THE BIRTH OF THE LEGEND! Written by Jerry Siegel, Homer Fleming, Fred Guardineer, Russell Cole, Sven Elven, Gardner Fox and Ken Fitch Art by Joe Shuster, Homer Fleming, Fred Guardineer, Russell Cole, Bill Ely and Bernard Baily Able to leap an eighth of a mile! Hurdle a 20-story building! Raise tremendous weights and run faster than an express train! Champion of the oppressed, the physical marvel sworn to devote his existence to helping those in need! Look up in the sky (but also, in these very pages)...it's the astounding first appearance of... Superman!