Showcase Presents: Superman #2
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis second volume of DC's Showcase Presents series reprints a massive run of Silver Age Superman stories from the early 1960s, originally featured in Superman, Action Comics, and World's Finest Comics. The black-and-white collection highlights the Man of Steel's battles with Lex Luthor, the giant ape Titano, and mythological figures like Hercules and Achilles, alongside classic Lois Lane and Perry White moments. It also includes early appearances by Supergirl's Linda Lee and the mischievous Mr. Mxyzptlk, capturing the era's imaginative, high-concept storytelling.
In "The Menace of the Cosmic Man," Superman and Supergirl grapple with the unexpected arrival of Bizarro Jr., a curious child with a mysterious origin, as they attempt to settle him into a new life at the Fortress of Solitude. When Supergirl’s Heat Vision accidentally sets her homework ablaze, she panics—wondering if her powers have somehow transformed the baby into a Bizarro after all. Written by Otto Binder and illustrated by Wayne Boring with inks by Stan Kaye, this 2006 Showcase Presents tale captures a tender, quirky moment in the Kryptonian legacy, with Curt Swan’s iconic cover art rounding out the nostalgic charm.
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Linda Lee is assigned to watch the newly named baby Buster which lasts until B-Jr. No. 1 remembers the existence of his parents and flies off. Supergirl and Superman take Bizarro Jr. to the Fortress where they have him adopted by two of Superman's robots. During Jr.'s sleep period Supergirl's tries to do her chemistry homework and when her Heat Vision blows up her assignment she thinks she's turned "baby buster" into a Bizarro!
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