Superman #7

(November-December 1940)

[World's Greatest Adventure Character] (Table of Contents)

Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Joe Shuster

Inks:

Joe Shuster; Paul Cassidy

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman

Reprinted:

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #2 (1990)

Indexer Notes

Frontispiece. Paul Cassidy ink credit added by Craig Delich 2010-1-5.

[The Three Kingpins of Crime] (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils:

Joe Shuster (signed); Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inks:

Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White (introduction, 1st name revealed in issue #10, first appearance in comic book); Lois Lane; Sgt. Casey; Police Chief Watson; George Lash; Nick Norton (villain, introduction); Mike Moran (villain, introduction); Billings (villain, introduction)

Synopsis:

A clever gangster kills the wife of the prosecuting attorney, leaving evidence behind that her husband actually did it, all so that the prosecutor wouldn't be in a position to prosecute the felon and his mobster friends.

Reprinted:

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #2 (1990)

Supermen of America (Table of Contents)

Superman / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Joe Shuster (spot illustration)

Inks:

Paul Cassidy (spot Illustration)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman

Synopsis:

The Editor's [thru Superman] discusses the idea of "Hitting the Line Hard!" A code message in the Code Mercury No. 1 is given, and a coupon is provided for readers wanting to join the Supermen of America.

Reprinted:

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #2 (1990)

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Craig Delich (January, 2006).

untitled (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Facts / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

George Papp?

Pencils:

George Papp [as Geo. Papp] (signed)

Inks:

George Papp [as Geo. Papp] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Characters:

Chalchas the Greek

Synopsis:

Facts presented include the musk odor of deer; chewing gum use among stone-age people; the loudest sound on Earth when the volcano, Krakatoa, exploded; and the fact that Chalchas laughed himself to death.

Reprinted:

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #2 (1990)

Superman is on the Radio! (Table of Contents)

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Joe Shuster

Inks:

Joe Shuster

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Superman

Synopsis:

The top half of the page is a promotional ad for the Superman radio show and it lists the various stations nationwide that broadcast the show. The lower half of the page is an illustrated ad from the American Specialty Company, featuring prizes (such as Superman's Krypto Ray Gun) given to boys and girls for selling the company's boxed Christmas cards.

Reprinted:

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #2 (1990)

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Craig Delich 2010-1-5.

Rinaldo's Revenge (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

G. B. Armbruster (signed)

Pencils:

? (spot illustrations)

Inks:

Gloria Kamen? (spot illustrations)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Rinaldo; Domenick (death); Pietro (villain, death)

Synopsis:

Rinaldo, a Gypsy Prince, had heard stories that his adoptive parent had stashed a fortune in gold away in the gypsy caravan, but he had always denied it. However, one night Rinaldo found his adoptive father dead, with a note in his hand stating that the young man should safely store away a fortune in gems that were his, unknowing that the gypsy chief's son was the murderer.

Reprinted:

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #2 (1990)

Indexer Notes

Inker credit by Craig Delich & Jerry Bails (January, 2006). Page 2 of the story has several advertisements, including one for Baby Ruth and Butterfinger candy bars.

[Superman Plus] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

various

Inks:

various

Colors:

?

Letters:

?; some typeset

Content Information

Genre:

superhero; adventure

Characters:

Superman; Clip Carson; Three Aces; The Black Pirate; Tex Thompson; Zatara

Synopsis:

Illustrated house ad promoting the features offered each month in the pages of Action Comics.

Reprinted:

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #2 (1990)

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Craig Delich (January, 2006).

[The Gay City Plague] (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils:

Joe Shuster (signed); Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inks:

Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White (un-named); Lois Lane; Commissioner Jim Stanley (villain, introduction); Kotzoff (villain, introduction)

Synopsis:

The Planet editor sends Clark packing off for Gay City, where the people within the city fall victim to a strange malady that causes them, upon contact, to disintergrate!

Reprinted:

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #2 (1990)

[untitled] (Table of Contents)

Superman Radio Program / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?; some typeset

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; the Yellow Mask (radio villain)

Synopsis:

Ad promoting the Superman Radio Show and the new storyline, "The Return of the Yellow Mask." Also listed are the stations nationwide airing the broadcasts.

Reprinted:

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #2 (1990)

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Craig Delich (January, 2006).

[untitled] (Table of Contents)

Shorty / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Fred Schwab [as Schwab] (signed)

Pencils:

Fred Schwab [as Schwab] (signed)

Inks:

Fred Schwab [as Schwab] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Fred Schwab

Content Information

Genre:

funny animal

Characters:

Shorty (a dog)

Synopsis:

Shorty gets knocked out by another dog and begins dreaming, first of birds flying about, next of a package of dog biscuits and lastly of a girl dog (before he wakes up). He looks up the other dog and asks him to hit him again!

Reprinted:

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #2 (1990)

Indexer Notes

This page also contains an for Superman clothing apparel, such as shirts and shorts.

[Bert Runyan's Campaign] (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils:

Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inks:

Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Bert Runyan (introduction); Red Tyler (villain, introduction); Public Prosecutor Ralph Dale (villain, introduction); Nat Burly (villain, introduction); Captain McDay (villain, introduction)

Synopsis:

Believing the public prosecutor to be in league with the underworld, Kent convinces Perry White that the Planet should oppose candidate Red Tyler and back an honest candidate like Bert Runyan.

Reprinted:

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #2 (1990)

[untitled] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Ads for White Cloverine brand salve, and showing prizes like guitars, air rifles, watches, movie projectors, bicycles and more that are available in exchange for sales made.

Reprinted:

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #2 (1990)

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Craig Delich (January, 2006).

[untitled] (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

various

Inks:

various

Colors:

?

Letters:

?; typeset (some)

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Spectre; Green Lantern; Flash; Batman; Robin; Sandman; Superman

Synopsis:

Two ads promoting the release of All-Star Quarterly #2, Superman #7, Detective #44, Action #29 and Batman #2, all with covers.

Reprinted:

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #2 (1990)

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Craig Delich (January, 2006).

The Black Gang (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel (signed)

Pencils:

Joe Shuster (signed); Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Inks:

Joe Shuster (signed); Wayne Boring [as Joe Shuster] (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Sgt. Casey; Kennedy (editor of the Daily Pictorial); Jane Day (villain); Peter Peeker (villain); Frank Jordan (villain); un-named other members of the Black Gang (villains, introduction)

Synopsis:

Superman faces a ruthless gang of men known as the Black Band, who specialize in brutal robberies of night club patrons in Metropolis, including Clark kent and Lois Lane, who disguise themselves as wealthy patrons themselves to smoke out members of the gang.

Reprinted:

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #2 (1990)

["It's fun! It's a frolic! ... and Good eating, too!"] (Table of Contents)

Baby Ruth and Butterfinger Candy bars / advertisement / pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

? [as Joe Simon] (signed as Simon)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

Advertisement by the Curtiss Candy Company for its Treasure Hunt Contest #2, offering $100 in cash prizes to the winners after the contest closes on October 8, 1940. Full details and rules for the contest are provided along with an entry coupon.

Reprinted:

• in Superman Archives (DC, 1989 series) #2 (1990)

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Craig Delich 2009-1-5.