This is a list of Superman comics with covers and stories drawn by Neal Adams(with GEMs highlighted). The list includes links for the following: (a) Wiki page (from the Grand Comics Database, or GCD), (b) e-book (available upon request), and (c) More info on each comic (via optional posts by various contributors).
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One of the most incredible artists of the late Silver Age was Neal Adams, who entered the comic-book scene in the late 1960s. His artwork was simply stunning, and he specialized in drawing comic-book covers which simply grabbed your attention. Although Neal Adams was a regular, highly lauded, story artist for other DC characters such as Batman and Green Lantern, he drew only two Superman stories during the Silver Age (World’s Finest 175 & 176). On the other hand, he drew a large number of covers for the Superman family of comics during that period, all of spectacular quality.
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Year
Comic Issue(s)
Story Title
GEM!
Reprinted in
Writer
Art (pencils, inks)
Cover art
Comments
Wiki
E-comic
More
1967
Lois Lane 079
The Bride of Titanman
Richard E. Hughes
Kurt Schaffenberger
Neal Adams
First Neal Adams cover
1967
Lois Lane 079
Checkmate for Lois
E. Nelson Bridwell
Kurt Schaffenberger
Neal Adams
First Neal Adams cover
1967
Action Comics 356
(SG) The Girl of Straw
Cary Bates
Jim Mooney
Neal Adams
1967
Action Comics 356
The Son of the Annihilator
Leo Dorfman
Wayne Boring
Neal Adams
Contd from Action #355; contd in Action #357
1967
Superboy 143
The Big Fall
E. Nelson Bridwell
Al Plastino
Neal Adams
1968
Action Comics 358
Superman… Guilty of Homicide
Leo Dorfman
Curt Swan, George Klein
Neal Adams
1968
Action Comics 358
(SG) Superboy in Argo City
Cary Bates
Jim Mooney
Neal Adams
Last SG story with Jim Mooney art
1968
Action Comics 359
The Case of the People Against Superman
Leo Dorfman
Curt Swan, Pete Costanza
Neal Adams
1968
Action Comics 359
(SG) The Super-Initiation of Supergirl
Otto Binder
Kurt Schaffenberger
Neal Adams
1st SG story with Kurt Schaffenberger art
1968
Action Comics 361
The Power of the Parasite
Jim Shooter
Al Plastino
Neal Adams
1968
Action Comics 361
(SG) Supergirl's Super-Date
Otto Binder
Kurt Schaffenberger
Neal Adams
1968
Action Comics 362
The Head of Hate
Leo Dorfman
Ross Andru, Mike Esposito
Neal Adams
Contd in Action #363
1968
Action Comics 362
(SG) The 40th Century Outlaw
Otto Binder
Kurt Schaffenberger
Neal Adams
1968
Action Comics 363
The Leper from Krypton [Virus X Part 1]
Leo Dorfman
Ross Andru, Mike Esposito
Neal Adams
Contd from Action #362 and contd in Action #364
1968
Action Comics 363
(SG) The Landmark Looters
Otto Binder
Kurt Schaffenberger
Neal Adams
1968
Action Comics 364
The Untouchable of Metropolis [Virus X Part 2]
Leo Dorfman
Ross Andru, Mike Esposito
Neal Adams
Contd from Action #363 and contd in Action #365
1968
Action Comics 364
(SG) The Kiss of Death
Otto Binder
Kurt Schaffenberger
Neal Adams
1968
Action Comics 366
The Substitute Superman [Virus X Part 4]
Leo Dorfman
Ross Andru, Mike Esposito
Neal Adams
Contd from Action #364
1968
Action Comics 366
(SG) Stanhope... Off Limits
Cary Bates
Kurt Schaffenberger
Neal Adams
Contd in Action #367
1968
Action Comics 367
Mysteries of the Superman Awards
Otto Binder
Curt Swan, George Klein
Neal Adams
1968
Action Comics 367
(SG) The Evil of Alpha and Beta
Cary Bates
Kurt Schaffenberger
Neal Adams
Contd from Action #366 and contd in Action #368
1968
Action Comics 370
100 Years… Lost, Strayed or Stolen
Cary Bates
Curt Swan, Jack Abel
Neal Adams
1968
Action Comics 370
(SG) Supergirl's Shattered Marriage
Leo Dorfman
Kurt Schaffenberger
Neal Adams
Contd from Action #369
1968
Adventure Comics 365
(LSH) Escape of the Fatal Five
Jim Shooter
Curt Swan, George Klein
Neal Adams
Contd in Adventure 366.
1968
Adventure Comics 366
(LSH) The Fight for the Championship of the Universe
Jim Shooter
Curt Swan, George Klein
Neal Adams
Contd from Adventure 365
1968
Adventure Comics 367
(LSH) Part 1: No Escape from the Circle of Death
Jim Shooter
Curt Swan, George Klein
Neal Adams
2-part novel
1968
Adventure Comics 367
(LSH) Part 2: Victims of the Sinister Circle
Jim Shooter
Curt Swan, George Klein
Neal Adams
2-part novel
1968
Adventure Comics 368
(LSH) The Mutiny of the Super-Heroines
Jim Shooter
Curt Swan, George Klein
Neal Adams
1968
Adventure Comics 369
(LSH) Mordru the Merciless
Jim Shooter
Curt Swan, George Klein
Neal Adams
Contd in Adventure 370
1968
Adventure Comics 371
(LSH) The Colossal Failure
Jim Shooter
Curt Swan, George Klein
Neal Adams
Contd in Adventure 372
1968
Adventure Comics 371
(LSH) When Superboy Walked Out on the Legion
Edmond Hamilton/JS
George Papp
Neal Adams
Reworked story from SB 101 (by Jim Shooter)
1968
Adventure Comics 372
(LSH) School for Super-Villains
Jim Shooter
Curt Swan, George Klein
Neal Adams
Contd from Adventure 371
1968
Adventure Comics 373
(LSH) The Tornado Twins
Jim Shooter
Win Mortimer
Neal Adams
1968
Adventure Comics 375
(LSH) The King of the Legion
Jim Shooter
Win Mortimer
Neal Adams
1968
Jimmy Olsen 109
Luthor's Pal, Jimmy Olsen
Cary Bates
Pete Costanza
Neal Adams
1968
Jimmy Olsen 110
Jimmy Olsen's Blackest Deeds
Jim Shooter
Curt Swan, George Klein
Curt Swan, Neal Adams
1968
Jimmy Olsen 111
Elastic Lad's Wrestling Match
Robert Bernstein
Curt Swan, John Forte
Neal Adams
Reworked story from JO 54 (by E. Nelson Bridwell)
1968
Jimmy Olsen 111
Jimmy Olsen, Boy Wonder
Cary Bates
Pete Costanza
Neal Adams
1968
Jimmy Olsen 112
The Murderous Magnaman
Otto Binder
Pete Costanza, Joe Giella
Neal Adams
1968
Jimmy Olsen 115
Survival of the Fittest
Leo Dorfman
Pete Costanza
Neal Adams
1968
Jimmy Olsen 115
The Kid Who Unmasked Superman
Dave Wood
Pete Costanza
Neal Adams
1968
Lois Lane 080
Get Out of My Life, Superman!
Leo Dorfman
Kurt Schaffenberger
Curt Swan, Neal Adams
Contd in LL 81
1968
Lois Lane 081
No Witnesses in Outer Space
Leo Dorfman
Kurt Schaffenberger
Neal Adams
Contd from LL 80. Final Schaffenberger art in LL story
1968
Lois Lane 082
The Tragic Fate of the Superman Sweethearts
Leo Dorfman
Irv Novick, Mike Esposito
Neal Adams
1968
Lois Lane 083
Witch on Wheels
Frank Robbins
Irv Novick, Mike Esposito
Neal Adams
1968
Lois Lane 084
Lois Lane, Convict
Leo Dorfman
Irv Novick, Mike Esposito
Neal Adams
1968
Lois Lane 085
When Lois Was More Super Than Superman
Leo Dorfman
Irv Novick, Mike Esposito
Neal Adams
Contd in LL 87
1968
Lois Lane 086G
[Giant] All-Wedding Issue
(Reprints)
(Reprints)
Neal Adams
80-page collection
1968
Lois Lane 087
Feud of the Super-Femmes
Leo Dorfman
Irv Novick, Mike Esposito
Neal Adams
Contd from LL 85
1968
Lois Lane 088
Through a Murderer's Eyes
E. Nelson Bridwell
Irv Novick, Mike Esposito
Neal Adams
1968
Superboy 145
The Fantastic Faces
Otto Binder
George Papp, Frank Springer
Neal Adams
Younger version of the Kents (permanent change)
1968
Superboy 146
The Runaway Superboy
Leo Dorfman
Curt Swan, Sheldon Moldoff
Neal Adams
Contd in SB 148
1968
Superboy 147G
[Giant] Starring the Legion of Super Heroes
(Reprints)
(Reprints)
Curt Swan, Neal Adams
80-page collection
1968
Superboy 147G
The Origin of the Legion
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pete Costanza
Curt Swan, Neal Adams
Origin of LSH
1968
Superboy 148
Superboy's Greatest Gamble
Leo Dorfman
Curt Swan, Jack Abel
Neal Adams
Contd from SB 146. Last issue SB edited by Mort Weisinger
1968
Superboy 148
The Canine That Outclassed Krypto
Cary Bates
George Papp, Chic Stone
Neal Adams
Last SB issue edited by Mort Weisinger
1968
Superboy 149
Superboy Meets Bonnie and Clyde
Frank Robbins
Al Plastino
Neal Adams
1968
Superboy 150
The Stranger Who Stalks Smallville
Frank Robbins
Bob Brown, Jack Abel
Neal Adams
1968
Superboy 151
D.O.A.-In Cold Blood
Frank Robbins
Bob Brown, Jack Abel
Neal Adams
1968
Superboy 152
The 2 Faces of Superboy
Frank Robbins
Bob Brown, Mike Esposito
Neal Adams
1968
Superman 204
The Fortress of Steel
Cary Bates
Al Plastino
Neal Adams
1968
Superman 204
The Case of the Lethal Letters
Cary Bates
Ross Andru, Mike Esposito
Neal Adams
1968
Superman 205
The Man Who Destroyed Krypton
Otto Binder
Al Plastino
Neal Adams
1968
Superman 206
The Day Superman Became an Assassin
Jim Shooter
Al Plastino
Neal Adams
1968
Superman 207G
[Giant] 30th Anniversary Issue
(Reprints)
(Reprints)
Curt Swan, Neal Adams
80-page collection
1968
Superman 208
The Case of the Collared Crime-Fighter
Frank Robbins
Curt Swan, Jack Abel
Neal Adams
1968
Superman 210
Clark Kent's Last Rites
Leo Dorfman
Curt Swan, Mike Esposito
Neal Adams
1968
World's Finest 174
Secret of the Double Death-Wish
Cary Bates
Pete Costanza, Jack Abel
Neal Adams
1968
World's Finest 175
The Superman-Batman Revenge Squads
Leo Dorfman
Neal Adams
Neal Adams
1968
World's Finest 176
The Superman-Batman Split
Cary Bates
Neal Adams, Dick Giordano
Neal Adams
1968
World's Finest 178
The Has-Been Superman
Cary Bates
Curt Swan, Jack Abel
Neal Adams
Contd in WF 180
1968
World's Finest 179G
[Giant] Batman-Superman classics
(Reprints)
(Reprints)
Neal Adams
80-page collection
1968
World's Finest 180
Superman's Perfect Crime
Cary Bates
Ross Andru, Mike Esposito
Neal Adams
Contd from WF 178
1969
Action Comics 371
The President of Steel
Otto Binder
Curt Swan, Jack Abel
Curt Swan, Neal Adams
Contd in Action 372
1969
Action Comics 371
(SG) The Supergirl Best-Seller
Leo Dorfman
Kurt Schaffenberger
Curt Swan, Neal Adams
1969
Action Comics 372
The Grappler of Steel
Otto Binder
Curt Swan, Jack Abel
Neal Adams
Contd from Action 371 and contd in Action 374
1969
Action Comics 372
(SG) Linda Danvers - Movie Star
Superman Family 176
Leo Dorfman
Kurt Schaffenberger
Neal Adams
1969
Action Comics 373G
[Giant] (SG) Guest Starring the whole Superman family
(Reprints)
(Reprints)
Curt Swan, Neal Adams
64-page collection
1969
Action Comics 374
Alias Super-Thief
Otto Binder
Curt Swan, Jack Abel
Neal Adams
Contd from Action 372 and contd in Action 375
1969
Action Comics 374
(SG) No Mercy for Supergirl
Leo Dorfman
Kurt Schaffenberger
Neal Adams
1969
Action Comics 377
The Cage of Doom
Otto Binder
Curt Swan, Jack Abel
Curt Swan, Neal Adams
Contd from Action 376
1969
Action Comics 378
The Devil's Partner
Jim Shooter
Curt Swan, Jack Abel
Curt Swan, Neal Adams
1969
Action Comics 378
(LSH) The Forbidden Fruit
Jim Shooter
Win Mortimer, Mike Esposito
Curt Swan, Neal Adams
First LSH story in Action Comics
1969
Action Comics 379
The Eliminator
Leo Dorfman
Curt Swan, Jack Abel
Curt Swan, Neal Adams
1969
Action Comics 379
(LSH) One of Us Is an Imposter
E. Nelson Bridwell
Win Mortimer, Murphy Anderson
Curt Swan, Neal Adams
1969
Adventure Comics 376
(LSH) The Execution of Chameleon Boy
Jim Shooter
Win Mortimer
Curt Swan, Neal Adams
1969
Adventure Comics 377
(LSH) Heroes for Hire
Jim Shooter
Win Mortimer, Jack Abel
Curt Swan, Neal Adams
1969
Adventure Comics 378
(LSH) Twelve Hours to Live
Jim Shooter
Win Mortimer, Jack Abel
Curt Swan, Neal Adams
Contd in Adventure 379
1969
Adventure Comics 379
(LSH) Burial in Space
Jim Shooter
Win Mortimer, Jack Abel
Carmine Infantino, Neal Adams
Contd from Adventure 378
1969
Adventure Comics 381
(SG) The Supergirl Gang
Cary Bates
Win Mortimer, Jack Abel
Curt Swan, Neal Adams
1st SG story in Adventure Comics; First book-length SG novel
1969
Adventure Comics 382
(SG) The Super-Team's Split-Up
Cary Bates
Kurt Schaffenberger
Curt Swan, Neal Adams
1969
Adventure Comics 383
(SG) Supergirl's Day of Danger
E. Nelson Bridwell
Kurt Schaffenberger
Curt Swan, Neal Adams
1969
Adventure Comics 383
(SG) Please Stop My Funeral
Robert Kanigher
Win Mortimer, Murphy Anderson
Curt Swan, Neal Adams
1969
Jimmy Olsen 117
Planet of the Capes
Otto Binder
Pete Costanza
Curt Swan, Neal Adams
1969
Jimmy Olsen 118
The Touch of Life
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pete Costanza
Neal Adams
1969
Jimmy Olsen 118
Hippie Olsen's Hate-In
Otto Binder
Pete Costanza
Neal Adams
1969
Jimmy Olsen 120
Jimmy Olsen's Super-Punch
Leo Dorfman
Pete Costanza
Curt Swan, Neal Adams
1969
Jimmy Olsen 120
The Climate King
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pete Costanza
Curt Swan, Neal Adams
1969
Jimmy Olsen 121
Jimmy Olsen's Death Trick
Leo Dorfman
Curt Swan, Jack Abel
Curt Swan, Neal Adams
1969
Jimmy Olsen 121
The Three Lives of Superman
Jim Shooter
Pete Costanza
Curt Swan, Neal Adams
1969
Jimmy Olsen 122G
[Giant] Jimmy Olsen's Little Black Book
(Reprints)
(Reprints)
Curt Swan, Neal Adams
64-page collection
1969
Lois Lane 089
The Bride of Batman
Leo Dorfman
Curt Swan, Mike Esposito
Carmine Infantino, Neal Adams
1969
Lois Lane 090
Lois Lane's Future Husband
Unknown
Irv Novick, Mike Esposito
Neal Adams
1969
Lois Lane 091
Beauty and the Beast
Unknown
Curt Swan, Mike Esposito
Neal Adams
1969
Lois Lane 092
The Unbreakable Spell
Leo Dorfman
Curt Swan, Mike Esposito
Curt Swan, Neal Adams
1969
Lois Lane 093
The Superman-Wonder Woman Team
Robert Kanigher
Irv Novick, Mike Esposito
Curt Swan, Neal Adams
1969
Lois Lane 094
The Lois Lane in the Mystic Mirror
Leo Dorfman
Curt Swan, Mike Esposito
Curt Swan, Neal Adams
Contd in LL 96
1969
Lois Lane 095G
[Giant] The Strange Lives of Lois Lane
(Reprints)
(Reprints)
Curt Swan, Neal Adams
64-page collection
1969
Superboy 153
Challenge of the Cosmic Invaders
Frank Robbins
Bob Brown, Wally Wood
Neal Adams
1969
Superboy 155
Revolt of the Teen-Age Robots
Frank Robbins
Bob Brown, Wally Wood
Neal Adams
1969
Superboy 157
Get Lost, Superboy… Who Needs You?
Frank Robbins
Bob Brown, Wally Wood
Neal Adams
1969
Superboy 158
Superboy's Darkest Secret
Frank Robbins
Bob Brown, Wally Wood
Neal Adams
1969
Superboy 159
The Day It Rained Superboys
Frank Robbins
Bob Brown, Wally Wood
Neal Adams
1969
Superboy 160
I Chose Eternal Exile
Frank Robbins
Bob Brown, Wally Wood
Neal Adams
1969
Superboy 161
The Strange Death of Superboy
Frank Robbins
Bob Brown, Wally Wood
Neal Adams
1969
Superman 213
The Most Dangerous Door in the World
Cary Bates
Curt Swan, Jack Abel
Neal Adams
1969
Superman 214
The Ghosts That Haunted Superman
Cary Bates
Curt Swan, Jack Abel
Neal Adams
1969
Superman 215
Lois Lane… Dead… Yet Alive
Otto Binder
Curt Swan, Jack Abel
Neal Adams
Imaginary story
1969
Superman 218
Superman's Secret Past
Leo Dorfman
Curt Swan, Jack Abel
Curt Swan, Neal Adams
1969
Superman 219
Clark Kent, Hero… Superman, Public Enemy
Cary Bates
Curt Swan, Jack Abel
Curt Swan, Neal Adams
1969
Superman 219
The Super Heat-Wave of Metropolis
Leo Dorfman
Curt Swan, Joe Giella
Curt Swan, Neal Adams
1969
World's Finest 182
The Mad Manhunter
Cary Bates
Ross Andru, Mike Esposito
Neal Adams
1969
World's Finest 183
Superman's Crime of the Ages
Leo Dorfman
Ross Andru, Mike Esposito
Neal Adams
1969
World's Finest 185
The Galactic Gamblers
Robert Kanigher
Ross Andru, Mike Esposito
Curt Swan, Neal Adams
1969
World's Finest 186
The Bat Witch
Robert Kanigher
Ross Andru, Mike Esposito
Curt Swan, Neal Adams
Contd in WF 187
1970
Superboy 163
Reform School Rebel
Frank Robbins
Bob Brown, Mike Esposito
Neal Adams
1970
Superboy 164
Your Death Will Destroy Me
Frank Robbins
Bob Brown, Mike Esposito
Neal Adams
1970
Superboy 164
Revolt of Ma Kent
Frank Robbins
Bob Brown, Mike Esposito
Neal Adams
1970
Superboy 166
Here Lies the Real Superboy
Frank Robbins
Bob Brown, Mike Esposito
Neal Adams
1970
Superboy 166
The Kryptonite Conqueror
Frank Robbins
Bob Brown, Mike Esposito
Neal Adams
1970
Superboy 167
The Day Superbaby Blew Up the World
Frank Robbins
Bob Brown, Mike Esposito
Neal Adams, Murphy Anderson
1970
Superboy 167
The Super-Mammoth Mystery
Frank Robbins
Bob Brown, Mike Esposito
Neal Adams, Murphy Anderson
1970
Superboy 168
The Negative Boy of Steel
Arnold Drake
Al Plastino, Mike Esposito
Neal Adams
1970
Superboy 168
Leave Us… Or We Perish
Frank Robbins
Bob Brown, Mike Esposito
Neal Adams
1970
Superman 231
The Wheel of Super-Fortune
Cary Bates
Curt Swan, Dan Adkins
Curt Swan, Neal Adams
Contd from Superman 229. Last Superman orig. issue edited by Mort Weisinger
1970
World's Finest 199
Race to Save Time
Denny O'Neil
Dick Dillin, Joe Giella
Neal Adams
Superman-Flash race #3. Contd from WF 198
1971
Action Comics 402
This Hostage Must Die
Leo Dorfman
Curt Swan, Murphy Anderson
Neal Adams
Contd from Action 401
1971
Action Comics 402
Feud of the Titans
Geoff Brown
Curt Swan, Murphy Anderson
Neal Adams
(Tales of the Fortress)
1971
Superboy 172
(LSH) Brotherly Hate
E. Nelson Bridwell
George Tuska
Neal Adams
1971
Superboy 172
The World of the Super-Ape
Frank Robbins
Bob Brown, Murphy Anderson
Neal Adams
1971
Superboy 173
The Super-Clark of Smallville
Leo Dorfman
Bob Brown, Dick Giordano
Neal Adams
1971
Superboy 173
(LSH) Trust Me or Kill Me
Cary Bates
George Tuska
Neal Adams
1971
Superboy 175
Doomsday for a Super-Phantom
Leo Dorfman
Bob Brown, Murphy Anderson
Neal Adams, Dick Giordano
1971
Superboy 176
The Secret of Superboy's Sister
Leo Dorfman
Bob Brown, Murphy Anderson
Neal Adams
1971
Superboy 176
(LSH) Invisible Invader
E. Nelson Bridwell
George Tuska
Neal Adams
1971
Superboy 178
Superbaby's First Friend
Geoff Brown
Bob Brown, Murphy Anderson
Neal Adams, Dick Giordano
1971
Superboy 178
Pawn of the Monster-Maker
Leo Dorfman
Bob Brown, Murphy Anderson
Neal Adams, Dick Giordano
1971
Superman 233
Superman Breaks Loose
Denny O'Neil
Curt Swan, Murphy Anderson
Neal Adams
"New Superman". Sandman Saga Part 1 of 8
1971
Superman 233
(Fabulous World of Krypton) Jor-El's Golden Folly
E. Nelson Bridwell
Murphy Anderson
Neal Adams
1971
Superman 234
How to Tame a Wild Volcano
Denny O'Neil
Curt Swan, Murphy Anderson
Neal Adams
Sandman Saga Part 2 of 8
1971
Superman 234
(Fabulous World of Krypton) Prison in the Sky
E. Nelson Bridwell
Curt Swan
Neal Adams
1971
Superman 235
Sinister Scream of the Devil's Harp
Denny O'Neil
Curt Swan, Murphy Anderson
Neal Adams, Dick Giordano
Sandman Saga Part 3 of 8
1971
Superman 236
Planet of the Angels
Denny O'Neil
Curt Swan, Murphy Anderson
Neal Adams, Dick Giordano
1971
Superman 236
(Fabulous World of Krypton) The Doomsayer
Denny O'Neil
Dick Giordano
Neal Adams, Dick Giordano
1971
Superman 237
Enemy of Earth
Denny O'Neil
Curt Swan, Murphy Anderson
Neal Adams, Dick Giordano
Sandman Saga Part 4 of 8
1971
Superman 240
To Save a Superman
Denny O'Neil
Curt Swan, Dick Giordano
Neal Adams
Sandman Saga Part 6 of 8
1971
Superman 240
(Fabulous World of Krypton) The Man Who Cheated Time
E. Nelson Bridwell
Michael W. Kaluta
Neal Adams
1971
Superman 241
The Shape of Fear
Denny O'Neil
Curt Swan, Murphy Anderson
Neal Adams, Dick Giordano
Sandman Saga Part 7 of 8
1971
Superman 242
The Ultimate Battle
Denny O'Neil
Curt Swan, Murphy Anderson
Neal Adams
Sandman Saga Part 8 of 8
1971
Superman 243
The Starry-Eyed Siren of Space
Cary Bates
Curt Swan, Murphy Anderson
Neal Adams, Dick Giordano
1971
Superman 243
(Fabulous World of Krypton) The Death Trails of Krypton