This epic takes up where Superman, the movie leaves off. Superman deals witha trio of villians whose powers rival Superman's own.

Chronicles the life of Clark Kent and shows the events that transformed him into the World's Greatest Super-Hero. Witness his first heroic feats, his first meeting with Lois Lane, and the beginnings of his friendship-turned-rivalry with Lex Luthor.

Jor-El sends his child from the dying planet Krypton to distant Earth, where he is brought up by human parents and poses as a newspaper reporter, becoming Superman when necessary to use his special powers to save others.

Bizzarro, a not-very-bright duplicate of Superman, yearns to become a hero--and with some help from a pair of children he gets his chance when Metallo, a metallic monster with a kryptonite core, threatens Superman and Metropolis.

"This fictional biography of Superman explores the way Clark Kent was super because of his actions, not just his powers and is the perfect way to introduce the superhero to young readers"--