| 0 | Superman | cover | 1 | | Superman |
| 1 | Superman: A Celebration of 75 Years | illustration | 1 | pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster | Superman |
| 2 | - | credits, title page | 1 | pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster | |
| 3 | Table of Contents | table of contents | 3 | letters: typeset | |
| 4 | Part I - 1938-1950: Champion of the Oppressed | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 2 | pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster | |
| 5 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; colors: Jack Adler | Superman |
| 6 | - | comic story | 1 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; letters: Joe Shuster | Superman [Clark Kent] (introduction, origin) |
| 7 | Superman, Champion of the Oppressed | comic story | 12 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; letters: Joe Shuster | Superman [Clark Kent]; George Taylor (unnamed); Lois Lane; Daily Star; Evelyn Curry; Bea Carroll (villain); Butch Matson (villain); Senator Barrows (villain); Alex Greer (villain) |
| 8 | War in San Monte | comic story | 12.67 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Lola Cortez; George Taylor (cameo); Alex Greer; Emil Norvell |
| 9 | How Superman Would End the War | comic story | 2 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster | Superman; Adolf Hitler; Josef Stalin |
| 10 | World's Greatest Adventure-Strip Character! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Fred Ray; inks: Fred Ray | Superman [Clark Kent]; Adolf Hitler; Hideki Tojo |
| 11 | Man or Superman? | comic story | 13 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: John Sikela | Superman [Clark Kent]; The Talon [Albert Caldwell] (introduction, villain); Lois Lane; Perry White; Luthor (cameo, villain); Ultra-Humanite (cameo, villain); Eustace Watson (cameo) |
| 12 | The Origin of Superman | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye | Superman |
| 13 | The Origin of Superman! | comic story | 10 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye | Superman; Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback); Luthor (cameo); John Kent (1st named, flashback); Mary Kent (flashback) |
| 14 | Part II - 1950-1970: Strange Visitor | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 2 | pencils: Curt Swan, Wayne Boring; inks: John Fischetti, Sheldon Moldoff, Stan Kaye | |
| 15 | The Mightiest Team on Earth! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer | Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent] |
| 16 | The Mightiest Team in the World! | comic story | 12 | script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: John Fischetti, Stan Kaye | Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; John Smilter; Lois Lane; Gell; Commissioner James Gordon |
| 17 | The Super-Duel in Space! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye | Superman; Brainiac |
| 18 | The Super-Duel in Space | comic story | 13 | script: Otto Binder; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino | Superman (brief origin); Lois Lane; Brainiac (villain, intro); Professor Kimda; Superboy (flashback); Jonathan Kent (flashback); Martha Kent (flashback); Superboy (flashback) |
| 19 | The Girl in Superman's Past | comic story | 9.67 | script: Bill Finger; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lori Lemaris; Lois Lane |
| 20 | Superman's Return to Krypton! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye | Superman [Clark Kent]; Jor-El; Lara |
| 21 | Superman's Return to Krypton! Part I: Superman Meets Jor-El and Lara Again! | comic story | 9 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye | Jor-El; Lara; Superman; Professor Galsworthy; Lyla Lerrol |
| 22 | Part II: Superman's Kryptonian Romance | comic story | 9 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye | Superman; Lyla Lerrol; Jonathan Kent; Martha Clark; Snark McGill; Brainiac (cameo); Koko (cameo); Jor-El; Lara; Gregg Halliday; Robo (robot); Ken-Dal |
| 23 | Superman's Return to Krypton! Part III: The Surprise of Fate! | comic story | 8 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye | Superman; Jor-El; Lara; Lyla Lerrol |
| 24 | The Death of Superman! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye | Superman; Lex Luthor; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Perry White |
| 25 | Part 1: Lex Luthor, Hero! | comic story | 7.67 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Sheldon Moldoff | Superman; Lex Luthor (villain); Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Lois Lane; Duke Garner (villain); Al Mantz (villain); Sykes (Prison Guard); Bizarro (cameo flashback) |
| 26 | Part II: Luthor's Super-Bodyguard! | comic story | 8.67 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Sheldon Moldoff | Superman (death); Lex Luthor (villain); Supergirl (guest star); Lois Lane; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Duke Garner (villain); Al Mantz (villain) |
| 27 | Part III: The Death of Superman! | comic story | 7.67 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Sheldon Moldoff | Superman; Justice League of America [Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Wonder Woman; Flash [Barry Allen]] (cameo); Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl] (cameo); Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Lex Luthor (villain); Lucy Lane; Ro |
| 28 | Part III - 1970-1986: Higher, Further | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 2 | pencils: Curt Swan, Gil Kane; inks: Murphy Anderson, Gil Kane | |
| 29 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson | Superman; Guardians of the Universe |
| 30 | Must There Be a Superman? | comic story | 17 | script: Elliot S! Maggin; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson | Guardians of the Universe; Green Lantern [Katma Tui]; Harley (intro, villain); Superman; Jor-El (flashback) |
| 31 | The Cosmos-Quaking Origins of the New Luthor and Brainiac! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Anthony Tollin | Superman; Lex Luthor; Brainiac |
| 32 | Rebirth! | comic story | 23 | script: Marv Wolfman; pencils: Gil Kane; inks: Gil Kane; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: Ben Oda | Superman; Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Brainiac; The Omega Men [Kalista; Primus; Broot; Nimbus; Harpis] (cameo); Lord Satanis (flashback) |
| 33 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Howard Chaykin; inks: Howard Chaykin; colors: Howard Chaykin | Superman; Jor-El; Lara |
| 34 | The Living Legends of Superman | comic story | 4 | script: Elliot S! Maggin; pencils: Frank Miller; inks: Frank Miller; colors: Lynn Varley; letters: John Costanza | Lois Olsen (future reporter); Dr. Noah Mandell |
| 35 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Dave Gibbons; inks: Dave Gibbons | Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Mongul; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Jason Todd]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] |
| 36 | For the Man Who Has Everything... | comic story | 40 | script: Alan Moore; pencils: Dave Gibbons; inks: Dave Gibbons; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: Dave Gibbons | Superman [Kal-El]; Lyla Lerrol Kal-El (in Superman's mind); Allura Zor-El (in Superman's mind); Van-El (in Superman's mind); Orna-El (in Superman's mind); Kara Zor-El (in Superman's mind); Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Jason Todd]; Jor-El (in Superman's mind); Lor-Em (in |
| 37 | Part IV - 1986-2011: The Man of Steel | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 2 | pencils: John Byrne, Alex Ross, Doug Mahnke; inks: Karl Kesel, Alex Ross; colors: Alex Ross | |
| 38 | Stepping Into the 5th Dimension! | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: John Byrne; inks: John Byrne | Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Lois Lane; Mr. Mxyzptlk |
| 39 | The Name Game | comic story | 22 | script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Karl Kesel; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: John Costanza | Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Cat Grant; Mr. Harrigan; Mr. Mxyzptlk [as Ben DeRoy] |
| 40 | The Death of Superman! | cover | 1 | pencils: Dan Jurgens; inks: Brett Breeding; colors: Brett Breeding | Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen |
| 41 | Doomsday! | comic story | 28 | script: Dan Jurgens; pencils: Dan Jurgens, Brett Breeding; inks: Brett Breeding; colors: Glenn Whitmore; letters: John Costanza | Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] (death); Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Joe; Cat Grant; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Justice League America [JLA; Bloodwynd [Martian Manhunter; J'onn J'onzz]; Ice [Tora Olafsdotter]]; Doomsday (villain, death) |
| 42 | What's So Funny about Truth, Justice & the American Way? | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Tim Bradstreet; inks: Tim Bradstreet; colors: Grant Goleash, Tanya Horie, Richard Horie | Superman |
| 43 | What's So Funny about Truth, Justice & the American Way? | comic story | 39 | script: Joe Kelly; pencils: Doug Mahnke, Lee Bermejo; inks: Tom Nguyen, Dexter Vines, Jim Royal, José Marzan, Wade von Grawbadger, Wayne Faucher; colors: Rob Schwager; letters: Comicraft | Superman; Lois Lane; Lex Luthor; Jimmy Olsen; Sam Lane; Perry White; Mercy; Steel; Jonathan Kent; The Elite [Manchester Black; Coldcast; The Hat; Menagerie] (Introduction) |
| 44 | The Trust | comic story | 8 | script: Chip Kidd; pencils: Alex Ross; inks: Alex Ross; colors: Alex Ross; letters: Todd Klein; editing: Charles Kochman | Superman; Batman; Robin; Brainiac |
| 45 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: David Finch; inks: David Finch; colors: David Finch | Superman; Lex Luthor |
| 46 | The Incident | comic story | 9 | script: David S. Goyer; pencils: Miguel Sepulveda; inks: Miguel Sepulveda; colors: Paul Mounts; letters: Rob Leigh | Superman [Clark Kent]; Gabriel Wright; Darkseid (cameo); Royal Flush Gang (cameo) |
| 47 | Part V - 2011 and Beyond: The Man of Tomorrow | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 2 | pencils: Ben Oliver; inks: Ben Oliver | |
| 48 | - | cover reprint (on interior page) | 1 | pencils: Ben Oliver; inks: Ben Oliver | Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El] |
| 49 | The Boy Who Stole Superman's Cape | comic story | 22 | script: Grant Morrison; pencils: Ben Oliver; inks: Ben Oliver; colors: Brian Reber; letters: Steve Wands | Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; George Taylor; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Luke; Mystic Mr. Triple X (a poster); Mrs. Nyxly [Nyxlygsptlnz]; Paulie; Perry White; Angus (villain) |
| 50 | - | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye | |