ÒTHE CITY OF HATE!Ó A deranged lunatic tries to sabotage the Daily Planet by killing four people the newspaper has selected as ÒThe Finest People in the CityÓ through the use of his invention: hate gas.

Batman and Robin face off with a witch while Superman battles the Rainmaker!

ÒTALENT, UNLIMITED!Ó Clark Kent is given an assignment by Perry White to find a missing heiress, but along the way manages to help five other people realize their dreams...as the Man of Steel!

The enduring cultural phenomenon of comic book heroes was invented in the late 1930s by a talented and hungry group of artists and writers barely out of their teens, flying by the seat of their pants to create something new, exciting, and above all profitable. The iconography and mythology they created flourishes to this day in comic books, video, movies, fine art, advertising, and practically all other media. Supermen! collects the best and the brightest of this first generation, including Jack Cole, Will Eisner, Bill Everett, Lou Fine, Fletcher Hanks, Jack Kirby, Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, and Basil Wolverton.

ÒONE SECOND TO LIVE!Ó The murder of a famous explorer leaves the Man of Tomorrow only one second to gather the evidence necessary to free an accused man from dying in the electric chair.

When the ruthless Gold Badge Organization causes tremendous damage in the city of Metrodale through the use of bombs, its leaders then turn their attention to the city of Metropolis.

ÒTHE SUPERMAN-BATMAN REVENGE SQUADS!Ó Once each year, Superman and Jimmy Olsen bet their crime-fighting skills against Batman and Robin. But as the heroes participate in various contests of skill, their respective Revenge Squads try to sabotage their opponents!