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Cover: Ira Yarbrough & Jack Burnley & Stan Kaye & Charles Paris

Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives #2

Dec 2009 · DC · 59.99 USD; 72.99 CAD

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This second volume of the Superman in World's Finest Archives series collects classic Superman stories originally published in World's Finest Comics from the late 1940s and early 1950s. Featuring the Man of Steel in solo adventures alongside occasional team-ups with Batman and Robin, this hardcover edition showcases the Golden Age artistry and storytelling of creators like Wayne Boring and Stan Kaye. It presents a curated selection of tales that highlight Superman's early Silver Age evolution within the iconic World's Finest title.

"Music for the Masses" is a standout story from the Superman: The World's Finest Comics Archives #2 (2009), spotlighting the original creative team of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster in a tale where Lois Lane’s bold move to sabotage her weather reports backfires in the most unexpected way—literally. When a small-time criminal scheme collides with Lois’s quirky on-air antics, Superman intervenes with a touch of whimsy, turning her bizarre forecasts into real-life events to resolve both crises. The story, illustrated with classic flair by Siegel and Shuster and lettered by Ira Schnapp, features a cover by Ira Yarbrough, Jack Burnley, Stan Kaye, and Charles Paris.

Contains 17 stories

Music for the Masses

13 pp · Superhero

Superman [Clark Kent]Lois LaneMr. Holloway (store floor walker)Jimmy RoyceDoris DawsonSueGeorge Cummings (music publisher)J. Wilbur Wolfingham (villain)

The Great Godini!

12 pp · Superhero

Superman [Clark Kent]Lois LaneEasy Pickens (introduction)Alphonse Swing (villain, theatrical booking agent)"Three Finger" Jack Schack (villain)Sappy (villain)Gunner (villain)

The Junior Reporters!

12 pp · Superhero

Superman [Clark Kent]Perry WhiteTommy BlakePete Blake (villain, Tommy's brother)Harvey Stratton (villain)

The Battle of the Zodiac!

12 pp · Superhero

Superman [Clark Kent]Lois LaneApolloOrionNeptuneJupiterAba Raja (villain)

The Toyman: Super-Scientist!

12 pp · Superhero

Superman [Clark Kent]Lois LaneInspector KerriganProfessor ViningThe Toyman (villain)

The Plane of Tomorrow!

12 pp · Superhero

Superman [Clark Kent]Lois LaneBill MintonMr. NicholsonLoops Logan (villain)Tommy (villain)

The Colossus of Metropolis!

12 pp · Superhero

Superman [Clark Kent]Lois LanePerry WhiteJimmy Olsen (?)Frank BushwickColeman LacyMary DashiellRay MorrisArthur WinghamGerald Keene

The Siege of Aurora Roost!

12 pp · Superhero

Superman [Clark Kent]Lois LaneJohn "The Duke" BorealisCharlie Chinook (butler to Borealis)Wolf (villain)Rawhide (villain)

Impossible but True!

12 pp · Superhero

Superman [Clark Kent]Lois LaneJerry (Planet newsroom boy)Olga OlmsteadMr. Olmstead (Olga's father)Mr. Upjohn (radio program director)Posy Edwards (villain)Nick (villain)Archie (villain)

Mad Weather in Metropolis!

12 pp · Superhero

Superman [Clark Kent]Perry WhiteLois LaneJoe ParkusMrs. ParkusEd Rook (villain)Slapsy (villain)

The Confessions of Superman

12 pp · Superhero

Superman [Clark KentLois LaneBenny CallThe Prankster (villain, cameo)Mr. Mxyztplk (villain, cameo)Lex Luthor (villain, cameo)Meadows (villain, Call's butler)

The Man Who Out-Supered Superman!

12 pp · Superhero

Superman [Clark Kent]Perry WhiteMargie CrosbyNelson Swayne

Superman's Super-Self!

12 pp · Superhero

Superman [Clark Kent]Lois LaneLex Luthor (villain)Biff (villain)Hike (villain)

The Books That Couldn't Be Bound!

12 pp · Superhero

Superman [Clark Kent]Lois LaneBarney Vellum

Sheriff Clark Kent

13 pp · Superhero

Superman [Clark Kent]Lois LaneEd Hollis (Mayor of Saddle Fork)Roaring Pete (Deputy)Catawampus Jones (villain, prospector)the Rockdust Bandits [Hardpan, others unnamed](villains)

Superman's Super Rival

12 pp · Superhero

Superman [Clark Kent]Lois LanePerry WhiteDr. Paul LaverneMike (fight manager)Dan the Dunce (villain, introduction)

The Seventh Wonder of the World

13 pp · Superhero

Superman [Clark Kent]AliMä-Kläk (General of the King's soldiers)King CheopsGeneral Isen-HoJo-Milla (court scribe)Na-Tse (villain, a high priest, dies)