comicbooks.com Join Free
Home › Superman
Superman

Superman

4 appearances · Silver Age · 1965–1967
Who is Superman?

A Silver Age gem, this incarnation of Superman stepped onto the scene in 1965 courtesy of the legendary creative pairing of Edmond Hamilton and Curt Swan — a duo who knew how to make the Man of Steel sing. With only a handful of catalog appearances concentrated across Action Comics, Superman, and World's Finest Comics, this is a rare and specific slice of DC history, the kind of deep-cut that rewards the curious collector. Sharing his pages with intriguing figures like Klar Ken T5477 and Muto, the stories feel distinctly of their era — imaginative, bold, and wonderfully strange in that way only mid-'60s DC could pull off. A modest footprint, but every appearance carries the weight of one of comics' most iconic names at the height of the Silver Age.

★ First appearance
Superman #181
Nov 1965

Top series

Covers through the years — 1965–1967

Superman #181 1965
Superman #181
Action Comics #338 1966
Action Comics #338
World's Finest Comics #166 1967
World's Finest Comics #166

Appearances

Superman (1939)
Action Comics (1938)
World's Finest Comics (1941)