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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Contents
Epigraph
Introduction
Part One: Distant Planet
Illustration
Prologue
Chapter 1: The Eyes
Illustration: Surprise
Illustration: June sends people many places
Chapter 2: The Dreamer
Chapter 3: The Education of Jerry Siegel
Chapter 4: How to Meet Your Best Friend
Illustration: World in Future
Illustration
Illustration
Illustration: Annual Turkey Feast Arrives
Illustration: “Men,” he said slowly, “He is—dead!”
Chapter 5: Cosmic
Illustration: Senior B Student Publishes Science Fiction Magazine
Illustration: Charity Football
Chapter 6: Reign
Illustration: The Reign of the Super-Man
Illustration: The Superman of Dr. Jukes
Illustration: King Kong
Part Two: Rocket
Illustration
Chapter 7: Into the Air
Illustration
Chapter 8: Morning
Illustration: The Superman
Illustration: comic strip
Chapter 9: Major
Chapter 10: Next
Illustration: “Children, this is Mr. Bradley…”
Chapter 11: Muscle and Power
Chapter 12: Frankenstein’s Monster
Illustration: The Olympiad 1929
Illustration: Graphic Portrayal of Belief in Messiah’s Return
Chapter 13: The Muse
Illustration: Lois
Illustration: Burlesquing the News
Illustration: “Just as I thought!”
Chapter 14: The Works
Chapter 15: New Frontiers
Illustration: … Only a Skeleton Remains!
Illustration: A sensation of sheer terror …
Illustration: … as the two men leer over their conquest …
Chapter 16: Top of the World
Chapter 17: How to Kill a Superman
Illustration: Wayne Boring cartoon
Illustration: Within the office …
Chapter 18: Private
Illustration: As he passes over …
Illustration
Illustration
Illustration
Illustration
Chapter 19: Superboy
Chapter 20: Fifties
Illustration: Hurry, Tallulah!
Illustration: A Woman’s World
Illustration: Judge’s Ruling
Chapter 21: Invisible Kid
Chapter 22: Bizarro No. 1
Chapter 23: ’Nuff Said
Illustration: Minutes later …
Part Three: Steel
Illustration
Chapter 24: Fortress of Solitude
Chapter 25: Motion
Chapter 26: Bachelor #2
Illustration: Golly Galloo
Illustration: “… But what was he like?”
Chapter 27: Both Sides
Illustration: Dies After Robbery
Illustration: Certificate of Death
Illustration: “Dead … heart-failure!”
Illustration: Follow the Amazing Adventures of Superman
Illustration: —and lands within the rear of the car!
Illustration: “Jor-L! You’ve come!”
Illustration: “Jor-L, I’m afraid…”
Illustration: “If only there could be an error!”
Illustration: “Meyer! Meyer!”
Illustration: And in still another instant …
Chapter 28: The House of El
Epilogue
Acknowledgments
Notes
Bibliography
Photographs
Index
About the Author
Copyright
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