Superman 1, no. 150
Superman 1, no. 150
Written by Jerry Siegel
Illustrated by Al Plastino
1962
7" x 10"
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DC Comics' Superman, the first comic-book superhero to captivate a vast national audience, drew harsh words from psychiatrist Fredric Wertham. In Seduction of the Innocent, Wertham warned of the "Superman Complex"—the arousal of fantasies of "sadistic joy in seeing other people punished over and over again while you yourself remain immune." Following the establishment in 1954 of the Comics Code Authority, Superman's creators reinvented the Man of Steel for less hospitable times.
Superman: The Man of Steel vol. 1, no. 19
Written by Louise Simonson
Illustrated by Jon Bogdanove
1993
7" x 10"
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Superman vol. 2, no. 75 "The Death of Superman"
Written by Dan Jurgens
Illustrated by Brett Breeding
1993
7" x 10"
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