FREE SHOWCASE PRESENTS SUPERMAN: VOLUME 4 PDF Robert Bernstein,Jerry Siegel,Leo Dorfman,Edmond Hamilton | 544 pages | 09 Sep 2008 | DC Comics | 9781401218478 | English | United States Showcase Presents: Superman, Vol. 1 by Jerry Siegel The story formulas remain basically the same from previous volumes, Showcase Presents Superman: Volume 4 the quality of the stories continues to improve with each collection. For example, in Supermanour hero and Jimmy Olsen travel to the bottled city of Kandor. The two adopt new costumed identities inside the city, Nightwing and Flamebird. And in the s, as Dick Grayson was growing out of the Robin identity, he would adopt the new costumed identity of Nightwing as a tribute to the role that Superman had in his life growing up. Grayson would use Nightwing as his code name for nearly 30 years. Likewise, the adventures of Superman Red and Superman Blue, from Supermanwas revised in the s by Karl Kessel and friends when Superman was split into two separate electrical beings. Why should these stories be Showcased? Most of these stories can be read in any order. But we finally get a moment in this volume, Supermanwhere things change forever. Yes, although not reprinted here, but the Kents remained quite alive and active in the pages of Superboywhich recounted his teenage adventures. The death of his adoptive parents forced the creative teams to start changing the stories. Suddenly, Clark no longer had the excuse of going back to Smallville to see his parents. Showcase Presents Superman: Volume 4 these two characters which lasted until the John Byrne reboot of the Superman franchise following Crisis on Multiple Earths changed the dynamics for the creators, forcing them to tell NEW stories rather than just rehashing previous stories. Written by Kurt Busiek with Showcase Presents Superman: Volume 4 by Stuart Immonen, this four-issue series follows the life of a young man from Kansas, Clark Kent, growing up in a world where the only super-heroes exist in comic books. So all of his life, Showcase Presents Superman: Volume 4 has to endure every Superman joke ever told. Each year on his birthday, he receives numerous gifts all emblazoned with the Superman logo. Clark just wants to lead a normal, quiet life. Until one day when Clark actually starts developing powers. This is hands-down one of my all-time favorite Superman stories, and it should be part of every collection. Kurt Busiek has proven multiple times that he is a master storyteller, whether it be his own characters in Astro Cityor managing the corporate characters from Marvels to Avengers to Superman: Secret Identity. Pingback: Showcase Presents Superman Vol. Pingback: Showcase Presents Supergirl Vol. You are commenting using your WordPress. 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Showcase Presents: Superman Family, Vol. Get A Copy. Paperbackpages. More Details Friend Showcase Presents Superman: Volume 4. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. To ask other readers questions about Showcase Presentsplease sign up. Lists with This Book. Community Reviews. Showing Average rating 3. Rating details. More filters. Sort order. Apr 09, Alyssa rated it really liked it. So many wonky tales. What even is this fandom. I love it. Aug 13, Skjam! Shelves: adventureanthologiesauthor-scomedycomicspublishedpublishedromancechildren- ssuperhero. Lois appeared in the first Superman story in Action Comics 1a snarky but skilled reporter who initially had little use for Clark Kent but admired the mysterious superhero. Jimmy appeared first in the radio adaptation infirst as a copy boy and then as a cub re Comic Book Review: Showcase Presents: Superman Family Volume 4 edited by Mort Weisenger Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen are two of the most enduring characters in comic books, thanks to being attached to the one and only Superman. As you can tell by the titles, Superman was the co-star of each of these series, appearing in every story. Eventually, the series, along with Supergirl and some other Superman-related characters, were merged into an anthology comic titled Superman Family. He would figure out some way of using this, until he got cocky and needed Superman to bail him out of the resulting trouble. Jimmy had an ultrasonic signal watch which he could use to summon Superman in case of trouble, though the watch itself often caused trouble, or Jimmy would misuse it. Lois also got temporary superpowers often, but her stories focused much more on her relationship with Superman. She often tried to trick him into marrying her or discover his secret identity. She also met quite a few men that were ready to marry her right away, though all of them turned out to be flawed in one way or another. Sadly, the period where Lois initially got her own series was also when she reached the nadir of her characterization. Showcase Presents Superman: Volume 4 remained a crackerjack reporter, though. Half of the danger she got in was because of her successful investigative journalism. Showcase Presents Superman: Volume 4, those lessons never stuck. It is important to remember that these stories this volume covers were aimed at children, who were expected to only read comics for a few years. They were never meant to be read all in a row by adults. All that said, these are fun stories with inventive ideas, often having more plot packed into eight pages than many modern superhero comics do in eight issues. Highly recommended for the nostalgic Superman fan, moderately recommended for other fans check your local library. Feb 28, B rated it liked it Shelves: ownwestend. Only a couple of these were good. Jun 16, John Kirk rated it really liked it. You definitely get value for money from these Showcase Presents Superman: Volume 4, and they have a lot of charm. The artwork Showcase Presents Superman: Volume 4 really good: even in black and white, you can easily recognise the distinct characters. The only snag is that some of the disguises don't work very well, e. This does suffer a bit from "Scooby Doo syndrome": once you've read enough of the stories, you can start to guess the plot twists. However, they were aimed at children, a You definitely get value for money from these editions, and they have Showcase Presents Superman: Volume 4 lot of charm. However, they were aimed at children, and the original audience wouldn't have read them all in quick succession. Really, it's the opposite of some modern comics which feel padded out to fit a paperback: each individual issue in this volume typically has 3 stories about 8 pages long eachwhich are intended to be read in isolation. Still, it does demonstrate how much things have changed. For instance, in one issue Jimmy Olsen wants to ask a "Rocket stewardess" on a date, but she tells him that she's married; this was supposed to demonstrate how different Kandor was from Earth, because she hadn't had to give Showcase Presents Superman: Volume 4 her job after she got married! Jul Showcase Presents Superman: Volume 4, Pat Sul rated it it was amazing Shelves: Showcase Presents Superman: Volume 4. 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Readers also enjoyed. About Jerry Siegel. Jerry Siegel. Fine, was the American co-creator of Superman along with Joe Shusterthe first of the great comic book superheroes and one of the most recognizable icons of the 20th century. Other books in the series. Showcase Presents 1 - 10 of books.