Ten years ago today...

Superman was getting his ass (and jaw) handed to him by General Zod.


Or at least a General Zod, as there have been what, about half a dozen versions of him floating around since the silver age (with the latest one quite literally "floating around" the Phantom Zone)?

I suppose that is a topic begging for a theme week...stay tuned.

Script by Joe Kelly
Pencils by Duncan Rouleau
Inks by Jaime Mendoza and Duncan Rouleau
Colors by Rob Schwager
Letters by Comicraft

Action Comics #779
King Takes Pawn
July 2001
Copyright (c) DC Comics

Sunday versus #11

Superman vs. Tyrannosaurus Rex Illusion

Now I'm sure I'm testing the boundaries of the rules here, but any excuse to show a little more Dick Sprang art and I'm all over it.

Script by Bill Finger
Artwork by Dick Sprang

World's Finest Comics #101
The Menace Of The Atom-Master
May 1959
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Mr. Mxyzptlk Meets Mike

It's been 90 days since our last Mr. Mxyzptlk sighting, and since it's time for our regular Saturday pin-up post let's kill two birds with one stone and see if we can find a Mxy pin-up.


Mission accomplished.

Script by Jon Bogdanove & Louise Simonson
Pencils by Jon Bogdanove
Inks by Dennis Janke
Colors by Glenn Whitmore
Letters by Ken Lopez

Superman: The Man Of Steel #75
The Death Of Mr. Mxyzptlk
January 1998
Copyright (c) DC Comics

Learn to relax, Clark!

Enjoy the long weekend!


Just try to relax a little bit better than Clark, or you're liable to end up traipsing through the Appalachian mountains trying to convince a reluctant heir to use his inheritance for the greater good.

Script by Bill Kunkel
Pencils by John Calnan
Inks by Tex Blaisdell
Colors by Anthony Tollin

Action Comics #471
The Long Weekend
May 1977
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The Weekly Panel of Steel #6

There's only one contender for the Weekly Panel of Steel this week, as far as I can tell. It shouldn't matter anyway, for when you have a comic as good as Paul Cornell's Action Comics has been, it should be relatively easy to find a winning panel.

Good thing too, as we've been without a Panel of Steel all month long. Better late than never, I suppose.

This weeks pick comes two pages in after Superman gets tired of listening to the Cyborg Superman prophecy their destruction. After all, with three Doomsday's bearing down on them, they don't have time to listen to his nonsense.


One punch to the chest later, and the Cyborg Superman's central node is now in Superman's control.

God damn, if it isn't nice to see a confident Superman again, much less one with a little sense of humor too! That made this weeks Panel of Steel an easy choice.

Script by Paul Cornell
Artwork by Kenneth Rocafort
Colors by Brad Anderson
Letters by Rob Leigh

Action Comics #901
Reign Of The Doomsdays Part 1
July 2011
Copyright (c) DC Comics

And then there was that other time...

...that Superman scooped up a handful of plasma straight from a solar prominence, which he then used as bait back on Earth to lure a runaway solar sponge, which was wreaking havoc on Metropolis Beach, in front of a giant mirror which Superman constructed using some spare construction parts, causing it go go supernova.


What can your superhero do?

(Thank god there always seemed to be a spare construction yard around during the silver age)

Script by Edmond Hamilton
Pencils by Dick Sprang
Inks by Stan Kaye

World's Finest Comics #96
The Super-Foes From Planet X
September 1958
Copyright (c) DC Comics

Action Comics Weekly begins

So it was twenty three years ago today when Superman took a sideline role in his inaugural title. For the next nine months or so, he would only appear in a two-page serial strip in each issue. It's not necessarily one of the highlights of Action Comics' storied 70+ year run, but it featured art by Curt Swan so it was at least pretty to look at.

Here's a shot from that first issue, with Superman getting ready to take action!

Script by Roger Stern
Pencils by Curt Swan
Inks by John Beatty
Colors by Tom Ziuko
Letters by Bill Oakley

Action Comics Weekly #601
Faster Than A Speeding Bullet!
May 24, 1988
Copyright (c) DC Comics

A little known fact about Superman robots

The best way to shut down a runaway Superman robot is to give it a double wet willy!


I'm surprised the Prankster never thought of that.

Script by Cary Bates
Pencils by Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks by Dan Adkins
Colors by Anthony Tollin
Letters by Milton Snapinn

The Superman Family #195
Lois Lane's Super-Risk
May/June 1979
Copyright (c) DC Comics

Sunday versus #10

Superman vs. Purple Plesiosaur

They could have been purple, you never know.

Script by Jerry Siegel
Artwork by John Sikela

Superman #3
September/October 1941
Copyright (c) DC Comics

The Many Lives of Superman #6

The Many Lives of Superman


Swamp Thing!

Script by Elliot S. Maggin
Pencils by Curt Swan
Inks by Vince Colletta

Superman #273
The Wizard with the Golden Eye!
March 1974
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