I find it perplexing when people look forward to reading less. To me, the more text, the better. I can't grasp the concept of desiring less text when the stories themselves are fantastic. Nowadays, it seems like the norm is to breeze through a comic in five minutes, with hardly any dialogue. Is this an attempt to underpay letterers? In my opinion, the more text we have, the richer the experience.
Such a fun era for Supes. Anything could (and mostly did) happen within those pages. So many firsts in Superman lore began here :) To this day I love that freaking giant key to the Fortress of Solitude. If you ever watch the Super Sons Adventures movie (or whatever it's called) they have fun with that.
I got mine in last week. I would rather read Golden and Silver Age stories than the "heavy" books that you alluded to in the video. I have too many real life issues going on, so give me Titano any day. BTW, I much prefer the purple background on the cover that was in the solicitation. That baby poop yellow looks awful. Other than that, awesome book.
That's an omnibus for sore eyes. Unless you hate that sort-of-yellow, but I don't care. It's the silver age. No P.hD. required. No, sir. Hope you are doing fine. Blue
I mean this when I say it this is my favorite superman era of comics it just felt like anything could happen in these stories I'm halfway through it and I've absolutely enjoyed this omnibus I really hope that volume 2 comes out soon!
Grew up in the silver age! Memories as an eight year old walking to the local store hoping to get the latest issue! My mother would write a permission note asking the store keeper to sell me cigarettes! I have owned and sold many silver age comics through the years! With collections, you need to establish an end game! As a new retiree, I own 7 Dc Omnibus’s! They are beautiful books that are pure fun! I will never part with them!
such a pleasure to hear from a fellow Silver Age fan! DC really needs to be publishing 3 SA books per year for Batman and Superman! Wonder Woman already has 2 SA books out!
At long last we get Silver Age Superman in omnibus format which is totally Awesome, with some outstanding cover art and internal art, just complete fun and simple with no violence. Let’s hope we get Lois and Jimmy omnibus books and finish off the golden age
@@StillOnly25c hahaha!! Very Fine Condition can’t even get his emails returned from DC!! I don’t know what to think about the DC collected editions department
All this retcons and new lore like the Fortress of Solitude, Super Girl, Super Boy, Brainiac, etc will eventually be called Earth 1 Superman and Golden Age Superman will become Earth 2 Superman. There is no clear cut between the two, so for a while they share the title (there is no way to know which superman is on the issue if there are no clear references to the new lore). Golden Age Superman just fade out in the late 50´s. I´m glad they started with Action Comics #241, perfect issue to start the Silver Age (there are early references like Superboy in 1949, but you can make the argument the original Superman was still the protagonist in almost every other issue). Hopefully they make a lot more of this all the way to What Ever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow.
I am not sure about the new reader. I am kind of them, kind ooooffffff. But I am not that into Silver age. But, but, I would buy it if there are funny, crazy, cucu stories so ... please, tell me if those stories are in there :)
@@OmnidogsVault it's on its way, but they initially screwed it up as I had it preordered and they didn't dispatch it for 7 days. Had to cancel and reorder, really weird. Theyre normally fine
Why do DC have such a large border at the end of the page instead of expanding the story? Other than that, good review and I agree that DC should bring these treasures out faster.😁
Because back then at the end of the Superman stories it ended up with an ad, almost always it was Tootsie Rolls. DC can’t just place tootsie rolls ads there.
@@dannyc8876 Oh ok that explains it! I wasn't grasping that it was at the end of the stories - I thought it was the huge white border around the pages themselves
@OmnidogsVault Page 353-384 were reported as the affected pages which made it seem like 32 pages were missing and one signature page was reprinted twice for 321-352. Might have been from a defective/rejected batch that somehow got out because others reported that their copies turned out fine.
I’m a bit confused. Didn’t the Silver age omnis from DC have the same trade dress as the Golden Age omnis just in Silver? Is this like a second printing of the Silver age Omni with a new dust jacket?
The SA books now have a different trade dress than the earlier SA books. The GA, SA and BA all had that same trade dress as you remember with different colors but now the SA books have their own trade dress
Excellent and erudite review! I am glad DC is taking a page from Marvel and displaying the covers on the back cover. I wish they would go farther and include letters pages and at least some of the ads at the bottom of the page for Palisades Park and other DC titles. That would've upped the nostalgia factor! I'm with you and hoping DC picks up the pace on releasing them. Also, DC, please release Silver-Age World's Finest omnibus vol. 3!
Ohhhhh all GREAAAT ideas!! I remember wondering what Palisades Park was like!! And the house ads were so BOSS!! We really do need Worlds Finest to catch up!! Especially the Neal Adams era!
@@dannyc8876 I have not gotten it, not sure I'm going to. The next omni I'll overview is the JLD Dark Rebirth book! I'm reading that the DAY IT COMES IN!!!
@@OmnidogsVault probably people in 50 years looking at our pics from when we are 40,50 or 60 will say we look like sh-t compared to them. I admit the Rip Van Winkle Superman beard was very funny looking. I had fun with these stories of the book. I’m in my 40s and I love Silver Age Superman, there are more of us than people know……
You overlook a very important fact: That first Brainiac (Great character) was also the first time we were introduced to 'Krypton City' which quickly became 'The bottle city of Kandor', which led to a whole slew of great stories and made the just-introduced 'Fortress of Solitude' such a great place for young readers to visit.
I find it perplexing when people look forward to reading less. To me, the more text, the better. I can't grasp the concept of desiring less text when the stories themselves are fantastic. Nowadays, it seems like the norm is to breeze through a comic in five minutes, with hardly any dialogue. Is this an attempt to underpay letterers? In my opinion, the more text we have, the richer the experience.
Such a fun era for Supes. Anything could (and mostly did) happen within those pages. So many firsts in Superman lore began here :) To this day I love that freaking giant key to the Fortress of Solitude. If you ever watch the Super Sons Adventures movie (or whatever it's called) they have fun with that.
Battle of the SuperSons. If you liked how Tomasi wrote them, you'll like this!!
@@dhmcadams662 Oh man, I've heard great things about that!!!
Huzzah great overview. Happy you got to enjoy it FINALLY.
thank you Freddie!!
I got mine in last week. I would rather read Golden and Silver Age stories than the "heavy" books that you alluded to in the video. I have too many real life issues going on, so give me Titano any day. BTW, I much prefer the purple background on the cover that was in the solicitation. That baby poop yellow looks awful. Other than that, awesome book.
good grief, you're right! The purple is much better!! Glad you're digging it!!
Me too mate. I enjoy the escape and the light hearted fun of it. I read them before bed. So innocent and joyous.
That's an omnibus for sore eyes. Unless you hate that sort-of-yellow, but I don't care. It's the silver age. No P.hD. required. No, sir.
Hope you are doing fine.
Blue
@@blueg8731 good to hear from you Blue!!
Im surprised by how much im enjoying the stories here and in the batman silver age omnibus
Thanks for the reminder to pick up that Batman, been in my wishlist and I just about forgot about it.
Glad you're digging them!
I mean this when I say it this is my favorite superman era of comics it just felt like anything could happen in these stories I'm halfway through it and I've absolutely enjoyed this omnibus I really hope that volume 2 comes out soon!
so great to hear that!! I hope we get volume 2 REALLY soon!!
Just to let you know I got it this weekend. Great, love it
YESSSSSSSSSSSSS
Grew up in the silver age! Memories as an eight year old walking to the local store hoping to get the latest issue! My mother would write a permission note asking the store keeper to sell me cigarettes!
I have owned and sold many silver age comics through the years! With collections, you need to establish an end game!
As a new retiree, I own 7 Dc Omnibus’s! They are beautiful books that are pure fun! I will never part with them!
such a pleasure to hear from a fellow Silver Age fan! DC really needs to be publishing 3 SA books per year for Batman and Superman! Wonder Woman already has 2 SA books out!
At long last we get Silver Age Superman in omnibus format which is totally Awesome, with some outstanding cover art and internal art, just complete fun and simple with no violence.
Let’s hope we get Lois and Jimmy omnibus books and finish off the golden age
OHHHHHH Lois Lane and Jimmy Olsen omni's are my DREAM!!
@@OmnidogsVault use your influence at not so mint condition
@@StillOnly25c hahaha!! Very Fine Condition can’t even get his emails returned from DC!! I don’t know what to think about the DC collected editions department
@@OmnidogsVault Same, we need to apply for jobs at DC Collected Edition department
@@StillOnly25c if only!!!!❤️
I just started reading this ... really digging it! And definitely, long-awaited!
I've been waiting a LONG time! Hope they keep going!!
All this retcons and new lore like the Fortress of Solitude, Super Girl, Super Boy, Brainiac, etc will eventually be called Earth 1 Superman and Golden Age Superman will become Earth 2 Superman. There is no clear cut between the two, so for a while they share the title (there is no way to know which superman is on the issue if there are no clear references to the new lore). Golden Age Superman just fade out in the late 50´s.
I´m glad they started with Action Comics #241, perfect issue to start the Silver Age (there are early references like Superboy in 1949, but you can make the argument the original Superman was still the protagonist in almost every other issue).
Hopefully they make a lot more of this all the way to What Ever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow.
I hope they go all the way to the Triangle Era! So much material!!
Brainiac image from that time ignited my child mind to this day as superman’s main villain and the brilliant three dote design was genius
It really was - it shows the brilliance of Curt Swan!
I ordered my copy and I can't wait to get it and enjoy the stories.
Let me know what you think when you get it!
I am not sure about the new reader. I am kind of them, kind ooooffffff. But I am not that into Silver age. But, but, I would buy it if there are funny, crazy, cucu stories so ... please, tell me if those stories are in there :)
hahaha Drama! Sci Fi ! Love Stories! Robots!! It's all there!
@@OmnidogsVault 😂 thank you
Im glad i bought this! It completes my vol 1 silver age Batman omni. It def fits in with the Legion of Doom omnis i have.
I have the SA Wonder Woman volumes and I'm really just keeping them because all the spines look good together lol!!
Great video. Thanks. I am subscribed. I am hoping Amazon doesnt screw up my order for this. Cannot wait.
just got to this - did Amazon deliver? And thank you for subscribing!!
@@OmnidogsVault it's on its way, but they initially screwed it up as I had it preordered and they didn't dispatch it for 7 days. Had to cancel and reorder, really weird. Theyre normally fine
@@loosegoose2466 looking forward to your thoughts!
The Oldest Man in Metropolis being 70 is hilarious.
Why do DC have such a large border at the end of the page instead of expanding the story? Other than that, good review and I agree that DC should bring these treasures out faster.😁
yeah I noticed that too during the overview - big white borders all around! My only guess is that they were limited by the source material?
Because back then at the end of the Superman stories it ended up with an ad, almost always it was Tootsie Rolls. DC can’t just place tootsie rolls ads there.
@@dannyc8876 Oh ok that explains it! I wasn't grasping that it was at the end of the stories - I thought it was the huge white border around the pages themselves
'Binder' rhymes with 'Cinder'.
Does yours have the misprint some people have reported? Mainly the page numbering.
Ohhh I hadn't heard about that? The page numbers are wrong?
@@OmnidogsVault Around maybe Page 330-335. Some thought a few pages were missing because of the misnumbering.
@@rayvenkman2087 I checked and I don’t see any misnumbering
@OmnidogsVault Page 353-384 were reported as the affected pages which made it seem like 32 pages were missing and one signature page was reprinted twice for 321-352. Might have been from a defective/rejected batch that somehow got out because others reported that their copies turned out fine.
So happy for you!!!!
Thank you buddy!!
Great review
Thank you so much!!!
I’m a bit confused. Didn’t the Silver age omnis from DC have the same trade dress as the Golden Age omnis just in Silver? Is this like a second printing of the Silver age Omni with a new dust jacket?
The SA books now have a different trade dress than the earlier SA books. The GA, SA and BA all had that same trade dress as you remember with different colors but now the SA books have their own trade dress
Excellent and erudite review! I am glad DC is taking a page from Marvel and displaying the covers on the back cover. I wish they would go farther and include letters pages and at least some of the ads at the bottom of the page for Palisades Park and other DC titles. That would've upped the nostalgia factor! I'm with you and hoping DC picks up the pace on releasing them. Also, DC, please release Silver-Age World's Finest omnibus vol. 3!
Ohhhhh all GREAAAT ideas!! I remember wondering what Palisades Park was like!! And the house ads were so BOSS!! We really do need Worlds Finest to catch up!! Especially the Neal Adams era!
I really love the Superman's silver age stories. But it will go better around the begining of the bronze age. I hope DC it publish soon.
Ohhhhh you''re SO RIGHT!! The beginning of the BA is when Superman SOARS!!
I consider Wanye Boring as a major Superman artist
He definitely is! he just was never to my taste as a kid/adult. He did some very memorable work though!
👍😉👍 oh right jess!
Hey, Luthor first tested the Kryptonite serum on a monkey, so it was sure to drink 😉
hahaha I noticed that monkey wasn't seen again!!
@@OmnidogsVault 😂😂
Keep up with the good work in your channel. What new books have you lined up for a review? Have you received DD volume 3 omnibus?
@@dannyc8876 I have not gotten it, not sure I'm going to. The next omni I'll overview is the JLD Dark Rebirth book! I'm reading that the DAY IT COMES IN!!!
Can't wait for this to be in Red Tag Sale/Ollies :)
how dare you William Lee. You will be paying me a BURGER!!
And people 70 years old in the 50s looked like what a 90 years old look now.
Yeah I look NOTHING like my father did at this age. He'd been through the Depression and two wars. That ages a person.
@@OmnidogsVault probably people in 50 years looking at our pics from when we are 40,50 or 60 will say we look like sh-t compared to them.
I admit the Rip Van Winkle Superman beard was very funny looking. I had fun with these stories of the book. I’m in my 40s and I love Silver Age Superman, there are more of us than people know……
@@dannyc8876 That makes me so happy that younger people dig the Silver Age!! It's my happy place!
You overlook a very important fact:
That first Brainiac (Great character) was also the first time we were introduced to 'Krypton City'
which quickly became 'The bottle city of Kandor', which led to a whole slew of great stories and made the just-introduced 'Fortress of Solitude' such a great place for young readers to visit.
I didn't overlook it. I failed to mention it.
@@OmnidogsVault Didn't mean to upset you. Just pointing out that the first appearance of Kandor might be the main reason why this is a key comic.
@@PaulSaether lol I was just kidding about it. No worries! Glad you’re such a Superman fan!
@@OmnidogsVault since 1960. I'm 72!
Glad we're friends.
@@PaulSaether I’m not far behind you! I’m 65!