAN #8-15, WORLD'S BEST COMICS #1 and WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #2-6.
1 printing · 1 variant · 2016
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Cover by Darwyn Cooke
ISBN: 978-1401263249
July 6, 2016
$75.00
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Creators
click a creator to highlightWriterJerry Siegel
PencilerLeo Nowak +6
InkerLeo Nowak +9
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Issues (29)
Order from GCD1. #32 Action Comics (1938)14pp
🖼️Cover — Joe Shuster · 1pp
✏️Penciler
🖋️Inker
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 12 stories
"Supermen of America [Column]"1pp
"The Escaped Convicts"6pp
"Single Combat"4pp
"Laffs [Cartoon]"1pp
"The Dali Lama"6pp
"Baby Sandy, Robert Taylor, Donald Duck, Ray Milland [Cartoon]"1pp
"The Ranch's Minerals"8pp
"Man of the Law"2pp
"The Treacherous Foreman"6pp
"Opened by Censor [Cartoon]"1pp
"The Antigravity Machine"9pp
"Monthly Book Review"1pp
2. #8 Superman (1939)54pp
🖼️Cover — Fred Ray · 1pp
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 5 stories
"The Pueblo Indians"1pp
"Knotty Problem"1pp
"Supermen of America [Column]"1pp
"Laffs [Cartoon]"1pp
"Snapshots with Our Candid Cartoon Camera [Cartoon]"1pp
3. #33 Action Comics (1938)14pp
🖼️Cover — Wayne Boring · 1pp
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 1 credit
📋Editor
Not included — 10 stories
"The Gas Rifle"6pp
"The Capture of the Queen of the Seas"4pp
"The Treasure of Kublai Khan"6pp
"The Origin of Mr. America"8pp
"Human Chessmen"2pp
"Mr. Z."6pp
"The Platinum Idol"9pp
"Just Like Junior"2pp
"A Town Crier [Cartoon]"1pp
"Minnesota [Cartoon]"1pp
4. #34 Action Comics (1938)14pp
🖼️Cover — Fred Ray · 1pp
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 12 stories
"The Sailing Spies"6pp
"Trapped on the Junk"4pp
"The Treasure of Kublai Khan, Part 2"6pp
"Shorty"1pp
"The Munitions Magnate"8pp
"Safe Passage"1pp
"The Giant of the Lumberjacks!"6pp
"Get Zatara!"9pp
"True-isms [Cartoon]"1pp
"Peter and His Pup"1pp
"It's a Fact! [Cartoon]"1pp
"Danny Dubb"1pp
5. #9 Superman (1939)54pp
🖼️Cover — Fred Ray · 1pp
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 5 stories
"A Bombing Flight!"1pp
"Henrietta [Cartoon]"1pp
"Spotlight on Surprising Veterans [Cartoon]"1pp
"Super-Strength by Superman [Activity]"1pp
"Supermen of America"1pp
6. #1 World's Best Comics (1941)14pp
🖼️Cover — Fred Ray · 1pp
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor
📋Asst. Editor
Not included — 18 stories
"Superman [Foreword]"1pp
"Red, White and Blue"8pp
"Just Like Junior"2pp
"The Crimson Avenger"6pp
"Johnny Thunder"6pp
"Danger Ahead"2pp
"Tong War in Chinatown!"6pp
"Zatara"9pp
"Drafty"4pp
"The King"6pp
"Dinky"2pp
"Punch Parker"6pp
"Carnival"2pp
"Lando"8pp
"The Witch and the Manuscript of Doom!"13pp
"Superman [Illustration]"1pp
"Curios [Cartoon]"1pp
"Incredible but True [Cartoon]"1pp
7. #35 Action Comics (1938)14pp
🖼️Cover — Joe Shuster · 1pp
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 13 stories
"The Kidnapped Girl"6pp
"Fire on Board"4pp
"Dinky"1pp
"The South American Indians"6pp
"The Spider"8pp
"Forty Minutes to Go"2pp
"The Panama Canal"6pp
"The Inheritance"9pp
"It's So! [Cartoon]"1pp
"26 Million Cows [Cartoon]"1pp
"True! [Cartoon]"1pp
"Travel Talk.. [Cartoon]"1pp
"The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle [Column]"1pp
8. #36 Action Comics (1938)14pp
🖼️Cover — Fred Ray · 1pp
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 14 stories
"The Fur Thieves"6pp
"Return to Spain"4pp
"The Mountain of Gold"6pp
"Blackmail"8pp
"Tale of a Mule"2pp
"The Central American General"6pp
"The Dude Ranch Kidnappers"9pp
"Money for You! [Column]"2pp
"Fish Without Eyes [Cartoon]"1pp
"Curios [Cartoon]"1pp
"Cartoon Candid Camera [Cartoon]"1pp
"Curios [Cartoon]"1pp
"Jest Jokin' [Cartoon]"1pp
"Facts [Cartoon]"1pp
9. #10 Superman (1939)54pp
🖼️Cover — Fred Ray · 1pp
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 2 credits
📋Editor,
Not included — 3 stories
"Big Leaguer"1pp
"Calling All Cars [Cartoon]"1pp
"It's True! [Cartoon]"1pp
10. #37 Action Comics (1938)14pp
🖼️Cover — Fred Ray · 1pp
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 3 credits
📋Editor, ,
Not included — 12 stories
"The Playboy's Gambling Ring"6pp
"The Lost City of Atlantis"6pp
"The Spy B-7"8pp
"In the Nick of Time"2pp
"Congo Bill"6pp
"The Baseball Fixers"9pp
"Quiz [Cartoon]"1pp
"False Alarms [Cartoon]"1pp
"Oddities [Cartoon]"1pp
"Facts.. [Cartoon]"1pp
"True-isms [Cartoon]"1pp
"[Cartoon]"1pp
11. #2 World's Finest Comics (1941)14pp
🖼️Cover — Fred Ray · 1pp
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 1 credit
📋Editor
Not included — 16 stories
"Issue No. 2 [Foreword]"1pp
"Red, White and Blue"8pp
"The Crimson Avenger"5pp
"Mom 'n' Pop"2pp
"Johnny Thunder"8pp
"Grease Paint"2pp
"Young Doc Davis"6pp
"Zatara"9pp
"Drafty"4pp
"The Adventure of the French Quarter"7pp
"Punch Parker"6pp
"Fatal Fondness"2pp
"Lando"8pp
"The Man Who Couldn't Remember!"13pp
"Quiz.. [Activity]"1pp
"Some Fun [Cartoon]"1pp
12. #38 Action Comics (1938)13pp
🖼️Cover — Fred Ray · 1pp
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 3 credits
📋Editor, ,
Not included — 12 stories
"Slim is Kidnapped"6pp
"Don De Avila"4pp
"The Treacherous Ministers of Atlantis!"6pp
"The Gorrah Strikes at Libraries"8pp
"Rock-Bound"2pp
"The Mines of Ophir!"6pp
"The Rolling Fireball Menace"9pp
"Funnies [Cartoon]"1pp
"Flames from the Sea! [Cartoon]"1pp
"Jungle Fun [Cartoon]"1pp
"[Cartoon]"1pp
"Curios [Cartoon]"1pp
13. #11 Superman (1939)53pp
🖼️Cover — Fred Ray · 1pp
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 3 credits
📋Editor, ,
Not included — 4 stories
"Timely Rescue"1pp
"Tony's Diner [Cartoon]"1pp
"Charles Zimmy [Cartoon]"1pp
"It's So - [Cartoon]"1pp
14. #39 Action Comics (1938)13pp
🖼️Cover — Fred Ray · 1pp
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 3 credits
📋Editor, ,
Not included — 16 stories
"The Jailed Star"6pp
"Escape from the Palace"4pp
"The Medicine Thief"6pp
"Vs. the Fifth Columnists"8pp
"Get Your Man!"2pp
"Silly Willy"1pp
"Congo Bill"6pp
"The Zin Diamond"9pp
"Gags [Cartoon]"1pp
"It's True [Cartoon]"1pp
"Laff Lines [Cartoon]"1pp
"Quiz [Cartoon]"1pp
"Facts [Cartoon]"1pp
"I've Not Yet Begun to Fight! [Cartoon]"1pp
"Facts [Cartoon]"1pp
"Good Movies and Books"1pp
15. #40 Action Comics (1938)14pp
🖼️Cover — Fred Ray · 1pp
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 3 credits
📋Editor, ,
Not included — 11 stories
"The Summer Job"6pp
"The Death of Avilla"4pp
"Private Pete"1pp
"In the Bering Straits"6pp
"The Purple Gang"8pp
"Birds of a Feather"1pp
"The Adventure of the Prehistoric Valley!"6pp
"The Duped Daughter"9pp
"Supermen of America [Column]"1pp
"Smoky by Will James [Column]"1pp
"Middy the Mariner"2pp
16. #3 World's Finest Comics (1941)14pp
🖼️Cover — Fred Ray · 1pp
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 1 credit
📋Editor
Not included — 12 stories
"The Adventure of the Informer"8pp
"The Adventure of the Uncut Diamonds"5pp
"The Story of the Man Who Couldn't Lose"8pp
"Wet Alibi"2pp
"The Case of the Missing Millionaire"6pp
"Magic Casts Its Vote"9pp
"The End of the Trail"4pp
"Crime Visits the Opera"8pp
"The Case of the Counterfeit Tickets"7pp
"X-Ray Picture"2pp
"The Panama Canal Mystery"8pp
"The Riddle of the Human Scarecrow"13pp
17. #12 Superman (1939)53pp
🖼️Cover — Fred Ray · 1pp
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 3 credits
📋Editor, ,
Not included — 7 stories
"Safe Job"2pp
"Supermen of America [Column]"1pp
"Men of Iron and Clear for Action! [Column]"1pp
"Gags [Cartoon]"1pp
"Kids Stuff [Cartoon]"1pp
"Our Country, Right or Wrong! [Cartoon]"1pp
"Some Fun [Cartoon]"1pp
18. #41 Action Comics (1938)14pp
🖼️Cover — Fred Ray · 1pp
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 3 credits
📋Editor, ,
Not included — 13 stories
"Tuerto the Bandit"6pp
"The Albino Priestess"4pp
"Chief Hot Foot"1pp
"The Cleveland Air Races"6pp
"The Gold Bullion Theft"8pp
"Quick Thinking"2pp
"Jungle Drums!"6pp
"The Rival Ranchers"9pp
"Little Lewie"1pp
"Laffs [Cartoon]"1pp
"Facts [Cartoon]"1pp
"Some Fun [Cartoon]"1pp
"Good Books and Movies [Column]"1pp
19. #42 Action Comics (1938)14pp
🖼️Cover — Fred Ray · 1pp
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 3 credits
📋Editor, ,
Not included — 10 stories
"The Origin of the Vigilante"8pp
"The Ship Spies"4pp
"Revolution in Central America!"6pp
"The Origin of Fatman"8pp
"Missing Masterpiece"1pp
"Dead or Alive"1pp
"Congo Bill"6pp
"The Man Who Could Control Minds"9pp
"Jokes [Cartoon]"1pp
"Black Fire by Corvelle Newcomb [Column]"1pp
20. #13 Superman (1939)53pp
🖼️Cover — Fred Ray · 1pp
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 3 credits
📋Editor, ,
Not included — 4 stories
"Sailor's Shawl"2pp
"Lost Lagoon and The Reluctant Dragon [Column]"1pp
"Laff Lines [Cartoon]"1pp
"Jerry the Jitterbug [Cartoon]"2pp
21. #4 World's Finest Comics (1941)14pp
🖼️Cover — Fred Ray · 1pp
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 1 credit
📋Editor
Not included — 12 stories
"The Pageant of Plunder"9pp
"The Skies Scream Murder"6pp
"The Assassin"2pp
"The Mystery of the Modern Methuselah"8pp
"The Conjurer's Case"6pp
"Adventure of the Torpedoed Trawler"6pp
"Chief Hot Foot"2pp
"The Story of the Secret Six"10pp
"The Perfect Impersonation"8pp
"Gambler's Chance"2pp
"The Radium Treasure Hunt"8pp
"The Ghost Gang Goes West!"13pp
22. #43 Action Comics (1938)14pp
🖼️Cover — Fred Ray · 1pp
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 3 credits
📋Editor, ,
Not included — 8 stories
"Billy Gunn's Mine"13pp
"The Adventure of the Ancient Airplane!"6pp
"The Giant Puppets"8pp
"Gentlemen - on Guard!"2pp
"Congo Bill"6pp
"The Boss of Forrest City"9pp
"Some Fun [Cartoon]"1pp
"Good Books and Movies [Column]"1pp
23. #44 Action Comics (1938)14pp
🖼️Cover — Fred Ray · 1pp
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 3 credits
📋Editor, ,
Not included — 8 stories
"Galloping Gold!"13pp
"The Diamond Mines"6pp
"The Circus Saboteurs"8pp
"Reprisal"2pp
"Congo Bill"6pp
"Theft by Rocket"9pp
"Good Books for Christmas [Column]"1pp
"Curios [Cartoon]"1pp
24. #14 Superman (1939)52pp
🖼️Cover — Fred Ray · 1pp
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 3 credits
📋Editor, ,
Not included — 5 stories
"Rollin Stone"2pp
"Jinx Job"1pp
"Marked Man"2pp
"Clancy the Cop"2pp
"Good Books and Movies [Column]"1pp
25. #45 Action Comics (1938)14pp
🖼️Cover — Fred Ray · 1pp
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 3 credits
📋Editor, ,
Not included — 9 stories
"The Head!"13pp
"The City with the Golden Domes"6pp
"The Thunderbolt"8pp
"Clancy the Cop"1pp
"Bird in the Hand"2pp
"Congo Bill"6pp
"The Cobra"9pp
"Laffs [Cartoon]"1pp
"Long Wharf: A Story of Young San Francisco [Column]"1pp
26. #46 Action Comics (1938)14pp
🖼️Cover — Fred Ray · 1pp
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 3 credits
📋Editor, ,
Not included — 10 stories
"Crimes in Color"12pp
"Clancy the Cop"1pp
"The Djinn"6pp
"Iron Giant"8pp
"Pea Shooter"2pp
"Congo Bill"6pp
"Fights the Nazis in Europe"9pp
"Supermen of America [Column]"1pp
"Smiles [Cartoon]"1pp
"Beowulf by E. V. Sandys [Column]"1pp
27. #5 World's Finest Comics (1941)14pp
🖼️Cover — Fred Ray · 1pp
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 1 credit
📋Editor
Not included — 13 stories
"The Man Who Stole a Bank"9pp
"Crime's Stage Manager"8pp
"Tactical Error"2pp
"The Crime Clown!"7pp
"Wings for America"8pp
"Gems of Jeopardy"10pp
"Vengeance"2pp
"Rubies for Ransom"7pp
"The Good-Hearted Gangster!"8pp
"Private Pete"2pp
"Crime Takes a Holiday"13pp
"Goggles"4pp
"Superman's Secret Message [Activity]"1pp
28. #15 Superman (1939)52pp
🖼️Cover — Fred Ray · 1pp
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 3 credits
📋Editor, ,
Not included — 7 stories
"Rollin Stone"1pp
"Rattlebrain"2pp
"Chief Hot Foot"2pp
"Hero of Darien [Column]"1pp
"Supermen of America [Column]"1pp
"Private Pete [Cartoon]"1pp
"[Cartoon]"1pp
29. #47 Action Comics (1938)14pp
🖼️Cover — Fred Ray · 1pp
🖌️Artist
📋Editorial — 3 credits
📋Editor, ,
Not included — 11 stories
"The Green Cowled Menace"12pp
"Go to War"6pp
"The Skeletons in Armor"8pp
"Chief Hot Foot"1pp
"V ···- For Vengeance"2pp
"Congo Bill"6pp
"Chief Hot Foot"1pp
"Nargo, the Ruler of Atlantis"9pp
"Yankee Doodle's Cousins [Column]"1pp
"Busy Bill the Bill Collector"2pp
"Gags [Cartoon]"1pp
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