Amazing World of Superman #1 Official Metropolis Edition
Cover Date: January, 1973
When Carmine Infantino ws editor of DC Comics in the mid-1970s, they produced a number of $2.00 special folio sized comic books. Amazing World of Superman was created to celebrate (and coincide with) the opening of a Superman theme park in Metropolis, Il ...
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When Carmine Infantino ws editor of DC Comics in the mid-1970s, they produced a number of $2.00 special folio sized comic books. Amazing World of Superman was created to celebrate (and coincide with) the opening of a Superman theme park in Metropolis, Illinois.
This one-shot contains a retelling of Superman's origin that artist Curt Swan considers the work he is most proud of in his 30 year career as the illustrator of Superman comics.
Superman Land --How To Draw Superman --Superman Family Portait --Route Map of Superbaby's Rocket --How A Comic Magazine Is Created --"The Origin of Superman!" -- written by E. Nelson Bridwell, penciled by Curt Swan and Carmine Infantino, inked by Murphy Anderson and lettered by Gaspar. When Krypton is threatened by planet wide quakes, scientist Jor-El warns the Science Council and calls for a resumption of the abandoned space program in an effort to evacuate the planet before destroys itself. When the end of Krypton comes sooner than expected, Jor-El places his infant son, Kal-El into a warp-drive rocket and sends it to Earth. It circled the Earth before landing in the countryside where Jonathan and Martha Kent discovered it. Even as a baby Kal-El began to show incredible superhuman powers. After Martha passed away from disease, and while Jonathan lay on his death-bed, Clark swore to his father that he would only use his powers for good. Soon thereafter, he departs Smallville for a new life and adventure in Metropolis! Reprinted in Limited Collectors' Edition #31 - Superman.Superman Syndicated --The Metropolis Story --Rogues' Gallery --The Fortress of Solitude --It's A Bird... It's A Plane... It's Superman! --Superman Salutes NASA --Important Dates In Superman's Life --Superman's Mission For President Kennedy --The Superboy Legend --Superman's Photo Album --Superman Portrait --Please first Sign In before leaving a review.
