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| The Superman Chronicles | |
|---|---|
 Cover of The Superman Chronicles 1 (Winter 2006) Art by Joe Shuster. | |
| Publication information | |
| Publisher | DC Comics |
| Format | Ongoing |
| Publication date | Vol. 1 February 22, 2006 Vol. 2 February 7, 2007 Vol. 3 August 1, 2007 Vol. 4 February 6, 2008 Vol. 5 August 20, 2008 Vol. 6 February 18, 2009 Vol. 7 July 22, 2009 Vol. 8 April 13, 2010 Vol. 9 June 7, 2011 Vol. 10 September 9, 2012 |
| No. of issues | 10 |
| Main character(s) | Superman |
| Creative team | |
| Created by | Jerry Siegel Joe Shuster |
| Written by | Jerry Siegel |
| Artist(s) | Joe Shuster |
The Superman Chronicles is a series of trade paperbacks from DC Comics, intended to reprint all Superman stories chronologically (based on publication date) from his earliest appearances. Stories are reprinted in color with no ads. Along with its counterpart The Batman Chronicles , the series provides readers access to original Golden Age comic book stories which have been reprinted previously in the DC Archives format. The series is technically incomplete due to Volume 8 is missing the World's Finest Comics #5 story. At this time there are no plans to correct this error.
In comics, a trade paperback is a collection of stories originally published in comic books, reprinted in book format, usually capturing one story arc from a single title or a series of stories with a connected story arc or common theme, or an earlier mini-series.
DC Comics, Inc. is an American comic book publisher. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. since 1967. DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, and produces material featuring numerous culturally iconic heroic characters including: Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern, Martian Manhunter, Nightwing, Green Arrow, Aquaman, Hawkman, Cyborg and Supergirl.
Superman is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Created by writer Jerry Siegel and artist Joe Shuster, the character first appeared in Action Comics #1 on April 18, 1938. Superman regularly appears in comic books published by DC Comics and has been adapted to radio shows, newspaper strips, television shows, movies, and video games.
- The Superman Chronicles: Volume One collects material from Action Comics #1–13, The New York World's Fair Comics #1, and Superman #1; February 2006; ISBN 978-1-4012-0764-9 [1]
- The Superman Chronicles: Volume Two collects material from Action Comics #14–20, and Superman #2–3; February 2007; ISBN 978-1-4012-1215-5
- The Superman Chronicles: Volume Three collects material from Action Comics #21–25, Superman #4–5, and The New York World's Fair Comics #2; August 2007; ISBN 978-1-4012-1374-9
- The Superman Chronicles: Volume Four collects material from Action Comics #26–31, and Superman #6–7; February 2008; ISBN 978-1-4012-1658-0
- The Superman Chronicles: Volume Five collects material from Action Comics #32–36, Superman #8–9, and World's Best Comics #1; August 2008; ISBN 978-1-4012-1851-5
- The Superman Chronicles: Volume Six collects material from Action Comics #37–40, Superman #10–11, and World's Finest Comics #2–3; February 2009; ISBN 978-1-4012-2187-4
- The Superman Chronicles: Volume Seven collects material from Action Comics #41–43, Superman #12–13, and World's Finest Comics #4; July 2009; ISBN 978-1-4012-2288-8
- The Superman Chronicles: Volume Eight collects material from Action Comics #44–47, and Superman #14–15; April 2010; ISBN 978-1-4012-2647-3
- The Superman Chronicles: Volume Nine collects material from Action Comics #48–52, Superman #16–17, and World's Finest Comics #6; June 2011; ISBN 978-1-4012-3122-4
- The Superman Chronicles: Volume Ten collects material from Action Comics #53–55, Superman #18–19, and World's Finest Comics #7; September 2012; ISBN 978-1-4012-3488-1
Action Comics is an American comic book/magazine series that introduced Superman, one of the first major superhero characters. The publisher was originally known as National Allied Publications, and later as National Comics Publications and as National Periodical Publications, before taking on its current name of DC Comics. Its original incarnation ran from 1938 to 2011 and stands as one of the longest-running comic books with consecutively numbered issues. A second volume of Action Comics beginning with issue #1 ran from 2011 to 2016. Action Comics returned to its original numbering beginning with issue #957.
Superman is an ongoing American comic book series featuring the DC Comics superhero Superman as its main protagonist. Superman began as one of several anthology features in the National Periodical Publications comic book Action Comics #1 in June 1938. The strip proved so popular that National launched Superman into his own self-titled comic book, the first for any superhero, premiering with the cover date Summer 1939. Between 1986 and 2006 it was retitled The Adventures of Superman while a new series used the title Superman. In May 2006, it was returned to its original title and numbering. The title was canceled with issue #714 in 2011, and was relaunched with issue #1 the following month which ended its run in 2016. A fourth series was released with issue #1 in June 2016 and ended in April 2018. A fifth series with new issue #1 was launched in July 2018.
The International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is a numeric commercial book identifier which is intended to be unique. Publishers purchase ISBNs from an affiliate of the International ISBN Agency.
