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Series: The Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series)
Issue: #1
Publication date: 1989
Key date: 1989-12-14
On-sale date: 1989-12-14
Indicia publisher: DC Comics Inc.
Price: $39.95; 49.95 CAD
Pages: 280
ISBN: 0-980289-47-1

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo	Clark Kent, Superman
1	Superman Archives Volume I	illustration	1	pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo	Clark Kent, Superman
2	-	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
3	Foreword	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	4	script: Jim Steranko; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Paul Cassidy; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo	Clark Kent, Superman
4	Superman #[1]	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Leo O'Mealia; inks: Leo O'Mealia; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo; editing: Vin Sullivan	Clark Kent, Superman
7	Back Cover	illustration	0.25	pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster	Clark Kent, Superman
8	-	illustration	0.25	letters: typeset	Clark Kent, Superman
9	Two-Page Origin of Superman	comic story	2	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo	Clark Kent, Superman
10	Clark Kent Gets a Job	comic story	4	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo; letters: Joe Shuster	Clark Kent, Superman, Bea Carroll, Evelyn Curry, George Taylor
11	The Coming of Superman	comic story	11.67	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo; letters: Joe Shuster	Bea Carroll, Evelyn Curry, Alex Greer, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Butch Matson, Senator Barrows, Superman, George Taylor
12	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33	pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster
13	Revolution in San Monte	comic story	12.67	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo; letters: Joe Shuster	Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Superman, George Taylor, Alex Greer
14	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33	letters: typeset
15	Superman & Action Comics Invite You to Become a Charter Member of the Supermen of America	promo (ad from the publisher)	2	pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo	Clark Kent, Superman
16	Scientific Explanation of Superman's Amazing Strength--!	comic story	1	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo; letters: Joe Shuster
17	The Blakely Mine Disaster	comic story	12.67	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo; letters: Joe Shuster	Clark Kent, Superman, George Taylor
18	-	promo (ad from the publisher)
19	Superman Plays Football	comic story	12.75	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo	Clark Kent, Superman
20	Acquiring Super-Strength	activity	0.25
21	-	text article	1	pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo	Clark Kent, Superman
22	Biff Dugan	text story	2	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo	Clark Kent, Superman
23	"Follow the adventures of the one and only Superman in every issue of Action Comics!!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred Guardineer; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo	Clark Kent, Superman, Tong, Zatara
24	Superman #2	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Paul Cassidy; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo; editing: Vin Sullivan	Clark Kent, Superman
28	-	illustration	0.25	letters: typeset	Clark Kent, Superman
29	Superman the Man of Tomorrow!	illustration	1	pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Paul Cassidy; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo	Clark Kent, Superman
30	The Comeback of Larry Trent	comic story	16	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Paul Cassidy; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo	Clark Kent, Superman, George Taylor
31	Superman's Tips for Super Health	comic story	1	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Paul Cassidy; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo	Clark Kent, Superman
32	Superman at the World's Fair!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Vin Sullivan, Fred Guardineer, Joe Shuster; inks: Vin Sullivan, Fred Guardineer, Joe Shuster; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo	Wesley Dodds, Clark Kent, The Sandman, Superman, Zatara, Ginger Snap
33	Superman Champions Universal Peace!	comic story	24	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Paul Cassidy; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo	Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Superman, George Taylor
34	Supermen of America -- Action Comics	promo (ad from the publisher)	2	pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo	Clark Kent, Superman
35	Superman and the Skyscrapers	comic story	16	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Paul Cassidy; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo	Clark Kent, Superman, George Taylor
36	-	text story	2	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo	Clark Kent, Superman
37	Superman!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Paul Cassidy; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo	Clark Kent, Superman
38	Superman #3	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo; editing: Vin Sullivan	Clark Kent, Superman
42	-	illustration	0.25	letters: typeset	Clark Kent, Superman
43	Superman, America's Greatest Adventure Strip Character!	illustration	1	pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Paul Cassidy; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo	Clark Kent, Superman
44	Superman and the Runaway	comic story	24	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Dennis Neville; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo	Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Superman, George Taylor
45	The Greatest Contest in Comic Magazine History!	promo (ad from the publisher)	2	pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Paul Cassidy; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo	Clark Kent, Superman
46	Superman and the Dam	comic story	9	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo	Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Superman, George Taylor
47	Fantastic Facts	comic story	1	script: George Papp; pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo
48	Death by the Stars	text story	2	script: Bert Lexington; pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred Guardineer	Emil Brandwan; Sergeant Steve Hanley; Professor Louis Morton; Stephen Gregory; Jack Lowell; Robert Shelton
49	Superman's Phony Manager	comic story	12.67	script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo	Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Superman, George Taylor
50	Muscle-Training	activity	0.33	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster
51	Attaining Super-Health: A Few Hints from Superman!	comic story	1	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo	Clark Kent, Superman
52	Good Luck Charm	text story	1	script: Hugh Langley; pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred Guardineer; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo	Tony Carrenzo; Lucky Malone; Rhani Kor
53	-	cartoon	1	script: Fred Schwab; pencils: Fred Schwab; inks: Fred Schwab; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo; letters: Fred Schwab	Shorty
54	Superman and the Jewel Smugglers	comic story	8	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Paul Cassidy; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo	Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Superman, George Taylor
55	Superman!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Paul Cassidy; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo	Clark Kent, Superman
56	Superman #4	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo; editing: Whitney Ellsworth	Clark Kent, Superman
60	-	illustration	0.25	letters: typeset	Clark Kent, Superman
61	Superman, America's Greatest Adventure Strip Character!	illustration	1	pencils: Joe Shuster, Paul Cassidy; inks: Joe Shuster, Paul Cassidy; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo	Clark Kent, Superman
62	The Challenge of Luthor	comic story	13	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Paul Cassidy; inks: Paul Cassidy; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo	Clark Kent, Lex Luthor, Superman, George Taylor
63	Attaining Super Strength	comic story	1	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo	Tommy Blake
64	-	cartoon	1	script: Fred Schwab; pencils: Fred Schwab; inks: Fred Schwab; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo; letters: Fred Schwab
65	From the 4 Corners	comic story	1	script: Sheldon Moldoff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo; letters: Sheldon Moldoff	Bill Dickey; Paul Muni
66	Luthor's Undersea City	comic story	13	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Paul Cassidy; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo	Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, Superman, George Taylor
67	Supermen of America	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo	Clark Kent, Superman
68	Changer of Destiny	text story	2	script: Hugh Langley; pencils: Fred Guardineer; inks: Fred Guardineer; colors: Bob Le Rose, Daniel Vozzo	George Rankin
69	The Economic Enemy	comic story	13	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Paul Cassidy; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo	Clark Kent, Superman, George Taylor
70	Superman Says	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo	Clark Kent, Superman
71	-	comic story	1	script: George Papp; pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo	Ed Barrett; Mrs. D. Beach
72	Six Big Headline Features for the 'Big Six' Comic Magazines!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo	Batman, Jim Corrigan, Wesley Dodds, The Flash, Jay Garrick, Clark Kent, The Sandman, The Spectre, Superman, Bruce Wayne, Ultra-Man
73	Pioneer into the Unknown	text story	1	script: Bert Lexington	James Rolland; Professor Greystroke; Bixby
74	Terror in the Trucker's Union	comic story	13	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Paul Cassidy; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo	Clark Kent, Superman, George Taylor
75	Superman Appears in Action Comics!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Paul Cassidy; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo	Clark Kent, Superman
76	Afterword	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	2	script: Jim Steranko; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; colors: Bob LeRose, Daniel Vozzo	Clark Kent, Superman
77	Back Cover	promo (ad from the publisher)	0	pencils: Leo O'Mealia, Joe Shuster; inks: Leo O'Mealia, Joe Shuster, Paul Cassidy	Clark Kent, Superman

Plus 2.75 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

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$19.95 Cover Price Edition	price 19.95 USD; 30.95 CAD; barcode 978140120630151995
Third Printing	price 49.95 USD; 63.95 CAD
Second Printing	price 39.95 USD; 47.95 CAD

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