The Superman Super Show!
The Superman Super Show is your gateway to the thrilling, action-packed world of Golden Age Superman! Join hosts Ed and Steeven—two regular guys separated by half the United States but united by their love of comics—as they embark on a mission to read and discuss every Superman story from the very beginning. Starting with Action Comics #1, they’re working through every Golden Age adventure, one story at a time. From battling mad scientists and mobsters to unraveling wild pulp-fiction plots, each episode dives deep into these early Superman tales—breaking down the action, the artwork, and the sheer over-the-top fun of the era. Whether you're a longtime fan or discovering these stories for the first time, The Superman Super Show is here to bring you laughs, nostalgia, and plenty of superheroic excitement. So, put on your cape, tune in, and join the adventure! Beginning April 7, 2025 - Golden Age Superman AND Post Crisis Superman episodes!
Episodes
Superman first appeared in Action Comics #1, which was published by DC Comics on April 18, 1938.
84 years later comes The Superman Super Show!
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Superman first appeared in Action Comics #1, which was published by DC Comics on April 18, 1938.
84 years later comes The Superman Super Show!
In this double-sized first episode, your hosts, Steeven and Ed, introduce themselves before giving you a brief rundown on the history behind how Superman came to be.
Then it's on to the main attraction, a discussion about the first appearance of Superman in Action Comics #1, published by DC...
Superman finds himself in the middle of a foreign war where he saves Lois from a firing squad and throws a soldier like a human javelin.
That's today as Ed and Steeven talk about the Superman story that appeared in Action Comics 2 from June, 1938: The War in San Monte.
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Superman teaches a wealthy mine owner a lesson by trapping him, and all of his rich friends, in his own mine.
All this and more as Ed and Steeven talk about the Superman story that appeared in Action Comics 3 from July, 1938: Superman Battles Death Underground.
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Superman kidnaps a college football player, keeps him bound and sedated, and then steals the man's identity.
All this and more as Ed and Steeven talk about the Superman story that appeared in Action Comics #4 from August, 1938: Superman Plays Football.
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Lois tricks Clark so that she can get the scoop on a dam collapse before him, which gets Clark fired.
Can Superman save the town of Valleyho from certain disaster and save Clark's job at the same time?
What about Lois and her dirty trick?
Find out now as Ed and Steeven talk about the Superman story that appeared in Action Comics #5 from September, 1938: Superman and the Dam.
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A man claiming to be Superman's manager has a deal for the Daily Star, Lois slips Clark a micky, and an actor in a Superman suit breaks his hand on Superman's jaw.
How does all this come to be?
Find out now as Ed and Steeven talk about the Superman story that appeared in Action Comics #6 from October, 1938:Superman's Phoney Manager.
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In order to keep a failing circus from falling into the hands of an unscrupulous businessman, Superman does what any super powered being would do.
He joins the circus!
But can he stop the big bad man from taking control of the big top?
Find out now as Ed and Steeven talk about Superman Joins the Circus, the Superman story that appeared in Action Comics #7, which was published by DC Comics in November, 1938.
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Superman helps a group of juvenile delinquents before destroying a community with his bare hands as the National Guard shoots at him, and the Air Force drop bombs atop him.
How did the story go from one set of circumstances to the other?
Find out now as Ed and Steeven talk about Superman in the Slums, the Superman story that appeared in Action Comics #8, which was published by DC Comics in December, 1938.
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On this week's episode, Ed and Steeven face one of their most challenging tasks yet . . . responding to listener feedback!
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ALL THE OTHER STUFF:
Email - thesupermansupershow@gmail.com
Twitter - @SupsSuperShow
Ed's Twitter - @TealProductions
Steeven's Twitter - @SteevenOrrElse
If you want to help the show in any way you can first and foremost just spread the...
A super cop from out of town and a wily small-time crook team up to hunt down the most wanted man in the country: Superman!
All that and more (so much more) as Ed and Steeven talk about Wanted: Superman, the Superman story that appeared in Action Comics #9, which was published by DC Comics in January, 1939.
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Clark Kent gives up a source so that Superman can get himself arrested and make a few super questionable decisions in order to bring about prison reform.
All that and more as Ed and Steeven talk about Superman Goes to Prison, the Superman story that appeared in Action Comics #10, which was published by DC Comics in February, 1939.
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A pair of unscrupulous businessmen try to swindle a group of regular folk who hold stock in an oil well.
That is until Superman has something to say about it.
Settle in as Ed and Steeven talk about Superman and the 'Black Gold' Swindle, the Superman story that appeared in Action Comics #11, which was published by DC Comics in March, 1939.
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Superman breaks into a radio station, wrecks all the cars in a used car lot, destroys an automobile manufacturing facility, and kidnaps the mayor.
All this and so much more as Ed and Steeven talk about Superman Declares War on Reckless Drivers, the Superman story that appeared in Action Comics #12, which was published by DC Comics in April, 1939.
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Lois and Clark attend the World's Fair and Lois attacks Superman... with LOVE!
All this and so much more as Ed and Steeven talk about Superman at the World's Fair, the Superman story that appeared in New York World's Fair Comics #1, which was published by DC Comics in April, 1939.
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A group is running a protection racket on cab drivers, a smart man takes down Superman, and Steeven leaves the episode for a bit to take care of his dog.
All this and much more as Ed and Steeven talk about Superman vs the Cab Protective League, the Superman story that appeared in Action Comics #13, which was published by DC Comics in May, 1939.
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The Kents adopt Clark, the intro to the story in Action Comics makes a bit more sense, and Superman takes the elevator.
All this and much more as Ed and Steeven talk about a story they are calling Superman Get's a Job, the Superman story that appeared in Superman #1, which was published by DC Comics in May, 1939.
But first, the two fellas spend a little time opening the episode with some talk about bowling and disc golf.
Superman investigates the poor construction of the city's subway tunnels only to discover an old foe lurking in the shadows.
All this and more as Ed and Steeven talk about Superman Meets the Ultra-Humanite, the Superman story that appeared in Action Comics #14, which was published by DC Comics in June, 1939.
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Clark needs to raise two millions dollars in two weeks to save a community that houses and rehabilitates juvenile delinquents.
Can Clark raise the money in time? Is it possible to have so much money that you become bored with your very existence? What do the Blues Brothers have to do with any of this?
Get the answers now as Ed and Steeven talk about Superman on the High Seas, the Superman story that appeared in Action Comics #15, wh...
Superman stops a crook from committing suicide, destroys a big bunch of gambling houses, and threatens people with death more times that you can shake a stick at!
All this and much more as Ed and Steeven talk about Superman and the Numbers Racket, the Superman story that appeared in Action Comics #16, which was published by DC Comics in August, 1939.
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