This collection is dedicated to Al Plastino, one of the most prolific Superman comics artists of the 1950s. Born in New York in 1921, exactly 100 years ago, he died in 2013. He also worked as a comic writer, editor, letterer and colorist. He was the co-creator of the DC Comics characters Supergirl and Brainiac. He drew some memorable stories for the Superman line of comics, including the first stories of Supergirl and also of The Legion of Super-Heroes.