| 0 | - | cover | 1 | pencils: Alex Ross; inks: Alex Ross; colors: Alex Ross | Superman |
| 1 | Superman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told | illustration | 1 | pencils: Alex Ross; inks: Alex Ross; colors: Alex Ross | Superman |
| 2 | Publication Data | credits, title page | 1 | pencils: John Byrne; inks: Dick Giordano | Superman |
| 3 | Contents | table of contents | 1 | pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); letters: typeset | |
| 4 | Introduction | foreword, introduction, preface, afterword | 5 | script: Michael Uslan; pencils: Joe Shuster, Al Plastino, Curt Swan, Mike Mignola, Doug Mahnke, Tim Bradstreet; inks: Joe Shuster, Al Plastino, George Klein, Karl Kesel, Tim Bradstreet | Superman |
| 5 | The Origin of Superman & His Powers | comic story | 2 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; letters: Joe Shuster | Superman [Clark Kent]; Ma Kent; Pa Kent |
| 6 | Scientific Explanation of Superman's Amazing Strength--! | comic story | 1 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; letters: Joe Shuster | |
| 7 | What If Superman Ended the War? | comic story | 2 | script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Joe Shuster; inks: Joe Shuster; colors: Liz Berube | Superman; Adolf Hitler; Josef Stalin |
| 8 | Three Supermen from Krypton! | comic story | 13 | script: William Woolfolk; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino | Superman; Kizo; Mala; U-Ban; Jor-El (flashback); Perry White; Lois Lane |
| 9 | The Last Days of Superman! Part I: Superman's Death Sentence! | comic story | 9 | script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein | Superman [Clark Kent]; Superman Emergency Squad; Jimmy Olsen; Jor-El (flashback); Tharb-El (flashback); Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Perry White; Supergirl; Krypto; Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy] |
| 10 | Part II: The Super-Comrades of All Time! | comic story | 7.67 | script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein | Superman; Superman Emergency Squad; Legion of Super-Heroes [Bouncing Boy; Triplicate Girl; Sun Boy; Chameleon Boy; Brainiac 5; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy; Invisible Kid; Shrinking Violet]; Supergirl; Krypto; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Lori Lemaris |
| 11 | Part III: Superman's Last Day of Life! | comic story | 7.67 | script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein | Superman; Supergirl; Jimmy Olsen; Superman Emergency Squad; Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Shrinking Violet; Invisible Kid; Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy; Bouncing Boy; Triplicate Girl; Brainiac 5; Chameleon Boy; Sun Boy]; Lois Lane; Jonathan Kent (flashback); Martha Kent (flashback); Lana Lang; L |
| 12 | The Showdown Between Luthor and Superman! Part I | comic story | 8 | script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein | Superman; Lex Luthor; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Jor-El (flashback) |
| 13 | Part II: The Super-Duel! | comic story | 8.67 | script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein | Superman; Lex Luthor; Jor-El (hallucination); Lara (hallucination) |
| 14 | Must There Be a Superman? | comic story | 17 | script: Elliot S! Maggin; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson | Superman; Guardians of the Universe; Green Lantern [Katma Tui]; Harley; Jor-El (flashback) |
| 15 | The Exile at the Edge of Eternity | comic story | 10 | script: Jim Steranko; pencils: Jim Steranko; inks: Jim Steranko; colors: Jim Steranko, Drew R. Moore; letters: Jim Steranko | |
| 16 | Pinup / Moebius | illustration | 1 | pencils: Moebius; inks: Moebius; colors: Drew R. Moore | Superman |
| 17 | Prologue: From Out the Green Dawn... | comic story | 8 | script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: John Costanza | Jor-El; Lara; Kelex; Kelor; Kal-El |
| 18 | Chapter One: The Secret | comic story | 10 | script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: John Costanza | Clark Kent [Kal-El]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lana Lang |
| 19 | Chapter Two: The Exposure | comic story | 10 | script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: John Costanza | Clark Kent [Kal-El]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lois Lane |
| 20 | Epilogue: The Super-Hero | comic story | 4 | script: John Byrne; pencils: John Byrne; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Tom Ziuko; letters: John Costanza | Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent |
| 21 | Return to Krypton | comic story | 22 | script: John Byrne; pencils: Mike Mignola; inks: Karl Kesel; colors: Petra Scotese, Drew R. Moore; letters: Bill Oakley | Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Hawkman [Carter Hall; Katar Hol]; Hawkwoman [Shiera Hall; Shayera Thal]; Jor-El (hallucination); Lara (hallucination) |
| 22 | 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] |
| 23 | Contributors | text article | 2 | pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino | |
| 24 | He Is the First, and Greatest, Super-Hero of All Time! | promo (ad from the publisher) | 1 | pencils: Alex Ross; inks: Alex Ross; colors: Alex Ross | Superman |